What does קֹרֵא (qōrēʾ) mean in the Bible?
קֹרֵא (qōrēʾ): Animal named by its distinctive vocal behavior; onomatopoetic classification reveals Hebrew naming based on observable natural characteristics
Hebrew · H7124
קֹרֵא
A caller , i.e. partridge (from its cry)
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קֹרֵא H7124
Pronunciation qōrēʾ
What does קֹרֵא (qōrēʾ) mean in the Bible?
קֹרֵא (qōrēʾ): Animal named by its distinctive vocal behavior; onomatopoetic classification reveals Hebrew naming based on observable natural characteristics
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7124?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a partridge (1), Like a partridge (1).
Where does קֹרֵא (qōrēʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 26:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a partridge 1× 1 Samuel 26:20
Like a partridge 1× Jeremiah 17:11
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Samuel 26:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Samuel 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
הַקֹּרֵ֖א 1x haq·qō·rê 1 Samuel 26:20
קֹרֵ֤א 1x qō·rê Jeremiah 17:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 26:20
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 17:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Animal named by its distinctive vocal behavior; onomatopoetic classification reveals Hebrew naming based on observable natural characteristics
Source Gloss
a caller , i.e. partridge (from its cry)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Animal named by its distinctive vocal behavior; onomatopoetic classification reveals Hebrew naming based on observable natural characteristics
a caller, i.e. partridge (from its cry) BDB: partridge Usage: partridge. See also 6981.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֹרֵא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain