What does קִרְאָה (qirĕʾāh) mean in the Bible?
קִרְאָה (qirĕʾāh): Encounter encompasses both chance meetings and intentional ones, friendly or hostile, with directional force.
Hebrew · H7125
קִרְאָה
An encountering , accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite )
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קִרְאָה H7125
Pronunciation qirĕʾāh
What does קִרְאָה (qirĕʾāh) mean in the Bible?
קִרְאָה (qirĕʾāh): Encounter encompasses both chance meetings and intentional ones, friendly or hostile, with directional force.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7125?
H7125 is connected to 100 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Encounter encompasses both chance meetings and intentional ones, friendly or hostile, with directional force.
Source Gloss
an encountering , accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Encounter encompasses both chance meetings and intentional ones, friendly or hostile, with directional force.
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) BDB: encounter Usage: × against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.
Word Origins
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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