Hebrew verb (Aramaic) · H7123
קְרָא
qeraker-aw'
to read
11 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: qᵉrâʼ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7123is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 11spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7123
{to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)}
The King James renders it: call, cry, read.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
qera is rendered "to read". It stands 11 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:18The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
Ezra 4:18קֱרִ֖י
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- it was read aloud2
- proclaiming2
- to read aloud2
- calling1
- he will read aloud1
- I will read aloud1
- let him be summoned1
- they will read aloud1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אֶקְרֵ֣א1
- יִקְרֵ֞ה1
- יִקְר֔וֹן1
- יִתְקְרֵ֖י1
- לְמִקְרֵ֔א1
- לְמִקְרֵ֗א1
- קָרֵ֣א1
- קָרֵ֨א1
- קָרֵ֤א1
- קֱרִ֖י1
- קֱרִ֧י1
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular3AVqrmsa
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)2AR/Vqcc
- verb · passive (qal passive), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2AVQp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular1AVqi1cs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural1AVqi3mp
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1AVqi3ms
- verb · hothpaal, yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1AVui3ms
Ezra
two uses
The letter you sent us has been translated and read in my presence.
- קֱרִ֖יkeriverb · passive (qal passive), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was read aloud
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
- קֱרִ֧יkeriverb · passive (qal passive), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was read aloud
Daniel
nine uses
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
- קָרֵ֣אkare'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.
- קָרֵ֨אkare'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: proclaiming
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- קָרֵ֤אkare'verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: calling
- יִקְרֵ֞הyikrehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will read aloud
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
- לְמִקְרֵ֔אlemikre'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to read aloud
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
- יִתְקְרֵ֖יyitkereiverb · hothpaal, yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let him be summoned
Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
- יִקְר֔וֹןyikronverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will read aloud
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- לְמִקְרֵ֗אlemikre'preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to read aloud
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
- אֶקְרֵ֣אʾekre'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I will read aloud
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.