קָרָא (qara) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning call. It appears
739 times
in 37 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7121).
Also rendered
call to
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2063)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2063)call, proclaim, read; cry, utter a loud sound, call unto, read aloud, summon, name; call out to; bewray, that are bidden, famous, guest, invite, mention, preach, pronounce, publish, renowned, say
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קָרָאverb: call, proclaim, read
Qal
1.
a.call, cry, utter a loud sound
b.call, cry
2.
a.call unto some one
b.cry for help
3.proclaim
4.
a.read aloud
b.read to oneself
5.summon
6.call = name
Niphal
1.reflex.
2.passive be called
Pualbe called
Strong's H7121קָרָא: to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) KJV:bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.