קִרְאָה (qirʾâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning encounter. It appears
100 times
in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7125).
Also rendered
befall
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2064)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2064)encounter, befall; meet; meet unexpectedly; encountering, opposite; chance, come, fall out, happen, help, seek
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
קָרָאverb: encounter, befall
Qal
1.meet, encounter
2.figuratively befall
Niphalmeet unexpectedly
Strong's H7122קָרָא: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner KJV:befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
Strong's H7125קִרְאָה: an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) KJV:× against (he come), help, meet, seek, × to, × in the way.
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.