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Numbers 23:16
“And the Lord met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָרָהqârâh · kaw-raw'
H7136 · Hebrew
H7136 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּקָּ֤ר — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:12Genesis 27:20Genesis 42:29Genesis 44:29Exodus 3:18
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָרָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.