# קָרָא (qara)

Israeli respelling: qa-ra. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7122. 35 Old Testament occurrences.

to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner

King James renderings: befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/qara-h7122

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 42:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/42/4) — But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
- [Genesis 42:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/42/38) — And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the whi…
- [Genesis 49:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/1) — And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
- [Exodus 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/1/10) — Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto o…
- [Exodus 5:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/5/3) — And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto th…
- [Leviticus 10:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/10/19) — And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things…
- [Deuteronomy 22:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/22/6) — If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sittin…
- [Deuteronomy 31:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/31/29) — For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will be…
- [1 Samuel 4:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/4/1) — And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Phil…
- [1 Samuel 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/4/2) — And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and the…
- [1 Samuel 9:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/9/14) — And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
- [1 Samuel 10:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/10/10) — And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among…
- [1 Samuel 13:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/13/10) — And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him,…
- [1 Samuel 15:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/15/12) — And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place…
- [1 Samuel 16:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/4) — And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou p…
- [1 Samuel 17:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/2) — And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistin…
- [1 Samuel 17:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/21) — For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
- [1 Samuel 17:48](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/48) — And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet…
- [1 Samuel 17:55](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/55) — And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And A…
- [1 Samuel 18:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/18/6) — And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Is…
- [1 Samuel 21:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/21/1) — Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, an…
- [1 Samuel 23:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/28) — Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
- [1 Samuel 25:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/25/20) — And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her;…
- [1 Samuel 25:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/25/32) — And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
- [1 Samuel 25:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/25/34) — For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me…
- [1 Samuel 30:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/30/21) — And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook…
- [2 Samuel 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/1/6) — And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots…
- [2 Samuel 16:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/1) — And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and…
- [2 Samuel 18:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/18/9) — And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head…
- [2 Samuel 20:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/1) — And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We h…
- [Job 4:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/4/14) — Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
- [Isaiah 51:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/51/19) — These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall…
- [Jeremiah 13:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/13/22) — And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy…
- [Jeremiah 32:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/32/23) — And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou comma…
- [Jeremiah 44:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/44/23) — Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his l…