לִ/קְרַ֣את
𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕
qârâʼ
to-meet
To encounter, meet, or come across, generally in the course of events or by apparent chance, sometimes with reference to hostile, fortuitous, or unexpected meetings. The term covers both planned and unplanned encounters, including those with people (friend or foe) or situations and events that befall someone. It can also refer more abstractly to things happening to someone, as in circumstances or occurrences.
1 Samuel 21:2 · Word #9
Lexicon H7122
| Lemma | קָרָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤓𐤀 |
| Transliteration | qârâʼ |
| Strong's | H7122 |
| Definition | To encounter, meet, or come across, generally in the course of events or by apparent chance, sometimes with reference to hostile, fortuitous, or unexpected meetings. The term covers both planned and unplanned encounters, including those with people (friend or foe) or situations and events that befall someone. It can also refer more abstractly to things happening to someone, as in circumstances or occurrences. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to-meet |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7122-01
to encounter
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct of קרא with prefixed ל preposition; simple active verbal sense. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל, expressing purpose or direction—"to encounter." It preserves the root sense of an initiated meeting or coming face-to-face, whether arranged or incidental. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to meet
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "to encounter". |