קְרִיאָה
𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤄
qᵉrîyʼâh
H7150 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A public proclamation or announcement, specifically one that summons, declares, or calls attention to an event, decree, or message. The term can denote the act or content of an official calling or a formal convocation, often bearing an authoritative tone.
Semantic Range
public proclamation, official announcement, call to assembly, declaration, summons, act of proclaiming
Root / Etymology
From the root קרא (to call, proclaim, read aloud). קְרִיאָה is a feminine noun formation from this root, indicating the act of calling out or the result of a call (i.e., a proclamation or announcement). The formation employs the -ָה (ah) ending, frequently used in Hebrew to form abstract action nouns.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In the Hebrew Bible, קְרִיאָה is used for authoritative summonses or declarations, such as the declaration of fasts (e.g., Joel 1:14) or public messages. The sense can overlap with other nouns from (קרא) like מִקְרָא (miqrāʾ, 'assembly' or 'convocation') and קוֹל (qol, 'voice'), but קְרִיאָה emphasizes either the act of making a proclamation or the content being declared. The term occurs with particular frequency in late Biblical Hebrew (such as in Joel and Nehemiah), often in official, ritual, or administrative contexts. Standard English translations usually render it as 'proclamation,' but some traditions, influenced by later religious usages, translate it as 'preaching,' which narrows the original scope. The word is not restricted to religious settings and can apply to civil or royal proclamations as well. There are comparatively few occurrences in the Tanakh, and the term does not refer to regular spoken preaching as conceived in later Jewish or Christian contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from קָרָא; a proclamation; preaching.
Bantu Hebrew
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קרא (q-r-ʾ) — to call, summon, proclaim, read aloud
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4744 | מִקְרָא | in the summoned assembly |
| H6981 | קוֹרֵא | the one who calls |
| H7121 | קָרָא | in my calling |
| H7122 | קָרָא | to encounter |
| H7123 | קְרָא | I will call out |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7150-01 |
הַ/קְּרִיאָ֔ה | haqeriah | HTd/Ncfsa |
the proclamation | the proclamation | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7150-01 |
Jonah 3:2 | הַ/קְּרִיאָ֔ה | haqeriah | HTd/Ncfsa |
the proclamation | the proclamation |