קָרָא H7122

Home gloss

meet

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

befall

Note

The verb of לִקְרַאת "to meet" (קִרְאָה): "lest harm meet him" (42:4, 38; 44:29). A homograph of קָרָא "call"

Rulings

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Occurrences (3)

42:4 And Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, Jacob did not send with his brothers, for he said, "Lest harm meet him."
42:38 And he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. And should harm meet him on the way on which you go, you would bring down my grayness in grief to Sheol."

49:1 And Jacob called to his sons and said, "Be gathered, and let me tell you what shall meet you in the latter end of the days.