קָרָא

qara

kah-RAH

to call, to name, to summon

Also written kara

Where it comes from

Naming and calling out are the same act. To name something in Hebrew is to have authority over it, which is why God names the light and lets the man name the animals.

Every place it appears

Strong's H7121. It stands in 689 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Isaiah 43:1

Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

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