- Original: קרא - Transliteration: Qara' - Phonetic: kaw-raw' - Definition: 1. to encounter, befall, meet a. (Qal) 1. to meet, encounter 2. to befall (fig) b. (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly c. (Hiphil) to cause to meet - Origin: a primitive root, to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner - TWOT entry: 2064 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to encounter whether accidentally or in a hostile manner: - befall (by) chance (cause to) come (upon) fall out happen meet. Total KJV Occurrences: 34 • against, 2 2 Kings 9:21; 2 Kings 23:29 • be, 1 Deuteronomy 22:6 • befall, 4 Genesis 42:4; Genesis 42:38; Genesis 49:1; Deuteronomy 31:29 • befallen, 1 Leviticus 10:19 • chance, 1 2 Samuel 1:6 • come, 2 Isaiah 51:19; Jeremiah 13:22 • coming, 1 1 Samuel 16:4 • happened, 1 2 Samuel 20:1 • meet, 14 1 Kings 2:19; 1 Kings 18:16(2); 2 Kings 4:26; 2 Kings 4:31; 2 Kings 5:21; 2 Kings 5:26; 2 Kings 8:8; 2 Kings 8:9; 2 Kings 9:17; 2 Kings 9:18; 2 Kings 10:15; 2 Kings 16:10; Isaiah 14:9 • met, 3 Exodus 5:3; 2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 18:7 • out, 1 Exodus 1:10 • unto, 1 Jeremiah 44:23 • upon, 2 Job 4:14; Jeremiah 32:23