קָרָה

Strong’s Definition

to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to encounter, meet, befall, happen, come to meet
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel) to lay the beams of, furnish with beams
• 4.to build with beams
• 5.(niphal)
• 6.(hiphil) to cause to meet, appoint

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: qârâh; Pronunciation: kaw-raw'