Lexicon :: Strong's H3738 - kārâ

כָּרָה

Transliteration

kārâ

Pronunciation

kaw-raw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1033,1034,103

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

כָּרָה kârâh, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open:—dig, × make (a banquet), open.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3738 in the following manner: dig (12x), make (2x), pierce (1x), open (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H3738 in the following manner: dig (12x), make (2x), pierce (1x), open (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to dig, excavate, dig through
1. (Qal) to dig
2. (Niphal) to be dug
(Qal) to give a banquet or feast
(Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

כָּרָה kârâh, kaw-raw'; a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open:—dig, × make (a banquet), open.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3738: Abbreviations

† I. כָּרָה verb dig (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרָא, Ethiopic Arabic (with and especially Dozy^{ii. 461}); Syriac is be short, cut off (i.e. rounded off ?), Arabic ball; . כְּרֵי heap Dalm^{Gr. 109}; Syriac Mishna כרי id.; Assyrian karê large vessels for holding corn, etc., Dl^{HWB 353}, compare kirû (dubious) Wkl^{Tel Am. Vocab}.; Ba^{ZMG 1887, 615} conjectures be round as orig √ meaning, and compare Arabic the leg is round); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כָּרָה 2 Chronicles 16:14; Psalm 7:16; 2nd person masculine singular כָּרִיתָ Psalm 40:7; 1st person singular בָּרִיתִי Genesis 50:5; 3rd person plural כָּרוּ Jeremiah 18:20 + 3 times; suffix כָּרוּהָ Numbers 21:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִכְרֶה Exodus 21:33; 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּכְרוּ Genesis 26:25; Participle כֹּרֶה Proverbs 16:27; Proverbs 26:27; — dig a grave, קֶבֶר Genesis 50:5 (J), compare 2 Chronicles 16:14; a well, בְּאֵר Genesis 26:25 (J), Numbers 21:18 (song in J E); a pit, בּוֺר Exodus 21:33; figurative of plotting against others Psalm 7:16; so followed by שׁוּחָה Jeremiah 18:20, 22, followed by שִׁיחָה Psalm 57:7 [Psalm 57:6]; Psalm 119:85; followed by שַׁחַת Proverbs 26:27; hence כֹּרֶה רָעָה Proverbs 16:27 one digging a calamity; לִי אָזְנַיִם כ׳ Psalm 40:7 ears hast thou dug (with allusion to the cavity of the ear) for me, thou hast given me the means of hearing and obeying thy will. — On Psalm 22:17 see II.כּוּר.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular עַד יִכָּרֶה שַׁהַּת Psalm 94:13 until the pit be digged for the wicked, figurative of judgment.

† II. [כוּר] verb meaning dubious, perhaps bore, or dig, or hew (Dl^{Prol. 121} compare Assyrian kâru, fell trees (Dl^{HWB 324})) — only
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural כארו = כָּארוּ for כָּרוּ Psalm 22:17 (MT כָּאֲרִי, see אֲרִי) they have bored (digged, hewn) my hands and my feet (si vera lectio; compare Vrss De Pe Che Bae and others; some, however, deriving from כרה in this sense); hence perhaps following.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:25; 26:25; 50:5; 50:5

Exodus

21:33; 21:33

Numbers

21:18; 21:18

2 Chronicles

16:14; 16:14

Psalms

7:16; 7:16; 22:17; 22:17; 40:7; 40:7; 57:6; 94:13; 119:85

Proverbs

16:27; 16:27; 26:27; 26:27

Jeremiah

18:20; 18:20; 18:22

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H3738 matches the Hebrew כָּרָה (kārâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 26:25

Gen 26:25 - And he builded^H1129 an altar^H4196 there, and called^H7121 upon the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 and pitched^H5186 his tent^H168 there: and there Isaac's^H3327 servants^H5650 digged^H3738 a well.^H875

Gen 50:5

Gen 50:5 - My father^H1 made me swear,^H7650 saying,^H559 Lo,^H2009 I die:^H4191 in my grave^H6913 which I have digged^H3738 for me in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 there shalt thou bury me.^H6912 Now therefore let me go up,^H5927 I pray thee, and bury^H6912 my father,^H1 and I will come again.^H7725

Exo 21:33

Exo 21:33 - And if a man^H376 shall open^H6605 a pit,^H953 or if a man^H376 shall dig^H3738 a pit,^H953 and not cover^H3680 it, and an ox^H7794 or an ass^H2543 fall^H5307 therein;

Num 21:18

Num 21:18 - The princes^H8269 digged^H2658 the well,^H875 the nobles^H5081 of the people^H5971 digged^H3738 it, by the direction of the lawgiver,^H2710 with their staves.^H4938 And from the wilderness^H4057 they went to Mattanah:^H4980

2Ch 16:14

2Ch 16:14 - And they buried^H6912 him in his own sepulchres,^H6913 which he had made^H3738 for himself in the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 and laid^H7901 him in the bed^H4904 which was filled^H4390 with sweet odours^H1314 and divers kinds^H2177 of spices prepared^H7543 by the apothecaries'^H4842 art:^H4639 and they made^H8313 a very^H3966 great^H1419 burning^H8316 for him.

Job 6:27

Job 6:27 - Yea, ye overwhelm^H5307 the fatherless,^H3490 and ye dig^H3738 a pit for your friend.^H7453

Job 41:6

Job 41:6 - Shall the companions^H2271 make a banquet^H3739 of him? shall they part^H2673 him among the merchants?^H3669

Psa 7:15

Psa 7:15 - He made^H3738 a pit,^H953 and digged^H2658 it, and is fallen^H5307 into the ditch^H7845 which he made.^H6466

Psa 22:16

Psa 22:16 - For dogs^H3611 have compassed^H5437 me: the assembly^H5712 of the wicked^H7489 have inclosed^H5362 me: they pierced^H3738^H738 my hands^H3027 and my feet.^H7272

Psa 40:6

Psa 40:6 - Sacrifice^H2077 and offering^H4503 thou didst not desire;^H2654 mine ears^H241 hast thou opened:^H3738 burnt offering^H5930 and sin offering^H2401 hast thou not required.^H7592

Psa 57:6

Psa 57:6 - They have prepared^H3559 a net^H7568 for my steps;^H6471 my soul^H5315 is bowed down:^H3721 they have digged^H3738 a pit^H7882 before^H6440 me, into the midst^H8432 whereof they are fallen^H5307 themselves. Selah.^H5542

Psa 94:13

Psa 94:13 - That thou mayest give him rest^H8252 from the days^H3117 of adversity,^H7451 until the pit^H7845 be digged^H3738 for the wicked.^H7563

Psa 119:85

Psa 119:85 - The proud^H2086 have digged^H3738 pits^H7882 for me, which are not after thy law.^H8451

Pro 16:27

Pro 16:27 - An ungodly^H1100 man^H376 diggeth up^H3738 evil:^H7451 and in his lips^H8193 there is as a burning^H6867 fire.^H784

Pro 26:27

Pro 26:27 - Whoso diggeth^H3738 a pit^H7845 shall fall^H5307 therein: and he that rolleth^H1556 a stone,^H68 it will return^H7725 upon him.

Jer 18:20

Jer 18:20 - Shall evil^H7451 be recompensed^H7999 for good?^H2896 for they have digged^H3738 a pit^H7745 for my soul.^H5315 Remember^H2142 that I stood^H5975 before^H6440 thee to speak^H1696 good^H2896 for them, and to turn away^H7725 thy wrath^H2534 from them.

Jer 18:22

Jer 18:22 - Let a cry^H2201 be heard^H8085 from their houses,^H1004 when thou shalt bring^H935 a troop^H1416 suddenly^H6597 upon them: for they have digged^H3738 a pit^H7745^H7882 to take^H3920 me, and hid^H2934 snares^H6341 for my feet.^H7272

Lexicon :: Strong's H3738 - kārâ

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