וַ/תִּקְרָ֣א

𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀

vatiqera

and she called

a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

H7121

1 Samuel 4:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H7121

Lemmaקָרָא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤓𐤀
Transliterationqârâʼ
Strong'sH7121
In-contextand she called

Morphology HC/Vqw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7121-66

and she called out

Rootקרא (q-r-ʾ)
Core Meaningscalling out, summoning, naming, proclaiming, reading aloud
Semantic Rangeto call out loudly, summon someone, address by name, name or rename, proclaim, announce, read aloud, invite
Conceptual Significanceקרא is a foundational biblical verb for divine and human speech acts—naming (Genesis 1), proclaiming the name of יהוה, summoning assemblies, and prophetic proclamation. It conveys the power of spoken address to establish identity, relationship, and covenantal response.
Morphological NotesQal stem; wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd feminine singular. The prefixed וַ marks narrative sequence ("and"), with תִּ־ indicating 3fs subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root קרא centers on the act of calling out, summoning, or naming. The form וַתִּקְרָא is Qal wayyiqtol, 3rd feminine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action performed by a female subject. "And she called out" preserves both the core vocal/summoning sense of the root and the feminine singular verbal form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root קרא (calling out, summoning, naming, proclaiming, reading aloud)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4744-01 bamiqera in the called-out assembly
H7121-01 beqarei in my calling-out
H7121-02 beqoreey among callers-of

Word Usage (739 occurrences of H7121)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:5 וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א vayiqera and he called
Genesis 1:5 קָ֣רָא qara he called
Genesis 1:8 וַ/יִּקְרָ֧א vayiqera and called