וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א

𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀

vayiqera

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

Genesis 21:3 · Word #1

Lexicon H7121

Lemmaקָרָא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤓𐤀
Transliterationqârâʼ
Strong'sH7121
In-contextcalled

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms 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 m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7121-87

and he called out

Rootקרא (q-r-ʾ)
Core Meaningscalling, crying out, summoning, naming, proclaiming, reading aloud
Semantic Rangeto call out, summon, invite, proclaim, declare, name, read aloud, address, cry to, publish
Conceptual Significanceקרא often marks pivotal moments of divine or human speech—naming creation, summoning individuals, proclaiming covenantal truth, or calling upon the Name of יהוה. It underscores the power of spoken word in Israel’s theology, where calling both reveals identity and initiates relationship.
Morphological NotesQal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from קרא; narrative past tense with prefixed conjunction וַ indicating sequence.
Rendering RationaleThe root קרא conveys the act of calling, summoning, or proclaiming aloud. The form וַיִּקְרָא is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action by a male subject, hence "and he called out," preserving both the vocal sense of the root and the masculine singular subject.

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

Words from Root קרא (calling, crying 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