לִ/קְרָאת֗/וֹ

𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅

qirʼâh

to meet him

An act or instance of meeting, encounter, or engagement—whether by chance or arrangement; can denote an encounter with either friendly or hostile implications, or an occurrence of something coming to meet or face someone. In some contexts, the term may also convey the idea of 'happening' or an event that occurs along one's path.

H7125

Genesis 30:16 · Word #8

Lexicon H7125

Lemmaקִרְאָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤄
Transliterationqirʼâh
Strong'sH7125
DefinitionAn act or instance of meeting, encounter, or engagement—whether by chance or arrangement; can denote an encounter with either friendly or hostile implications, or an occurrence of something coming to meet or face someone. In some contexts, the term may also convey the idea of 'happening' or an event that occurs along one's path.

Morphology HR/Vqc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

Common Translation

Phraseto meet him

SIBI-P1 Translation H7125-08

to meet him

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct with prefixed ל ("to/for") + 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("him").
Rendering RationaleThe infinitive construct of קרא here reflects the developed nominal nuance of encounter (קִרְאָה), expressing the act of going toward a summoned or encountered meeting. The 3rd masculine singular suffix is preserved as "him."

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