וַ/יִּקְרְא֥וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅

vayiqereu

and they 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

Judges 21:13 · Word #11

Lexicon H7121

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

Morphology HC/Vqw3mp 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 p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H7121-76

and they called out

Rootקרא (q-r-ʾ)
Core Meaningscalling, summoning, proclaiming, naming, announcing, reading aloud
Semantic Rangeto call out, summon, proclaim, name, invite, read aloud, announce, address, cry out
Conceptual Significanceקרא is central to biblical thought as the act of calling establishes identity (naming), authority (proclaiming), and relationship (calling upon YHWH). It often marks decisive moments of revelation, worship, or covenantal interaction.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural. The form advances past narrative action: "and they called."
Rendering RationaleThe root קרא fundamentally denotes calling or summoning, often aloud. Rendering it "and they called out" preserves the auditory, declarative force of the root while reflecting the 3rd person masculine plural wayyiqtol form ("they" in a past narrative sequence).

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

Words from Root קרא (calling, summoning, proclaiming, naming, announcing, 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