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קָרָה
qârâh · Hebrew · Strong's H7136 · 27 occurrences
The KJV renders 33 different Hebrew and Greek words as “come”
What it means
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
appoint, lay beams, befall, bring, come, floor, was, happen, meet, send good speed
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“come”
also renders enístēmi (G1764), katérchomai (G2718), anabaínō (G305), paragínomai (G3854), phthánō (G5348), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), páreimi (G3918), gínomai (G1096), érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), chōréō (G5562), akoúō (G191), symplēróō (G4845), katantáō (G2658), parérchomai (G3928), phérō (G5342), prosérchomai (G4334), epiporeúomai (G1975), deûte (G1205), deûro (G1204), epibaínō (G1910), hḗkō (G2240), dârak (H1869), hûwk (H1946), hâlak (H1980), hâphak (H2015), zâkar (H2142), yâlad (H3205), mᵉṭâʼ (H4291), nâthan (H5414), çᵉliq (H5559)
“bring”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), eisphérō (G1533), hístēmi (G2476), lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), apophérō (G667), érchomai (G2064), ágō (G71), phérō (G5342), komízō (G2865), paréchō (G3930), proságō (G4317), apágō (G520), ʼâthâh (H857), ʼâthâh (H858), bâsar (H1319), gâlâh (H1540), yâbal (H2986), yᵉbal (H2987), yâhab (H3051), nâdach (H5080), çûwr (H5493), râkab (H7392), râʻaʻ (H7489), shîyth (H7896), shâphath (H8239)
“appoint”
also renders hístēmi (G2476), poiéō (G4160), títhēmi (G5087), syntássō (G4929), diatíthemai (G1303), diatássō (G1299), anadeíknymi (G322), kathístēmi (G2525), tássō (G5021), bâchar (H977), dâbar (H1696), zâman (H2163), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâkach (H3198), yâçad (H3245), nâqab (H5344), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâqad (H6485), tsâvâh (H6680), qûwm (H6966), shîyth (H7896)
“meet”
“floor”
also renders hálōn (G257)
“was”
also renders eimí (G1510)
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
27 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
1 Samuel 28:10 HVqi3ms/Sp2fs2 Chronicles 34:11 HC/R/Vpc2 Samuel 1:6 HVNp1csDaniel 10:14 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 25:18 HVqp3ms/Sp2msEcclesiastes 2:14 HVqi3msEcclesiastes 2:15 HVqi3ms/Sp1csEcclesiastes 9:11 HVqi3msEsther 4:7 HVqp3ms/Sp3msEsther 6:13 HVqp3ms/Sp3msExodus 3:18 HVNp3msGenesis 24:12 HVhv2msGenesis 27:20 HVhp3msGenesis 42:29 HTd/VqrfpaGenesis 44:29 HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3msIsaiah 41:22 HVqi3fpNehemiah 2:8 HR/VpcNehemiah 3:3 HVpp3cp/Sp3msNehemiah 3:6 HVpp3cp/Sp3msNumbers 11:23 HTi/Vqi3ms/Sp2msNumbers 23:3 HVNi3msNumbers 23:4 HC/VNw3msNumbers 23:15 HVNi1csNumbers 23:16 HC/VNw3msNumbers 35:11 HC/Vhq2mpPsalm 104:3 HTd/VprmsaRuth 2:3 HC/Vqw3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.