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קרא

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Aramaic

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Verb

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קרא (q'rā)

  1. to call
  2. to read

Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
ק־ר־א (q-r-ʾ)

Verb

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קָרָא (qaráʾ) (pa'al construction, infinitive לקרוא / לִקְרֹא, future יִקְרָא, passive counterpart נִקְרָא)

  1. to read
    אני לא צריך חברים שלא קוראים ספרים.
    aní lo tsaríkh khaverím sheló kor'ím sfarím.
    I don't need friends who don't read books.
  2. to call
    איך קוראים לך?
    ékh kor'ím l'khá?
    What is your name? [literally How do they call you?]
    אבא שלי קורא לי כל פעם שיש בעיות עם המחשב שלו.
    ába shelí koré li kol pá'am she-yesh b'ayót im ha-makhshév sheló.
    My father calls me every time there are problems with his computer.
  3. to crow
    התרנגול קורא עם שחר.
    hatarnegól koré 'im shákhar.
    The rooster crows at dawn.
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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קָרָא (kará) (pa'al construction)

  1. Obsolete spelling of קָרָה.