Strong’s H3735 · Hebrew
כָּרָא
Kârâʼ
kaw-raw'
Definition
to grieve
Etymology
(Aramaic) probably corresponding to H3738 (כָּרָה) in the sense of piercing(figuratively);
Where the KJV renders it
- be grieved
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