Strong’s H7136 · Hebrew

קָרָה
qârâh
kaw-raw'

Definition

to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • appoint
  • lay (make) beams
  • befall
  • bring
  • come (to pass unto)
  • floor
  • (hap) was
  • happen (unto)
  • meet
  • send good speed

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.