Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H3738
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- karah
- Pronunciation
- kaw-raw'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H3738
- Brief meaning
- Properly, to dig, figuratively, to plot, generally
- Source renderings
- dig, make (a banquet), open
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- Properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open. Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
03738\ 3738 karah kaw-raw' a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open:--dig, X make (a banquet), open.