Know the Word.

Hebrew word

kârâh

kaw-raw'

כָּרָה

What it means

to purchase

Where it comes from

usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of kârâh (כָּרָה) (through the common idea of planning implied in a bargain)

How the King James translates it

  • buy1
  • prepared1
  • banquet1
  • bought1

Every place it appears 4

Deuteronomy2:6
2 Kings6:23
Job41:6
Hosea3:2
kârâh (H3739) — Hebrew word meaning “to purchase”