Occurrences
Qâraʻ occurs 63 times in 60 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (2), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Joshua (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (9), 2 Kings (10), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (2), Esther (1), Job (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (2), Hosea (1), Joel (1)
- Genesis 37:29 — And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֖ע) his clothes.
- Genesis 37:34 — And Jacob rent (וַיִּקְרַ֤ע) his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Genesis 44:13 — Then they rent (וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ) their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
- Exodus 28:32 — And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent (יִקָּרֵֽעַ).
- Exodus 39:23 — And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend (יִקָּרֵֽעַ).
- Leviticus 13:56 — And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend (וְקָרַ֣ע) it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
- Numbers 14:6 — And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent (קָרְע֖וּ) their clothes:
- Joshua 7:6 — And Joshua rent (וַיִּקְרַ֨ע) his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
- Judges 11:35 — And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֣ע) his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
- 1 Samuel 4:12 — And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent (קְרֻעִ֔ים), and with earth upon his head.
- 1 Samuel 15:27 — And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent (וַיִּקָּרַֽע).
- 1 Samuel 15:28 — And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent (קָרַ֨ע) the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
- 1 Samuel 28:17 — And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent (וַיִּקְרַ֨ע) the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
- 2 Samuel 1:2 — It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent (קְרֻעִ֔ים), and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
- 2 Samuel 1:11 — Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent (וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑ם) them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- 2 Samuel 3:31 — And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend (קִרְע֤וּ) your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
- 2 Samuel 13:19 — And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent (קָרָ֑עָה) her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
- 2 Samuel 13:31 — Then the king arose, and (וַיִּקְרַ֥ע) tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
- 2 Samuel 13:31 — Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent (קְרֻעֵ֥י).
- 2 Samuel 15:32 — And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent (קָר֙וּעַ֙), and earth upon his head:
- 1 Kings 11:11 — Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend (אֶקְרַ֤ע) the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
- 1 Kings 11:11 — Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend (קָרֹ֨עַ) the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
- 1 Kings 11:12 — Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend (אֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה) it out of the hand of thy son.
- 1 Kings 11:13 — Howbeit I will not rend away (אֶקְרָ֔ע) all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
- 1 Kings 11:30 — And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent (וַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָ) it in twelve pieces:
- 1 Kings 11:31 — And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend (קֹרֵ֤עַ) the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
- 1 Kings 13:3 — And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent (נִקְרָ֔ע), and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
- 1 Kings 13:5 — The altar also was rent (נִקְרָ֔ע), and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 14:8 — And rent (וָאֶקְרַ֤ע) the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
- 1 Kings 21:27 — And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֣ע) his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
- 2 Kings 2:12 — And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent (וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם) them in two pieces.
- 2 Kings 5:7 — And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֣ע) his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
- 2 Kings 5:8 — And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent (קָרַ֤ע) his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
- 2 Kings 5:8 — And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent (קָרַ֖עְתָּ) thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
- 2 Kings 6:30 — And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֣ע) his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
- 2 Kings 11:14 — And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent (וַתִּקְרַ֤ע) her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
- 2 Kings 17:21 — For he rent (קָרַ֣ע) Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
- 2 Kings 18:37 — Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent (קְרוּעֵ֣י), and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
- 2 Kings 19:1 — And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֖ע) his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 22:11 — And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֖ע) his clothes.
- 2 Kings 22:19 — Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent (וַתִּקְרַע֙) thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:13 — And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent (וַתִּקְרַ֤ע) her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
- 2 Chronicles 34:19 — And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent (וַיִּקְרַ֖ע) his clothes.
- 2 Chronicles 34:27 — Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend (וַתִּקְרַ֥ע) thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
- Ezra 9:3 — And when I heard this thing, I rent (קָרַ֥עְתִּי) my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
- Ezra 9:5 — And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent (וּבְקָרְעִ֥י) my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,
- Esther 4:1 — When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent (וַיִּקְרַ֤ע) his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
- Job 1:20 — Then Job arose, and rent (וַיִּקְרַ֣ע) his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
- Job 2:12 — And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent (וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙) every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
- Psalms 35:15 — But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear (קָֽרְע֥וּ) me, and ceased not: