כָּרָהkârâh/kaw-raw'/
HebrewH373816 occurrences (KJV)
properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
KJV renders it: dig, [idiom] make (a banquet), open.
Where it appears
- Gen 26:25He built an altar there, and called on Yahweh’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.
- Gen 50:5‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’”
- Exod 21:33“If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
- Num 21:18the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;
- 2 Chr 16:14They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.
- Job 6:27Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
- Ps 7:15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
- Ps 22:16For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
- Ps 40:6Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
- Ps 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
- Ps 94:13that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
- Ps 119:85The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
- Prov 16:27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
- Prov 26:27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
- Jer 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
- Jer 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.