כָּרָה
ka.rah
H3739B
H:V
Hebrew
to feed
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
ka.rah denotes preparing food for a feast in the king’s treatment of those sent away.
The sole attested use places ka.rah in the king’s preparation of a great feast before the visitors eat, drink, and depart.
Senses in use
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Preparing a feast · dominant
In 2 Kings 6:23, the sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about the king’s preparation of a great feast; the APB renders the verse, "So the king prepared a great feast for them. After they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 6:23, the APB presents the action as the king having "prepared a great feast"; The term’s precise English contribution is limited to the verse’s feast-preparation context.