qir.ah denotes approaching or arranging to encounter someone, in both peaceful meetings and hostile confrontations.

The supplied verses show a single broad use for approaching, meeting, or confronting another party: people go out to greet, speak with, or intercept others, and armies are arranged to face opponents in battle. The differing peaceful and hostile settings describe the kind of encounter supplied by the context rather than distinct lexical uses.

1. Approach into an encounter · dominant

   The Qal infinitive-construct forms occur where a person or group moves toward another party or is positioned to face it. In Exodus 18:7 the APB renders Moses going out to meet his relative; in Exodus 19:17 it renders the people being brought from the camp to meet God; and in 2 Samuel 10:9 it renders Joab arranging men to meet Aram as battle confronted him.

   Exodus 18:7Exodus 19:172 Samuel 10:92 Kings 10:15Deuteronomy 2:32Amos 4:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the encounter with wording such as “meet,” “confront,” or “advanced against.” In 2 Kings 4:26 it reads “to befall her”; This variation does not establish a separate sense.