כָּרָה

II. [כָּרָה] verb get by trade, trade (Late Hebrew כִּירָה act of buying, purchase (so 'in den Küstenländern,' Levy^{NWB ii. 323 f.}); Arabic let for hire); — only Qal Imperfect 1 singular suffix וָאֶכְּרֶהָ Hos 3:2 (dagesh forte dirimens, si vera punctat., Ges^{«GKC:20»§ 20}. 2, b; but compare We); 3 masculine plural יִכְרוּ Job 40:30 2 masculine plural תִּכְרוּ Deut 2:6; Job 6:27 — get by trade, buy, with accusative Hos 3:2; Deut 2:6 followed by -עַל trade in, make trade of Job 6:27; Job 40:30.

III. [כָּרָה] verb give a feast (literally perhaps bring (guests), invite; compare Assyrian karû, bring, kirêtu, feast, kireti iškun, he gave a feast, Dl :HWB 352); — only Qal Imperfect. with accusative of congnate meaning with verb, לָהֶם כֵּרָה גְדוֺלָהוַיִּכְרֶה 2Kgs 6:23 and he gave a great feast for them (the context requires this sense, but text dubious, Nö^{ZMG 1886, 724}, compare Klo).