Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to dig
Usage: 1) to dig, excavate, dig through, cut 1a) (Qal) to dig
Strong's Number
H3738
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
17
Books
8
Strong's H3738 Quick Answer
Strong's H3738 כָּרָה (karah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. karah (kaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to dig 2. (figuratively) to plot It has 17 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include dig, make, and opened. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- karah (kaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to dig 2. (figuratively) to plot
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- dig, make, and opened
Meaning and Definition
karah (kaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to dig 2. (figuratively) to plot 3. (generally) to bore or open [a primitive root] KJV: dig, X make (a banquet), open.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3738. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3738 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render karah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3738 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3738 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3738 in the Old Testament
17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3738.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3738, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3738 FAQ
What does karah (כָּרָה) mean?
Karah (Strong's H3738) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dig". karah (kaw-raw') v. 1. (properly) to dig 2. (figuratively) to plot
How many times is karah (כָּרָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H3738 across 8 books.
Where can I study karah (כָּרָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3738 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate karah (כָּרָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dig, make, and opened. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.