כָּרָא Kârâʼ — to grieve
Translated in the KJV as be grieved.
(Aramaic) probably corresponding to H3738 in the sense of piercing(figuratively); to grieve.
Kârâʼ in each stem
Ithpe'el
Simple · reflexive — the plain action; the subject does it to or for themselves
Perfect (qatal) 1
אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת Dan 7:15 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›