No. 566 in Hebrew
קרא
The Hebrew word "קרא" means "to call," "to read," or "to proclaim."
In a sentence
הוא קרא ספר מעניין כל הלילה.
He read an interesting book all night.
The verb "קרא" is used to mean "read" in this sentence.
אמש קראתי למורה כי הייתי צריך עזרה.
Yesterday I called the teacher because I needed help.
The verb "קראתי" (derived from "קרא") means "called" in this context, signifying speaking to summon or contact someone.
המשתתף קרא את ההוראות בקול רם.
The participant read the instructions aloud.
Here, "קרא" signifies reading text out loud, demonstrating another use of the verb.
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