KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:5
Complete exact-word concordance
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God called the light, Day, and the darknesse he called Night: and the euening and the morning were the first day.
1611 marginal noteHebr. and the euening was, and the morning was &c.
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day.
1611 marginal noteIer. 51.15.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called hee, Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
And out of y e ground the LORD God formed euery beast of the field, and euery foule of the aire, and brought them vnto Adam, to see what he would call them: and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature, that was the name thereof.
1611 marginal noteOr, the man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shalbe called woman, because shee was taken out of man.
1611 marginal note1.Corin. 11.8.
And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Chanah.
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
And Cain knew his wife, and she conceiued and bare Enoch, and hee builded a City, and called the name of the City, after the name of his sonne, Enoch.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Chanoch.
¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
¶ And Adam knew his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, & called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed mee another seed in stead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
1611 marginal noteHebr. Sheth.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
And to Seth, to him also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to call vpon the Name of the LORD.
1611 marginal noteHebr. Enosh.
1611 marginal noteOr, to call themselues by the Name of the LORD.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order; recited.
