'Call' in the Bible

And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.

And to Seth, to him also was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then people began to call on the name of Jehovah.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.

And God said to Abraham, As to Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.

And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.

And it shall come to pass that when Pharaoh shall call you and say, What is your occupation?

And his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a wet-nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

And he said to his daughters, And where is he? why then have ye left the man behind? Call him, that he may eat bread.

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!

And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on the river in the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land, and they abide over against me.

Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why didst thou not come to me? am I not surely able to honour thee?

They also are reckoned as giants like the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.

(That also is reckoned a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in time past, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim;

(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir):

For what great nation is there that hath God near to them as Jehovah our God is in everything we call upon him for?

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it: ye shall not prolong your days on it, but shall be utterly destroyed.

Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him; and if he stand to it and say, I like not to take her;

I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you: life and death have I set before you, blessing and cursing: choose then life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed,

And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.

And the men of E'phraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Mid'ian?" And they upbraided him violently.

The men of E'phraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire."

And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may make sport for us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them. They made him stand between the pillars;

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

I went out full, and Jehovah has brought me home again empty. Why do ye call me Naomi, seeing Jehovah has brought me low, and the Almighty has afflicted me?

And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.

And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king.

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says.

And the king said to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and do thou attend here.

So Amasa went to call together the men of Judah; but he delayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

thine eyes being open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.

And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.

And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.

And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And he called her, and she stood before him.

And he said, Call her; and he called her; and she stood in the doorway.

And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son.

And Naaman was wroth, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, He will certainly come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.

And now call me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests: let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoever shall be wanting shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, in order that he might bring destruction upon the servants of Baal.

Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his acts among the peoples.

And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and declare good.

Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?

I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon +God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright man.

Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon +God?

With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah.

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious man for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.

I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Save, Jehovah! Let the king answer us in the day we call.

Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

He will call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? they call not upon God.

As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.

Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.

I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth all for me.

From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my eart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.

His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.

Pour out thy fury upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name:

So will we not go back from thee. Revive us, and we will call upon thy name.

Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me.

He shall call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation;

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name: they called unto Jehovah, and he answered them.

Hide not thy face from me: in the day of my trouble, incline thine ear unto me; in the day I call, answer me speedily.

Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.

For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during all my days.

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.

I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.

{A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.

{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.

then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call intelligence thy kinswoman:

Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:

to call passers-by who go right on their ways:

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her:

Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Therefore will the Lord himself give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall bring forth a son, and call his name Immanuel.

And I came near to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son; and Jehovah said unto me, Call his name, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

And in that day shall ye say, Give ye thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.