What does "Call" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Call?

(1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Gen. 4:26). Thus men are said to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Rom. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:2). (2.) God calls with respect to men when he designates them to some special office (Ex. 31:2; Isa. 22:20; Acts 13:2), and when he invites them to accept his offered grace (Matt. 9:13; 11:28; 22:4). In the message of the gospel his call is addressed to all men, to Jews and Gentiles alike (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15; Rom. 9:24, 25). But this universal call is not inseparably connected with salvation, although it leaves all to whom it comes inexcusable if they reject it (John 3:14-19; Matt. 22:14). An effectual call is something more than the outward message of the Word of God to men. It is internal, and is the result of the enlightening and sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit (John 16:14; Acts 26: 18; John 6:44), effectually drawing men to Christ, and disposing and enabling them to receive the truth (John 6:45; Acts 16:14; Eph. 1:17).

What is the Hebrew word for Call?

Where does Call appear in the Bible?

Call is referenced in 97 verses across 27 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 16:8
• 1 Corinthians 1:2
• 1 Kings 1:28
• 1 Kings 8:52
• 1 Kings 18:24
• 1 Kings 22:13
• 1 Peter 1:17
• 1 Samuel 3:5
• 1 Samuel 3:6
• 2 Chronicles 18:12
• 2 Corinthians 1:23
• 2 Kings 4:12
• 2 Kings 4:15
• 2 Kings 4:36
• 2 Kings 5:11
• 2 Samuel 22:4
• 2 Timothy 2:22
• Acts 9:14
• Acts 9:21
• Deuteronomy 4:7
• Deuteronomy 33:19
• Ezekiel 9:1
• Genesis 4:26
• Genesis 24:57

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Call.