Social Milieu
In Rashi's house Ḳara also made the acquaintance of Samuel ben Meïr. They likewise quote each other. Isaac Ḳara, of whose exegesis specimens are given in Monatsschrift, 1864, p. 219; 1865, p. 384, may be a son of Joseph.
The surname "Ḳara" is usually taken to be a professional name, meaning "reader" or "interpreter of the Bible". Adolf Jellinek points out, however, that "Ḳara," as contrasted with "Darshan," means the representative of the "Peshaṭ" ("Pashṭan").
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