קָרַבqârab
קָרֵב: come near, approach
Pronunciation: kaw-rab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7126
Meanings
Qal: approach (Genesis 20:4; Zephaniah 3:2; Genesis 37:18)
1.
a. approach, keep to thyself (Genesis 37:18; Numbers 18:4; Malachi 3:5)
g. draw near (1 Samuel 17:48; 2 Samuel 15:5; Deuteronomy 25:11)
2. draw near, of time (Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 15:9; Ezekiel 12:23)
Niph`al: be brought, (compare Qal h) (Exodus 22:7; Joshua 7:14)
Pi`el: cause to approach, bring near (Isaiah 46:13; Hosea 7:6; Ezekiel 36:8)
1. in space (Ezekiel 37:17; Job 31:37; Psalms 65:5)
2. in time (Isaiah 46:13; Ezekiel 36:8; Genesis 12:11)
Hiph`il
1.
a. bring near, bring, present (Judges 5:25; Exodus 29:3; Psalms 72:10)
b. of time (Genesis 12:11; Isaiah 26:17; Ezekiel 22:4)
2. bring near, as technical term, of presenting, dedicating, or offering to ׳ ׃י
c. make an offering (Numbers 7:2; Numbers 7:18)
: approach
Pe`al: approached (Daniel 3:26; Daniel 7:16; Daniel 3:8)
Pa`el: offer (Ezra 7:17)
Haph`el
1. = Pa. (Ezra 6:17; Ezra 6:10)
2. bring near (Daniel 7:13)
Same root
- קְרֵבqᵉrêb · H7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}
- קְרָבqᵉrâb · H7128hostile encounter
- קֶרֶבqereb · H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- קָרֵבqârêb · H7131near
- קְרָבָהqᵉrâbâh · H7132approach
- קׇרְבָּןqorbân · H7133something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
- קָרוֹבqârôwb · H7138near (in place, kindred or time)
Where it appears
Appears 280 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 12:11 As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
- Genesis 20:4 But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
- Genesis 27:41 From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
- Genesis 37:18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
- Genesis 47:29 As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.
- Exodus 3:5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
See every passage
- Genesis 12:11, 20:4, 27:41, 37:18, 47:29
- Exodus 3:5, 12:48, 14:10, 14:20, 16:9, 22:8, 28:1, 29:3, 29:4, 29:8, 29:10, 32:19, 36:2, 40:12, 40:14, 40:32
- Leviticus 1:2, 1:3, 1:5, 1:10, 1:13, 1:14, 1:15, 2:1, 2:4, 2:8, 2:11, 2:12, 2:13, 2:14, 3:1, 3:3, 3:6, 3:7, 3:9, 3:12, 3:14, 4:3, 4:14, 5:8, 6:14, 6:20, 6:21, 7:3, 7:8, 7:9, 7:11, 7:12, 7:13, 7:14, 7:16, 7:18, 7:25, 7:29, 7:33, 7:35, 7:38, 8:6, 8:13, 8:18, 8:22, 8:24, 9:2, 9:5, 9:7, 9:8, 9:9, 9:15, 9:16, 9:17, 10:1, 10:4, 10:5, 10:19, 12:7, 14:12, 16:1, 16:6, 16:9, 16:11, 16:20, 17:4, 18:6, 18:14, 18:19, 20:16, 21:6, 21:8, 21:17, 21:18, 21:21, 22:3, 22:18, 22:20, 22:21, 22:22, 22:24, 22:25, 23:8, 23:16, 23:18, 23:25, 23:27, 23:36, 23:37, 27:9, 27:11
- Numbers 3:4, 3:6, 5:9, 5:16, 5:25, 6:14, 6:16, 7:2, 7:3, 7:10, 7:11, 7:12, 7:18, 7:19, 8:9, 8:10, 9:6, 9:7, 9:13, 15:4, 15:7, 15:9, 15:10, 15:13, 15:27, 15:33, 16:5, 16:9, 16:10, 16:17, 16:35, 16:38, 16:39, 16:40, 18:2, 18:3, 18:4, 18:15, 18:22, 25:6, 26:61, 27:1, 27:5, 28:2, 28:3, 28:11, 28:19, 28:26, 28:27, 29:8, 29:13, 29:36, 31:48, 31:50, 36:1
- Deuteronomy 1:17, 1:22, 2:19, 2:37, 4:11, 5:23, 5:27, 15:9, 20:2, 20:10, 22:14, 25:11, 31:14
- Joshua 3:4, 7:14, 7:16, 7:17, 7:18, 8:5, 8:23, 10:24, 17:4
- Judges 3:17, 3:18, 5:25, 19:13, 20:24
- 1 Samuel 10:20, 10:21, 14:36, 17:48
- 2 Samuel 15:5, 20:16, 20:17
- 1 Kings 2:1, 2:7, 20:29
- 2 Kings 16:12, 16:14
- 1 Chronicles 16:1
- 2 Chronicles 35:12
- Ezra 8:35
- Esther 5:2
- Job 31:37, 33:22
- Psalms 27:2, 32:9, 65:4, 69:18, 72:10, 91:10, 119:150, 119:169
- Proverbs 5:8
- Ecclesiastes 5:1
- Isaiah 5:8, 5:19, 8:3, 26:17, 34:1, 41:1, 41:5, 41:21, 46:13, 48:16, 54:14, 57:3, 65:5
- Jeremiah 30:21
- Lamentations 3:57, 4:18
- Ezekiel 9:1, 12:23, 18:6, 22:4, 36:8, 37:7, 37:17, 42:14, 43:22, 43:23, 43:24, 44:7, 44:15, 44:16, 44:27, 46:4
- Hosea 7:6
- Jonah 1:6
- Zephaniah 3:2
- Haggai 2:14
- Malachi 1:8, 3:5
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