Midvash

קָרוֹבqârôwb

near, (often opposed to רָחוֺק)

Pronunciation: kaw-robe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7138

Meanings

1. of city (Genesis 19:20; Jeremiah 48:24; Deuteronomy 21:3)

2. of person

a. the nearest to, his neighbour (Genesis 45:10; Deuteronomy 13:8; Deuteronomy 22:2)

b. (opposed to or + רחוק, oft, = near and far, i.e. all without distinction) (Ezekiel 6:12; Isaiah 57:19; Proverbs 27:10)

c. of near relationship (Jeremiah 19:43; Leviticus 21:2; Leviticus 21:3)

d. near (Psalms 148:14)

e. near to ׳ י in ceremonial function (Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 42:13; Leviticus 10:3)

f. of God (Deuteronomy 4:7; Deuteronomy 30:14; Psalms 34:19)

g. of word (Deuteronomy 30:14; 1 Kings 8:59)

3. of time (Deuteronomy 32:35; Zephaniah 1:7; Zephaniah 1:14)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 77 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 19:20 See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.”
  • Genesis 45:10 You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
  • Exodus 12:4 If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat.
  • Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
  • Exodus 32:27 Moses told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone—even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.”
  • Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, ‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).