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H7126

H7126 — קָרַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewqarabverbOccurrences: 284TWOT: 2065

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7126
Word:קָרַב
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:284
Transliteration:qarab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-rab'
Meaning:1. to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV Renderings:(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.

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I. [קָרֵב], קָרַב279 verb come near, approach (Late Hebrew approach, be offered; Assyrian ‡arâbu , approach; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4843], [untranscribed source text 4844] be near, approach; so Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4845]: Sabean קרב approach a woman (sexually, see 1.a. below), DHMHofmus. No.6.1.2., but also generally דֿ רחק וקרב he who is far and he who is near CISiv, no. 95, 7, 8 compare SabDenkmNo. 12, 9, 10; Aramaic קְרֵב, [untranscribed source text 4846], approach; also, = oblation, Sabean קרבן DHMZMG xxx (1876), 672 Arabic [untranscribed source text 4847], O Aramaic קרבו, ᵑ7 קוּרְבָּנָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 4848]; compare Assyrian kurbannu (כ), DIHWS 351); —

Qal93 Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ק Gen 20:4 +; 3 feminine singular קָרֵ֑בָה Zeph 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִקְרַב Gen 37:18 + etc.; Imperative masculine singular קְרַב 2Sam 20:16 +, דָמק֫רְבָה Ps 69:19 masculine plural קִרְבוּ Exod 16:9 Infinitive absolute קָרוֺב Eccl 4:17 De Siegf Ol§ 249 c Sta§ 642 c i. 175; construct קְרֹב Ps 27:2 ; Ps 32:9 , לְקָרְבָה Exod 36:2 , etc.; — approach:
1.
a. with אֶל person (27 t.) Gen 37:18; Num 18:4; Mal 3:5 (+ לְמִּשְׁפָּט), Jonah 1:6 +; in kindness 1Kgs 2:7, of ׳ י to help Ps 69:19 for war, battle, Exod 14:20; Judg 20:24 unto God 1Sam 14:36 (+ הֲלוֺם), Zeph 3:2, ׳ י Ezek 44:15; Isa 48:16 approach sexually, of man, Gen 20:4; Isa 8:3; Deut 22:14; Lev 18:6; Lev 18:14 ; Lev 18:19 ( H ) Ezek 18:6 of woman Lev 20:16 (אֶל of beast); אֵלֶיךָ ׳ ק Isa 65:5 = keep to thyself (|| אַלתִּֿגַּשׁבּֿי); with עַל person, in hostility, Ps 27:2 (+ infinitive purpose), so probably מִקְּרָבלִֿי Ps 55:19 that none may approach me (׳ ק infinitive construct, so Che Bae Dr, > noun = battle).
b. אֶל location Exod 32:19; Deut 2:37; Deut 20:10 Joshua; Prov 5:8 אֶל of thing Josh 3:3; Ezek 42:14; Ezek 44:16; Lev 22:3 ( H ), Exod 36:2 + 5 t. P ; עַלהַֿמִּזְבֵּחַ 2Kgs 16:12 אֶלהַֿמִּלְחָמָה Deut 20:2 .
c. לִפְנֵי person (׳ י) Exod 16:9; Lev 16:1 ; Ps 119:169 (of cry); before men Num 9:6; Josh 17:4 .
d. מוּל of a people Deut 2:19.
e. ב location Judg 19:13; Ps 91:10 (of evil).
f. ל location Job 33:22 adverb of location הֲלֹם Exod 3:5, הֵ֫נָּה Isa 57:3 (compare g., 2Sam 20:16).
g. draw near for a purpose, with Infinitive 1Sam 17:48; 2Sam 15:5; Deut 25:11; Exod 12:48; Lev 21:17; Num 17:5; Isa 34:1 ; Eccl 4:17 , + (Infinitive omitted) Lev 21:18 with וֵ subordinate 2Sam 20:16 (+ עַדהֵֿ֫נָּה); with לַמִּשְׁפָּט Isa 41:1 (compare a. Mal 3:5 ); + Imperative Deut 5:24; Josh 10:24; Lev 10:4, + Imperfect Josh 10:24; Lev 10:5
h. absolute (15 t.) Josh 7:14 (3 t. in verse) (technically of approach to sanctuary, for trial by lot), Isa 5:19 (of ׳ י's counsel), Isa 41:5 +, Lam 3:57 (of ׳ י, to help); הַמִּלְחָמָה ׳ וַחִק 1Kgs 20:29 i.e. the battle was joined; of calamities Ezek 9:1, קִצֵּנוּ ׳ ק Lam 4:18 .
2. of time, draw near, Gen 27:41; Deut 15:9; Ezek 12:23 specifically לָמות ׳ יְמֵי פ ׳ ק Gen 47:27 ; Deut 31:14; 1Kgs 2:1
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְנִקְרַב אֶלהָֿאֱםהִים Exod 22:7 he shall be brought unto God (at the sanctuary), also (absolute, reflexive) 2 masculine plural consecutive צְנִקְרַבְתֶּם Josh 7:14 (compare Qal h).
Pi`el Perfect 1 singular קֵרַכְתִּי Isa 46:13 3 masculine plural קֵרְבוּ Hos 7:6 (see below), Ezek 36:8 Imperfect 2 masculine singular וּתְקָרֵב Ps 65:5 1 singular suffix אֲקָֽרְבֶנּוּ Job 31:37 Imperative masculine singular קָרַב Ezek 37:17 masculine plural קָֽרְבוּ Isa 41:21 — cause to approach, bring near:
1. in space, accusative of thing + אֶל Ezek 37:17 = receive, accusative of person Job 31:37 (Thes Du; most approach majestically, march up to ), accusative omitted Ps 65:5 רִיבְכֶם ׳ ק Isa 41:21 bring on your suit !
2. in time, ׳ צִדְקָתִ ׳ ק Isa 46:13 (of ׳ י), לָבוֺא ׳ ק Ezek 36:8 they have brought near to come, brought their coming near, it is at hand (compare Hiph`il Gen 12:11 ). — Hos 7:6 read בָּעַר for קֵרְבוּ (קִרְבּוֺ RSProph. iv, N.19), compare ᵐ5 Now.
Hiph`il177 Perfect 3 masculine singular הִקְרִיב Gen 12:11 +, רִב- Num 7:19 2 masculine singular וְהִקְרַבְ֫תָּ Exod 29:3 +, etc.: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַקְרִיב Ezek 44:27 +, רִב- Ezek 46:4 וַיַקְרֵב Judg 3:17 +; plural וַנַּקְרֵב Num 31:50 . etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַקְרֵב Num 3:6 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵקְרֵב Lev 6:7 construct הַקְרִיב Judg 3:18 +, etc.; Participle מַקְרִיב Lev 3:1 +, etc.; —
1.
a. bring near, bring, present, with accusative of thing, Judg 5:25 (+ בְּסֵפֶל), compare Exod 29:3 (+ בַּסָּל); tribute Ps 72:10 מִנְחָה Judg 3:17 (+ ל person), Judg 3:18 compare ( ל person) Mal 1:8 ׳ שָׂדֶה בְּשָׂדֶה יַק Isa 5:8 i.e. join, incorporate ; pregnantly with מִן local 2Kgs 16:14 (see RSSemitic i. 466 ff., 2nd ed. 486 ff.); accusative of case, affair, Deut 1:17 (+ אֶל person), Num 27:5 (+ ׳ לִפְנֵי י); with accusative of person: + אֶל person), Num 15:33; Num 25:6; Josh 8:23, + אֶל reflexive Exod 28:1, + אֶת (perp.) reflexive Num 18:2 absolute of person, make an appraoch Exod 14:10.
b. of time, הִקְרִיב לָבוֺא Gen 12:11 תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת Isa 26:17 וַתַּקְרִיבִי יָמַיִךְ Ezek 22:4.
2. as technical term (c.158 t.) chiefly in Ezekiel HPS, bring near, of presenting, dedicating, or offering to ׳ ׃י
a. with accusative of person, (I) Araron and his sons, and Levites, sometimes with אֶל לְפְנֵי, person or location, Exod 29:4; Exod 29:8; Exod 40:12; Exod 40:14; Lev 3:6; Lev 7:35 ; Lev 8:6; Lev 8:13; Lev 8:24; Num 8:9; Num 8:10; Num 16:5 (twice in verse); Num 16:9 ; Num 16:10, compare (of princ, subj,. ׳ י) Jer 30:21 (2) for selection by Josh 7:16; Josh 7:17 (twice in verse); Josh 7:18; 1Sam 10:20; 1Sam 10:21 (3) for ordeal of מֵי הַמָּרִים Num 5:16 ,
b. usually (c. 142 t.) with accusative off offering, with or without further complement (אֶל, לִפְנֵי location ׳ לי ׳ לִפְנֵי י; rarely אֶל, ל of priest, etc.): (1) animal-offering Lev 3:7; Lev 3:12; Lev 8:18; Lev 8:22 (all + סָמִךְ of offerer), Exod 29:10; Lev 1:15 ; Lev 4:3; Lev 4:14 +, etc. (2) צֶבַךְ Lev 7:16 עֹלָה Num 29:13; Num 29:36 אִשֶּׁה Lev 3:3; Lev 3:14; Lev 23:8; Lev 23:25 +; (3) blood Lev 1:5 (+ זָרַק), Lev 7:33; Lev 9:9 (4) מִנְחָה Lev 2:8; Lev 6:7; Lev 7:12; Lev 23:16; Lev 6:16 ; Lev 15:9 לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָיו Lev 21:6 ; Lev 21:8; Lev 21:17; Lev 21:21, etc.;(5) incense Num 16:35 censer Num 16:17; Num 17:3 ; Num 17:4 אֵשׁ זָרָה Lev 10:1 ; Num 3:4; Num 26:61 (6) especially with accusative of cognate meaning with verb קָרְבָּן Lev 1:2 (twice in verse); Lev 1:14; Lev 2:1; Lev 2:4; Lev 22:18; Num 7:10; Num 7:11; Num 31:50 + (c.33 t.); (7) accusative om, 2Chr 35:12.
c. make an offering Num 7:2 ; Num 7:18.


BDB9870

קְרֵב verb approach (see Biblical Hebrew I. קרב); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ק Dan 3:26 ( ל location); 1 singular קִרְבַת Dan 7:16 ( עַל person); absolute, 3 masculine plural קְרִ֫בוּ Dan 3:8; Dan 6:13 Infinitive suffix כְּמִקְרְבֵהּ Dan 6:21 when he approached, ל location
Pa`el offer sacrifice: Imperfect 2 masculine singular תְּקָרֵב Ezra 7:17, with accusative + עַל of altar.
Haph`el
1. = Pa.: with accusative Perfect 3 masculine plural הַקְרִ֫בוּ Ezra 6:17, Participle active מְהַקְבִין Ezra 6:10 (ל of deity).
2. bring near: Perfect suffix הַקְרְבוּהִי Dan 7:13 ( קֳדָם of deity).


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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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