Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7128 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קְרָב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7126 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | qrab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ker-awb' |
| Meaning: | 1. hostile encounter |
| KJV Renderings: | battle, war. |
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קְרָב noun [masculine] battle, war (hostile approach; Aramaism = [untranscribed source text 4849] קְרָב, compare LagBn 175); — abs ׳ ק Zech 14:3 +; plural קְרָבוֺת Ps 68:31 — || מִלְחָמָח Job 38:23; Ps 144:1 ׳ יוֺם ק Zech 14:3; Ps 78:9 ׳ כְּלֵיק Eccl 9:18 his heart was war Ps 55:22 (see 19 see √ Qal 1.a.); plural Ps 68:31 people that delight in battles; — 2Sam 17:11 read בְּקִרְבָּם ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th Dr and most.
קְרָב (K§ 57 a)) noun [masculine] war ( ᵑ7 Syriac, Late Hebrew id.; Biblical Hebrew as Aramaism); — absolute Dan 7:21.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
