Strong's Lexicon

H7138

H7138 — קָרוֹב קָרוֹב

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

HebrewqarowbadjectiveOccurrences: 77TWOT: 2065d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7138
Word:קָרוֹב קָרוֹב
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H7126
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:77
Transliteration:qarowb
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-robe' (or qarob {kaw-robe'}) adj.
Meaning:1. near (in place, kindred or time)
KJV Renderings:allied, approach, at hand, + any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

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קָרֹב, קָרוֺב78 adjective near; — absolute קָרֹב Exod 12:4 +, וֺב- 2Sam 19:48 +; plural קְרֹבִים 1Kgs 8:59, קְרוֺבִים Isa 33:13 +; feminine plural קְרֹבוֺת Ezek 22:5, etc.; — near (often opposed to רָחוֺק):

1. of city Gen 19:20 (+ לָנוּס שָׁ֫מָּה), Jer 48:24, ׳ הַקּ Deut 21:3 the nearest (+אֶל), compare (of elders) Deut 21:6 of land 1Kgs 8:46 = 2Chr 6:36 road Exod 13:17 = contiguous, כֶּרֶם 1Kgs 21:2 (+ אֵצֶל בֵּיתִי).
2. of person:
a. + אֶל person Gen 45:10; Deut 13:8; Deut 22:2; 1Chr 12:41 ( van d. H. v40); אֶל ׳ הַקּ Exod 12:4 the nearest to; with suffix קְרֹבוֺ Exod 32:27, i.e. his neighbour.
b. absolute (opposed to or + רחוק, oft,= near and far, i.e. all without distinction), Ezek 6:12; Isa 57:19; Prov 27:10 plural Isa 33:13; Jer 25:26; Dan 9:7; Esth 9:20; Exod 22:5 ׳ ק of distress, personified, Ps 22:12.; — Ezek 23:5; Ezek 23:12 Co Berthol read קְרוּאִים famous; Toy רַבִּים (compare Jer 39:13); Hpt in Toy Krae conjectures קְרוֺדִים (Assyrian ‡urâ du , warrior).
c. of near relationship, + אֶל person2 Sam Jer 19:43; Lev 21:2; Lev 21:3; Lev 25:25 (all H ), Num 27:11 ( P ); ל pers Neh 13:4; Ruth 2:20 + מִן compare Ruth 3:12 of intimacy, קְרֹנוֺ Ps 15:3 (|| רֵעֵהוּ), קְרוֺבַי Job 19:14 (|| מְיֻדָּעַי) Ps 38:12 (|| אֹהֲנַי וְרֵעַי); near, in office, Esth 1:14 .
d. near to ׳ עַם קְרֹבוֺ י Ps 148:14 (Ri Bae קְרכָו the people of those near him).
e. near to ׳ י in ceremonial function, with אֶל Ezek 43:19 , with ל Ezek 42:13 , suffix Lev 10:3.
f. of God (׳ י), + אֶל person Deut 4:7; Deut 30:14 ל pers Ps 34:19; Ps 145:18 abs Jer 12:2; Isa 50:8; Isa 55:6; Ps 119:151 אֱלֹהֵי מִקָּרֹב Jer 23:23 a God from near by (opposed to מֵרָחוֺק ׳ א ); ׳ ק of ׳ צֶרֶק י Isa 51:5, ׳ יֶשַׁע י Ps 85:10 (+ ל of person); — ׳ ק שִׁמְךָ Ps 75:2, read ׳ קֹרְאֵי בְּשׁ Dy Che Gr Dr, compare Bae ᵐ5 SyeVer Du.
g. of word, + אֶל person Deut 30:14 prayer, + ׳ אֶליֿ 1Kgs 8:59 .
3. of time: יוֺם אֵידָם ׳ ק Deut 32:35 especially of ׳ יוֺם י Zeph 1:7; Zeph 1:14 (twice in verse); Ezek 30:3 (perhaps del as ᵐ5 Co Krae), Ezek 30:3; Isa 13:6; Obad 1:15; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 4:14, compare Ezek 7:7 + infinitive אֵירמֿוֺאָב לָבוֺא ׳ ק Jer 48:16, compare Isa 13:22 ; Isa 56:1 ׳ מְחִתָּה ק Prov 10:14 imminent ruin; מִקָּרוֺכ Deut 32:17 recently, so Ezek 11:3 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co Siegf Berthol (for Mt בְּקָרוֺב) Ezek 7:8 soon; Job 20:5 of the briefest; — מִפְּנֵי חשֶׁח ׳ אוֺר ק Job 17:12 is dubious; Thes (my) light is near to (prope abest a, as Arabic [untranscribed source text 4850], but not proven in Hebrew) darkness; Di light (they say) is near (breaking away) from darkness , will soon leave it behind; But אוֺר קְרוֺבָם פֶּןיֶֿחְשַׁךְ the light of their intimate friend shall not (?)grow dark.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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