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Lexicon :: Strong's H7126 - qāraḇ

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קָרַב
Transliteration
qāraḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-rab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2065

Strong’s Definitions

קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab'; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—(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.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 280x

The KJV translates Strong's H7126 in the following manner: offer (95x), (come, draw, ..) near (58x), bring (58x), (come, draw, ..) nigh (18x), come (12x), approach (10x), at hand (4x), presented (2x), miscellaneous (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 280x
The KJV translates Strong's H7126 in the following manner: offer (95x), (come, draw, ..) near (58x), bring (58x), (come, draw, ..) nigh (18x), come (12x), approach (10x), at hand (4x), presented (2x), miscellaneous (13x).
  1. to come near, approach, enter into, draw near

    1. (Qal) to approach, draw near

    2. (Niphal) to be brought near

    3. (Piel) to cause to approach, bring near, cause to draw near

    4. (Hiphil) to bring near, bring, present

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרַב qârab, kaw-rab'; a primitive root; to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose:—(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.
STRONGS H7126: Abbreviations
† I. [קָרֵב], קָרַב 279 verb come near, approach (Late Hebrew approach, be offered; Assyrian ḳarâbu, approach; Arabic bdb089701, bdb089702be near, approach; so Ethiopic bdb089703: Sabean קרב approach a woman (sexually, see 1a 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, bdb089704, approach; also, = oblation, Sabean קרבן DHMZMG xxx (1876), 672 Arabic bdb089705, O Aramaic קרבו, Targum קוּרְבָּנָא, Syriac bdb089706; compare Assyrian kurbannu (כ), DIHWS 351); —
Qal93 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ק׳ Genesis 20:4 +; 3rd person feminine singular קָרֵ֑בָה Zephaniah 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִקְרַב Genesis 37:18 + etc.; Imperative masculine singular קְרַב 2 Samuel 20:16 +, דָמק֫רְבָה Psalm 69:19; masculine plural קִרְבוּ Exodus 16:9; infinitive absolute קָרוֺב Ecclesiastes 4:17 [Ecclesiastes 5:1] De Siegf Ol§ 249 c Sta§ 642 ci. 175; construct קְרֹב Psalm 27:2; Psalm 32:9, לְקָרְבָה Exodus 36:2, etc.; — approach:
1.
a. with אֶל person (27 times) Genesis 37:18; Numbers 18:4; Malachi 3:5 (+ לַמִּשְׁפָּט), Jonah 1:6 +; in kindness 1 Kings 2:7, of י׳ to help Psalm 69:19; for war, battle, Exodus 14:20; Judges 20:24; unto God 1 Samuel 14:36 (+ הֲלוֺם), Zephaniah 3:2, י׳Ezekiel 44:15; Isaiah 48:16; approach sexually, of man, † Genesis 20:4; Isaiah 8:3; Deuteronomy 22:14; Leviticus 18:6, 14, 19 (H) Ezekiel 18:6; of woman † Leviticus 20:16 (אֶל of beast); אֵלֶיךָ ק׳ Isaiah 65:5 = keep to thyself (|| אַלתִּֿגַּשׁבּֿי); with עַל person, in hostility, Psalm 27:2 (+ infinitive purpose), so probably מִקְּרָבלִֿי Psalm 55:19 that none may approach me (ק׳ infinitive construct, so Che Bae Dr, > noun = battle).
b. אֶל location Exodus 32:19; Deuteronomy 2:37; Deuteronomy 20:10; Joshua; Proverbs 5:8; אֶל of thing Joshua 3:3; Ezekiel 42:14; Ezekiel 44:16; Leviticus 22:3 (H), Exodus 36:2 + 5 times P; עַלהַֿמִּזְבֵּחַ 2 Kings 16:12 אֶלהַֿמִּלְחָמָה Deuteronomy 20:2.
†c. לִפְנֵי person (י׳) Exodus 16:9; Leviticus 16:1; Psalm 119:169 (of cry); before men Numbers 9:6; Joshua 17:4.
†d. מוּל of a people Deuteronomy 2:19.
†e. ב location Judges 19:13; Psalm 91:10 (of evil).
†f. ל location Job 33:22; adverb of location הֲלֹם Exodus 3:5, הֵ֫נָּה Isaiah 57:3 (compare g, 2 Samuel 20:16).
†g. draw near for a purpose, with Infinitive 1 Samuel 17:48; 2 Samuel 15:5; Deuteronomy 25:11; Exodus 12:48; Leviticus 21:17; Numbers 17:5; Isaiah 34:1; Ecclesiastes 4:17, + (Infinitive omitted) Leviticus 21:18; with וֵ subordinate 2 Samuel 20:16 (+ עַדהֵֿ֫נָּה); with לַמִּשְׁמָּט Isaiah 41:1 (compare a. Malachi 3:5); + Imperative Deuteronomy 5:24; Joshua 10:24; Leviticus 10:4, + Imperfect Joshua 10:24; Leviticus 10:5
h. absolute (15 times) Joshua 7:14 (3 times in verse) (technically of approach to sanctuary, for trial by lot), Isaiah 5:19 (of י׳'s counsel), Isaiah 41:5 +, Lamentations 3:57 (of י׳, to help); הַמִּלְחָמָה וַחִק׳ 1 Kings 20:29 i.e. the battle was joined; of calamities Ezekiel 9:1, קִצֵּנוּ ק׳ Lamentations 4:18.
†2. of time, draw near, Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 15:9; Ezekiel 12:23; specifically לָמות יְמֵי פ׳ ק׳ Genesis 47:27; Deuteronomy 31:14; 1 Kings 2:1
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְנִקְרַב אֶלהָֿאֱםהִים Exodus 22:7 he shall be brought unto God (at the sanctuary), also (absolute, reflexive) 2nd person masculine plural consecutive צְנִקְרַבְתֶּם Joshua 7:14 (compare Qal h).
Pi. Perfect 1st person singular קֵרַכְתִּי Isaiah 46:13; 3rd person masculine plural קֵרְבוּ Hosea 7:6 (see below), Ezekiel 36:8; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular וּתְקָרֵב Psalm 65:5; 1st person singular suffix אֲקָֽרְבֶנּוּ Job 31:37; Imperative masculine singular קָרַב Ezekiel 37:17; masculine plural קָֽרְבוּ Isaiah 41:21; — cause to approach, bring near:
1. in space, accusative of thing + אֶל Ezekiel 37:17; = receive, accusative of person Job 31:37 (Thes Du; most approach majestically, march up to), accusative omitted Psalm 65:5; רִיבְכֶם ק׳ Isaiah 41:21 bring on your suit !
2. in time, צִדְקָתִ׳ ק׳ Isaiah 46:13 (of י׳), לָבוֺא ק׳ Ezekiel 36:8 they have brought near to come, brought their coming near, it is at hand (compare Hiph. Genesis 12:11). — Hosea 7:6 read בָּעַר for קֵרְבוּ (קִרְבּוֺ RSProph. iv, N.19), compare Greek Version of the LXX Now.
Hiph.177 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִקְרִיב Genesis 12:11 +, רִב - Numbers 7:19; 2nd person masculine singular וְהִקְרַבְ֫תָּ Exodus 29:3 +, etc.: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַקְרִיב Ezekiel 44:27 +, רִב- Ezekiel 46:4; וַיַקְרֵב Judges 3:17 +; plural וַנַּקְרֵב Numbers 31:50. etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַקְרֵב Numbers 3:6 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute הֵקְרֵב Leviticus 6:7; construct הַקְרִיב Judges 3:18 +, etc.; Participle מַקְרִיב Leviticus 3:1 +, etc.; —
1.
a. bring near, bring, present, with accusative of thing, Judges 5:25 (+ בְּסֵפֶל), compare Exodus 29:3 (+ בַּסָּל); tribute Psalm 72:10; מִנְחָה Judges 3:17 (+ ל person), Judges 3:18; compare (ל person) Malachi 1:8; שָׂדֶה בְּשָׂדֶה יַק׳ Isaiah 5:8 i.e. join, incorporate; pregnantly with מִן local 2 Kings 16:14 (see RSSemitic i. 466 ff., 2nd ed. 486 ff.); accusative of case, affair, Deuteronomy 1:17 (+ אֶל person), Numbers 27:5 (+ לִפְנֵי י׳); with accusative of person: + אֶל person), Numbers 15:33; Numbers 25:6; Joshua 8:23, + אֶל reflexive Exodus 28:1, + אֶת (perp.) reflexive Numbers 18:2; absolute of person, make an appraoch Exodus 14:10.
b. of time, הִקְרִיב לָבוֺא Genesis 12:11; תַּקְרִיב לָלֶדֶת Isaiah 26:17; וַתַּקְרִיבִי יָמַיִךְ Ezekiel 22:4.
2. as technical term (approximately + 158 times) chiefly in Ezekiel HPS, bring near, of presenting, dedicating, or offering to ׃י׳
a. with accusative of person,
(1) Araron and his sons, and Levites, sometimes with אֶל לְפְנֵי, person or location, Exodus 29:4, 8; Exodus 40:12, 14; Leviticus 3:6; Leviticus 7:35; Leviticus 8:6, 13, 24; Numbers 8:9, 10; Numbers 16:5 (twice in verse); Numbers 16:9, 10, compare (of princ, subj,. י׳) Jeremiah 30:21;
(2) for selection by Joshua 7:16, 17 (twice in verse); Joshua 7:18; 1 Samuel 10:20, 21;
(3) for ordeal of מֵי הַמָּרִים Numbers 5:16,
b. usually (approximately + 142 times) with accusative off offering, with or without further complement (אֶל, לִפְנֵי location לי׳ לִפְנֵי י׳; rarely אֶל, ל of priest, etc.):
(1) animal-offering Leviticus 3:7, 12; Leviticus 8:18, 22 (all + סָמִךְ of offerer), Exodus 29:10; Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 4:3, 14 +, etc.
(2) צֶבַךְ Leviticus 7:16; עֹלָה Numbers 29:13, 36; אִשֶּׁה Leviticus 3:3, 14; Leviticus 23:8, 25 +;
(3) blood Leviticus 1:5 (+ זָרַק), Leviticus 7:33; Leviticus 9:9;
(4)מִנְחָה Leviticus 2:8; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 7:12; Leviticus 23:16; Numbers 5:25; Numbers 6:16; Numbers 15:9; לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָיו Leviticus 21:6, 8, 17, 21, etc.;
(6) especially with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קָרְבָּן Leviticus 1:2 (twice in verse); Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 2:1, 4; Leviticus 22:18; Numbers 7:10, 11; Numbers 31:50 + (approximately + 33 times);
(7) accusative ommitted, 2 Chronicles 35:12.
c. make an offering Numbers 7:2, 18.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7127.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:11; 12:11; 12:11; 20:4; 20:4; 27:41; 37:18; 37:18; 47:27

Exodus

3:5; 12:48; 14:10; 14:20; 16:9; 16:9; 22:7; 28:1; 29:3; 29:3; 29:4; 29:8; 29:10; 32:19; 36:2; 36:2; 40:12; 40:14

Leviticus

1:2; 1:5; 1:14; 1:15; 2:1; 2:4; 2:8; 3:1; 3:3; 3:6; 3:7; 3:12; 3:14; 4:3; 4:14; 6:7; 6:7; 7:12; 7:16; 7:33; 7:35; 8:6; 8:13; 8:18; 8:22; 8:24; 9:9; 10:1; 10:4; 10:5; 16:1; 18:6; 18:14; 18:19; 20:16; 21:6; 21:8; 21:17; 21:17; 21:18; 21:21; 22:3; 22:18; 23:8; 23:16; 23:25

Numbers

3:4; 3:6; 5:16; 5:25; 6:16; 7:2; 7:10; 7:11; 7:18; 7:19; 8:9; 8:10; 9:6; 15:9; 15:33; 16:5; 16:9; 16:10; 16:17; 16:35; 17:3; 17:4; 17:5; 18:2; 18:4; 25:6; 26:61; 27:5; 29:13; 29:36; 31:50; 31:50

Deuteronomy

1:17; 2:19; 2:37; 5:24; 15:9; 20:2; 20:10; 22:14; 25:11; 31:14

Joshua

3:3; 7:14; 7:14; 7:16; 7:17; 7:18; 8:23; 10:24; 10:24; 17:4

Judges

3:17; 3:17; 3:18; 3:18; 5:25; 19:13; 20:24

1 Samuel

10:20; 10:21; 14:36; 17:48

2 Samuel

15:5; 20:16; 20:16; 20:16

1 Kings

2:1; 2:7; 20:29

2 Kings

16:12; 16:14

2 Chronicles

35:12

Job

31:37; 31:37; 33:22

Psalms

27:2; 27:2; 32:9; 55:19; 65:5; 65:5; 69:19; 69:19; 72:10; 91:10; 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; 41:21; 46:13; 46:13; 48:16; 57:3; 65:5

Jeremiah

30:21

Lamentations

3:57; 4:18

Ezekiel

9:1; 12:23; 18:6; 22:4; 36:8; 36:8; 37:17; 37:17; 42:14; 44:15; 44:16; 44:27; 46:4

Hosea

7:6; 7:6

Jonah

1:6

Zephaniah

3:2; 3:2

Malachi

1:8; 3:5; 3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7126 matches the Hebrew קָרַב (qāraḇ),
which occurs 283 times in 263 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 12:11–Lev 7:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11 - And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a woman fair to look upon.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:4 - But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, and I will slay my brother Jacob.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:18 - And when they saw him from afar, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to put him to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - And the days of Israel approached that he should die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:48 - And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, and would hold the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and hold it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10 - And Pharaoh approached; and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and the children of Israel were much afraid, and cried out to Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and was a cloud and darkness, and lit up the night; and the one did not come near the other all the night.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:9 - And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the assembly of the children of Israel, Come near into the presence of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:8 - if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, to see if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:1 - And thou shalt take thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve me as priest -- Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:3 - And thou shalt put them into one basket, and present them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4 - And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring near the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shalt bathe them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:8 - And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with the vests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - And thou shalt present the bullock before the tent of meeting; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - And it came to pass, when he came near the camp, and saw the calf and the dancing, that Moses' anger burned, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and shattered them beneath the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every man that was wise-hearted, in whose heart God had put wisdom, every one whose heart moved him to come to the work to do it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12 - And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:14 - And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:32 - when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:2 - Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When any man of you presenteth an offering to Jehovah, ye shall present your offering of the cattle, of the herd and of the flock.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:3 - If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall present it a male without blemish: at the entrance of the tent of meeting shall he present it, for his acceptance before Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - And he shall slaughter the bullock before Jehovah; and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall present the blood and sprinkle the blood round about on the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - And if his offering be of the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall present it a male without blemish.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall present it all, and burn it on the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odour.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - And if his offering to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall present his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - And the priest shall bring it near to the altar and pinch off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be pressed out at the side of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:1 - And when any one will present an oblation to Jehovah, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense thereon.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:4 - And if thou present an offering of an oblation baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:8 - And thou shalt bring the oblation that is made of these things to Jehovah; and it shall be presented to the priest, and he shall bring it to the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:11 - No oblation which ye shall present to Jehovah shall be made with leaven; for no leaven and no honey shall ye burn in any fire-offering to Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - As to the offering of the first-fruits, ye shall present them to Jehovah; but they shall not be offered upon the altar for a sweet odour.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:13 - And every offering of thine oblation shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thine oblation: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:14 - And if thou present an oblation of thy first-fruits to Jehovah, thou shalt present as the oblation of thy first-fruits green ears of corn roasted in fire, corn beaten out of full ears.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 - And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace-offering, -- if he present it of the herd, whether a male or female, he shall present it without blemish before Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3 - And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offering an offering by fire to Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah be of small cattle, male or female, he shall present it without blemish.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:7 - If he present a sheep for his offering, then shall he present it before Jehovah,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9 - And he shall present of the sacrifice of peace-offering an offering by fire to Jehovah; the fat thereof, the whole fat tail, which he shall take off close by the backbone, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:12 - And if his offering be a goat, then he shall present it before Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 - And he shall present thereof his offering, an offering by fire to Jehovah; the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is on the inwards,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 - if the priest that is anointed sin according to the trespass of the people; then for his sin which he hath sinned shall he present a young bullock without blemish to Jehovah for a sin-offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:14 - and the sin wherewith they have sinned against it have become known; then the congregation shall present a young bullock for the sin-offering, and shall bring it before the tent of meeting;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall present that which is for the sin-offering first, and pinch off his head at the neck, but shall not divide it;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:14 - And this is the law of the oblation: one of the sons of Aaron shall present it before Jehovah, before the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:20 - This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall present to Jehovah on the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour as a continual oblation, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It shall be prepared in the pan with oil: saturated with oil shalt thou bring it: baken pieces of the oblation shalt thou present for a sweet odour to Jehovah.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - And he shall present of it all the fat thereof; the fat tail and the fat that covereth the inwards,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:8 - And as to the priest that presenteth any man's burnt-offering, the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath presented shall be the priest's for himself.

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