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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 - As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:4 - But Abimelech had not slept with her yet, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation?
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:18 - When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - As the time of his death drew near, Jacob[fn] called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” the LORD warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:48 - “If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10 - As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:9 - Then Moses said to Aaron, “Announce this to the entire community of Israel: ‘Present yourselves before the LORD, for he has heard your complaining.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:8 - But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God,[fn] who will determine if he stole the property.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:1 - “Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:3 - Place them all in a single basket, and present them at the entrance of the Tabernacle, along with the young bull and the two rams.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:4 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle,[fn] and wash them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:8 - Next present his sons, and dress them in their tunics.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:10 - “Bring the young bull to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where Aaron and his sons will lay their hands on its head.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:19 - When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the others who were specially gifted by the LORD and were eager to get to work.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:12 - “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:14 - Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:32 - Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:2 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:3 - “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you[fn] may be accepted by the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:10 - “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:13 - But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:14 - “If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:15 - The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:1 - “When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:4 - “If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:8 - “No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:11 - “Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:13 - Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:14 - “If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:1 - “If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:3 - The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:6 - “If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:7 - If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:9 - The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:12 - “If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:14 - The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 - “If the high priest[fn] sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:14 - When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:8 - You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:14 - “These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:20 - “On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the LORD a grain offering of two quarts[fn] of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:21 - It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice[fn] this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:3 - The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:8 - In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal.

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