verb come near, approach (Late Hebrew approach, be offered; Assyrian ‡arâbu, approach; Arabic , be near, approach; so Ethiopic : Sabean קרב approach a woman (sexually, see 1a below), DHM^{Hofmus. No.6.1.2.}, but also Generally דֿ רחק וקרב he who is far and he who is near CIS^{iv, no. 95, 7, 8} compare SabDenkm^{No. 12, 9, 10}; Aramaic קְרֵב, , approach; also, = oblation, Sabean קרבן DHM^{ZMG xxx (1876), 672} Arabic , O Aramaic קרבו, ᵑ7 קוּרְבָּנָא, Syriac ; compare Assyrian kurbannu (כ), DI^{HWS 351}); —

Qal₉₃ Perfect3masculine singular ׳ק Genesis 20:4 +; 3 feminine singular קָרֵ֑בָה Zephaniah 3:2, etc.; Imperfect3masculine 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 De Siegf Ol^{§ 249 c} Sta^{§ 642 c} Kö^{i. 175}; construct קְרֹב Psalm 27:2; Psalm 32:9, לְקָרְבָה Exodus 36:2, etc.; — approach:

1. a. with אֶל person (27 t.) Genesis 37:18; Numbers 18:4; Malachi 3:5 (+ לְמִּשְׁמָּט), 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 5t. 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 t.) Joshua 7:14 (3 t. in verse) (technically of approach to sanctuary, for trial by lot), Isaiah 5:19 (of ׳יs 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`al Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְנִקְרַב אֶלהָֿאֱםהִים Exodus 22:7 he shall be brought unto God (at the sanctuary), also (absolute, reflexive) 2 masculine plural consecutive צְנִקְרַבְתֶּם Joshua 7:14 (compare Qal h).

Pi`el Perfect1singular קֵרַכְתִּי Isaiah 46:13; 3masculine plural קֵרְבוּ Hosea 7:6 (see below), Ezekiel 36:8; imperfect2masculine singular וּתְקָרֵב Psalm 65:5; 1singular 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`il Genesis 12:11). — Hosea 7:6 read בָּעַר for קֵרְבוּ (קִרְבּוֺ RS^{Proph. iv, N.19}), compare ᵐ5 Now.

Hiph`il₁₇₇ Perfect3masculine singular הִקְרִיב Genesis 12:11 +, רִב- Numbers 7:19; 2masculine singular וְהִקְרַבְ֫תָּ Exodus 29:3 +, etc.: Imperfect3masculine 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 RS^{Semitic 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 (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, 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 (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 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; -4מִנְחָה 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.;(5) incense Numbers 16:35 censer Numbers 16:17; Numbers 17:3; Numbers 17:4; אֵשׁ זָרָה Leviticus 10:1; Numbers 3:4; Numbers 26:61; (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 + (c.33 t.); (7) accusative om, 2 Chronicles 35:12.

c. make an offering Numbers 7:2,18.

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

Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳ק Daniel 3:26 (ל location); 1 singular קִרְבַת Daniel 7:16 (עַל person); absolute, 3 masculine plural קְרִ֫בוּ Daniel 3:8; Daniel 6:13; Infinitive suffix כְּמִקְרְבֵהּ Daniel 6:21 when he approached, ל location

Pa`el offer sacrifice: Imperfect2masculine singular תְּקָרֵב Ezra 7:17, with accusative + עַל of altar.

Haph`el 1. =

Pa.: with accusative Perfect3masculine plural הַקְרִ֫בוּ Ezra 6:17, Participle active מְהַקְבִין Ezra 6:10 (ל of deity).

2 bring near: Perfect suffix הַקְרְבוּהִי Daniel 7:13 (קֳדָם of deity).