H7126. qarab

I. [קָרֵב‎], קָרַב‎₂₇₉

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 וקרב רחק דֿ‎ 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 קוּרְבָּנָא ᵑ7 קרבו,‎, 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; 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); ׳ק אֵלֶיךָ‎ Isaiah 65:5 = keep to thyself ("" אַלתִּֿגַּשׁבּֿי‎); with עַל‎ person, in hostility, Psalm 27:2 (+ infinitive purpose), so probably מִקְּרָבלִֿי‎ 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; 20:10; Joshua; Proverbs 5:8; אֶל‎ of thing Joshua 3:3; Ezekiel 42:14; 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), 41:5 +, Lamentations 3:57 (of ׳י‎, to help); ׳וַחִק הַמִּלְחָמָה‎ 1 Kings 20:29 i.e. the battle was joined; of calamities Ezekiel 9:1, ׳ק קִצֵּנוּ‎ Lamentations 4:18.

2 of time, draw near, Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 15:9; Ezekiel 12:23; specifically ׳ק פ ׳יְמֵי לָמות‎ Genesis 47:27; Deuteronomy 31:14; 1 Kings 2:1

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular consecutive אֶלהָֿאֱםהִים וְנִקְרַב‎ 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; ׳ק רִיבְכֶם‎ Isaiah 41:21 bring on your suit !

2 in time, ׳ק ׳צִדְקָתִ‎ Isaiah 46:13 (of ׳י‎), ׳ק לָבוֺא‎ 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- 46:4; וַיַקְרֵב‎ Judges 3:17 +; plural וַנַּקְרֵב‎ Numbers 31:50. etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַקְרֵב‎ 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), 3:18; compare (ל‎ person) Malachi 1:8; יַק בְּשָׂדֶה ׳שָׂדֶה‎ 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 (+ י ׳לִפְנֵי‎); with accusative of person: + אֶל‎ person), 15:33; 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, לָבוֺא הִקְרִיב‎ Genesis 12:11; לָלֶדֶת תַּקְרִיב‎ Isaiah 26:17; יָמַיִךְ וַתַּקְרִיבִי‎ 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 לְפְנֵי אֶל‎, person or location, Exodus 29:4, 8; 40:12, 14; Leviticus 3:6; 7:35; 8:6, 13, 24; Numbers 8:9-10, 16:5 (twice in verse); 16:9-10, compare (of princ, subj,. ׳י‎) Jeremiah 30:21; (2) for selection by Joshua 7:16-17, (twice in verse); 7:18; 1 Samuel 10:20-21, (3) for ordeal of הַמָּרִים מֵי‎ Numbers 5:16,

b. usually (c. 142 t.) with accusative off offering, with or without further complement (לִפְנֵי אֶל,‎ location י ׳לִפְנֵי ׳לי‎; rarely ל אֶל,‎ of priest, etc.): (1) animal-offering Leviticus 3:7, 12; 8:18, 22 (all + סָמִךְ‎ of offerer), Exodus 29:10; Leviticus 1:15; 4:3, 14 +, etc. (2) צֶבַךְ‎ 7:16; עֹלָה‎ Numbers 29:13, 36; אִשֶּׁה‎ Leviticus 3:3, 14; 23:8, 25 +; (3) blood 1:5 (+ זָרַק‎), 7:33; 9:9; -4מִנְחָה‎ 2:8; 6:7; 7:12; 23:16; Numbers 5:25; 6:16; 15:9; אֱלֹהָיו לֶחֶם‎ Leviticus 21:6, 8, 17, 21, etc.;(5) incense Numbers 16:35 censer 16:17; 17:3; 17:4; זָרָה אֵשׁ‎ Leviticus 10:1; Numbers 3:4; 26:61; (6) especially with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קָרְבָּן‎ Leviticus 1:2 (twice in verse); 1:14; 2:1, 4; 22:18; Numbers 7:10-11, 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 7:16 (עַל‎ person); absolute, 3 masculine plural קְרִ֫בוּ‎ 3:8; 6:13; Infinitive suffix כְּמִקְרְבֵהּ‎ 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 6:10 (ל‎ of deity).

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