קָרַב
qârab · kaw-rab'
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (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.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the house, what is within
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קָרַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
280 occurrences · 280 OT · 0 NT · 205 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and he brought11 · 10%
- to offer9 · 8%
- and thou shalt bring6 · 6%
- shall bring6 · 6%
- he shall offer5 · 5%
- shall offer5 · 5%
- but ye shall offer5 · 5%
- brought5 · 5%
- come near5 · 5%
- and he shall offer5 · 5%
- thou shalt offer4 · 4%
- and offer4 · 4%
- offered4 · 4%
- shall come3 · 3%
- ye shall offer3 · 3%
- drew nigh3 · 3%
- and brought3 · 3%
- bring3 · 3%
- and ye shall offer3 · 3%
- when they offered3 · 3%
- drew near3 · 3%
- came near3 · 3%
- that offereth3 · 3%
- if he offer3 · 3%
- are at hand2 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.