קָרֵב
qârêb · kaw-rabe'
near
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7126 (קָרַב);
near
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
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 קָרֵב 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
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that cometh nigh4 · 36%
- and drew near2 · 18%
- whosoever cometh any thing near1 · 9%
- ye approach1 · 9%
- and for all that came1 · 9%
- which come near1 · 9%
- which shall come near1 · 9%
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.