What does קָרַב · ἐγγίζω mean in the Bible?
קָרַב · ἐγγίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to come near, approach".
Hebrew · H7126, G1448
Qarab
To approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose · to come near
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קָרַב H7126 to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose
Pronunciation qārab
Movement toward presence or engagement, whether spatial approach or ritual offering; fundamental to covenant interaction.
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ἐγγίζω G1448 to come near
Pronunciation engízō
Arrival of God's kingdom or end times; emphasizes temporal/eschatological proximity rather than mere spatial closeness.
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What does qarab (qarab) mean in the Bible?
קָרַב · ἐγγίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to come near, approach".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7126, G1448?
H7126, G1448 is connected to 283 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to come near, approach
Source Gloss
to come near, approach
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 125
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 66×
Imperfect Exod 29:4 · Exod 29:8 · Exod 40:14 · Ezek 43:22 · Ezek 43:23 · Lev 2:4 · Lev 2:13 · Lev 2:14 · Lev 6:14 · Num 15:7 · Num 15:10 · Ezek 44:27 · Ezek 46:4 · Lev 1:2 · Lev 1:3 · Lev 7:3 45×
Perfect Exod 14:10 · Gen 12:11 · Lev 7:8 · Lev 7:35 · Num 7:18 · Num 7:19 · Num 9:13 · Ezra 8:35 · Lev 10:19 · Num 17:4 · Judg 5:25 11×
Participle active Lev 3:1 · Lev 3:7 · Lev 21:6 · Lev 21:8 · Num 16:35 5×
Sequential imperfect Exod 28:1 · Num 3:6 · Num 18:2 3×
Infinitive absolute Lev 6:7 1×
Infinitive construct Num 9:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 55×
Imperfect Ezek 18:6 · Gen 37:18 · Josh 7:14 · Lev 21:17 · Lev 21:18 · Lev 22:3 · Num 17:5 · Num 18:4 · Ps 91:10 · Ezek 44:15 · Ezek 44:16 · Gen 27:41 · Num 18:3 · Num 18:22 · Isa 54:14 · Lev 20:16 24×
Perfect 1Kgs 2:7 · Deut 31:14 · Ezek 12:23 · Isa 41:5 · Ps 119:150 · Exod 14:20 · Exod 32:19 · Gen 20:4 · Lam 4:18 · Deut 2:37 · Lam 3:57 · Deut 15:9 · Zeph 3:2 13×
Sequential imperfect Exod 16:9 · Ezek 9:1 · Isa 34:1 · Isa 48:16 · Isa 57:3 · Josh 10:24 · Lev 10:4 · 2Sam 20:16 · Deut 5:27 · Isa 65:5 · Lev 9:7 11×
Jussive Exod 3:5 · Prov 5:8 · Exod 12:48 · Josh 3:4 4×
Cohortative 1Sam 14:36 · Isa 41:1 2×
Infinitive construct Ps 32:9 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 4×
Perfect Ezek 36:8 · Hos 7:6 · Isa 46:13 3×
Sequential imperfect Isa 41:21 1×
Word Origins
qarab is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain