Hebrew · H7126, G1448 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "to come near, approach".

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Meaning

to come near, approach

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 125 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 73 Perfect 27 Imperative 15 Participle 5 Cohortative 2 Infinitive construct 2 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Hiphil 66 Qal 55 Piel 4

Mood

Indicative/jussive 68 Indicative 27 Imperative 15 Jussive 4 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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