Hebrew · H7126, H430 · unreviewed

וְנִקְרַב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים

To approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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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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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym

Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.

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What does וְנִקְרַב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים (veniqrav el-haElohim) mean in the Bible?

קָרַב · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew word meaning "to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose".

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Meaning

to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose

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.).

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