What does קָרַב · רִיב mean in the Bible?
קָרַב · רִיב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bring near your lawsuit/case".
Hebrew · H7126, H7379
קָרְבוּ רִיבְכֶם
To approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose · a contest (personal or legal)
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קָרַבH7126to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose
Pronunciationqārab
Movement toward presence or engagement, whether spatial approach or ritual offering; fundamental to covenant interaction.
Open lexicon entry →רִיבH7379a contest (personal or legal)
Pronunciationriv
Legal dispute or personal conflict; often involves God as judge mediating between contending parties.
Open lexicon entry →What does קָרְבוּ רִיבְכֶם (qarvu rivkhem) mean in the Bible?
קָרַב · רִיב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bring near your lawsuit/case".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7126, H7379?
H7126, H7379 is connected to 344 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bring near your lawsuit/case
Source Gloss
bring near your lawsuit/case
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 groups3Aligned forms125
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action66×
ImperfectExod 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 7:345×
PerfectExod 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 5:2511×
Participle activeLev 3:1 · Lev 3:7 · Lev 21:6 · Lev 21:8 · Num 16:355×
Sequential imperfectExod 28:1 · Num 3:6 · Num 18:23×
Infinitive absoluteLev 6:71×
Infinitive constructNum 9:71×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense55×
ImperfectEzek 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 20:1624×
Perfect1Kgs 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 3:213×
Sequential imperfectExod 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 9:711×
JussiveExod 3:5 · Prov 5:8 · Exod 12:48 · Josh 3:44×
Cohortative1Sam 14:36 · Isa 41:12×
Infinitive constructPs 32:91×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action4×
PerfectEzek 36:8 · Hos 7:6 · Isa 46:133×
Sequential imperfectIsa 41:211×
Word Origins
קָרְבוּ רִיבְכֶם is a primitive root - no further derivation.