What does קְרָב mean in the Bible?
קְרָב is a Hebrew word meaning "hostile encounter".
Hebrew · H7128
קְרָב
Hostile encounter
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קְרָב H7128
What does קְרָב mean in the Bible?
קְרָב is a Hebrew word meaning "hostile encounter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7128?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of battle (2), of war (2), but war (1), for war (1), from the battle (1).
Where does קְרָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 17:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), 2 Samuel (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of battle 2× Psalms 78:9, Zechariah 14:3
of war 2× Job 38:23, Ecclesiastes 9:18
but war 1× Psalms 55:21
for war 1× Psalms 144:1
from the battle 1× Psalms 55:18
in war 1× Psalms 68:30
into battle 1× 2 Samuel 17:11
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 17:11 בַּקְרָֽב׃ to into battle Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 38:23 קְ֝רָ֗ב to of war Noun - masculine singular Psalms 55:18 מִקֲּרָב־ to from the battle Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 55:21 וּֽקֲרָב־ to but war Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 68:30 קְרָב֥וֹת to in war Noun - masculine plural Psalms 78:9 קְרָֽב׃ to of battle Noun - masculine singular Psalms 144:1 לַקְרָ֑ב to for war Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 9:18 קְרָ֑ב to of war Noun - masculine singular Zechariah 14:3 קְרָֽב׃ to of battle Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 17:11
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 5 Ecclesiastes 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
קְרָֽב׃ 2x qə·rāḇ Psalms 78:9, Zechariah 14:3
בַּקְרָֽב׃ 1x baq·rāḇ 2 Samuel 17:11
וּֽקֲרָב־ 1x ū·qă·rāḇ- Psalms 55:21
לַקְרָ֑ב 1x laq·rāḇ Psalms 144:1
מִקֲּרָב־ 1x miq·qă·rāḇ- Psalms 55:18
קְ֝רָ֗ב 1x qə·rāḇ Job 38:23
קְרָ֑ב 1x qə·rāḇ Ecclesiastes 9:18
קְרָב֥וֹת 1x qə·rā·ḇō·wṯ Psalms 68:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 4x Job 38:23, Psalms 78:9, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Zechariah 14:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 55:21
Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 68:30
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 17:11
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 144:1
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 55:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. hostile encounter
Source Gloss
hostile encounter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
hostile encounter BDB: battle Usage: battle, war.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קְרָב is built from this root:
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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