Hebrew · H7138, H7126 · unreviewed

בִּקְרֹבַי

Near (in place, kindred or time) · to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose

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קָרוֹב H7138 near (in place, kindred or time)
Pronunciation qārôḇ
Encompasses spatial proximity, relational kinship, and temporal imminence—fundamentally about closeness in multiple dimensions.
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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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What does בִּקְרֹבַי (biqrōḇay) mean in the Bible?

קָרוֹב · קָרַב is a Hebrew word meaning "near (in place, kindred or time)".

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Meaning

near (in place, kindred or time)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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
Gen 12:11 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Gen 20:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 27:41 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 37:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 3:5 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 12:48 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Exod 14:10 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Exod 14:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 16:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Exod 28:1 Hiphil · Imperative · Imperative Exod 29:4 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 29:8 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 32:19 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 40:14 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 1:2 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 1:2 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 1:3 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:1 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:4 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:11 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:12 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:13 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:14 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 2:14 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 3:1 Hiphil · Participle Lev 3:7 Hiphil · Participle Lev 6:7 Hiphil · Infinitive absolute Lev 6:13 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 6:14 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 7:3 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 7:8 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Lev 7:11 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 7:13 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 7:25 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 7:35 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Lev 9:7 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Lev 10:4 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Lev 10:19 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Lev 18:6 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 18:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive +85 more 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)

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