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Daniel 6:21
“Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קְרֵבqᵉrêb · ker-abe'
H7127 · Aramaic
H7127 · Aramaic
- Definition
- {to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H7126 (קָרַב)
- KJV renderings
- approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- כְ — preposition
- מִקְרְבֵ֣ — verb Peal, infinitive construct
- הּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 6:10Ezra 6:17Ezra 7:17Daniel 3:8Daniel 3:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קְרֵב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.