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Deuteronomy 1:22

“And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קָרַבqârab · kaw-rab'
H7126 · Hebrew
Definition
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • תִּקְרְב֣וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural
  • ן — suffix (paragogic nun)
Code HC/Vqw2mp/Sn
Usage
Occurs 283 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:11Genesis 20:4Genesis 27:41Genesis 37:18Genesis 47:29

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.