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Ezra 6:17

“And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קְרֵבqᵉrêb · ker-abe'
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
  • וְ — conjunction
  • הַקְרִ֗בוּ — verb Haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code AC/Vhp3mp
Usage
Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 6:10Ezra 7:17Daniel 3:8Daniel 3:26Daniel 6:13

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.