Original Language Studio
Joshua 17:4
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- תִּקְרַ֡בְנָה — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 283 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:11Genesis 20:4Genesis 27:41Genesis 37:18Genesis 47:29
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 קָרַב 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.