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Leviticus 1:13

“But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קֶרֶבqereb · keh'-reb
H7130 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Derivation: from H7126 (קָרַב);
KJV renderings: [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הַ — particle (definite article)
קֶּ֥רֶב — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 227 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:12 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 24:3 Genesis 25:22 Genesis 41:21

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 קֶרֶב here.

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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.