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Numbers 3:6
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָרַבqârab · kaw-rab'
H7126 · Hebrew
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
- הַקְרֵב֙ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- 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.