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Numbers 31:48
“And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:” (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
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יִּקְרְבוּ֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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.