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Psalms 49:12

“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.” (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: קִרְבָּ֤ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HNcmsc/Sp3mp
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.