Lexical Definition

‎קָרֵב‎ qârêb (kaw-rabe') approaching ^H:A
from ‎קָרַב‎

approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.

• near

1) near, approaching

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קָרֵב‎ verbal adjective approaching; — ‎׳‎‎ק‎ 1Sam 17:41 +; plural ‎קְרִבִים‎ Ezek 40:46; Ezek 45:4 — approaching:

1. as predicate, ‎אֶלדָּֿוִד‎ ‎׳‎‎הֹלֵח וְק‎ 1Sam 17:14, ‎אַתֶּס קְרֵבִים‎ ‎לַמִּלְחָמָה‎ Deut 20:8 abs ‎׳‎‎הָלוֺח וְק‎ 2Sam 18:25 c, article as substantive, 1Kgs 5:7* (+ ‎אֶלוֺשֻׁלְחָן‎), Num 17:28* (twice in verse) (+ ‎אֶלֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎מִשְׁכַּן י‎).

2. with article approaching ‎׳‎‎י‎ temple or tabernacle, for service, with ‎לְשָׁרֵת‎ Exod 40:46 (+ ‎׳‎‎אֶליֿ‎), Exod 45:4 absolute ‎׳‎‎הַוָּר הַקּ‎ Num 1:51; Num 3:10; Num 3:38; Num 18:7.

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