Strong's H7131 · Hebrew
קָרֵב
qârêb · /kaw-rabe'/
Definition
near
KJV: approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
Root / derivation: from H7126 (קָרַב);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קָרֵב across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Numbers5 verses
And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers 3:10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers 3:38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers 17:13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Numbers 18:7Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
1 Samuel1 verse
Ezekiel2 verses
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
Ezekiel 45:4The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7131 (qârêb) mean?
near
How many times does H7131 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7131 (קָרֵב) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “near.”
How is qârêb translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7131 is rendered as “near” (5×), “nigh” (4×), “approach” (1×), “came” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word קָרֵב come from?
from H7126 (קָרַב);