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It is used to describe the innermost part of something, whether it be a physical location, a group of people, or the inner being of a person. In the context of the Old Testament, "qareb" often refers to the presence of God among His people, the inner workings of the human heart, or the central part of a community or nation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of "qareb" was significant in understanding the relationship between God and His people. The idea of God dwelling "in the midst" of Israel was central to their identity as a chosen nation. The tabernacle and later the temple were physical representations of God's presence in the "midst" of His people. Additionally, the notion of the "inner part" of a person was important in the Hebrew understanding of the heart as the center of thought, emotion, and will.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm">qarab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>approaching<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>came (1), come near (2), comes near (5), coming near (1), nearer (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קָרֵב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verbal adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>approaching</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-41.htm">1 Samuel 17:41</a> +; plural <font class="hebrew2">קְרִבִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Ezekiel 40:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Ezekiel 45:4</a>; — <em>approaching:</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> as predicate, <font class="hebrew2">אֶלדָּֿוִד</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הֹלֵח וְק</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-14.htm">1 Samuel 17:14</a>, <font class="hebrew2">אַתֶּס קְרֵבִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">לַמִּלְחָמָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Deuteronomy 20:8</a>; abs <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הָלוֺח וְק</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25</a>; c, article as substantive, <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5-7.htm">1 Kings 5:7</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">אֶלוֺשֻׁלְחָן</font>), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-28.htm">Numbers 17:28</a> (twice in verse) (+ <font class="hebrew2">אֶלֿ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁכַּן י</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> with article <em>approaching</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> temple or tabernacle, for service, with <font class="hebrew2">לְשָׁרֵת</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/40-46.htm">Exodus 40:46</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶליֿ</font>), Ex 45:4; absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הַוָּר הַקּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/1-51.htm">Numbers 1:51</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-10.htm">Numbers 3:10,38</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/18-7.htm">Numbers 18:7</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>approach, come near, nigh, draw near <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm">qarab</a>; near -- approach, come (near, nigh), draw near. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm">qarab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים הַקָּרֵ֛ב הַקָּרֵ֧ב ׀ הקרב הקרבים וְקָרֵ֖ב וְקָרֵֽב׃ וקרב וקרב׃ קְרֵבִ֥ים קרבים hakkaRev hakkereVim haq·qā·rêḇ haq·qə·rê·ḇîm haqqārêḇ haqqərêḇîm kereVim qə·rê·ḇîm qərêḇîm vekaRev wə·qā·rêḇ wəqārêḇ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 17:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כֹּ֣ל <b> הַקָּרֵ֧ב ׀ </b> הַקָּרֵ֛ב אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Everyone <span class="itali">who comes</span> near, who comes near<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Whosoever cometh any thing near</span> unto the tabernacle<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Everyone <span class="itali">comes</span> near to<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 17:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כֹּ֣ל הַקָּרֵ֧ב ׀ <b> הַקָּרֵ֛ב </b> אֶל־ מִשְׁכַּ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who comes <span class="itali">near, who comes near</span> to the tabernacle<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Everyone comes <span class="itali">near</span> to the tabernacle<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/20-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 20:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּ֨ם <b> קְרֵבִ֥ים </b> הַיּ֛וֹם לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> O Israel, <span class="itali">ye approach</span> this day<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/20-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Israel ye <span class="itali">approach</span> today the battle<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/17-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 17:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י הֹלֵ֥ךְ <b> וְקָרֵ֖ב </b> אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on <span class="itali">and drew near</span> unto David;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/17-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Philistine came <span class="itali">near</span> about David<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/18-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 18:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ <b> וְקָרֵֽב׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And he came nearer <span class="itali">and nearer.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he came apace, <span class="itali">and drew near.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> came nearer <span class="itali">and nearer</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 4:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֧ת כָּל־ <b> הַקָּרֵ֛ב </b> אֶל־ שֻׁלְחַ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and all <span class="itali">who came</span> to King<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Solomon, <span class="itali">and for all that came</span> unto king<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Solomon and all <span class="itali">came</span> about table<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:46</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְנֵֽי־ צָד֗וֹק <b> הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים </b> מִבְּנֵֽי־ לֵוִ֛י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Levi <span class="itali">come near</span> to the LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Levi, <span class="itali">which come near</span> to the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are the sons of Zadok <span class="itali">come</span> the sons of Levi<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/45-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 45:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה <b> הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים </b> לְשָׁרֵ֣ת אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/45.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the sanctuary, <span class="itali">who come near</span> to minister<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the sanctuary, <span class="itali">which shall come near</span> to minister<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sanctuary become <span class="itali">come</span> to minister to the LORD<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7131.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7131.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7131<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkarev_7131.htm">haq·qā·rêḇ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkerevim_7131.htm">haq·qə·rê·ḇîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kerevim_7131.htm">qə·rê·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekarev_7131.htm">wə·qā·rêḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' 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