Hebrew word study

קָרַבqârab — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

Pronounced “kaw-rab'”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

Translated in the King James as: (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.

Appears 278 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 5×

Genesis 12:11 Genesis 20:4 Genesis 27:41 Genesis 37:18 Genesis 47:29

Exodus — 16×

Exodus 3:5 Exodus 12:48 Exodus 14:10 Exodus 14:20 Exodus 16:9 Exodus 22:8 Exodus 28:1 Exodus 29:3 Exodus 29:4 Exodus 29:8 Exodus 29:10 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 36:2 Exodus 40:12 Exodus 40:14 Exodus 40:32

Leviticus — 100×

Leviticus 1:2 Leviticus 1:3 Leviticus 1:5 Leviticus 1:10 Leviticus 1:13 Leviticus 1:14 Leviticus 1:15 Leviticus 2:1 Leviticus 2:4 Leviticus 2:8 Leviticus 2:11 Leviticus 2:12 Leviticus 2:13 Leviticus 2:14 Leviticus 3:1 Leviticus 3:3 Leviticus 3:6 Leviticus 3:7 Leviticus 3:9 Leviticus 3:12 Leviticus 3:14 Leviticus 4:3 Leviticus 4:14 Leviticus 5:8 Leviticus 6:14+ 75 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 58×

Numbers 3:4 Numbers 3:6 Numbers 5:9 Numbers 5:16 Numbers 5:25 Numbers 6:14 Numbers 6:16 Numbers 7:2 Numbers 7:3 Numbers 7:10 Numbers 7:11 Numbers 7:12 Numbers 7:18 Numbers 7:19 Numbers 8:9 Numbers 8:10 Numbers 9:6 Numbers 9:7 Numbers 9:13 Numbers 15:4 Numbers 15:7 Numbers 15:9 Numbers 15:10 Numbers 15:13 Numbers 15:27+ 33 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 13×

Deuteronomy 1:17 Deuteronomy 1:22 Deuteronomy 2:19 Deuteronomy 2:37 Deuteronomy 4:11 Deuteronomy 5:23 Deuteronomy 5:27 Deuteronomy 15:9 Deuteronomy 20:2 Deuteronomy 20:10 Deuteronomy 22:14 Deuteronomy 25:11 Deuteronomy 31:14

Joshua — 14×

Joshua 3:4 Joshua 7:14 Joshua 7:16 Joshua 7:17 Joshua 7:18 Joshua 8:5 Joshua 8:23 Joshua 10:24 Joshua 17:4+ 5 more in Joshua

Judges — 5×

Judges 3:17 Judges 3:18 Judges 5:25 Judges 19:13 Judges 20:24

1 Samuel — 4×

1 Sam 10:20 1 Sam 10:21 1 Sam 14:36 1 Sam 17:48

2 Samuel — 3×

2 Sam 15:5 2 Sam 20:16 2 Sam 20:17

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 2:1 1 Ki 2:7 1 Ki 20:29

2 Kings — 2×

2 Ki 16:12 2 Ki 16:14

1 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chronicles — 1×

Ezra — 1×

Esther — 1×

Job — 2×

Psalms — 8×

Psalms 27:2 Psalms 32:9 Psalms 65:4 Psalms 69:18 Psalms 72:10 Psalms 91:10 Psalms 119:150 Psalms 119:169

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 5:8

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 5:1

Isaiah — 13×

Isaiah 5:8 Isaiah 5:19 Isaiah 8:3 Isaiah 26:17 Isaiah 34:1 Isaiah 41:1 Isaiah 41:5 Isaiah 41:21 Isaiah 46:13 Isaiah 48:16 Isaiah 54:14 Isaiah 57:3 Isaiah 65:5

Jeremiah — 1×

Jeremiah 30:21

Lamentations — 2×

Lam 3:57 Lam 4:18

Ezekiel — 17×

Ezekiel 9:1 Ezekiel 12:23 Ezekiel 18:6 Ezekiel 22:4 Ezekiel 36:8 Ezekiel 37:7 Ezekiel 37:17 Ezekiel 42:14 Ezekiel 43:22 Ezekiel 43:23 Ezekiel 43:24 Ezekiel 44:7 Ezekiel 44:15 Ezekiel 44:16 Ezekiel 44:27 Ezekiel 46:4+ 1 more in Ezekiel

Hosea — 1×

Jonah — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Haggai — 1×

Malachi — 2×

Malachi 1:8 Malachi 3:5

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