Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H7138 - qārôḇ

Aa
קָרוֹב
Transliteration
qārôḇ
Pronunciation
kaw-robe'
Listen
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2065d

Strong’s Definitions

קָרוֹב qârôwb, kaw-robe'; or קָרֹב qârôb; from H7126; near (in place, kindred or time):—allied, approach, at hand, any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H7138 in the following manner: near (35x), nigh (13x), at hand (6x), neighbour (5x), next (5x), kin (3x), approach (2x), short (2x), kinsfolk (1x), kinsmen (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H7138 in the following manner: near (35x), nigh (13x), at hand (6x), neighbour (5x), next (5x), kin (3x), approach (2x), short (2x), kinsfolk (1x), kinsmen (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. near

    1. of place

    2. of time

    3. of personal relationship

      1. kinship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קָרוֹב qârôwb, kaw-robe'; or קָרֹב qârôb; from H7126; near (in place, kindred or time):—allied, approach, at hand, any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).
STRONGS H7138: Abbreviations
† קָרֹב, קָרוֺב 78 adjective near; — absolute קָרֹב Exodus 12:4 +, וֺב- 2 Samuel 19:48 +; plural קְרֹבִים 1 Kings 8:59, קְרוֺבִים Isaiah 33:13 +; feminine plural קְרֹבוֺת Ezekiel 22:5, etc.; — near (often opposed to רָחוֺק):
1. of city Genesis 19:20 (+ לָנוּס שָׁ֫מָּה), Jeremiah 48:24, הַקּ׳ Deuteronomy 21:3 the nearest (+ אֶל), compare (of elders) Deuteronomy 21:6; of land 1 Kings 8:46 2 Chronicles 6:36; road Exodus 13:17; = contiguous, כֶּרֶם 1 Kings 21:2 (+ אֵצֶל בֵּיתִי).
2. of person:
a. + אֶל person Genesis 45:10; Deuteronomy 13:8; Deuteronomy 22:2; Joshua 9:16; 1 Chronicles 12:41 (van d. H. 1 Chronicles 12:40); אֶל הַקּ׳ Exodus 12:4 the nearest to; with suffix קְרֹבוֺ Exodus 32:27, i.e. his neighbour.
b. absolute (opposed to or + רחוק, oft,= near and far, i.e. all without distinction), Ezekiel 6:12; Isaiah 57:19; Proverbs 27:10; plural Isaiah 33:13; Jeremiah 25:26; Daniel 9:7; Esther 9:20; Exodus 22:5; ק׳ of distress, personified, Psalm 22:12; — Ezekiel 23:5, Ezekiel 23:12 Co Berthol read קְרוּאִים famous; Toy רַבִּים (compare Jeremiah 39:13); Hpt in Toy Krae conjectures קְרוֺדִים (Assyrian ḳurâdu, warrior).
c. of near relationship, + אֶל person 2 Samuel 19:43; Leviticus 21:2, 3; Leviticus 25:25 (all H), Numbers 27:11 (P); ל pers Nehemiah 13:4; Ruth 2:20; + מִן compare Ruth 3:12; of intimacy, קְרֹנוֺ Psalm 15:3 (|| רֵעֵהוּ), קְרוֺבַי Job 19:14 (|| מְיֻדָּעַי) Psalm 38:12 (|| אֹהֲנַי וְרֵעַי); near, in office, Esther 1:14.
d. near to עַם קְרֹבוֺ י׳ Psalm 148:14 (Ri Bae קְרכָו the people of those near him).
e. near to י׳ in ceremonial function, with אֶל Ezekiel 43:19, with ל Ezekiel 42:13, suffix Leviticus 10:3.
f. of God (י׳), + אֶל person Deuteronomy 4:7; Deuteronomy 30:14; ל pers Psalm 34:19; Psalm 145:18; abs Jeremiah 12:2; Isaiah 50:8; Isaiah 55:6 Psalm 119:151; אֱלֹהֵי מִקָּרֹב Jeremiah 23:23 a God from near by (opposed to מֵרָחוֺק א׳); ק׳ of צֶרֶק י׳ Isaiah 51:5, יֶשַׁע י׳ Psalm 85:10 (+ ל of person); — ק׳ שִׁמְךָ Psalm 75:2, read קֹרְאֵי בְּשׁ׳ Dy Che Gr Dr, compare Bae Greek Version of the LXX SyeVer Du.
g. of word, + אֶל person Deuteronomy 30:14; prayer, + אֶליֿ׳ 1 Kings 8:59.
3. of time : יוֺם אֵידָם ק׳ Deuteronomy 32:35; especially of יוֺם י׳ Zephaniah 1:7, 14 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 30:3 (perhaps del as Greek Version of the LXX Co Krae), Ezekiel 30:3; Isaiah 13:6; Obadiah 15; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 4:14, compare Ezekiel 7:7; + infinitive אֵירמֿוֺאָב לָבוֺא ק׳ Jeremiah 48:16, compare Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 56:1; מְחִתָּה ק׳ Proverbs 10:14 imminent ruin; מִקָּרוֺכ Deuteronomy 32:17 recently, so Ezekiel 11:3 Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Co Siegf Berthol (for Mt † בְּקָרוֺב) Ezekiel 7:8 soon; Job 20:5 of the briefest; — חשֶׁךְ מִפְּנֵי ק׳ אוֹר Job 17:12 is dubious; Thes (my) light is near to (prope abest a, as Arabic bdb089802, but not proven in Hebrew) darkness; Di light (they say) is near (breaking away) from darkness, will soon leave it behind; But אוֺר פֶּן־יֶחְשַׁךְ קְרוֺבָם the light of their intimate friend shall not (?) grow dark.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:20; 45:10

Exodus

12:4; 12:4; 13:17; 22:5; 32:27

Leviticus

10:3; 21:2; 21:3; 25:25

Numbers

27:11

Deuteronomy

4:7; 13:8; 21:3; 21:6; 22:2; 30:14; 30:14; 32:17; 32:35

Joshua

9:16

Ruth

2:20; 3:12

2 Samuel

19:43

1 Kings

8:46; 8:59; 8:59; 21:2

1 Chronicles

12:40

2 Chronicles

6:36

Nehemiah

13:4

Esther

1:14; 9:20

Job

17:12; 19:14; 20:5

Psalms

15:3; 22:12; 34:19; 38:12; 75:2; 85:10; 119:151; 145:18; 148:14

Proverbs

10:14; 27:10

Isaiah

13:6; 13:22; 33:13; 33:13; 50:8; 51:5; 55:6; 56:1; 57:19

Jeremiah

12:2; 23:23; 25:26; 39:13; 48:16; 48:24

Ezekiel

6:12; 7:7; 7:8; 11:3; 22:5; 23:5; 23:12; 30:3; 30:3; 42:13; 43:19

Daniel

9:7

Joel

1:15; 2:1

Obadiah

1:15

Zephaniah

1:7; 1:14

H7138

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7138 matches the Hebrew קָרוֹב (qārôḇ),
which occurs 78 times in 76 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Isa 51:5–Zep 1:14)

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:6 - Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:1 - This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:19 - creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the LORD. “And I will heal them.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:2 - You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:23 - “Am I only a God nearby,”

declares the LORD,

“and not a God far away?

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:26 - and all the kings of the north, near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[fn] will drink it too.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:16 - “The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:24 - to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:12 - One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I pour out my wrath on them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:7 - Doom has come upon you, upon you who dwell in the land. The time has come! The day is near! There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:8 - I am about to pour out my wrath on you and spend my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:3 - They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot, and we are the meat in it.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:5 - Those who are near and those who are far away will mock you, you infamous city, full of turmoil.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:5 - “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:3 - For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:13 - Then he said to me, “The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings[fn] and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:19 - You are to give a young bull as a sin offering[fn] to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who come near to minister before me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:7 - “Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:15 - Alas for that day! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:1 - Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand—

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:14 - Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:15 - “The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:7 - Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:14 - The great day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. The cry on the day of the LORD is bitter; the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

Search Results Continued…

1. LOAD PAGE 1 Gen 19:20–Isa 50:8

2. Currently on page 2/2 (Isa 51:5–Zep 1:14) Isa 51:5–Zep 1:14

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
NIV
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan