karev · near, approaching

What it means

karev (קָרֵב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “near, approaching”.

One who comes near; near.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Coming toward one.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• drawing near ×2
• who come near ×2
• who comes near ×2
• closer and closer ×1
• who came near ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×2
• Deuteronomy×1
• 1 Samuel×1
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Kings×1
• Ezekiel×2

• Numbers 17:13

  Everyone who comes near, who comes near to the dwelling of YHWH, will die. Are we to come to an end and expire?”

• Deuteronomy 20:3

  and say to them, “Hear, Israel: you are drawing near today to war against your enemies. Do not let your heart grow soft; do not be afraid, and do not panic, and do not be terrified before them,

• 1 Samuel 17:41

  The Philistine came, going on and drawing near to David, and the man who carried the shield was before him.

• 2 Samuel 18:25

  The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came closer and closer.

• 1 Kings 4:27

  And those prefects sustained King Solomon and all who came near to the table of King Solomon, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

• Ezekiel 40:46

  and the chamber that faces toward the north is for the priests who keep the charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who come near from among the sons of Levi to YHWH to minister to him.”

• Ezekiel 45:4

  It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to YHWH; and it shall be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

And 1 more times.