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קָרֹב

qa.rov

near

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Strong’s H7138Adjective77 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

near27

is near26

are near3

kinsmen2

near person2

was near1

neighbor1

midst1

In the text

Leviticus 21:2הַקָּרֹב
except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
Deuteronomy 4:7קְרֹבִים
For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
Psalm 22:11קְרוֹבָה
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Isaiah 13:6קָרוֹב
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Jeremiah 12:2קָרוֹב
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
Ezekiel 7:7קָרוֹב
Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קָרֹב, קָרוֹב 78 adj. near;—

1. of city, the nearest

2. of pers.:

a. the nearest to; his neighbour.

b. abs.

c. of near relationship

d. near to י׳

e. near to י׳ in ceremon. function

f. of God (י׳)

g. of word

3. of time

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.