קָרֹב

qa.rov · near

Hebrew · Strong's H7138 · Adjective · Sounds like: kaw-robe' · 77 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or קָרֹב; from קָרַב; near (in place, kindred or time); allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (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

Every occurrence

  1. Ruth 2:20 קָר֥וֹב ka.Rov · Describes something

    And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.

  2. Ruth 3:12 קָר֥וֹב ka.Rov · Describes something

    And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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