1. approaching, drawing near — Verbal adjective from qarab meaning one who approaches, draws near, or comes close, used both predicatively and substantively. Describes the progressive approach of Goliath toward David (1 Sam 17:41, holek ve-qareb, 'walking and drawing near'). Used of priestly privilege: the Zadokite Levites who draw near to minister to YHWH (Ezek 40:46, 45:4), rendered Arabic al-muqtaribun (الْمُقْتَرِبُونَ, those approaching), Korean gakkaun-jadeul (가까운자들, the near ones). Applied to Israel approaching battle (Deut 20:3) and to any unauthorized person approaching the tabernacle with fatal consequences (Num 17:13). Also used of temporal approach: Joab drawing near to battle (2 Sam 18:25). Consistently rendered Hindi nikat aana (निकट आना, to come near), Spanish acercarse (to draw near), Korean gakkai oda (가까이 오다). 8×
AR["الْ-مُقْتَرِبِينَ","الْقَرِيبِ","الْمُقْتَرِبُونَ","الْمُقْتَرِبِ","مُقْتَرِبُونَ","وَ-اقْتَرَبَ","وَ-قَارِبٌ"]·ben["-কাছে","এবং-কাছে-আসছিল","এবং-কাছে-আসছেন","কাছে-আসছ","যারা-কাছে-আসে","যে-কাছে-আসে"]·DE["[הקרבים]","approaching","der-approaching","der-eins-ziehend-nahe","sind-drawing-nahe","und-kommend-nahe","und-ziehend-nahe"]·EN["and-coming-near","and-drawing-near","approaching","are-drawing-near","the-approaching","the-one-drawing-near","the-ones-drawing-near"]·FR["approaching","approchant","et-tirant-près","et-venant-près","le-approaching","le-un-tirant-près","sont-drawing-près-de"]·heb["ה-קרב","ה-קרבים","ו-קרב","קרבים"]·HI["और-क़रेएब-अअत","और-नज़दीक","जो-निकट-आता-है","जो-निकट-आते-हैं","निकट-आ-रहे-हो","निकट-आनेवाले"]·ID["dan-mendekat","mendekat","yang-mendekat"]·IT["[הקרבים]","avvicinandosi","e-traendo-vicino-a","e-venendo-vicino-a","il-avvicinandosi","il-uno-traendo-vicino-a","sono-drawing-vicino"]·jav["celak","ingkang-cedhak","ingkang-celak","ingkang-nyedhak","kang-celak","lan-celak","lan-nyedhak","nyedhak"]·KO["가까이-오는-자","가까이-하는-자들이다","그-가까운","그-가까운자들이다","그-가까이-오는-자를","그리고-가까워졌다","그리고-가까이-오며"]·PT["e-aproximando-se","o-aproximando","o-que-se-aproximava","os-que-se-aproximam","vos-aproximais"]·RU["и-приближающийся","и-приближаясь","приближаетесь","приближающегося","приближающиеся","приближающийся","приближающимся"]·ES["el-que-se-acerca","los-que-se-acercan","os-acercáis","y-acercándose"]·SW["akikaribia","anayekaribia","kila-anayekaribia","mnakaribia","na-akakaribia","wanaokaribia","ya-mfalme"]·TR["ve-yaklaşarak","ve-yaklaştı","yaklaşan","yaklaşan-","yaklaşanlar","yaklaşanı","yaklaşıyorsunuz"]·urd["آنے-والے","اور-قریب","اور-قریب-آتا-ہوا","قریب-آتے-ہو","قریب-آنے-والوں","قریب-آنے-والے","نزدیک-آنے-والا"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קָרֵב adj.vb. approaching;—abs. ק׳ 1 S 17:41 +; pl. קְרִבִים Ez 40:46; 45:4;—approaching: 1. as pred., הֹלֵךְ וְק׳ אֶל־דָּוִד 1 S 17:41, אַתֶּם קְרֵבִים לַמִּלְחָמָה Dt 20:3; abs. הָלוֹךְ וְק׳ 2 S 18:25; c. art. as subst., 1 K 5:7 (+ אֶל־שֻׁלְחָן), Nu 17:28(×2) (+ אֶל־מִשְׁכַּן י׳). 2. c. art., approaching י׳, temple or tabern., for service, c. לְשָׁרֵת Ez 40:46 (+ אֶל־י׳), 45:4; abs. הַזָּר הַקּ׳ Nu 1:51; 3:10, 38; 18:7.