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קָרוֹב H7138

H7138 is the Hebrew word קָרוֹב, transliterated qârôwb and said kaw-robe'. The King James Version most often renders it near.

Word: קָרוֹבTransliteration: qârôwbSaid: kaw-robe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 69 verses

What it means

near (in place, kindred or time).

Where it comes from

or קָרֹב; from H7126 (קָרַב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 61 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

near 28×nigh 9×next 5×hand 5×neighbours 2×near of kin 2×or near 2×short 2×art near 2×approach 2×come nigh 1×if any of his kin 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: 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).

Verses using קָרוֹב

The first 40 of 69 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 19:20 · KJV

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Genesis 45:10 · KJV

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

Exodus 12:4 · KJV

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Exodus 13:17 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Leviticus 10:3 · KJV

Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

Leviticus 21:2 · KJV

But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

Leviticus 21:3 · KJV

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

Leviticus 25:25 · KJV

If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

Numbers 24:17 · KJV

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Numbers 27:11 · KJV

And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 4:7 · KJV

For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

Deuteronomy 13:7 · KJV

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

Deuteronomy 21:3 · KJV

And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

Deuteronomy 21:6 · KJV

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

Deuteronomy 22:2 · KJV

And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.

Deuteronomy 30:14 · KJV

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Deuteronomy 32:17 · KJV

They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

Deuteronomy 32:35 · KJV

To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Joshua 9:16 · KJV

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

Ruth 2:20 · KJV

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

2 Samuel 19:42 · KJV

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

1 Kings 8:46 · KJV

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

1 Kings 8:59 · KJV

And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

1 Kings 21:2 · KJV

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

1 Chronicles 12:40 · KJV

Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:36 · KJV

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

Nehemiah 13:4 · KJV

And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

Esther 1:14 · KJV

And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

Esther 9:20 · KJV

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

Job 17:12 · KJV

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Job 19:14 · KJV

My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Job 20:5 · KJV

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

Psalm 22:11 · KJV

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Psalm 34:18 · KJV

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalm 38:11 · KJV

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

Psalm 75:1 · KJV

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

Psalm 85:9 · KJV

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Psalm 119:151 · KJV

Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

Psalm 145:18 · KJV

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Psalm 148:14 · KJV

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7138 mean?

H7138 is the Hebrew word קָרוֹב (qârôwb), meaning near (in place, kindred or time).

How is H7138 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it near (28 times), nigh (9 times), next (5 times), hand (5 times), neighbours (2 times), among others.

How many times does H7138 appear in the Bible?

קָרוֹב (qârôwb) is tagged in 69 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7138 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or קָרֹב; from H7126 (קָרַב).

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