Usually translated as
near, nigh, at hand, next, any of kin, approach, short, allied, shortly, kinsfold, kinsman, neighbour, more ready
Occurrences
Qârôwb occurs 74 times in 72 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (3), Leviticus (4), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (8), Ruth (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (2), Job (3), Psalms (9), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (8), Daniel (1), Joel (3), Obadiah (1), Zephaniah (2)
- Genesis 19:20 — Behold now, this city is near (קְרֹבָ֛ה) 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 — And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near (קָרוֹב֙) 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 — And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next (הַקָּרֹ֥ב) 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 — 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 (קָר֖וֹב); for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
- Exodus 32:27 — And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his (קְרֹבֽוֹ) neighbour.
- Leviticus 10:3 — Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh (בִּקְרֹבַ֣י) me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
- Leviticus 21:2 — But for his kin, that is near (הַקָּרֹ֖ב) 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 — And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh (הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה) unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
- Leviticus 25:25 — If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin (הַקָּרֹ֣ב) come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
- Numbers 24:17 — I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh (קָר֑וֹב): 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 — And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next (הַקָּרֹ֥ב) 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 — For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh (קְרֹבִ֣ים) unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
- Deuteronomy 13:7 — Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh (הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים) 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 — And it shall be, that the city which is next (הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה) 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 — And all the elders of that city, that are next (הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים) unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
- Deuteronomy 22:2 — And if thy brother be not nigh (קָר֥וֹב) 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 — But the word is very nigh (קָר֥וֹב) unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
- Deuteronomy 32:17 — They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up (מִקָּרֹ֣ב), whom your fathers feared not.
- Deuteronomy 32:35 — To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand (קָרוֹב֙), and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
- Ruth 2:20 — 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 (קָר֥וֹב) unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
- Ruth 3:12 — And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer (קָר֥וֹב) than I.
- 2 Samuel 19:42 — And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin (קָר֤וֹב) 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 — 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 (קְרוֹבָֽה);
- 1 Kings 8:59 — And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh (קְרֹבִ֛ים) 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 — 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 (קָרוֹב֙) 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 — Moreover they that were nigh (הַקְּרֽוֹבִים) 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 — 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 (קְרוֹבָֽה);
- Nehemiah 13:4 — And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied (קָר֖וֹב) unto Tobiah:
- Esther 1:14 — And the next (וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב) 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 — And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh (הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים) and far,
- Job 17:12 — They change the night into day: the light is short (קָר֥וֹב) because of darkness.
- Job 19:14 — My kinsfolk (קְרוֹבָ֑י) have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
- Job 20:5 — That the triumphing of the wicked is short (מִקָּר֑וֹב), and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- Psalms 15:3 — He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his (קְרֹֽבוֹ) neighbour.
- Psalms 22:11 — Be not far from me; for trouble is near (קְרוֹבָ֑ה); for there is none to help.
- Psalms 34:18 — The LORD is nigh (קָר֣וֹב) unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
- Psalms 38:11 — My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen (וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י) stand afar off.
- Psalms 75:1 — Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near (וְקָר֣וֹב) thy wondrous works declare.
- Psalms 85:9 — Surely his salvation is nigh (קָר֣וֹב) them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
- Psalms 119:151 — Thou art near (קָר֣וֹב), O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
- Psalms 145:18 — The LORD is nigh (קָר֣וֹב) unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- Psalms 148:14 — He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near (קְרֹב֗וֹ) unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
- Proverbs 10:14 — Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near (קְרֹבָֽה) destruction.
- Proverbs 27:10 — Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near (קָ֝ר֗וֹב) than a brother far off.
- Isaiah 13:6 — Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand (קָר֖וֹב); it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
- Isaiah 13:22 — And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near (וְקָר֤וֹב) to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
- Isaiah 33:13 — Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near (קְרוֹבִ֖ים), acknowledge my might.
- Isaiah 50:8 — He is near (קָרוֹב֙) that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
- Isaiah 51:5 — My righteousness is near (קָר֤וֹב); my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
- Isaiah 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near (קָרֽוֹב):