H7131
קָרֵב
approaching
near, approaching
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
קָרֵב verbal adjective approaching; — ׳ק 1Sam 17:41 +; plural קְרִבִים Ezek 40:46; Ezek 45:4 — approaching:
1. as predicate, אֶלדָּֿוִד ׳הֹלֵח וְק 1Sam 17:14, אַתֶּס קְרֵבִים לַמִּלְחָמָה Deut 20:8 abs ׳הָלוֺח וְק 2Sam 18:25 c, article as substantive, 1Kgs 5:7 (+ אֶלוֺשֻׁלְחָן), Num 17:28 (twice in verse) (+ אֶלֿ ׳מִשְׁכַּן י).
2. with article approaching ׳י temple or tabernacle, for service, with לְשָׁרֵת Exod 40:46 (+ ׳אֶליֿ), Exod 45:4 absolute ׳הַוָּר הַקּ Num 1:51; Num 3:10; Num 3:38; Num 18:7.
8 occurrences
Numbers (4), Deuteronomy (1), I Samuel (1), Ezekiel (2)