BDB7559 [H7131]

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.

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