Qarov קָרֹב

Qarov (Hebrew קָרֹב, Strong's H7138) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “near”. It occurs 77 times in 75 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Qarov, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 19:20
  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.Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
• Genesis 45:10
  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:You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

Exodus

• Exodus 12:4
  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.If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.
• 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; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and 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 neighbour.He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”

Leviticus

• 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 me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
• Leviticus 21:2
  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,except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
• Leviticus 21:3
  And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
• Leviticus 25:25
  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.If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:17
  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.I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
• Numbers 27:11
  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.And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 4:7
  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?For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
• Deuteronomy 13:7
  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;the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
• Deuteronomy 21:3
  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;Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
• Deuteronomy 21:6
  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:Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
• Deuteronomy 22:2
  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.If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
• Deuteronomy 30:14
  But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.
• Deuteronomy 32:17
  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.They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
• 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, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

Joshua

• Joshua 9:16
  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.Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

Ruth

• 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 unto us, one of our next kinsmen.Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
• Ruth 3:12
  And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 19:42
  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?And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

1 Kings

• 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;When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
• 1 Kings 8:59
  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:And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,
• 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 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.So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 12:40
  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.And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

2 Chronicles

• 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;When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 13:4
  And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God

Esther

• Esther 1:14
  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;)His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest 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 and far,Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,

Job

• Job 17:12
  They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
• Job 19:14
  My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
• Job 20:5
  That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Psalms

• Psalm 15:3
  He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
• Psalm 22:11
  Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
• Psalm 34:18
  The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
• Psalm 38:11
  My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
• Psalm 75:1
  Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
• Psalm 85:9
  Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
• Psalm 119:151
  Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
• Psalm 145:18
  The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
• Psalm 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 unto him. Praise ye the LORD.He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!

Proverbs

• Proverbs 10:14
  Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites 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 than a brother far off.Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 13:6
  Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as 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 to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.
• Isaiah 33:13
  Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
• Isaiah 50:8
  He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
• Isaiah 51:5
  My righteousness is near; 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.My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Isaiah 55:6
  Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• Isaiah 56:1
  Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
• Isaiah 57:19
  I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 12:2
  Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
• Jeremiah 23:23
  Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
• Jeremiah 25:26
  And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.
• Jeremiah 48:16
  The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
• Jeremiah 48:24
  And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 6:12
  He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.
• Ezekiel 7:7
  The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
• Ezekiel 7:8
  Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.
• Ezekiel 11:3
  Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
• Ezekiel 22:5
  Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
• Ezekiel 23:5
  And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
• Ezekiel 23:12
  She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
• Ezekiel 30:3
  For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
• Ezekiel 42:13
  Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the Lord shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings—for the place is holy.
• Ezekiel 43:19
  And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering.You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD.

Daniel

• Daniel 9:7
  O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.

Joel

• Joel 1:15
  Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Joel 2:1
  Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
• Joel 3:14
  Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Obadiah

• Obadiah 1:15
  For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 1:7
  Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
• Zephaniah 1:14
  The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).