# קָרוֹב (qarov)

Israeli respelling: qarov. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7138. 76 Old Testament occurrences.

near (in place, kindred or time)

King James 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).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/qarov-h7138

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 19:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Genesis 45:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 fl…
- [Exodus 12:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Exodus 13:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 tha…
- [Exodus 32:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 througho…
- [Leviticus 10:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 peop…
- [Leviticus 21:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 bro…
- [Leviticus 21:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Leviticus 25:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Numbers 24:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 Israe…
- [Numbers 27:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 pos…
- [Deuteronomy 4:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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?
- [Deuteronomy 13:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Deuteronomy 21:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 wro…
- [Deuteronomy 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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:
- [Deuteronomy 22:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Deuteronomy 30:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/30/14) — But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
- [Deuteronomy 32:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Deuteronomy 32:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 tha…
- [Joshua 9:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 t…
- [Ruth 2:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 N…
- [Ruth 3:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/3/12) — And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
- [2 Samuel 19:42](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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? hav…
- [1 Kings 8:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Kings 8:59](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 t…
- [1 Kings 21:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [1 Chronicles 12:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [2 Chronicles 6:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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,…
- [Nehemiah 13:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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:
- [Esther 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 s…
- [Esther 9:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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,
- [Job 17:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/17/12) — They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
- [Job 19:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/19/14) — My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
- [Job 20:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/20/5) — That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- [Psalms 15:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/15/3) — He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
- [Psalms 22:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/11) — Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
- [Psalms 34:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/34/18) — The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
- [Psalms 38:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/38/11) — My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
- [Psalms 75:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/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.
- [Psalms 85:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/85/9) — Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
- [Psalms 119:151](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/119/151) — Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
- [Psalms 145:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/145/18) — The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- [Psalms 148:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 unto him. Praise ye th…
- [Proverbs 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/14) — Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- [Proverbs 27:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 nei…
- [Ecclesiastes 5:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ecclesiastes/5/1) — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not th…
- [Isaiah 13:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/13/6) — Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
- [Isaiah 13:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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,…
- [Isaiah 33:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/13) — Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- [Isaiah 50:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Isaiah 51:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 s…
- [Isaiah 55:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/55/6) — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- [Isaiah 56:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Isaiah 57:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Jeremiah 12:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Jeremiah 23:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/23/23) — Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
- [Jeremiah 25:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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: an…
- [Jeremiah 48:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/16) — The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
- [Jeremiah 48:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/24) — And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
- [Ezekiel 6:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 di…
- [Ezekiel 7:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 o…
- [Ezekiel 7:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 r…
- [Ezekiel 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/11/3) — Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
- [Ezekiel 22:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/22/5) — Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
- [Ezekiel 23:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/23/5) — And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
- [Ezekiel 23:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/23/12) — She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirabl…
- [Ezekiel 30:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Ezekiel 42:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 prie…
- [Ezekiel 43:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 GO…
- [Daniel 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 J…
- [Joel 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.
- [Joel 2:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 c…
- [Joel 3:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/3/14) — Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
- [Obadiah 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Zephaniah 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Zephaniah 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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 b…