4:17 De Siegf Ol § 249c Sta § 642c Kö i. 175; cstr. קְרֹב ψ 27:2 ; 32:9 , לְקָרְבָה Ex 36: 2, etc.;— approach: 1. a. c. אֶל pers. (27 times) Gn 37:18 Nu 18:4 Mal 3:5 ( + לַמִּשְׁפָּט ), Jon 1:6 +; in kindness 1 K 2:7 , of י׳ to help ψ 69:19 ; for war, battle, Ex 14:20 Ju 20:2 4; unto God • 1 S 14:36 ( + הֲלֹום ), Zp 3:2 , י׳ •Ez 44:15 Is 48:1 6; approach sexually, of man, • Gn 20:4 Is 8:3 Dt 22:14 Lv 18: 6, 14 , 19 ( H ) Ez 18:6 ; of woman • Lv 20:16 ( אֶל of beast); ק׳ אֵלֶיךָ Is 65:5 = keep to thyself ( || אַל־תִּגַּשׁ־בִּי ); c. עַל pers ., in hostility, ψ 27:2 ( + inf. purpose), so prob. מִקְרָב־לִי ψ 55:19 that none may approach me ( ק׳ inf. cstr ., so Che Bae D r, > n. = battle ). b. אֶל loc. Ex 32:19 Dt 2:3 7; 20:10 Jos 8:5 Pr 5: 8; אֶל rei Jos 3:3 Ez 42:14 ; 44:16 Lv 22:3 ( H ), Ex 36:2 + 5 times P ; עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ 2 K 16:1 2; אֶל־הַמִּלְחָמָה Dt 20: 2. • c. לִפְנֵי pers. ( י׳ ) Ex 16:9 Lv 16:1 ψ 119:169 (of cry); before men Nu 9:6 Jos 17: 4. • d. מוּל gent. Dt 2:1 9. • e. ב loc. Ju 19:13 ψ 91:10 (of evil). • f. ל loc. Jb 33:2 2; adv. loc. הֲלֹם Ex 3: 5, הֵ˜נָּה Is 57:3 ( cf. g , 2 S 20:16 ). • g. draw near for a purpose, c. Inf. 1 S 17:48 2 S 15:5 Dt 25:11 Ex 12:48 Lv 21:17 Nu 17:5 Is 34:1 Ec 4:1 7, + ( Inf. om.) Lv 21:18 ; c. וְ subord. 2 S 20:16 ( + עַד־הֵ˜נָּה ); c. לַמִּשְׁפָּט Is 41:1 ( cf. a. Mal 3: 5); + Imv. Dt 5:24 Jos 10:24 Lv 10:4 , + Impf. Jos 10:24 Lv 10: 5. h. abs. (15 times) Jos 7:14 (×3) (technically of approach to sanctuary, for trial by lot), Is 5:19 (of י׳ ’s counsel), 41:5 +, La 3:57 (of י׳ , to help); וַתִּק׳ הַמִּלְחָמָה 1 K 20:29 i.e. the battle was joined; of calamities Ez 9:1 , ק׳ קִצֵּנוּ La 4:1 8. • 2. of time, draw near , Gn 27:41 Dt 15:9 Ez 12:2 3; spec. ק׳ יְמֵי פ׳ לָמוּת Gn 47:29 Dt 31:14 1 K 2: 1. • Niph. Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְנִקְרַב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים Ex 22:7 he shall be brought unto God (at the sanctuary), also ( abs. , reflex.) 2 mpl. consec. וְנִקְרַבְתֶּם Jos 7:14 ( cf. Qal 1 h ). • Pi. Pf. 1 s. קֵרַבְתִּי Is 46:1 3; 3 pl. קֵרְבוּ Ho 7:6 ( v. infr .), Ez 36:8 ; Impf. 2 ms. וּתְקָרֵב ψ 65:5 ; 1 s. sf. אֲקָֽרְבֶנּוּ Jb 31:3 7; Imv. ms. קָרַב Ez 37:1 7; mpl. קָֽרְבוּ Is 41:2 1;— cause to approach, bring near: 1. in space, acc. rei + אֶל Ez 37:17 ; = receive , acc. pers. Jb 31:37 ( Thes D u; most approach majestically, march up to ), acc. om. ψ 65:5 ; ק׳ רִיבְכֶם Is 41:21 bring on your suit! 2. in time, ק׳ צִדְקָתִי Is 46:13 (of י׳ ), ק׳ לָבֹוא Ez 36:8 they have brought near to come, brought their coming near , it is at hand ( cf. Hiph. Gn 12:1 1). —Ho 7:6 read בָּעַר for קֵרְבוּ ( קִרְבֹּו RS Proph. iv, N. 19 ), cf. Ö Now Hiph. 177 Pf. 3 ms. הִקְרִיב Gn 12:11 +, -רִב Nu 7:1 9; 2 ms. וְהִקְרַבְתָּ˜ Ex 29:3 +, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יַקְרִיב Ez 44:27 +, -רִב 46: 4; וַיַּקְרֵב Ju 3:17 +; 1 pl. וַנַּקְרֵב Nu 31:5 0, De Franz Delitzsch. Siegf C. Siegfried. gent. gentis , of a people, gentilicium . adv. adverb.
RS W. Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel.