קרב

Aramaic

Verb

קרב • (transliteration needed)

1. to be near, to approach
2. to touch
3. to fight, to make war

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ר־ב (q-r-b)

Compare Ge'ez ቀርበ (ḳärbä) and Arabic قَرُبَ (qaruba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

קָרַב • (karáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to approach.

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָרַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לקרוב / לִקְרֹב action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	קָרַבְתִּי		קָרַבְנוּ
	second	קָרַבְתָּ	קָרַבְתְּ	קְרַבְתֶּם1	קְרַבְתֶּן1
	third	קָרַב	קָרְבָה	קָרְבוּ
present		קָרֵב	קְרֵבָה	קְרֵבִים	קְרֵבוֹת
future	first	אֶקְרַב		נִקְרַב
	second	תִּקְרַב	תִּקְרְבִי	תִּקְרְבוּ	תִּקְרַבְנָה2
	third	יִקְרַב	תִּקְרַב	יִקְרְבוּ	תִּקְרַבְנָה2
imperative		קְרַב	קִרְבִי	קִרְבוּ	קְרַבְנָה2
notes		Pronounced קָרַבְתֶּם and קָרַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• הִתְקָרֵב (hitkarév)
• קָרוֹב (karóv)

References

• H7126 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

קְרָב • (krav) m (plural indefinite קְרָבוֹת, singular construct קְרַב־)

1. battle, war
2. fight

Declension

Declension of קְרָב

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	קְרָב	first	קְרָבִי		קְרָבֵנוּ
	definite	הַקְּרָב	second	קְרָבְךָ	קְרָבֵךְ	קְרַבְכֶם	קְרַבְכֶן
	construct	קְרַב־	third	קְרָבוֹ	קְרָבָהּ	קְרָבָם	קְרָבָן
plural	indefinite	קְרָבוֹת	first	קרבותיי / קְרָבוֹתַי		קְרָבוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַקְּרָבוֹת	second	קְרָבוֹתֶיךָ	קרבותייך / קְרָבוֹתַיִךְ	קְרָבוֹתֵיכֶם	קְרָבוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	קְרָבוֹת־	third	קְרָבוֹתָיו	קְרָבוֹתֶיהָ	קְרָבוֹתָם	קְרָבוֹתָן

Derived terms

• קרב איגרוף / קְרַב אִגְרוּף m (krav igrúf)
• קְרַב מַגָּע m (krav magá)
• קְרַב רַב (krav rav)
• רוּחַ קְרָב (rúakh kráv)

See also

• מַאֲבָק m (ma'avák)

References

• H7128 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “קרב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• קרב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• בקר
• ברק