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קְרֵב

qᵉrêb · Hebrew · Strong's H7127 · 9 occurrences

The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “draw near”

What it means

{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7126 (קָרַב)

How the KJV renders it

approach, come near, nigh, draw near

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

draw near
also renders prosérchomai (G4334), proságō (G4317), qᵉrâbâh (H7132)
approach
also renders engízō (G1448), qârôwb (H7138)
come near
also renders engízō (G1448)
nigh
also renders qârôwb (H7138)

Where it appears

9 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Daniel 3:8 · AVqp3mp
Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
Daniel 3:26 · AVqp3ms
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
Daniel 6:12 · AVQp3mp
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered, “This thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”
Daniel 6:20 · AC/R/Vqc/Sp3ms
When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”
Daniel 7:13 · AVhp3mp/Sp3ms
“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.
Daniel 7:16 · AVqp1cs
I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Ezra 6:10 AVhrmpaEzra 6:17 AC/Vhp3mpEzra 7:17 AC/Vpi2ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.