קרב

קרב

Aramaic

Verb

קרב • (transliteration needed)

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

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ר־ב‎ (q-r-b)

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

Verb

קָרַב • (karáv) (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

• 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