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קָרְבוּ רִיבְכֶם

To approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose · a contest (personal or legal)

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קָרַב H7126 to approach (causatively, bring near ) for whatever purpose
Pronunciation qārab
Movement toward presence or engagement, whether spatial approach or ritual offering; fundamental to covenant interaction.
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רִיב H7379 a contest (personal or legal)
Pronunciation riv
Legal dispute or personal conflict; often involves God as judge mediating between contending parties.
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What does קָרְבוּ רִיבְכֶם (qarvu rivkhem) mean in the Bible?

קָרַב · רִיב is a Hebrew word meaning "bring near your lawsuit/case".

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Meaning

bring near your lawsuit/case
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 66×
Imperfect Exod 29:4 · Exod 29:8 · Exod 40:14 · Ezek 43:22 · Ezek 43:23 · Lev 2:4 · Lev 2:13 · Lev 2:14 · Lev 6:14 · Num 15:7 · Num 15:10 · Ezek 44:27 · Ezek 46:4 · Lev 1:2 · Lev 1:3 · Lev 7:3 45×
Perfect Exod 14:10 · Gen 12:11 · Lev 7:8 · Lev 7:35 · Num 7:18 · Num 7:19 · Num 9:13 · Ezra 8:35 · Lev 10:19 · Num 17:4 · Judg 5:25 11×
Participle active Lev 3:1 · Lev 3:7 · Lev 21:6 · Lev 21:8 · Num 16:35 5×
Sequential imperfect Exod 28:1 · Num 3:6 · Num 18:2 3×
Infinitive absolute Lev 6:7 1×
Infinitive construct Num 9:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 55×
Imperfect Ezek 18:6 · Gen 37:18 · Josh 7:14 · Lev 21:17 · Lev 21:18 · Lev 22:3 · Num 17:5 · Num 18:4 · Ps 91:10 · Ezek 44:15 · Ezek 44:16 · Gen 27:41 · Num 18:3 · Num 18:22 · Isa 54:14 · Lev 20:16 24×
Perfect 1Kgs 2:7 · Deut 31:14 · Ezek 12:23 · Isa 41:5 · Ps 119:150 · Exod 14:20 · Exod 32:19 · Gen 20:4 · Lam 4:18 · Deut 2:37 · Lam 3:57 · Deut 15:9 · Zeph 3:2 13×
Sequential imperfect Exod 16:9 · Ezek 9:1 · Isa 34:1 · Isa 48:16 · Isa 57:3 · Josh 10:24 · Lev 10:4 · 2Sam 20:16 · Deut 5:27 · Isa 65:5 · Lev 9:7 11×
Jussive Exod 3:5 · Prov 5:8 · Exod 12:48 · Josh 3:4 4×
Cohortative 1Sam 14:36 · Isa 41:1 2×
Infinitive construct Ps 32:9 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 4×
Perfect Ezek 36:8 · Hos 7:6 · Isa 46:13 3×
Sequential imperfect Isa 41:21 1×
125 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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