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)
8 terms

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

Pronunciation

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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

1 Pronounced קָרַבְתֶּם and קָרַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Noun

קְרָב • (kravm (plural indefinite קְרָבוֹת, singular construct קְרַב־) [pattern: קְטוֹל]

  1. battle, war
  2. fight

Declension

Declension of קְרָב
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: 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

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