2 Samuel 20:16:92 Sam.20.16.W9TAB
קְרַ֣ב
kerav
“come near”
- Transliteration
- ke-RAV
- Extended
- keh-RAV
- IPA
- /qəˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- come near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
ke-RAV ad-HE-na
- clause
shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-tik-RA i-SHA kha-kha-MA min-ha-Ir shim-E-U shim-E-U im-ru-NA el-yo-AV ke-RAV ad-HE-na va-a-dab-be-RA e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The direct address el Yo’av {אֶל־יוֹאָב | ʾel yō-’āḇ} marks the recipient, followed by the imperative k’rav ad-hena {קְרַב עַד־הֵנָּה | qə-raḇ ʿad-hē-nā} ‘come near up to here’, specifying proximity.
Root and etymology
q-r-b
“to approach”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:16
And a wise woman called out from the city, “Hear! Hear! Say to Joab, ‘Come near here, and let me speak to you.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 20:16, so the Hebrew word קְרַ֣ב (kerav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.20.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.16.W9.S1) and character.