Genesis 20:4:3Gen.20.4.W3TAB
קָרַ֖ב
karav
“approach”
- Transliteration
- ka-RAV
- Extended
- kah-RAHV
- IPA
- /qaː.ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- approach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ka-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
LO ka-RAV
- clause
va-a-vi-ME-lekh LO ka-RAV e-LE-ha
- sentence
va-a-vi-ME-lekh LO ka-RAV e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ha-GOI gam-tsa-DIK ta-ha-ROG
Exegesis
In the negated perfect lo karav eleha {לֹא קָרַב אֵלֶיהָ | lō qā-rav ʾê-le-hā}, the negation + perfect verb emphasizes that Abimelech did not approach her.
In context — Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not approached her, and he said, “Lord , will You put to death even a righteous nation?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:4, so the Hebrew word קָרַ֖ב (karav) 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 Gen.20.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.4.W3.S1) and character.