Nehemiah 13:4:8Neh.13.4.W8TAB
קָר֖וֹב
karov
“near or related”
- Transliteration
- ka-ROV
- Extended
- kaa-ROHV
- IPA
- /qaːˈroːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- near or related
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ROV
- clause
ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
- sentence
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
Exegesis
The adjective karov {קָר֖וֹב | qā-rôḇ} ‘near’ combined with le-toviyyah {לְטוֹבִיָּֽה | lə-ṭō-vî-yā} ‘to Tobiah’ conveys a relational alliance. The Hebrew word order places temporal context first, followed by official role, spatial domain, and social connection.
Root and etymology
ק־ר־ב
“to approach”
In context — Nehemiah 13:4
And before this, Eliashib the priest was appointed over the chamber of the house of our God , and he was allied to Tobiah.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Nehemiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word קָר֖וֹב (karov) 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 Neh.13.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.4.W8.S1) and character.