Genesis 20:4:3Gen.20.4.W3PAT
קָרַ֖ב
karav
“approach”
- Transliteration
- ka-RAV
- Extended
- kah-RAHV
- IPA
- /qaː.ˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- approach
- French
- s'approcha
- Spanish
- se acercó
- Portuguese
- se aproximou
- German
- näherte sich
- Russian
- приблизился
- Arabic-Simplified
- يَقْتَرِبْ
- Hindi
- निकट गया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 靠近
- Korean
- 가까이 갔다
- Indonesian
- mendekati
- Bengali
- নিকট গেল
- Tagalog
- lumapit
- Swahili
- karibia
- Amharic
- ቀረበ
- Yoruba
- súnmọ́
- Igbo
- bịaruru nso
- Twi
- bɛn
- Ewe
- te ɖe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
קָ + רַ֖ב
↓
ka + rav
↓
karav
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
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
In context — Genesis 20:4
and Abimelech did not approach her said Lord will you kill 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.