קֶרֶב
Transliteration
qereḇ
Pronunciation
keh'-reb
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָרַב (H7126)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2066a

Strong’s Definitions

קֶרֶב qereb, keh'-reb; from H7126; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition):—× among, × before, bowels, × unto charge, eat (up), × heart, × him, × in, inward (× -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, out of, purtenance, × therein, × through, × within self.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 227x

The KJV translates Strong's H7130 in the following manner: among (76x), midst (73x), within (24x), inwards (22x), in (6x), miscellaneous (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 227x
The KJV translates Strong's H7130 in the following manner: among (76x), midst (73x), within (24x), inwards (22x), in (6x), miscellaneous (26x).
  1. midst, among, inner part, middle

    1. inward part

      1. physical sense

      2. as seat of thought and emotion

      3. as faculty of thought and emotion

    2. in the midst, among, from among (of a number of persons)

    3. entrails (of sacrificial animals)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶרֶב qereb, keh'-reb; from H7126; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition):—× among, × before, bowels, × unto charge, eat (up), × heart, × him, × in, inward (× -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, out of, purtenance, × therein, × through, × within self.
STRONGS H7130: Abbreviations
קֶ֫רֶב 227 noun [masculine] inward part, midst; — ק׳ absolute Exodus 29:13 + (only 3); construct Genesis 45:6 +; suffix קִרְבִּי Joshua 9:7 +, 3rd person feminine plural קִרְבֶֹּנָה Genesis 41:21, ־בֶּ֔נָה Genesis 41:21 (Ges§ 91 i. Köii.1488 N.I), etc.; plural only (suffix) קְרָבַי Psalm 103:1; — usually with preposition (בְּק׳ + 143 times מִקּ׳ + 43 times); —
1.
†a. inward part of human body, physical sense, בְּק׳ within one's body Genesis 25:22 (J), compare Genesis 18:12 (J), 1 Samuel 25:37; Jeremiah 23:9; Job 20:14 (|| בְּמֵעָיו), compare Isaiah 19:1 (of nation personified) into his body Psalm 109:18 (simile); as seat of life (וַ)תָּשָׁב נֶפֶשׁהַֿיּלֶד עַלקִֿרְבּוֺ 1 Kings 17:21, 22, compare (of idol) Habakkuk 2:19 (see also 2).
†b. = belly, of kine אֶלקֿ׳ Genesis 41:21; Genesis 14:21
c. of city (בְּק׳ within it, מִקּ׳ etc.) Genesis 18:24; Judges 18:7; Amos 3:9 + 18 times compare Isaiah 25:11 חוּצוֺת בְּק׳ Isaiah 5:25.
d. of house Psalm 101:2; Psalm 101:7; temple Psalm 48:10; מוֺעֲ דֶ֑ךָ בְּק׳ Psalm 74:4.
e. of land (earth) Genesis 45:6; Genesis 48:16; Amos 2:3; Isaiah 5:8; Isaiah 24:13 (|| בְּתוֺח הָעַמִּים), + 10 times (בְּק׳ מִקּ׳).
f. of a number of person, כְּק׳ in the midst, among, מִקּ׳ from among: especially
(1) people (96 times; + 80 times as singular collective, + 15 times plural) Amos 7:8; Genesis 24:3; Exodus 23:25; Deuteronomy 31:17; Jeremiah 46:21; 1 Samuel 4:3; Joshua 7:12; Judges 10:16 +, יִשׂ׳ בְּק׳ Deuteronomy 17:10 +, בְּק׳ בֵּית יִשׂ׳ Amos 7:10 הַכְּנַעֲנִי בְּק׳Judges 1:32, 33; Judges 3:5, גּוֺי מִקּ׳ Deuteronomy 4:34 etc.
(2) ) הַמַּחֲנֶה (מִק׳ בְּק׳ Joshua 1:11; Numbers 14:44 + 6 times
†(3) אֶחָיו בְּק׳ Deuteronomy 18:2; 1 Samuel 16:13, and (מִק׳) Deuteronomy 17:15; Deuteronomy 18:18.
†(4) עַמֶּיהָ מִקּ׳ Exodus 31:14 (II.עַם)
(5) אֹיְכֶיךָ בְּק׳ Psalm 110:2 compare (of wicked) Psalm 55:16 חֲכָמִים בְּק׳ Proverbs 15:31.
(6) יִשְׁפּט אֱלֹהִים בְּק׳ Psalm 82:1.
(7) הַמִּלְחָמָה בְּק׳ 1 Kings 20:39 into the midst of the battle, the thick of the fight; צָרָה בְּק׳ Palam 1Ki 138:7.
†(8) of nations, הַגּוֺיִם בְּק׳ Deuteronomy 29:15, הָעַמִּים Lamentations 3:45, compare Joshua 24:17; Micah 5:6; Micah 5:7.
g. חוקך מִקּ׳ Psalm 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ) thy hand from within thy bosom, (anthropomorphism of י׳; see I כלה Pi. 2 c).
†h. of a period of time,שָׁנִים בְּק׳ Habakkuk 3:2 (twice in verse)
†2. of inward part of man;
a. as seat of thought and emotion : בְּק׳ 1 Kings 3:28; Jeremiah 4:14; Jeremiah 9:7; Proverbs 26:24; Psalm 62:5; Psalm 94:19; || בְלֵב Proverbs 14:33, עַללֵֿב Jeremiah 31:33; seat of לֵב Psalm 39:4; Psalm 55:5; Psalm 109:22; Lamentations 1:20; of רוּחַ Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26, 27; Zechariah 12:1; Isaiah 26:6; Psalm 51:12, compare Isaiah 19:3, 14; לִבִּי בְּק׳ Psalm 36:2 (read לִבּוֺ Vrss Hup Now Che Bae and others)
b. as faculty of thought and emotion, sujb. (no perp.) Isaiah 16:11 (|| מֵעַי) Psalm 64:7 (|| לֵב) Psalm 5:10; כָּלקְֿרָבַי Psalm 103:1 (only here plural; || נַפְשִׁי); — Psalm 49:12 read קִבְרָם , or קְבָרִם, Ew Gr Ol Bi Che Bae and others (for קִרְבָּם)
†3. technical term in P of entrails of sacrificial animals (Di Leviticus 1:9, 13; Leviticus 3:3 (twice in verse); Leviticus 3:9 (twice in verse); Leviticus 3:14 (twice in verse); Leviticus 4:8 (twice in verse); Leviticus 4:11; Leviticus 7:3; Leviticus 8:16, 21, 25; Leviticus 9:14.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 14:21; Genesis 18:12; Genesis 18:24; Genesis 24:3; Genesis 25:22; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 41:21; Genesis 45:6; Genesis 45:6; Genesis 48:16

Exodus

Exodus 23:25; Exodus 29:13; Exodus 31:14

Leviticus

Leviticus 1:9; Leviticus 1:13; Leviticus 3:3; Leviticus 3:9; Leviticus 3:14; Leviticus 4:8; Leviticus 4:11; Leviticus 7:3; Leviticus 8:16; Leviticus 8:21; Leviticus 8:25; Leviticus 9:14

Numbers

Numbers 14:44

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 17:10; Deuteronomy 17:15; Deuteronomy 18:2; Deuteronomy 18:18; Deuteronomy 29:15; Deuteronomy 31:17

Joshua

Joshua 1:11; Joshua 7:12; Joshua 9:7; Joshua 24:17

Judges

Judges 1:32; Judges 1:33; Judges 3:5; Judges 10:16; Judges 18:7

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:3; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 25:37

1 Kings

1 Kings 3:28; 1 Kings 17:21; 1 Kings 17:22; 1 Kings 20:39

Job

Job 20:14

Psalms

Psalms 5:10; Psalms 36:2; Psalms 39:4; Psalms 48:10; Psalms 49:12; Psalms 51:12; Psalms 55:5; Psalms 55:16; Psalms 62:5; Psalms 64:7; Psalms 74:4; Psalms 74:11; Psalms 82:1; Psalms 94:19; Psalms 101:2; Psalms 101:7; Psalms 103:1; Psalms 103:1; Psalms 109:18; Psalms 109:22; Psalms 110:2

Proverbs

Proverbs 14:33; Proverbs 15:31; Proverbs 26:24

Isaiah

Isaiah 5:8; Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 16:11; Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 19:3; Isaiah 19:14; Isaiah 24:13; Isaiah 25:11; Isaiah 26:6

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:14; Jeremiah 9:7; Jeremiah 23:9; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 46:21

Lamentations

Lamentations 1:20; Lamentations 3:45

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26; Ezekiel 36:27

Amos

Amos 2:3; Amos 3:9; Amos 7:8; Amos 7:10

Micah

Micah 5:6; Micah 5:7

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:19; Habakkuk 3:2

Zechariah

Zechariah 12:1