קרב

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Aramaic

Verb

קרב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be near, to approach
  2. to touch
  3. to fight, to make war

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ר־ב (q-r-b)

Compare Ge'ez ቀርበ (ḳärbä) and Arabic قَرُبَ (qaruba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

קָרַב • (karáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to approach.

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָרַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first קָרַבְתִּי קָרַבְנוּ
second קָרַבְתָּ קָרַבְתְּ קְרַבְתֶּם1 קְרַבְתֶּן1
third קָרַב קָרְבָה קָרְבוּ
present קָרֵב קְרֵבָה קְרֵבִים קְרֵבוֹת
future first אֶקְרַב נִקְרַב
second תִּקְרַב תִּקְרְבִי תִּקְרְבוּ תִּקְרַבְנָה2
third יִקְרַב תִּקְרַב יִקְרְבוּ תִּקְרַבְנָה2
imperative קְרַב קִרְבִי קִרְבוּ קְרַבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced קָרַבְתֶּם and קָרַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Noun

קְרָב • (krav) m (plural indefinite קְרָבוֹת, singular construct קְרַב־)

  1. battle, war
  2. fight

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