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qrb (e/u[a]) vb. to approach, to be near
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Gpəˁalto approach, to be near5 senses▶
1
to approach, to be near
Common (except: OA)
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .94↗ אריא אזל קרב לש[٠٠ לחמר ש]לם̇‏ : the lion went and approached [an ass to gr]eet him ; Dan 3:26↗ בֵּאדַיִן קְרֵב נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר לִתְרַע אַתּוּן נוּרָא יָקִדְתָּא‏ ; GenApoc 22.18↗ באדין קרב מלכא די סודם ואמר לאברם‏ ; CPA Psalms118:169↗ ܬ݁ܩܪܘܒ ܒܥܘܬܝ ܩܘܕܡܟ ܡܪܐ‏ : may my prayer come close before you, Lord ; OS MtCur4:3↗ ܘܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܢܣܐ‏ : the tempter approached him ; BT Šab 13a(43)↗ לך לך אמרין נזירא סחור סחור לכרמא לא תקרב‏ : to you, to you, they say: O nazirite, do not come anywhere near the vineyard ; ATS 2.3:1445↗ luat zauẖ laniqrab : he must not come near his spouse
2
to touch b_, l_
Gal, PTA, Syr, JBAg
TgO Gen3:3↗ לָא תֵיכְלוּן מִנֵיה וְלָא תִקרְבון בֵיה דִלמָא תְמוּתוּן‏ : you must not eat of it or even touch it lest you die ; GT C Gen32:26↗ וִּקֵריב בכף יַרכֵיה‏ : he touched the pad of his buttocks ; AGnEx 7.5↗ ܩܪܒ ܠܚܪܘܬܗ ܘܫܢܝܬ‏ : he touched his thigh and it became dislocated ; P Ex19:13↗ ܠܐ݁ ܬܩܪܘܒ ܒܗ ܐܝܕܐ‏ ; P Mk1:41↗ ܘܲܦ݂ܫܲܛ ܐܼܝܕ݂ܸܗ ܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܸܗ‏ : he stretched out his hand and touched him ; PJ Gen3:3↗ ולא תקרבון ביה דילמא תמותון‏
3
to contend
Syr
P Ma3:5↗ ܘܐܩܪܘܒ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܕܝܢܐ‏
(1)
על to complain about
Gal
VR 531:4(1)↗ חכים רבי למיקרב‏ : does the master know to lead the prayers?
(2)
to make war
Man
GY 8:23↗ laqarbia qraba mn hdadia ; AM 144:20↗ miqrab qraba ulmipšar kibia ulmidbar ˁnta : making war, relieving pains, and taking a wife
4
to lead prayers
Gal
VR 531:4(1)↗ חכים רבי למיקרב‏ : does my master know how to lead the prayer service?
5
to be used as an offering
JBA
BT Men 104a(23)↗ איפשר דמצטרפי דמ{̇י̇}<ר> ודמ{י}<ר> בהדי הדדי וקרבי‏ : perhaps that of one person is joined together with that of another and they are used as an offering ; BT Ḥul 75a(43)↗ משום הכי מעטיה רחמ׳ אלא לדידך ליקרב‏ : because of this the Merciful One excluded it, but according to you it should be used as an offering
Dpaˁˁelto bring, bring near2 senses▶
1
to bring, bring near
Common Aramaic
4QpapTob ar2..11=02:2↗ וחזית נפתניא די קרבו עלוהי‏ : I saw the delicacies they had brought upon it ; TgO Ex21:6↗ וִיקָרְבִינֵיה רִבוֹנֵיה לִקדָם דַיָנַייָא‏ : his master should bring him before the judges ; LG 2:2(2)↗ ܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܚܸܐ ܠܵܟ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܟܵܟ ܩܲܪܸܒ ܠܸܗ ܐܼܚܪܼܢܵܐ‏ : one who strikes you on your cheek, present the other to him ; BT BQ 21b(2)↗ לאו כל כמינך דמקרבת להו לפירך לרשות הרבים‏ : you do not have the right to bring your fruits so close to the public domain ; PJ Gen48:9↗ קריבינון כדון לותי ואיברכינון‏ : bring them close to me now so that I may bless them
(1)
to present
Palmyrene
(1)
to exhibit
Syr
(2)
to make into a relative (?)
JBA
BT Git 74a(37)↗ והוא יתן משום דלקרובה קאתי‏ : (it means) "he is to give", because his intention is to bring her near
(3)
to bring to someone else as a rescue from judgment
Gal
BR 329:5(1)↗ אין בעי אברהם למקרבה מן גביה ועד גבי אנא מקרב מן גבי ועד מלכא דמשיחא‏ : if Abraham wishes to save from judgment from him until me, I will do so from me until the King Messiah
2
to offer, dedicate
Common (except: OA, BA)
TAD D.15.3:1↗ זי קרב צחא בר עבדעמרו להנאלת‏ : which PN dedicated to Han-Ilat ; TAD A4.8R.25↗ ועלותא נקרב על מדבחא זי יהו אלהא בשמך‏ : we shall offer sacrifices in your name upon the altar of the God Yahu ; PAT248:1.2↗ ˁltˀ dh lmlkbl wlˀlhy tdmr qrb ṭbrys qlwdys plqs wtdmryˀ lˀlhyhn : PN and the Tadmoraeans offered this altar to DN and the gods of Tadmor to their gods! ; P Gn27:25↗ ܘܩ݁ܪܒ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܣ‏ : he offered it to him and he ate ; BT Šab 130a(27)↗ קריבו ליה רישא דטאוסא בחלבא‏ : they served him a peacock's head in milk ; BT Yom 65a(41)↗ נישהינהו ונקרבינהו לשנה הבאה‏ : let us hold them back and offer them as sacrifices the following year ; PJ Gen15:9↗ וקרב קדמי עגלא ברת תלת שנין‏
(1)
to sacrifice
Common Aramaic
Ezra 7:17↗ וּתְקָרֵב הִמּוֹ עַל־מַדְבְּחָה דִּי בֵּית אֱלָהֲכֹם דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם‏ ; TgO Ex29:29↗ לְרַבָאָה בְהוֹן וֻלקָרָבָא בְהוֹן יָת קוּרבָנֵיהוֹן‏ : to anoint in (those garments) and to offer their sacrifices in them ; TN Num26:61↗ בקרבותהון אשא בריה קדם ייי‏ : when they offered foreign fire before the Lord ; P Num28:2↗ ܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܝ ܒ̈ܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ‏ ; BT San 96b(27)↗ דם קרבנות דהוה מקרבינן קמי קב׳ה‏ : the blood of sacrifices that we used to sacrifice before the Holy One Blessed be He ; PJ Gen49:27↗ בצפרא יהון כהנייא מקרבין אימר תדירא עד ארבע שעין‏ : in the morning the priests will be offering a regular lamb up to four hours
(1)
to celebrate the eucharist
Syr
AS2 292:2 text not cited : [w. ܩܘܪܒܢܐ understood from the previous phrase] ; Rie 24:5 text not cited
Cˀafˁelto bring near, present3 senses▶
1
to bring near, present
Common Aramaic
NimLiW.1901↗ [... ]zy hqrb .... ; TAD A6.3 .7↗ עבדי עחחפי זי פ[ס]משך יהקרב קדמיך‏ : the servants of PN1 that PN2 will present to you ; Dan 7:13↗ וְעַד־עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא מְטָה וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבוּהִי‏ ; 4QpapTob ar2..11=02:2↗ ו̇א̇קרבו פ̇ת̇[ו]רא לקודמי‏ ; TgO Ex21:6↗ וְיַקִרבִינֵיה"וִיקָרְבִנֵיה" לְוָת דַשָא‏ : he should bring him to the door panel ; JSmem 8:195↗ ܒܗ ܦܐܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܚܘ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܩܪܒܘ ܥܡܗ‏ : [Moses] with it [his staff] he would beat the snakes that they sent near to him ; BT Yev 39b(32)↗ פלוני הקרבת ית פלן יבמה לקדמנא‏ : NN brought NN2, her levir, before us
2
to carry on war, attack
Syr
AphDem6.109:5↗ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܡܩܪܒ‏ : spiritual beings see him as he is attacking ; P 1K(1)20:29↗ ܘܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ܂ ܘܐܩܪܒܘ ܩܪܒܐ‏ : on the seventh day they attacked ; ChronEdess 4:29↗ ܘܐܩܪܒ ܥܡ ܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ‏
(1)
to litigate
Syr
LSt.107:18↗ ܡܢ ܡܝܡܣ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܡܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܚܢܘܝܐ‏ : another actor while quarreling with a shopkeeper
3
to sacrifice
BAEzra, Qumran, Sam
Ezra 6:10↗ text not cited ; Ezra 6:17↗ וְהַקְרִבוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה תּוֹרִין מְאָה‏ ; GenApoc 21.2↗ ו]א̇קרבת עלוהי עלואן ומנחה‏ : I sacrificed holocausts and meal offerings on it
(1)
to dedicate
Palmyrene, SamMidAr
PAT1679:1.2↗ ˁltˀ dh ˀqrb nbwzbd ; Gerizim 17:1↗ זי הקרבת מרים על נפשה‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be brought near (variant for Dt)1 sense▶
to be brought near (variant for Dt)
JLAtg
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto approach4 senses▶
1
to approach
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgO Ex24:2↗ יִתקָרַב מֹשַה בִלחוֹדוֹהִי לִקדָם יוי‏ : Moses should approach the Lord by himself ; CPA Ex12:48↗ ܘܐܢ ܝܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܓܝܘܪ ܘܝܥܒܕ ܦܣܚܐ ܠܡܪܐ‏ : should a foreigner approach you to make the passover for the Lord ; OS LkSin15:1↗ ܘܡܟܣܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢܗ‏ : the tax collectors and sinners were approaching him in order to hear him ; PJ Deut20:2↗ ויתקרב כהנא וימלל עם עמא‏ : the priest should approach and speak with the people
(1)
sexually
Syr
OS MtSin1:18↗ ܟܕ ܡܟܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܚܕ ܠܘܬ ܚܕ‏ : when His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they approached one another ; P Ex19:15↗ ܠܐ ܬ݁ܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ‏
2
to be offered
JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBA, JBAg, LJLA
TgO Lev8:33↗ שִבעָה יוֹמִין יִתקָרַב קוּרבָנְכוֹן‏ ; TN Lev2:8↗ מנחתא די יתקרב מן אלין‏ ; BT Tem 15b(5)↗ וחטאת מי מיקרבה עולה‏ : is a "sin offering" able to be offered as a "burnt offering"? ; PJ Num28:6↗ עלת תדירא היכמא דהות מיקרבא על טוורא דסיני‏ : the continual burn offering as was offered upon Mt. Sinai
3
to be brought near
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Is34:16↗ אְרֵי בְמֵימְרֵיה יִתכַנשָן וֻבִרעוּתֵיה יִתקַרְבָן‏ : for they shall be gathered in through His memra and through His will brought near ; OS MkSin6:56↗ ܘܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗ܂ ܕܐܦܢ ܠܟܢܦܐ ܕܡܪܛܘܛܘܗ ܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ‏ : they were asking of Him that they just might be allowed to touch the edge of his robe
(1)
w. דעתא as subject : to become favorably disposed
JBA
BT Ket 105b(14)↗ איקרבא <ל̇>דע̇תיה לגביה והוה ליה כגופיה‏ : he became favorably disposed toward him and he became just like himself for him
4
to be a relative (l_)
Gal
PTBer 13.b:36[2]↗ ההן פלן מתקרב לן‏ : so-and-so is related to us
Ctˀettafˁalto attack2 senses▶
1
to attack
Syr
DionbScomtAp 81:15 text not cited
2
to be attacked
Syr
DnHex 9:26 text not cited ; GregOr 13 5.1.17↗ ܫܓܝ݂ܫܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ܂ ܡܬܬ݂ܩܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ‏ : we were disturbed, we were attacked ; BBah 347:2↗ text not cited
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Syr. e/u, JLAtg e/a. Examples appearing to be ethpe'al in JLAtg variants are errors.
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JLAtg often shows a T-stem variant of Dt as if Gt. One must assume it is incorrect given that such a form does not occur elsewhere.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1400[691]DJPA: 502bDJBA: 1037bJastrow: 1410Drower/Macuch: 415bJ. Payne-Smith: 517aLevy Ch-W: 2:383Tal Sam: 794DNWSI: 1028DCPA[Schulthess]: 380[183]DJA: 78bQumran: 211

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