closeness

לְהִתְקָרֵב   Earlier this week, we saw the root ק.ר.ב (k.r.b), meaning closeness, used in a variety of forms.   We saw לְהַקְרִיב (le-hahk-REEV) – to sacrifice, give something up or to bring something close – and its passive form, מֻקְרָב (mook-RAHV). These are the causative forms (הפעיל and הופעל).   We saw לִקְרָב (leek-RAHV) – to draw…

לִקְרַב   The Hebrew root ק.ר.ב (k.r.b) is the concept of closeness. It’s one of a handful of verb roots that have meaning when used in all seven Modern Hebrew verb forms (בִּנְיָנִים – been-yah-NEEM). Today I’m introducing you to the first one; the others I’ll introduce throughout the week.   In the simple form (קַל…