'Near' in the Bible
Then David called to one of the young men and said to him, "Come near; strike him." So he struck him down and he died.
if the anger of the king rises and he says to you, 'Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from [atop] the wall?
Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-bosheth, if not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from [atop] the wall and he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?' Then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.'"
When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
{About two full years later}, Absalom's shearers were in Baal Hazor, which [is] near Ephraim, and Absalom summoned all the sons of the king.
It happened whenever anyone drew near to do obeisance to him, that he would stretch his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.
They [were] near the big rock that [is] in Gibeon, and Amasa came before them. Joab {was dressed in his military clothing}, [with] a utility belt on him and a sword strapped to his waist in its scabbard. Now he went out, and it fell out.
Then a wise woman from the city called out, "Listen, listen! Please speak to Joab [to] come near here so that I may speak to you."
Then he came near to her, and the woman asked, "[Are] you Joab?" And he said, "I [am]." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." He said, "I [am] listening."
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Bible Theasaurus
- Adjacent (35 instances)
- Adjoining (6 instances)
- Alongside (32 instances)
- Approach (127 instances)
- Beside (411 instances)
- Close (267 instances)
- Contiguous (1 instance)
- Dear (168 instances)
- Good (1584 instances)
- Home (454 instances)
- Intimate (23 instances)
- Near (1082 instances)
- Nearly (27 instances)
- Nigh (240 instances)
- Virtually (9 instances)
- Well-Nigh (6 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Sh@'er
'etsel
Naga`
Nagash
Qarowb