קֶרֶב qereb

Meaning

properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

In the King James Version: [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.

Derivation: from H7126 (קָרַב);

Where it is used

• Judges 18:20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
• 1 Samuel 4:3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
• 1 Samuel 16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
• 1 Samuel 25:37 In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him, and he became like a stone.
• 1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
• 1 Kings 17:21 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
• 1 Kings 17:22 And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
• 1 Kings 20:39 As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
• Job 20:14 yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
• Psalms 5:9 For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
• Psalms 36:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Psalms 39:3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
• Psalms 46:5 God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
• Psalms 48:9 Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
• Psalms 49:11 Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
• Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
• Psalms 55:4 My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
• Psalms 55:10 Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
• Psalms 55:11 Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
• Psalms 55:15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
• Psalms 62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
• Psalms 64:6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
• Psalms 74:4 Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,
• Psalms 74:11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
• Psalms 74:12 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
• Psalms 78:28 He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
• Psalms 82:1 A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
• Psalms 94:19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
• Psalms 101:2 I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
• Psalms 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
• Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
• Psalms 109:18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
• Psalms 109:22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
• Psalms 110:2 The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
• Psalms 138:7 If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
• Psalms 147:13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
• Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
• Proverbs 15:31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
• Proverbs 26:24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
• Isaiah 4:4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
• Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
• Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
• Isaiah 6:12 until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
• Isaiah 7:22 and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
• Isaiah 10:23 For the Lord GOD of Hosts will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.
• Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
• Isaiah 16:11 Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
• Isaiah 19:1 This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
• Isaiah 19:3 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.
• Isaiah 19:14 The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.
• Isaiah 19:24 In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.
• Isaiah 24:13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.
• Isaiah 25:11 He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
• Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
• Isaiah 29:23 For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 63:11 Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
• Jeremiah 4:14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
• Jeremiah 6:1 “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
• Jeremiah 6:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
• Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.