(thou art betrothed unto me under the condition hat) I
am a Biblical scholar, she is not betrothed unless he can
read the Pentateuch, Prophets and Hagiographa correctly
(understandingly), contrad. to קרינא. Ber. 30b, a. e. ר׳
ק׳ חנינא R. Hanina, the Bible teacher. -- Pl. (h. form)
קראים; (ch.) קראי. Pesik. Shubah, p. 165b וכ׳ טובים ק׳
good Bible teachers, good preachers, like Levi &c.; Yalk.
Hos. 533. Ab Zar. 40a לי שמיע ק׳ מתלתא (Ar. קיראי) I have
it from three authorities (as reliable as the Scriptures,
Rashi). - V. איירק. - [Meg. 24b in Mish. םיארקה ךרד, a.
censorial change for המינות, as in Mish. ed. IV, 8, a. Ms.
M., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. - In later literature םיארק Raraites,
a Jewish sect recognizing the Bible as sole authority.]
קראה, v. קרא II.
קראוי, v. קרייא.
קראות, Y. Meg. IV, 74d, v. קרויות.
קראטוסם, קראטיסים, v. קרטיסין.
קראי o קראי, v. אקראי. R. Hash. 29b דק׳ Ar.
קרב (b. h.) 1) to join, come near, be near; to be offered as קרבן. Zeb. VIII, 2 שהוא מי לשם יקרב let it be offered in behalf of him to whom it may belong. Ib. 5 . . . ק׳ אם ׳כו וברקי iff one of the heads has been offered, let all of them be oftered. Ib. 67b; Kinnim III, 3 למעלה קריבה חטאת וכ׳ the sin-offering may have been oftered on top and the burnt-offering beneath it. Men. VI, 1 קרבים . .. ק׳ הקומין לעצמן the handful (of the priests' meal-offering) is offered separately and the remainder separately; Y. Sot. III,19b top קריבין. Sifre Num. 29 למקריבים . לקריבים זמן קבע a time is fixed for the things to be offered (Lev. XXII, 27), and a time for those who offer (Num. VI, 10); a. fr. -- 2) to come before courtt; to sue, complain. Gen. R. s. 96 (ref. tto ויקרבו, Gen. XLVII, 29) וכ׳ על ק׳ . . . כאדם as one says, that man has brought suit against his neighbor, v. קבל II; Yalk. ib. 156 קבל (corr. acc.). Pi, קירב 1) same, to come near. Ex. R. s. 20, beg. לא וכ אצל קי׳ he had not come near Sarah. -Esp.to approach; to pray, intercede, mediate, conciliate. Y. Ber. IV, 8b top וכ׳ קרבנינו עשה וקרב בא . .. שעובר ההfז we do not say to him who is to pass before the ark (v. תיבה), 'come and pray, but, 'come, draw near, (which means) do our offerings', satisfy our needs &c. -- 2) to bring near; to befriend, attract, invite. B. Kam. 24a נגיחותיו ק׳ if the ox did his gorings in near intervals (of less than 7hree days). Eduy. VIII, 7 המקורבין .. . ולקרב לרחק . . . אליהו אין וכ׳ בורוע Elijah shall come not to decide between clean and unclean, nor to expel (declare genealogically degrad- ed) and to receive (reinstate), but to expel those who have been received by force, and to reinstate those who have been expelled by force. Ib. וכ׳ בן וקרבה. .. משפחת there was a family . . which Ben-ion expelled by force, and another which they received by force (Bab. ed, וקרבוה וכ׳ בני; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 40); Tosef. ib. III, 4; Kidd. 71a. Eduy. l. c. וכ׳ לקרב ולא לרחק לא neither to expel nor to reinstate, but to make peace &c. Sabb. 31a תחת קירבנו וכ׳, v. ענותנות. 1b. וכ׳ שקרבתני Ms. M. (ed. שהקרבתני) thou hast brought us near &c. Tanh. Tsav 8 (ref. to Ps. LXV, 5) קרבו . . . שבחרו מי אשרי blessed he whom the Lord has chosen, although he did not bring him near; Num. R. s. 3 הקריבו. Ib. עצמו את ק׳ he brought himself near (to God, through his own deeds); ib. קרבו דתרו הקב'ה the Lord brought Jethro near (caused him to be converted); Yalk. Ex. 379; a. fr. -- Sifre Num. 94 (expl. לזרא, Num. XI, 20, cmp. זר) מקרבים . . . מרחיקים שתהיו אותו you will keep it at a distance (loathe it) more than you have been inviting (wishing for) it; Lev. R. s. 48. -- Part. pass. מקורב; pl. מקורבין, v. supra. Hif. הקריב 1) to bring near, receive. Y. Dem. II, 23a top לכנפים מקריבין, v. כנף. Num. R. l. c.; Sabb. l. c., v. supra; a. fr. -- 2) to offer, sacrifce. Men. XIII, 10 במקדש יקריבנה he must ofer it in the Temple (of Jerusalem), הקריבה ואם וכ׳ but if he ofered it in the Temple of Honyo (in Egypt). Zeb. 67b למעלה ותקריבנה and let her offer it on top, (v. supra Kal); Kinn. III, 6 וכ ויקריבנה Mish. (Bab. ed. ויקרבנה, corr. acc.) and he (the priest) must offer it &c. Ber. 6b הודה ה׳ כאילו as if he had offered a thank-ofering. Ib. 17a as long as the Temple stood וכ׳ ומקריב חוטא אדם a. man sinned and brought a sacrifice; וכ׳ מקריבין ואין yet only its fat and its blood were offered; לפניך הקרבתיו כאילו וכ׳ as if I had offered it (my fat and blood) on the altar before thee; a. v. fr. Nif. נקרב to be ofered. Y. Meg. I, 70c top מהן ונקרבו וכ׳ and from their contributions was taken the wood for sacrifices; (Y. Taan. IV, 68b; Y. Shek. IV, beg. 47 וקרבו). Hitthpa. התקרב, Nitbbhpa. נתקרב 1) to be broughtt near, be received. Num. R. s. 3 וכ׳ ונ׳ ונדחה נבחר יש some are chosen and repelled (disgraced) and received again &c. Sifra Tsav, Milluiim אהרן שנ׳ משה ידע Moses learned that Aaron was received again (in grace); Yalk. Lev. 515; a. fr. - 2) to be ofered, sacrificed. Y. Taan. l. c. יהא שלא וכ׳ מתקרב קרבן that none but their contributions should be offered first. Pirke d'R. El. ch. XXXI ובא . . האיל אותו וכ׳ להתקרב that ram . . ran and came to offer himself as a sacrifice in place of Isaac &c.; Yalk. Gen. 101; a. e. -- 3) to claim relatuonship. Deut. R. . 2 . . עני קרובו אם לי מתקרב פלוני if a man's relative is poor, he makes himself the main person and him subordinate, saying, this man claims relationship to me; Y. Ber. IX, 13b (in mutilated text) לן מתקרב פלן ההן.
קרב, קריב ch. same, 1) to be near, come near, touch. Targ. Num. XXVII, 1. Targ. Ex. XXXVI, 2. Targ. IIKings II, 1; a. fr. -- Pesik. Zakhor, p. 24b לגביה קריב, v. בלם II. Eduy. VIII, 4 במיתא דיקרב he who touches a corpse; a. e. -- 2) to intercede, protect. Y. Dem. I, 22a קרתי בני לי קורבין (not קרתיה) fellow-citizens, protect me ; בני לי קורבין דודי (not דידי) children of my friend (the Lord), protect you me; Y. Taan. III, 66a top וכ׳ דילי בני (corr. acc.). - 3) to complain, sue. Y. B. Bath. IX, beg. 16d אתון וכ׳ קרבון בנוי his sons came and complained before R. E. Ib. וכ׳ וקריבה אתת she came and complained &c. -- 44) to bring near; to offer, v. infra. Pa. קריב, קרב 1) to bring near; to offer. Targ. Gen. XLVIII, 9, sq. Ib. 13 (Y. ed. Vien. קריבב; h.text ויגש). Targ.