וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י בְּקֶ֥רֶבplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigקֶרֶב
hebrew
Meaning
* Midst * Among * Within * Inwardly * The centre, whether literal, figurative or adverbial
Masculine noun. Occurs over 250 times in the Old Testament.
From the root קרב, meaning “to come near, approach.” So קֶרֶב is a noun form built from the verb Exodus 17:7Psalm 103:1 הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ
hebrew
Meaning:
* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country
The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.
When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ
