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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
Read in context →Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Read in context →14 occurrences in 14 verses.
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engízō · eng-id'-zo
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
Strong's KJV usage: :--approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
Strong's first: Matthew 15:8Strong's last: James 5:8
Open full G1448 profile →qârab · kaw-rab'
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
Strong's KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Strong's first: Genesis 47:29Strong's last: Isaiah 5:19
Open full H7126 profile →engýs · eng-goos'
near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
Strong's KJV usage: :--from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
Strong's first: Matthew 24:32Strong's last: Ephesians 2:17
Open full G1451 profile →nâgash · naw-gash'
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
Strong's KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Strong's first: Exodus 24:2Strong's last: Psalms 91:7
Open full H5066 profile →qârôwb · kaw-robe'
near (in place, kindred or time)
Strong's KJV usage: allied, approach, at hand, any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).
Strong's first: Leviticus 10:3Strong's last: Psalms 145:18
Open full H7138 profile →qârêb · kaw-rabe'
near
Strong's KJV usage: approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
Strong's first: Numbers 1:51Strong's last: Numbers 18:7
Open full H7131 profile →nâgaʻ · naw-gah'
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
Strong's KJV usage: beat, (× be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
Strong's first: Psalms 32:6Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 12:1
Open full H5060 profile →pará · par-ah'
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
Strong's KJV usage: :--above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side…by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with.
Strong's first: Matthew 15:29Strong's last: Matthew 15:29
Open full G3844 profile →prós · pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Strong's KJV usage: :--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in).
Strong's first: Mark 5:11Strong's last: Mark 5:11
Open full G4314 profile →ʼayin · ah'-yin
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
Strong's KJV usage: else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare 370.
Strong's first: Psalms 73:2Strong's last: Psalms 73:2
Open full H369 profile →shᵉʼêr · sheh-ayr'
flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
Strong's KJV usage: body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).
Strong's first: Leviticus 25:49Strong's last: Leviticus 25:49
Open full H7607 profile →shâkên · shaw-kane'
a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen
Strong's KJV usage: inhabitant, neighbour, nigh.
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 1:7Strong's last: Deuteronomy 1:7
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Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
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NIGH, adjective [G. A preposition signifying to, on or after, that is, approaching, pressing on, making towards; strait, narrow.]
1. Near; not distant or remote in place or time.
The loud tumult shows the battle nigh
When the fig-tree putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh
2. Closely allied by blood; as a nigh kinsman.
3. Easy to be obtained or learnt; of easy access.
The word is very nigh unto thee. Deuteronomy 30:14.
4. Ready to support, to forgive, or to aid and defend.
The Lord is nigh unto them who are of a broken heart. Psalms 34:18.
5. Close in fellowship; intimate in relation.
Ye are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13.
6. Near in progress or condition. Hebrews 6:8.
NIGH, adverb ni.
1. Near; at a small distance in place or time, or in the course of events.
He was sick, nigh to death. Philippians 2:27.
2. Near to a place.
He drew nigh
3. Almost; near. He was nigh dead.
NIGH is never a preposition. In the phrase, nigh this recess, with terror they survey, there is an ellipsis of to. They, nigh to this recess, survey, etc.
NIGH, verb intransitive ni. To approach; to advance or draw near. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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