להתקרב – to approach, to come near – Hebrew conjugation tables

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: ק - ר - ב

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

to approach, to come near

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
Verb form	Person	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מִתְקָרֵב mitkarev I / you m. sg. / he / it approach(es)	מִתְקָרֶבֶת mitkarevet I / you f. sg. / she / it approach(es)	מִתְקָרְבִים mitkarvim we / you m. pl. / they m. approach	מִתְקָרְבוֹת mitkarvot we / you f. pl. / they f. approach
Past tense	1st	הִתְקָרַבְתִּי hitkaravti I approached		הִתְקָרַבְנוּ hitkaravnu we approached
	2nd	הִתְקָרַבְתָּ hitkaravta you m. sg. approached	הִתְקָרַבְתְּ hitkaravt you f. sg. approached	הִתְקָרַבְתֶּם hitkaravtem you m. pl. approached The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִתְקָרַבְתֶּם hitkaravtem	הִתְקָרַבְתֶּן hitkaravten you f. pl. approached The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִתְקָרַבְתֶּן hitkaravten
	3rd	הִתְקָרֵב hitkarev he / it approached	הִתְקָרְבָה hitkarva she / it approached	הִתְקָרְבוּ hitkarvu they approached
Future tense	1st	אֶתְקָרֵב etkarev I will approach		נִתְקָרֵב nitkarev we will approach
	2nd	תִּתְקָרֵב titkarev you m. sg. will approach	תִּתְקָרְבִי titkarvi you f. sg. will approach	תִּתְקָרְבוּ titkarvu you m. pl. will approach	תִּתְקָרֵבְנָה titkarevna you f. pl. will approach In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּתְקָרְבוּ titkarvu
	3rd	יִתְקָרֵב yitkarev he / it will approach	תִּתְקָרֵב titkarev she / it will approach	יִתְקָרְבוּ yitkarvu they m. will approach	תִּתְקָרֵבְנָה titkarevna they f. will approach In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִתְקָרְבוּ yitkarvu
Imperative		הִתְקָרֵב!‏ hitkarev! (to a man) approach!	הִתְקָרְבִי!‏ hitkarvi! (to a woman) approach!	הִתְקָרְבוּ!‏ hitkarvu! (to men) approach!	הִתְקָרֵבְנָה!‏ hitkarevna! (to women) approach! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִתְקָרְבוּ!‏ hitkarvu!
Infinitive		לְהִתְקָרֵב lehitkarev to approach

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
הַקְרָבָה hakrava	ק - ר - ב	Noun – haktala pattern, feminine	sacrifice, act of sacrificing
הִתְקָרְבוּת hitkarvut	ק - ר - ב	Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine	nearing, approaching
קוֹרְבָּן korban	ק - ר - ב	Noun – masculine	victim, sacrifice
קְרָב krav	ק - ר - ב	Noun – ktal pattern, masculine	battle, combat; struggle, race, competition
קֶרֶב kerev	ק - ר - ב	Noun – ketel pattern, masculine	interior, inside; (in plural) innards
לִקְרוֹב likrov	ק - ר - ב	Verb – pa'al	to approach, to draw near
לְקָרֵב lekarev	ק - ר - ב	Verb – pi'el	to bring closer
לְהַקְרִיב lehakriv	ק - ר - ב	Verb – hif'il	to offer up a sacrifice; to sacrifice
קִרְבָה kirva	ק - ר - ב	Noun – kitla pattern, feminine	proximity; kinship; similarity; relationship, connection
קָרוֹב karov	ק - ר - ב	Adjective – katol pattern	close, near
קָרוֹב karov	ק - ר - ב	Noun – katol pattern, masculine	relative, family member
תַּקְרִיב takriv	ק - ר - ב	Noun – taktil pattern, masculine	close-up photo