'Near' in the Bible
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it.
So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe.
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Adjacent (35 instances)
- Adjoining (6 instances)
- Alongside (32 instances)
- Approach (127 instances)
- Beside (411 instances)
- Close (267 instances)
- Contiguous (1 instance)
- Dear (168 instances)
- Good (1584 instances)
- Home (454 instances)
- Intimate (23 instances)
- Near (1082 instances)
- Nearly (27 instances)
- Nigh (240 instances)
- Virtually (9 instances)
- Well-Nigh (6 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Sh@'er
'etsel
Naga`
Nagash
Qarowb