'Near' in the Bible
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen."
He said, "Who are you?" She answered, "I am Ruth your handmaid. Therefore spread your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman."
Now it is true that I am a near kinsman; however there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, "Come over here, friend, and sit down!" He turned aside, and sat down.
He said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.
The near kinsman said, "I can't redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can't redeem it."
So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." He took off his shoe.
The women said to Naomi, "Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you 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