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neÌ„r, nı̄ (chiefly קרוב, kÌ£aÌ„roÌ„bh, “to draw near,†קרב, kÌ£aÌ„rabh; ἐγγυÌÏ‚, egguÌs): Used of proximity in place (; ; ; ; , etc.), time (; ; ; ), or kinship (; ), but also employed of moral nearness. Yahweh is “nigh†to them that are of a broken heart (). God draws nigh to His people, and they to Him (). The antithesis is God's “farness†from the wicked.