Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. 2. (adv.) Nearly; almost; well-nigh. 3. (adv.) Closely; intimately. 4. (adv.) Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. 5. (adv.) Closely connected or related. 6. (adv.) Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. 7. (adv.) Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original. 8. (adv.) So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape. 9. (adv.) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the United States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a. 10. (a) Immediate; direct; close; short. 11. (a) Close-fisted; parsimonious. 12. (prep.) Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. 13. (adv.) To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. 14. (v. i.) To draw near; to approach. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia NEAR, NIGH ner, ni (chiefly qarobh, "to draw near," qarabh; eggus): Used of proximity in place (Genesis 19:20; Genesis 45:10 Exodus 13:17 Psalm 22:11 John 3:23, etc.), time (Jeremiah 48:16 Ezekiel 7:7; Ezekiel 30:3 Mark 13:28), or kinship (Leviticus 21:2 Ruth 3:12), but also employed of moral nearness. Yahweh is "nigh" to them that are of a broken heart (Psalm 34:18). God draws nigh to His people, and they to Him (James 4:8). The antithesis is God's "farness" from the wicked.

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