קוֹרְבָה, (קָרַב) nearness, approach, contact. Sabb. 13ᵃ ק׳ של גילוי עריות sexual contact; שום ק׳ בעלמא any bodily contact whatsoever; Ab. Zar. 17ᵃ Ms. M. (ed. קְרֵיבָה); Yalk. Lev. 589 קריבה.—B. Bath. 23ᵇ ק׳ דאורייתא that in doubtful cases we are guided by what is nearest is a Biblical rule (derived from Deut. XXI, 3).