2713. chaqar
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chaqar: to search
Original Word: חָקַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chaqar
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-kar')
Short Definition: search

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to search
NASB Translation
ascertained (1), examines (2), find (1), found (2), investigated (2), make a search (1), pondered (1), probe (1), search (8), searched (4), searches (1), sees through (1), sounded (1), taste (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָקַר] verb search (Late Hebrew id., Niph`al passive, Aramaic חֲקַר) —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular suffix וַחֲקָרוֺ consecutive Proverbs 18:17; חֲקָרָהּ Job 28:27; וְחָֽקַרְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 13:15 etc.; Imperfect יַחְקֹר Job 13:19; יַחֲקָרֿ Psalm 44:22; יַחְקְרֶנּוּ Proverbs 28:11; אֶחְקֹר 1 Samuel 20:12; תַּחְקְרוּן Job 32:11; נַחְקֹ֑רָה Lamentations 3:40 etc.; Imperative חָקְרֵ֫נִי Psalm 139:23; חִקְרוּ Judges 18:2; Infinitive חֲקֹר 2 Samuel 10:3 2t.; לַחְקוֺר Proverbs 23:30; לְחָקְרָהּ Judges 18:2; —

1 search (for), followed by accusative Proverbs 23:30; Job 32:11; absolute וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֫ וְחָקַרְתָּ֫ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֫ הֵיטֵיב Deuteronomy 13:15; literal Ezekiel 39:14 (i.e. for bones unburied).

2. a. search through, explore, literally, object הארץ Judges 18:2 ("" רַגֵּל) Judges 18:2, 1 Chronicles 19:3 ("" id.); city העיר 2 Samuel 10:3 ("" id.), of mining Job 28:3; search out a subject or matter Job 5:27; Job 28:27; Proverbs 25:2; Psalm 44:22.

b. search a man, find out his sentiments (AV sound him) 1 Samuel 20:12.

c. of ׳י searching man, with accusative Psalm 139:1 ("" ידע), Psalm 139:23 ("" id.) Job 13:9, compare Jeremiah 17:10 (object לֵב).

d. of examining thoroughly, so as to expose weakness in a case Job 29:16; Proverbs 18:17, compare Proverbs 28:11; so of self-examination דרכים ׳ח Lamentations 3:40 ("" חפשׂ).

Niph`al Perfect נֶחְקַר 1 Kings 7:47; 2Chronicles 4:18; Imperfect יֵחָקֵר Jeremiah 46:23; יֵחָֽקְרוּ Jeremiah 31:37 be searched out, found out, ascertained, 1 Kings 7:47; 2Chronicles 4:18 (weight of the bronze used in temple utensils), of forest Jeremiah 46:23; searched out, Jeremiah 31:37 subject מוסדיֿ ארץ

Pi`el Perfect חִקֵּר Ecclesiastes 12:9 he sought out many proverbs (מְשָׁלִים; "" אִזֵּן).



Strong's
find out, make search out, seek out, sound, try

A primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately -- find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.

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