Usually translated as
seek, inquire, require, search, make inquisition, ask, necromancer, at all, care for, diligently, mancer, question, surely
Occurrences
Dârash occurs 158 times in 146 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (13), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (10), 2 Chronicles (26), Ezra (5), Esther (1), Job (4), Psalms (24), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (13), Jeremiah (8), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (13), Hosea (1), Amos (4), Micah (1)
- Genesis 9:5 — And surely your blood of your lives will I require (אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ); at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
- Genesis 9:5 — And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require (אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ) it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
- Genesis 9:5 — And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require (אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ) the life of man.
- Genesis 25:22 — And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to (לִדְרֹ֥שׁ) enquire of the LORD.
- Genesis 42:22 — And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required (נִדְרָֽשׁ).
- Exodus 18:15 — And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me (לִדְרֹ֥שׁ) to enquire of God:
- Leviticus 10:16 — And Moses diligently sought (דָּרַ֛שׁ) the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
- Leviticus 10:16 — And Moses diligently sought (דָּרֹ֥שׁ) the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,
- Deuteronomy 4:29 — But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek (תִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּ) him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
- Deuteronomy 11:12 — A land which the LORD thy God careth (דֹּרֵ֣שׁ) for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
- Deuteronomy 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek (תִדְרְשׁ֖וּ), and thither thou shalt come:
- Deuteronomy 12:30 — Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou (תִּדְרֹ֨שׁ) enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
- Deuteronomy 13:14 — Then (וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧) shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
- Deuteronomy 17:4 — And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and (וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֣) enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
- Deuteronomy 17:9 — And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and (וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙) enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
- Deuteronomy 18:11 — Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer (וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ).
- Deuteronomy 18:19 — And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require (אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ) it of him.
- Deuteronomy 19:18 — And the judges shall make diligent inquisition (וְדָרְשׁ֥וּ): and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
- Deuteronomy 22:2 — And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after (דְּרֹ֤שׁ) it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
- Deuteronomy 23:6 — Thou shalt not seek (תִדְרֹ֥שׁ) their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 — When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require (דָּרֹ֨שׁ) it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
- Deuteronomy 23:21 — When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require (יִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּ) it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
- Judges 6:29 — And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And (וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙) when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
- 1 Samuel 9:9 — (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to (לִדְר֣וֹשׁ) enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
- 1 Samuel 28:7 — Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her (וְאֶדְרְשָׁה), and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
- 2 Samuel 11:3 — And David sent and (וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ) enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- 1 Kings 14:5 — And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask (לִדְרֹשׁ֩) a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
- 1 Kings 22:7 — And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that (וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה) we might enquire of him?
- 1 Kings 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom (לִדְרֹשׁ֩) we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
- 2 Kings 1:3 — But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to (לִדְרֹ֕שׁ) enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
- 2 Kings 1:6 — And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to (לִדְרֹ֕שׁ) enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 1:16 — And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to (לִדְרֹשׁ֮) enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 1:16 — And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to (לִדְרֹ֖שׁ) enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 3:11 — But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that (וְנִדְרְשָׁ֥ה) we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
- 2 Kings 8:8 — And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and (וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨) enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
- 2 Kings 22:13 — Go ye (דִרְשׁ֨וּ), enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
- 2 Kings 22:18 — But to the king of Judah which sent you (לִדְרֹ֣שׁ) to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 — So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to (לִדְרֽוֹשׁ) enquire of it;
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 — And (דָרַ֥שׁ) enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
- 1 Chronicles 13:3 — And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we (דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ) enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 15:13 — For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought (דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ) him not after the due order.
- 1 Chronicles 16:11 — Seek (דִּרְשׁ֤וּ) the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
- 1 Chronicles 21:30 — But David could not go before it (לִדְרֹ֣שׁ) to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 22:19 — Now set your heart and your soul to seek (לִדְר֖וֹשׁ) the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 26:31 — Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for (נִדְרָ֔שׁוּ), and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 28:8 — Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek (וְדִרְשׁ֔וּ) for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth (דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ) all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek (תִּדְרְשֶׁ֙נּוּ֙) him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 1:5 — Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought (וַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּ) unto it.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14 — And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek (לִדְר֖וֹשׁ) the LORD.