Châqar — H2713

H2713 · Hebrew — חקר

Pronunciation: khaw-kar'

Definition

verb

properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

  1. to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate
    1. (Qal)
      1. to search (for)
      2. to search through, explore
      3. to examine thoroughly
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be searched out, be found out, be ascertained, be examined
    3. (Piel) to search out, seek out

Usually translated as

search, seek, try, find out, sound

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Châqar occurs 27 times in 26 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (6), Psalms (3), Proverbs (4), Ecclesiastes (1), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C