Aramaic word · H1240

בְּקַר

yitbakar

to enquire

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament.

What it means

1) to seek, enquire

1a) (Pael) to enquire

1b) (Ithpael) to let search be made

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 5

  1. Ezra 4:15 יְבַקַּר֩ he will search

    that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

  2. Ezra 4:19 וּבַקַּ֣רוּ and they searched

    I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.

  3. Ezra 5:17 יִ֠תְבַּקַּר let it be searched

    Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

  4. Ezra 6:1 וּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀ and they searched

    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.

  5. Ezra 7:14 לְבַקָּרָ֥א to enquire

    You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.

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