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Hebrew word · H2713

חָקַר

choker

to search

Appears 27 times in 26 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Where it appears

Deuteronomy · 1
  1. Deuteronomy 13:14 וְחָקַרְתָּ֧ and you will search

    then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

Judges · 2
  1. Judges 18:2 וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּ חִקְר֣וּ and to explore it, explore

    So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.

1 Samuel · 1
  1. 1 Samuel 20:12 אֶחְקֹ֣ר I will sound out

    and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?

2 Samuel · 1
  1. 2 Samuel 10:3 חֲק֤וֹר to explore

    the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

1 Kings · 1
  1. 1 Kings 7:47 נֶחְקַ֖ר it was ascertained

    Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

1 Chronicles · 1
  1. 1 Chronicles 19:3 לַחְקֹ֨ר to explore

    the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

2 Chronicles · 1
  1. 2 Chronicles 4:18 נֶחְקַ֖ר it was ascertained

    Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

Job · 6
  1. Job 5:27 חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ we have examined it

    Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”

  2. Job 13:9 יַחְקֹ֣ר he will examine

    Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?

  3. Job 28:3 חוֹקֵ֑ר [is] searching for

    Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

  4. Job 28:27 חֲקָרָֽהּ׃ he examined it

    then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.

  5. Job 29:16 אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ I investigated it

    I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

  6. Job 32:11 תַּחְקְר֥וּן you searched for !

    Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,

Psalms · 3
  1. Psalm 44:21 יַֽחֲקָר־ will he search out

    would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

  2. Psalm 139:1 חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי you have examined me

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

  3. Psalm 139:23 חָקְרֵ֣נִי examine me

    Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Proverbs · 4
  1. Proverbs 18:17 וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ and he will examine him

    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

  2. Proverbs 23:30 לַחְקֹ֥ר to examine

    Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.

  3. Proverbs 25:2 חֲקֹ֣ר to search out

    It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.

  4. Proverbs 28:11 יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃ he examines thoroughly him

    A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

Ecclesiastes · 1
  1. Ecclesiastes 12:9 וְחִקֵּ֔ר and he searched out

    Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

Jeremiah · 3
  1. Jeremiah 17:10 חֹקֵ֥ר [am] searching

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

  2. Jeremiah 31:37 וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ so they may be explored

    This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.

  3. Jeremiah 46:23 יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר it will be searched

    They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.

Lamentations · 1
  1. Lamentations 3:40 וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה and let us examine

    Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

Ezekiel · 1
  1. Ezekiel 39:14 יַחְקֹֽרוּ׃ they will make a search

    And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.

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