חָקַר (ḥāqar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning search. It appears
27 times
in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2713).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 729)
Range of meaning (TWOT 729)search; for, search through, explore, searching, examining thoroughly; be searched out, found out, ascertained; he sought out; penetrate, examine intimately; find out, seek, sound, try
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָקַרverb: search
Qal
1.search (for)
2.
a.search through, explore
b.search a man
c.of Jehovah searching man
d.of examining thoroughly
Niphalbe searched out, found out, ascertained
Pielhe sought out many proverbs
Strong's H2713חָקַר: properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately KJV:find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.