חֵקֶר
ḥēqer
searching
Strong's H2714NounHebrewTWOT 729a

חֵקֶר (ḥēqer) is a Hebrew noun meaning searching. It appears 12 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2714).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 729a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 729a)searching, thing, searched out; examination, enumeration, deliberation; finding out, number, search, searchable
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֵ֫קֶר noun, masculine: searching, thing, searched out

Strong's H2714 חֵקֶר: examination, enumeration, deliberation
KJV:finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).

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.

Root family 729: חָקַר ḥāqar — 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

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Judges 5:16Job 5:9Psalms 145:3

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