Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1239
בָּקַר
ba.qar · “to enquire”
Used 7 times across 5 books
Definition
1) to seek, enquire, consider
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek, look for
1a2) to consider, reflect
Aramaic equivalent: be.qar (בְּקַר "to enquire" H1240)
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek, look for
1a2) to consider, reflect
Aramaic equivalent: be.qar (בְּקַר "to enquire" H1240)
Where it appears
Leviticus2
2 Kings1
Psalms1
Proverbs1
Ezekiel2
In the text
Leviticus 13:36Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.Leviticus 27:33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.2 Kings 16:15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.Psalms 27:4One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.Proverbs 20:25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.Ezekiel 34:11For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
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