בְּקַר
bᵉqar · H1240 · Aramaic · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to look for, to seek
Action by which someone carefully focuses his/her eyes on a group of objects in order to locate something specific among them
ExamplesEzra 4:15 so that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and detrimental to kings and provinces, and that they have revolted within it in past days; for this reason that city was laid waste.
Ezra 4:19 “And a decree has been issued by me, and a search has been conducted and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings in past days, and that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,
Ezra 5:17 “And now, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 3 groups
- Not stated: they 2
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with+ בַּיִתhouse 2
- בin/on/with+ דָּתdecree 1
- בin/on/with+ סְפַרbook 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- תָּםthence 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ἐπισκέπτομαι episképtomai · G1980 · to select carefully, to choose after careful investigation, to visit
- Greek ἐπισκέπτομαι emphasizes the visitational or inspectorial aspect of inquiry (to go see/inspect in order to verify or care for), whereas Hebrew בְּקַר focuses on the investigative search or inquiry action itself without the inherent connotation of physical visitation.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- See002004001005
- Ezra 4:15 has the accusatory letter request “that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers, and you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city.”
- Think002004002013
- Ezra 7:14 recounts that Ezra was sent “on the part of the king and his seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God,” an inquiry that weighs and considers the matter, not merely searches records.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1240. beqar [בְּקַר] verb Pa`el inquire, seek (only Ezra) (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical…
[בְּקַר] verb Pa`el inquire, seek (only Ezra) (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect3masculine plural בַּקַּ֫רוּ Dan 4:19; Dan 6:1; Imperfect3masculine singular יְבַקַּר Dan 4:15; Infinitive לְבַקָּרָה Dan 7:14; — 1 inquire, with עַל (of thing) concerning Dan 7:14; with subject indefinite, = passive, Dan 4:19 search was made, so Dan 6:1; Dan 4:15.
Hithpa. Imperfect3masculine singular יִתְבַּקַּר Dan 5:17, impersonal, let search be made.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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