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hebrew #1239 - בָּקַר baqar (to inquire)


Original Word:בָּקַר
Transliteration: baqar
Definition:to inquire, seek
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(baw-kar)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

make inquire ry, make search, seek out

A primitive root; properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider -- (make) inquire (-ry), (make) search, seek out.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to seek, enquire, consider
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to seek, look for
1a2) to consider, reflect
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 274

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[בָּקַר] verbinquire, seek (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בְּקַר, ; also Ethiopic in derivatives; originally divide discern, compare Arabic slit, rip, split) — only

Pi`elPerfect1singular suffix וּבִקַּרְתִּים consecutive Ezekiel 34:11; ImperfectיְבַקֵּרLeviticus 13:36; Leviticus 27:33, אֲבַקֵּרEzekiel 34:12; Infinitive constructלְבַקֵּר2 Kings 16:15 2t.; — seek, look for, followed by לְLeviticus 13:36; seek (to distinguish) followed by בֵּיןטֿוֺב לָרַע v. Leviticus 27:33; seek (in order to care for) followed by accusative צאֹןEzekiel 34:11 ("" דרשׁ) Ezekiel 34:12, figurative of ׳י seeking his people; contemplate, followed by בְּPsalm 27:4 ("" חָזָה בְּ);consider, reflect, absolute Proverbs 20:25אַחַר נְדָרִים i.e. whether the vows were wise, or should be kept (compare Str on the passage & references); compare perhaps 2 Kings 16:15consider (what shall be done with the old altar); look at Klo, (so לְבַקֵּר1 Kings 3:21 for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר), AV RV to inquire by, ᵑ6for praying; perhaps denoting some religious service to be performed by king himself, compare especially RSSemitic i. 467.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 1239. בָּקַר (baqar) — 7 Occurrences

Leviticus 13:36
HEB:בָּע֑וֹר לֹֽא־ יְבַקֵּ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר
NAS: the priest need not seek for the yellowish
KJV: the priest shall not seek for yellow
INT: the skin not seek the priest hair

Leviticus 27:33
HEB: לֹ֧א יְבַקֵּ֛ר בֵּֽין־ ט֥וֹב
NAS:He is not to be concerned whether
KJV:He shall not search whether it be good
INT: nor to be concerned whether good

2 Kings 16:15
HEB:יִֽהְיֶה־ לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר׃
NAS: altar shall be for me to inquire [by].
KJV: altar shall be for me to enquire [by].
INT: the bronze become to inquire

Psalm 27:4
HEB:בְּנֹֽעַם־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.
KJV: of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
INT: the beauty of the LORD meditate his temple

Proverbs 20:25
HEB:וְאַחַ֖ר נְדָרִ֣ים לְבַקֵּֽר׃
NAS: And after the vows to make inquiry.
KJV: and after vows to make enquiry.
INT: and after the vows to make

Ezekiel 34:11
HEB:אֶת־ צֹאנִ֖י וּבִקַּרְתִּֽים׃
NAS: for My sheep and seek them out.
KJV: my sheep, and seek them out.
INT: will search my sheep and seek

Ezekiel 34:12
HEB:נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת כֵּ֖ן אֲבַקֵּ֣ר אֶת־ צֹאנִ֑י
NAS: so I will care for My sheep
KJV: [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep,
INT: his scattered so will care my sheep and will deliver

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