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sûrch : Some peculiar senses are: (1) In the books of Moses, especially in Nu, "searching out the land" means to spy out ( רגּל , raggēl ), to investigate carefully, to examine with a view to giving a full and accurate report on. (2) When applied to the Scriptures, as in Ezra 4:15 , Ezra 4:19 ( בּקר , baḳḳēr ); John 5:39; 1 Peter 1:11 ( ἐραυνάω , eraunáō ), it means to examine, to study out the meaning. In Acts 17:11 , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "examining" for the "searched" of the King James Version. See SEARCHINGS . (3) "Search out" often means to study critically, to investigate carefully, e.g. Job 8:8; Job 29:16; Ecclesiastes 1:13; Lamentations 3:40; Matthew 2:8; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Peter 1:10 . (4) When the word is applied to God's searching the heart or spirit, it means His opening up, laying bare, disclosing what was hidden, e.g. 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 44:21; Psalm 139:1; Proverbs 20:27; Jeremiah 17:10; Romans 8:27 .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Search'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/search.html. 1915.
