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Strong's #1239 - בָּקַר

Transliteration

bâqar

Phonetics

baw-kar'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

274

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to seek, enquire, consider
1. (Piel)
  1. to seek, look for
  2. to consider, reflect

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1567 ‑ ἐκζητέω (ek‑zay‑teh'‑o); 1980 ‑ ἐπισκέπτομαι (ep‑ee‑skep'‑tom‑ahee;);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

BSB (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

CSB (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

ESV (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

KJV (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

LEB (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

LSB (8)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Ezekiel 2

N95 (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Proverbs 2

Ezekiel 2

NAS (10)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Ezekiel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (7)

Leviticus 2

2 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 1

Ezekiel 2

ASV (7)

abroad, so will i seek out 1

and to inquire 1

and will seek them out 1

he shall not search 1

shall be for me to inquire by 1

shall not seek 1

to make inquiry 1

BSB (7)

and seek him 1

and seek them out 1

i will look for 1

inspect 1

look for 1

to reconsider 1

to seek guidance 1

CSB (7)

for 3

guidance 1

inspect 1

reconsider 1

seeking 1

ESV (7)

differentiate 1

inquire 2

out 1

reflect 1

seek 1

seek out 1

KJV (7)

enquire 2

enquiry 1

out 2

search 1

seek 1

LEB (7)

and i will look after them 1

and to consider 1

for me to inquire by 1

i will look after 1

inspect 2

to scrutinize 1

LSB (8)

care 2

inquire 3

inquiry 1

make 1

seek 1

N95 (7)

care 1

concerned 1

inquire 1

inquiry 1

make 1

seek 2

NAS (10)

after 1

care 1

concerned 1

inquiries 1

inquiry 1

look 2

make 1

making 1

meditate 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (7)

and to inquire 1

and will seek them out 1

he shall not search 1

shall be for me to inquire by 1

shall not look 1

to consider 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2633) r q p (פקר PQR) AC: Seek CO: ? AB: ?: [from: qp]

V) r q p (פקר PQR) - Seek: To look or search for something. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: rqb] KJV (12): (vf: Piel) enquire, seek, search - Strongs: H1239 (בָּקַר), H1240 (בְּקַר)

N^f1 ) e r q p (פקרה PQRH) - Seeking: [df: hrqb] KJV (1): seek - Strongs: H1243 (בַּקָּרָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[בָּקַר] verb inquire, seek (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בְּקַר,

; also Ethiopic

in derivatives; originally divide discern, compare Arabic

slit, rip, split) — only

Pi`el Perfect 1 singular suffix וּבִקַּרְתִּים consecutive Ezekiel 34:11; Imperfect יְבַקֵּר Leviticus 13:36; Leviticus 27:33, אֲבַקֵּר Ezekiel 34:12; Infinitive construct לְבַקֵּר 2 Kings 16:15 2t.; — seek, look for, followed by לְ Leviticus 13:36; seek (to distinguish) followed by בֵּיןטֿוֺב לָרַע v. Leviticus 27:33; seek (in order to care for) followed by accusative צאֹן Ezekiel 34:11 ("" דרשׁ) Ezekiel 34:12, figurative of ׳י seeking his people; contemplate, followed by בְּ Psalm 27:4 ("" חָזָה בְּ); consider, reflect, absolute Proverbs 20:25 אַחַר נְדָרִים i.e. whether the vows were wise, or should be kept (compare Str on the passage & references); compare perhaps 2 Kings 16:15 consider (what shall be done with the old altar); look at Klo, (so לְבַקֵּר 1 Kings 3:21 for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר), AV RV to inquire by, ᵑ6 for praying; perhaps denoting some religious service to be performed by king himself, compare especially RS^{Semitic i. 467}.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בָּקַר not used in Kal prop. i.q. Arab. بقَرَ to cleave, to open, kindred to the root בָּכַר. The notion of cleaving and opening in this root is applied

(1) to ploughing (compare חָרַשׁ, פָּתַח, גְּדוּד); whence בָּקָר armentum, as if aramentum, oxen.

(2) to the breaking forth and arising of light; see בָּקַע Kal and Niphal No. 3.

(3) to the sense of asking, inquiring (Syr. ܒܰܩܰܪ to inquire, to investigate, ܒܩܳܪܐܳ and ܒܘܽܩܪܳܐܳ inquiry, searching out), also that of to look at, to inspect. So in

Piel בִּקֵּר.

(1) to inspect diligently, to look at anything; followed by לְ Leviticus 13:36, בֵּין־לְ (compare בֵּין No. 1), Leviticus 27:33. Followed by בְּ to look at with pleasure (compare בְּ No. 4, a), Psalms 27:4.

(2) to look after, to take care of, with an acc. Ezekiel 34:11, 12 Ezekiel 34:12.

(3) to look at, contemplate with the mind, to consider, to think on, 2 Kings 16:15; Proverbs 20:25.

(4) to animadvert on any one, to punish him; compare בִּקֹּרֶת.

All the derivatives follow immediately.

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List of Word Forms

אֲבַקֵּ֣ר אבקר וּבִקַּרְתִּֽים׃ וּלְבַקֵּ֥ר ובקרתים׃ ולבקר יְבַקֵּ֛ר יְבַקֵּ֧ר יבקר לְבַקֵּֽר׃ לבקר׃ ’ă·ḇaq·qêr ’ăḇaqqêr avakKer lə·ḇaq·qêr ləḇaqqêr levakKer ū·ḇiq·qar·tîm ū·lə·ḇaq·qêr ūḇiqqartîm ūləḇaqqêr ulevakKer uvikkarTim yə·ḇaq·qêr yəḇaqqêr yevakKer