Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #1240 - בְּקַר
Transliteration
bᵉqar
Phonetics
bek-ar'
Origin
corresponding to (H1239)
Parts of Speech
Verb
TWOT
2638
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) to seek, enquire
1a) (Pael) to enquire
1b) (Ithpael) to let search be made
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

KJV (5)
Ezra
5
NAS (8)
Ezra
8
HCS (5)
Ezra
5
BSB (5)
Ezra
5
ESV (5)
Ezra
5
WEB (5)
Ezra
5
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2633) rqp (פקר PQR) AC: Seek CO: ? AB: ?: [from: qp]
V) rqp (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)
Nf1 ) erqp (פקרה PQRH) - Seeking: [df: hrqb] KJV (1): seek - Strongs: H1243 (בַּקָּרָה)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[בְּקַר] verb Pa`el inquire, seek (only Ezra) (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect 3 masculine plural בַּקַּ֫רוּ Daniel 4:19; Daniel 6:1; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְבַקַּר Daniel 4:15; Infinitive לְבַקָּרָה Daniel 7:14; — 1 inquire, with עַל (of thing) concerning Daniel 7:14; with subject indefinite, = passive, Daniel 4:19 search was made, so Daniel 6:1; Daniel 4:15.
Hithpa. Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְבַּקַּר Daniel 5:17, impersonal, let search be made.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
בְּקַר Ch. not used in Peal.
Pael בַּקַּר; pl. בַּקַּרוּ; fut. יְבַקַּר: inf. בַּקָּרָה to search, to search for, to examine, Ezra 4:15, 19 Ezra 4:19, 6:1, followed by עַל Ezra 7:14.
Ithpael, pass. Ezra 5:17.
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List of Word Forms
וּבַקַּ֣רוּ וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ ובקרו יְבַקַּר֩ יִ֠תְבַּקַּר יבקר יתבקר לְבַקָּרָ֥א לבקרא lə·ḇaq·qā·rā ləḇaqqārā levakkaRa ū·ḇaq·qa·rū ūḇaqqarū uvakKaru yə·ḇaq·qar yəḇaqqar yevakKar yiṯ·baq·qar Yitbakkar yiṯbaqqar