King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H1239
Transliteration: baqar
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-kar)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to inquire, seek
Meaning: to plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider
Word Summary
baqar: to inquire, seek
Original Word: בָּקַרTransliteration: baqar
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-kar)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to inquire, seek
Meaning: to plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider
Strong's 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1239. baqar
[בָּקַר] verb inquire, seek (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בְּקַר, ; also Ethiopic in derivatives; originally divide discern, compare Arabic slit, rip, split) — only
Pi`el Perfect1singular suffix וּבִקַּרְתִּים consecutive Ezekiel 34:11; Imperfect יְבַקֵּר Leviticus 13:36; 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 לָרַע בֵּיןטֿוֺב v. 27:33; seek (in order to care for) followed by accusative צאֹן Ezekiel 34:11 ("" דרשׁ) 34:12, figurative of ׳י seeking his people; contemplate, followed by בְּ Psalm 27:4 ("" בְּ חָזָה);consider, reflect, absolute Proverbs 20:25 נְדָרִים אַחַר 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 RSSemitic i. 467.