Hebrew word study

חָקַרchâqar — properly, to penetrate

Pronounced “khaw-kar'”

properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

Translated in the King James as: find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 13:14
Judges — 2×
Judges 18:2+ 1 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 20:12
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 10:3
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 7:47
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 19:3
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 4:18
Job — 6×
Job 5:27Job 13:9Job 28:3Job 28:27Job 29:16Job 32:11
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 44:21Psalms 139:1Psalms 139:23
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 18:17Proverbs 23:30Proverbs 25:2Proverbs 28:11
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 12:9
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 17:10Jeremiah 31:37Jeremiah 46:23
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 3:40
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 39:14

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