חֵ֫קֶר
che.qersearchHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine12 occurrences5 books12 verses
Definition
from H2713; examination, enumeration, deliberation
Traditional renderings: finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
Traditional renderings: finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֵ֫קֶר:
- ἴχνοςichnos“track”20%
- πέραςperas“end”20%
- ἀνεξιχνίαστοςanexichniastos“unsearchable”20%
- ἀπέραντοςaperantos“endless”20%
- ἀριθμόςarithmos“number”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
12 total
- Judges 5:16חִקְרֵי־ · indecisionWhy did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
- Job 5:9חֵ֑קֶר · unsearchable things…the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Job 8:8לְחֵ֣קֶר · the discoveriesPlease inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
- Job 9:10חֵ֑קֶר · searching outHe does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
- Job 11:7הַחֵ֣קֶר · the deep thingsCan you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 34:24חֵ֑קֶר · inquiryHe shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
- Job 36:26חֵֽקֶר׃Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
- Job 38:16וּבְחֵ֥קֶר · in the trenchesHave you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep?
- Psalm 145:3חֵֽקֶר׃ · [is] unsearchableGreat is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- Proverbs 25:3חֵֽקֶר׃ · be searchedAs the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
- Proverbs 25:27וְחֵ֖קֶר · or to search outIt is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
- Isaiah 40:28חֵ֖קֶר · searching outDo you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.