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Hebrew wordlink #233456

OSHB Job 5:9 חֵקֶר (ḩēqer) Strongs=2714 Lemma=‘חֵקֶר’
contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘that_~_befathomed’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1520 TimeSeries=Job's_Trial

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Other uses (6) of identical word form חֵקֶר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חֵקֶר’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘searching’.

JOB 9:10 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘understanding’ OSHB JOB 9:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10 one _who_does great_things until there_is_not searching and_wonders until there_is_not number. (JOB_9:10)

OET-RV: 10 The one who does more incredible things than we can find,
⇔ and does more marvellous things than we can count. (JOB 9:10)

JOB 34:24 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘investigation’ OSHB JOB 34:24 word 4

OET-LV: 24 He _breaks mighty_ones not searching and_he _appointed others in_place _of _them. (JOB_34:24)

OET-RV: 24 He breaks powerful people without investigation,
⇔ and establishes others instead of them (JOB 34:24)

JOB 36:26 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘finding_out’ OSHB JOB 36:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 There god is_exalted and_not we _know_him the _number _of his _years _of_of and_not searching. (JOB_36:26)

OET-RV: 26 Listen, God must be honoured, but we don’t know him.
⇔ How could we determine how old he is? (JOB 36:26)

PSA 145:3 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘fathom’ OSHB PSA 145:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 is_great YHWH and_is_to _be _praised exceedingly and_to_his _of_greatness there_is_not searching. (PSA_145:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yahweh is great and deserving of a lot of praise—
⇔ We can’t fully comprehend his greatness. (PSA 145:3)

PROV 25:3 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘investigated’ OSHB PROV 25:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 heaven for_height and_earth for_depth and_the_heart _of kings there_is_not searching. (PRO_25:3)

OET-RV: 3 The skies are high and the earth goes deep,
⇔ → and the motives of kings are unable to be predicted. (PRO 25:3)

ISA 40:28 contextual word gloss=‘searching’ word gloss=‘searching’ OSHB ISA 40:28 word 17

OET-LV: 28 Am_not do _you _know or not have _you _heard is_a _god _of perpetuity YHWH the _one _who_created the _ends _of the_earth/land not he _grows _weary and_not he _becomes _weary there_is_not searching to_his _of_understanding. (ISA_40:28)

OET-RV: 28 Don’t you know?
⇔ ≈ Haven’t you heard?
⇔ The eternal God Yahweh is the creator of one end of the earth to the other.
⇔ He doesn’t get tired
⇔ ≈ and he won’t become weary.
⇔ You won’t find a limit to his understanding. (ISA 40:28)

Hebrew words (7) other than חֵקֶר (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘searching’

1 CHR 28:9 דּוֹרֵשׁ (dōrēsh) Lemma=‘דָּרַשׁ’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_searching’ word gloss=‘searches’ OSHB 1 CHR 28:9 word 16

OET-LV: 9 and_you(ms) Oh _Shəlomoh son _of_my know DOM the _god _of I _will _show_you(ms) and_serve_him with_a _heart complete and_with_a _being willing if/because all _of hearts is_searching YHWH and_all inclination _of thoughts he_is_understanding if you_will _seek _him he _will _let _himself _be _found to/for_you(fs) and_if you_will _abandon _him he_will _reject _you forever. (CH1_28:9)

OET-RV: 9 “And you, Shelomoh my son, follow your father’s god and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing life, because Yahweh looks into all hearts, and understands all your motives. If you look for him, he’ll make sure you find him, but if you abandon him, he’ll reject you forever. (CH1 28:9)

JOB 8:8 לְחֵקֶר (ləḩēqer) Lemmas=‘לְ’, ‘חֵקֶר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, the_searching_of’ morpheme glosses=‘to, what_~_havefound_of’ OSHB JOB 8:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 If/because ask please of_a _generation former and_give _attention to_the _searching _of their _ancestors _of_of. (JOB_8:8)

OET-RV: ⇔  8 Why don’t you ask previous generations,
⇔ ≈ and consider what their ancestors had learnt, (JOB 8:8)

JOB 28:3 חוֹקֵר (ḩōqēr) Lemma=‘חָקַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_searching_for’ word gloss=‘searches_out’ OSHB JOB 28:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 An _end someone _puts to_darkness and_to/for_all end he is_searching _for the_stone _of gloom and_deep _darkness. (JOB_28:3)

OET-RV: 3 People have ways to end the darkness.
⇔ They search the furthest places
⇔ for the stone of gloom and deep darkness. ??? (JOB 28:3)

JOB 38:16 וּבְחֵקֶר (ūⱱəḩēqer) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘בְּ’, ‘חֵקֶר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, in, the_searching_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, in / on / at / with, recesses_of’ OSHB JOB 38:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 Have_you _gone to the_springs _of the_sea and_in_the _searching _of the _deep have _you _walked _about. (JOB_38:16)

OET-RV: 16 Have you visited the springs under the sea?
⇔ ≈ Have you walked around in the trenches of the deep ocean? (JOB 38:16)

PROV 20:27 חֹפֵשׂ (ḩofēs) Lemma=‘חָפַשׂ’ contextual word gloss=‘[it_is]_searching’ word gloss=‘searching’ OSHB PROV 20:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 The _lamp _of YHWH is_the_breath _of a _human it_is_searching all _of the_chambers _of the_belly. (PRO_20:27)

OET-RV: 27 The human spirit is Yahweh’s lamp,
⇔ → searching all the innermost parts. (PRO 20:27)

PROV 25:27 וְחֵקֶר (vəḩēqer) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘חֵקֶר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the_searching_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, seek_of’ OSHB PROV 25:27 word 6

OET-LV: 27 To _eat honey _of much not is_good and_the _searching _of their _own _honour _of_of is_an _honour. (PRO_25:27)

OET-RV: 27 It isn’t good to eat too much honey,
⇔ and nor is trying to make yourself look good. (PRO 25:27)

JER 17:10 חֹקֵר (ḩoqēr) Lemma=‘חָקַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[am]_searching’ word gloss=‘search’ OSHB JER 17:10 word 3

OET-LV: 10 I YHWH am_searching the_heart I_am_testing the_kidneys (and)_to_give to_everyone mmm according_to _the _fruit _of his _deeds _of_of. (JER_17:10)

OET-RV: 10 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 17:10)