search

«search» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to look carefully for something or someone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (search, searches, searched, searching); noun (a search, searches)

meaning for a pupil

1) To search is to look carefully for something or someone. tree →

2) To search a place or a person is to look through it carefully to find something hidden. tree →

3) To search on the internet is to type words into a search engine to find information. tree →

4) A search is the act of looking for something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Seeking God "with all thy heart and with all thy soul" means searching for Him with all one's being. Judges also had to "make search" and ask carefully before punishing anyone. Interpretation: Tradition reads the careful questioning of witnesses as a rule of fair justice. The verse about searching for God is read as a promise that sincere seeking will find Him. In the primary lessons: In everyday life you search for lost keys or a pet; on a computer you «search» or «do a search»; in research projects at school pupils search for facts. In stories a search party looks for someone who is lost, and the reader feels worry and hope. Phrases: «search for», «search through», «in search of», «search party», «search engine», «search and rescue».

examples

• And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack. (Torah GEN.44.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• But from thence ye will seek the LORD thy God; and thou shalt find Him, if thou search after Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. (Torah DEU.4.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee; (Torah DEU.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Would not God search this out? (Writings PSA.44.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• His discernment is past searching out. (Prophets ISA.40.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• O LORD, Thou hast searched me, and known me. (Writings PSA.139.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• I searched everywhere for my left shoe. tree →
• We searched the internet for facts about volcanoes. tree →
• The police searched the house. tree →
• A search party went out to find the lost hiker. tree →
• The search for the missing cat lasted two days. tree →
• Search your bag before you say it is lost. tree →
• The explorers went in search of gold. tree →
• Type a word in the search box. tree →
• He searched among the shavings--no one! tree →

note

Third person «searches», past «searched». You search a place FOR a thing: «search the room for the key», not «search the key» (that would mean looking inside the key). Noun plural searches. «In search of» means looking for.

In the corpora

• His discernment is past searching out.
• And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.
• How is Esau searched out!
• Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.
• Would not God search this out?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «search» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.