חָקַר

vb. search (NH id., Niph. pass., Aramaic חֲקַר)— Pf. 3 ms. sf. וַחֲקָרוֹ consec. Pr 18:17; חֲקָרָהּ Jb 28:27; וְחָֽקַרְתָּ֫ Dt 13:15 etc.; Impf. יַחְקֹר Jb 13:19; יַחֲקָר־ ψ 44:22; יַחְקְרֶנּוּ Pr 28:11; אֶחְקֹר 1 S 20:12; תַּחְקְרוּן Jb 32:11; נַחְקֹ֑רָה La 3:40 etc.; Imv. חָקְרֵנִי ψ 139:23; חִקְרוּ Ju 18:2; Inf. חֲקֹר 2 S 10:3 + 2 times; לַחְקוֹר Pr 23:30; לְחָקְרָהּ Ju 18:2;— search (for), sq. acc. Pr 23:30; Jb 32:11; abs. וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֫ וְחָקַרְתָּ֫ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֫ הֵיטֵיב Dt 13:15; lit. Ez 39:14 (i.e. for bones unburied). search through, explore, lit., obj. הארץ Ju 18:2 (‖ רַגֵּל) v 2, 1 Ch 19:3 (‖ id.); city העיר 2 S 10:3 (‖ id.), of mining Jb 28:3; search out a subject or matter Jb 5:27; 28:27; Pr 25:2 ψ 44:22. search a man, find out his sentiments (AV sound him) 1 S 20:12. of י׳ searching man, c. acc. ψ 139:1 (‖ ידע), v 23 (‖ id.) Jb 13:9, cf. Je 17:10 (obj. לֵב). of examining thoroughly, so as to expose weakness in a case Jb 29:16; Pr 18:17, cf. 28:11; so of self-examination ח׳ דרכים La 3:40 (‖ חפשׂ). Pf. נֶחְקַר 1 K 7:47; 2 Ch 4:18; Impf. יֵחָקֵר Je 46:23; יֵחָֽקְרוּ Je 31:37 be searched out, found out, ascertained, 1 K 7:47; 2 Ch 4:18 (weight of the bronze used in temple utensils), of forest Je 46:23; searched out, Je 31:37 subj. מוסדי־ארץ. Pf. חִקֵּר Ec 12:9 he sought out many proverbs (מְשָׁלִים; ‖ אִזֵּן).