תּוּר

vb. seek out, spy out, explore (NH id. (rare); perhaps orig. turn (to or about), Assyrian târu, turn about, back, taiâru adj. turning back, also merciful, and subst. mercy; Arabic تَارَ (و) iv. go about (rare), تَوْرٌ a go-between);— Pf. 1 s. תַּרְתִּי Ez 20:6; Ec 2:3; 3 pl. תָּרוּ Nu 13:32; 2 mpl. תַּרְתֶּם 14:24; Impf. 3 mpl. יָתֻ֫רוּ 13:2, וַיָּתֻ֫רוּ v 21; read also 3 ms. יָתוּר Jb 39:8 𝔙 𝔗 Ew Di Bu Du and most (for יְתוּר); 2 mpl. תָּתוּ֫רוּ Nu 15:39; Inf. cstr. תּוּר 10:33 +; Pt. pl. תָּרִים 14:6, on 1 K 10:15; 2 Ch 9:14 v. infra;— seek out, select: לָתוּר לָהֶם מְנוּחָה Nu 10:33 (J, subj. ark of י׳), cf. Dt 1:33 (subj. י׳), Ez 20:6 (id., acc. land); sq. inf. = find out how to do something, ת׳ בְּלִבִּי לְ Ec 2:3. spy out, explore, acc. of land Nu 13:2, 16, 17, 21, 25, 32(×2); 14:7, 34, 36, 38, acc. of mts. Jb 39:8 (v. supr.), cf. Pt. as subj. explorers, spies Nu 14:6 (all P); explore mentally, לָדַעַת וְלָת׳ וּבַקֵּשׁ חָכְמָה Ec 7:25, cf. 9:1 Gr (ת׳ for בוּר q.v.), לָת׳ בְּחָכְמָה עָל־ 1:13 (KueOnd. 2, iii. 196). go about, fig. אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם Nu 15:39 (P); Pt. אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים 1 K 10:15; 2 Ch 9:14, usually merchants (‖ סֹחֲרִים רֹכְלִים); Kit, after 𝔖 2 Ch, proposes הֶעָרִים for הַתָּרִים. Impf. 3 mpl. וַיָּתִּ֫ירוּ בְּבֵית־אֵל Ju 1:23 they made a reconnaisance at Bethel (Vrss disagree, Gie וַיַּחֲנוּ, cf. GFM); 3 ms. יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק Pr 12:26 the righteous searches out (RV is a guide to) his friend, 𝔗 AV is more excellent than (reading יָתָר), Hi Ew De al. spies out his pasture (מִרְעֵהוּ, in spiritual sense), all dubious; Toy conjectures יָסֻר מֵרָעָה.