Definition

properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• (make) inquire (-ry)
• (make) search
• seek out

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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