Lexicon :: Strong's H2713 - ḥāqar

“you are to inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable act has been done among you,

So the Danites sent out five brave men from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout out the land and explore it. They told them, “Go and explore the land.”

They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.

“By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If I find out that he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? ”

Solomon left all the utensils unweighed because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his emissaries come in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land? ”

Solomon made all these utensils in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

We have investigated this, and it is true!

Hear it and understand it for yourself.

Would it go well if he examined you?

Could you deceive him as you would deceive a man?

A miner puts an end to the darkness;

he probes[fn] the deepest recesses

for ore in the gloomy darkness.

he considered wisdom and evaluated it;

he established it and examined it.

I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

Look, I waited for your conclusions;

I listened to your insights

as you sought for words.

wouldn’t God have found this out,

since he knows the secrets of the heart?

LORD, you have searched me and known me.

Search me, God, and know my heart;

test me and know my concerns.

The first to state his case seems right

until another comes and cross-examines him.

Those who linger over wine;

those who go looking for mixed wine.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter

and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes,

but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

I, the LORD, examine the mind,

I test the heart[fn]

to give to each according to his way,

according to what his actions deserve.

“This is what the LORD says:

Only if the heavens above can be measured

and the foundations of the earth below explored,

will I reject all of Israel’s descendants

because of all they have done —

this is the LORD’s declaration.

They will cut down her forest —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

though it is dense,

for they are more numerous than locusts;

they cannot be counted.

Let’s examine and probe our ways,

and turn back to the LORD.

“ ‘They will appoint men on a full-time basis to pass through the land and bury the invaders[fn] who remain on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. They will make their search at the end of the seven months.