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Lexicon :: Strong's H2714 - ḥēqer

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חֵקֶר
Transliteration
ḥēqer
Pronunciation
khay'-ker
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 729a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵקֶר chêqer, khay'-ker; from H2713; examination, enumeration, deliberation:—finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2714 in the following manner: search (6x), unsearchable (2x), unsearchable (with H369) (1x), finding out (1x), without number (1x), search out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2714 in the following manner: search (6x), unsearchable (2x), unsearchable (with H369) (1x), finding out (1x), without number (1x), search out (1x).

  1. a search, investigation, searching, enquiry, thing to be searched out

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵקֶר chêqer, khay'-ker; from H2713; examination, enumeration, deliberation:—finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
STRONGS H2714: Abbreviations
† חֵ֫קֶר noun masculineJudges 5:16 searching, thing (to be) searched out; — absolute חֵ֫קֶר Job 5:9 + 8 times; construct id. Job 8:8 + 2 times; plural construct חִקְרֵי Judges 5:16; — חִקְרֵי לֵב Judges 5:16 searchings, questionings of heart; Job 11:7 canst thou reach אֱלוֺהַּ ח׳ i.e. what is to be explored in him, the whole range of his nature, so ח׳ תהום Job 38:16 the range of the deep; especially אֵין ח׳ i.e. it is unsearchable Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Psalm 145:3; Proverbs 25:3; Isaiah 40:28, compare לא ח׳ Job 34:24; Job 36:26; אבותם ח׳ Job 8:8 i.e. thing searched out by their fathers.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

5:16; 5:16; 5:16

Job

5:9; 5:9; 8:8; 8:8; 9:10; 11:7; 34:24; 36:26; 38:16

Psalms

145:3

Proverbs

25:3

Isaiah

40:28

H2714

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2714 matches the Hebrew חֵקֶר (ḥēqer),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:16

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“Why [Reuben] did you linger among the [fn]sheepfolds,

To hear the piping for the flocks?

Among the divisions of Reuben

There were great searchings of heart.

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Who does great and unsearchable things,

Marvelous things without number.

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“Inquire, please, of past generations,

And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:10

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Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,

Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 -

“Can you discover the depths of God?

Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?

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“He breaks mighty men without inquiry,

And sets others in their place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:26 -

“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;

The number of His years is unsearchable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:16 -

“Have you entered and explored the springs of the sea

Or [have you] walked in the recesses of the deep?

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Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised,

And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

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As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,

So the hearts and minds of kings are [fn]unsearchable.

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It is not good to eat much honey,

Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

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Do you not know? Have you not heard?

The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth

Does not become tired or grow weary;

There is no searching of His understanding.

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