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Lexicon :: Strong's H8446 - tûr

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תּוּר
Transliteration
tûr
Pronunciation
toor
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2500

Strong’s Definitions

תּוּר tûwr, toor; a primitive root; to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring:—chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H8446 in the following manner: search (11x), search out (3x), spy out (2x), seek (2x), chapmen (with H582) (1x), descry (1x), espied (1x), excellent (1x), merchantmen (with H582) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H8446 in the following manner: search (11x), search out (3x), spy out (2x), seek (2x), chapmen (with H582) (1x), descry (1x), espied (1x), excellent (1x), merchantmen (with H582) (1x).

  1. to seek, search out, spy out, explore

    1. (Qal)

      1. to seek out, select, find out how to do something

      2. to spy out, explore

        1. explorers, spies (participle)

      3. to go about

        1. merchant, trader (participle)

    2. (Hiphil) to make a search, make a reconnaissance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תּוּר tûwr, toor; a primitive root; to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring:—chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).
STRONGS H8446: Abbreviations
† תּוּר verb seek out, spy out, explore (Late Hebrew id. (rare); perhaps originally turn (to or about), Assyrian târu, turn about, back, taiâru adjective turning back, also merciful, and substantive mercy; Arabic bdb106404 (bdb106405) IV. go about (rare), bdb106406 a go-between) —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular תַּרְתִּי Ezekiel 20:6; Ecclesiastes 2:3; 3rd person plural תָּרוּ Numbers 13:32; 2nd person masculine plural תַּרְתֶּם Numbers 14:24; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יָתֻ֫רוּ Numbers 13:2, וַיָּתֻ֫רוּ Numbers 13:21; read also 3rd person masculine singular, יָתוּר Job 39:8 Vulgate Targum Ew Di Bu Du and most (for יְתוּר); 2nd person masculine plural תָּתוּ֫רוּ Numbers 15:39; Infinitive construct תּוּר Numbers 10:33 +; Participle plural תָּרִים Numbers 14:6, on 1 Kings 10:15; 2 Chronicles 9:14 see infra; —
1. seek out, select: לָתוּר לָהֶם מִנוּחָה Numbers 10:33 (J, subject ark of י׳), compare Deuteronomy 1:33 (subject י׳), Ezekiel 20:6 (id., accusative land); followed by infinitive = find out how to do something, בְּלִבִּי לְ ת׳ Ecclesiastes 2:3.
2. spy out, explore, accusative of land Numbers 13:2, 16, 17, 21, 23, 32 (twice in verse); Numbers 14:7, 34, 36, 38, accusative of mountains Job 39:8 (see above), compare Participle as subject explores, spies Numbers 14:6 (all P); explore mentally, וּבַקֵּשׁ חָכְמָה לָדַעַת וְלָת׳ Ecclesiastes 7:25, compare Ecclesiastes 9:1 Gr (ת׳ for בוּר which see), בְּחָכְמָה עַלֿ לָת׳ Ecclesiastes 1:13 (KueOnd. 2, iii. 196).
3. go about, figurative אַהֲרִי לְבַבְכֶם Numbers 15:39 (P); Participle אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים 1 Kings 10:15; 2 Chronicles 9:14, usually merchants (|| סֹחֲרִים רִכְּ לִים); Kit, after Syriac Version 2 Chronicles, proposes הֶעָרִים for הַתָּרִים.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיָּתִ֫ירוּ בְּבֵיתאֵֿל Judges 1:23 they made a reconnoisance at Bethel (Vrss disagree, Gie וַיַּחֲנוּ, compare GFM); 3rd person masculine singular יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק Proverbs 12:26 the righteous searches out (RV is a guide to) his friend, Targum AV is more excellent than (reading יָתָר), Hi Ew De and others spies out his pasture (מִרְעֵהוּ, in spiritual sense), all dubious; Toy conjectures יָסֻר מֵרָעָה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

10:33; 10:33; 13:2; 13:2; 13:16; 13:17; 13:21; 13:21; 13:23; 13:32; 13:32; 14:6; 14:6; 14:7; 14:24; 14:34; 14:36; 14:38; 15:39; 15:39

Deuteronomy

1:33

Judges

1:23

1 Kings

10:15; 10:15

2 Chronicles

9:14; 9:14

Job

39:8; 39:8

Proverbs

12:26

Ecclesiastes

1:13; 2:3; 2:3; 7:25; 9:1

Ezekiel

20:6; 20:6

H8446

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Strong's Number H8446 matches the Hebrew תּוּר (tûr),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:33 - فَارْتَحَلُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ جَبَلِ الرَّبِّ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَكَانَ تَابُوتُ الرَّبِّ يَتَقَدَّمُهُمْ بَاحِثاً لَهُمْ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ إِقَامَةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:2 - «أَرْسِلْ جَوَاسِيسَ إِلَى أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ الَّتِي أَنَا وَاهِبُهَا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. أَرْسِلْ رَئِيساً مِنْ كُلِّ سِبْطٍ مُمَثِّلاً لَهُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:16 - هَذِهِ هِيَ أَسْمَاءُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ مُوسَى لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا أَرْضَ كَنْعَانَ، وَآنَذَاكَ غَيَّرَ مُوسَى اسْمَ هُوشَعَ بْنِ نُونٍ إِلَى يَشُوعَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:17 - وَعِنْدَمَا أَطْلَقَهُمْ مُوسَى لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا أَرْضَ كَنْعَانَ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «انْطَلِقُوا مِنْ هُنَا نَحْوَ الْجَنُوبِ، ثُمَّ اصْعَدُوا إِلَى الْجَبَلِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:21 - فَمَضَوْا وَتَجَسَّسُوا الأَرْضَ، ابْتِدَاءً مِنْ صَحْرَاءِ صِينَ إِلَى رَحُوبَ عَلَى مَشَارِفِ حَمَاةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:25 - وَبَعْدَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً رَجَعُوا مِنِ اسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:32 - وَبِذَلِكَ أَشَاعُوا الذُّعْرَ بَيْنَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ مِنَ الْبِلادِ الَّتِي تَجَسَّسُوهَا قَائِلِينَ: «سَتَفْتَرِسُنَا الأَرْضُ الَّتِي تَجَسَّسْنَاهَا، وَجَمِيعُ مَنْ شَاهَدْنَاهُمْ مِنْ سُكَّانِهَا عَمَالِقَةٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:6 - وَمَزَّقَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ وَكَالَبُ بْنُ يَفُنَّةَ ثِيَابَهُمَا، وَهُمَا مِمَّنْ تَجَسَّسُوا الأَرْضَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:7 - وَقَالا لِكُلِّ الشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي اجْتَزْنَا فِيهَا هِيَ أَرْضُ خَيْرَاتٍ عَظِيمَةٍ جِدّاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:34 - وَتَحْمِلُونَ أَوْزَارَكُمْ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً. كُلُّ يَوْمٍ بِسَنَةٍ، عَلَى عَدَدِ الأَيَّامِ الأَرْبَعِينَ الَّتِي تَجَسَّسْتُمْ فِيهَا الأَرْضَ، فَتُدْرِكُونَ عَاقِبَةَ ابْتِعَادِي عَنْكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:36 - أَمَّا الْجَوَاسِيسُ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ مُوسَى لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الأَرْضِ، فَرَجَعُوا فَأَثَارُوا عَلَيْهِ الشَّعْبَ بِمَا رَوَّجُوهُ مِنْ أَخْبَارٍ سَيِّئَةٍ عَنِ الأَرْضِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:38 - وَلَمْ يَعِشْ مِنْهُمْ إِلّا يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ وَكَالَبُ بْنُ يَفُنَّةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:39 - فَتَرَوْنَ أَهْدَابَكُمْ هَذِهِ وَتَذْكُرُونَ كُلَّ وَصَايَايَ وَتُطِيعُونَهَا، وَلا تُغْوُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّبَاعِ شَهْوَاتِ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَعُيُونِكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:33 - السَّائِرِ أَمَامَكُمْ فِي رِحْلَتِكُمْ، لِيَلْتَمِسَ لَكُمْ مَكَاناً تَنْزِلُونَ فِيهِ. فَكَانَ يَقُودُكُمْ فِي عَمُودِ نَارٍ لَيْلاً وَفِي عَمُودِ سَحَابٍ نَهَاراً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:23 - وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَ فَرِيقُ الاسْتِكْشَافِ يُرَاقِبُ بَيْتَ إِيلَ، الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُدْعَى قَبْلاً لُوزَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:15 - فَضْلاً عَنْ عَوَائِدِ ضَرَائِبِ التُّجَّارِ وَأَرْبَاحِ تِجَارَتِهِ مَعَ مُلُوكِ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاةِ الأَرْضِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:14 - بِالإِضَافَةِ إِلَى عَوَائِدِ الضَّرَائِبِ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ، وَمَا كَانَ يُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَيْهِ مُلُوكُ الْعَرَبِ وَوُلاةُ الأَرْضِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:26 - الصِّدِّيقُ يَهْدِي صَاحِبَهُ، أَمَّا طَرِيقُ الأَشْرَارِ فَتُضِلُّهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - فَوَجَّهْتُ قَلْبِي لِيَلْتَمِسَ وَيَبْحَثَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا صُنِعَ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ، وَإذَا بِهِ مَشَقَّةٌ مُنْهِكَةٌ كَبَّدَهَا الرَّبُّ لأَبْنَاءِ النَّاسِ لِيُعَانُوا فِيهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - وَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَحَصْتُ قَلْبِي، حَاوَلْتُ أَنْ أَشْرَحَ صَدْرِي بِالْخَمْرِ، مَعَ أَنَّ عَقْلِي مَازَالَ يُرْشِدُنِي بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَأَنْ أَخْتَبِرَ الْحَمَاقَةَ حَتَّى أَرَى مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ لأَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ فَيَصْنَعُوهُ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - فَتَفَحَّصْتُ قَلْبِي لأَعْلَمَ وَأَبْحَثَ وَأَنْشُدَ الْحِكْمَةَ وَأَلْتَمِسَ جَوَاهِرَ الأَشْيَاءِ وَأَعْرِفَ جَهَالَةَ الشَّرِّ، وَحَمَاقَةَ الْجُنُونِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:6 - فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَقْسَمْتُ لَهُمْ أَنْ أُخْرِجَهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي اسْتَكْشَفْتُهَا لَهُمْ، الَّتِي تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً، فَخْرِ كُلِّ الأَرَاضِي،
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