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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1875 - Seeking

Strong's No.:H1875

Hebrew:דָּרַשׁ

Transliteration:dârash

Phonetic:daw-rash'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{ask} X-(idiom) at {all} care {for} X-(idiom) {diligently} {inquire} make {inquisition} [necro-] {mancer} {question} {require} {search} seek {[for} {out]} X-(idiom) surely.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication to seek or ask; specifically to worship


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require

a. (Qal)

1. to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place)

2. to consult, enquire of, seek 1a

b. of God 1a

c. of heathen gods, necromancers

1. to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a

d. God 1a

e. heathen deities

1. to seek (with a demand), demand, require

2. to investigate, enquire

3. to ask for, require, demand

4. to practice, study, follow, seek with application

5. to seek with care, care for

f. (Niphal)

1. to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God)

2. to be sought, be sought out

3. to be required (of blood)


Bible References:
Seeking

Translation
Occurrences:
after ( 3 )
all ( 1 )
ask ( 1 )
cared ( 1 )
careth ( 1 )
enquire ( 30 )
enquired ( 7 )
examine ( 1 )
for ( 2 )
inquisition ( 2 )
necromancer ( 1 )
of ( 5 )
out ( 3 )
questioned ( 1 )
regard ( 1 )
require ( 11 )
required ( 2 )
search ( 3 )
searchest ( 1 )
searcheth ( 2 )
seek ( 54 )
seeketh ( 6 )
seeking ( 2 )
sought ( 19 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.