חקר

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ח־ק־ר (ḥ-q-r)

Verb[edit]

חָקַר (khakár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶחְקַר)

  1. to investigate, to research, to study

Conjugation[edit]

or

Noun[edit]

חֵקֶר (khékerm

  1. investigation, examination, inquiry
    • Tanach, Job 5:9, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְאֵין חֵקֶר; נִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּר.
      'osé gədolót vəēn ḥéqer; niflaót 'ad-ēn mispár.
      Who does great and unsearchable things; Wonders without number.
    • Tanach, Job 38:16, with translation of the King James Version:
      הֲבָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָם; וּבְחֵקֶר תְּהֹום הִתְהַלָּכְתָּ?
      haváta 'ad-nivchḗ-yam ;uvəḥéqer təhóm hithalláchta?
      Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea; or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

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