בְּקַרbᵉqar/bek-ar'/
HebrewH12405 occurrences (KJV)
{properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider}
KJV renders it: inquire, make search.
Where it appears
- Ezra 4:15that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed.
- Ezra 4:19I decreed, and search has been made, and it was found that this city has made insurrection against kings in the past, and that rebellion and revolts have been made in it.
- Ezra 5:17Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”
- Ezra 6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.
- Ezra 7:14Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.