Words the Bible translates as search
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- darashדָּרַשׁto seek something out with care and effort, going after it deliberately until it is found, answered, or settled
- baḥanבָּחַןto examine something closely to find out whether it is genuine, the way an assayer tests metal
- ḥaqarחָקַרto search out thoroughly: to probe something to its farthest reach in order to uncover what is hidden, whether a place, a legal case, a mystery, or a person's inner life
- ḥaphasחָפַשׂto search out: to look through a place, a person, or a matter thoroughly in order to bring to light what is hidden
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- to disguise oneself: to change one's appearance so as not to be recognized
- ḥapharחָפַרto search out: to explore or scout a place to learn what it holds
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- to dig: to break open the ground to make a well, pit, or hole
- ereunaōἐρευνάωto search something through: to go over the whole of it closely, part by part, until what is inside comes to light
- ḥeqerחֵקֶרa searching out: the probing of a matter to get to the bottom of it, or the hidden bottom such probing is trying to reach
- mashashמָשַׁשׁto feel something over with the hands: to run the hands across a person or an object in order to find out what is there
- anazēteōἀναζητέωto searchnot studied yet
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Every English meaning beginning with S is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.