Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to enquire
Usage: 1) to seek, enquire, consider 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek, look for 1a2) to consider, reflect Aramaic equivalent: be.qar (בְּקַר "to enquire" H1240)
Strong's Number
H1239
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
5
Strong's H1239 Quick Answer
Strong's H1239 בָּקַר (baqar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. baqar (baw-kar) v. 1. (properly) to plough 2. (generally) break forth It has 7 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include search and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- baqar (baw-kar) v. 1. (properly) to plough 2. (generally) break forth
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- search and make
Meaning and Definition
baqar (baw-kar) v. 1. (properly) to plough 2. (generally) break forth 3. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider [a primitive root] KJV: (make) inquire (-ry), (make) search, seek out.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1239. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1239 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render baqar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
search
Leviticus 27:33
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make
Proverbs 20:25
How Strong's H1239 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1239 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1239 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1239.
Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1239, grouped by book.
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1239 FAQ
What does baqar (בָּקַר) mean?
Baqar (Strong's H1239) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "seek out". baqar (baw-kar) v. 1. (properly) to plough 2. (generally) break forth
How many times is baqar (בָּקַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H1239 across 5 books.
Where can I study baqar (בָּקַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1239 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate baqar (בָּקַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as search and make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.