Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
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Usage: a search, investigation, searching, enquiry, thing to be searched out
Strong's Number
H2714
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
5
Strong's H2714 Quick Answer
Strong's H2714 חֵקֶר (cheqer) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cheqer (khay'-ker) n-m. 1. examination, enumeration, deliberation [from H2713] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include search, number, finding, find, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cheqer (khay'-ker) n-m. 1. examination, enumeration, deliberation [from H2713]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- search, number, finding, find, and out
Meaning and Definition
cheqer (khay'-ker) n-m. 1. examination, enumeration, deliberation [from H2713] KJV: finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing). Root(s): H2713
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2714. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2714 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheqer, 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.
How Strong's H2714 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2714 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 H2714 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2714.
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2714, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2714 FAQ
What does cheqer (חֵקֶר) mean?
Cheqer (Strong's H2714) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "examination". cheqer (khay'-ker) n-m. 1. examination, enumeration, deliberation [from H2713]
How many times is cheqer (חֵקֶר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H2714 across 5 books.
Where can I study cheqer (חֵקֶר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2714 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cheqer (חֵקֶר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as search, number, finding, find, out, and searching. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.