חָפַר
cha.phar
“to search”
Definition
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
a primitive root;
- to dig, search for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig 1a2) to search, search out, explore
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָפַר appears 19 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
who long for death that does not come,and search for it like hidden treasure,
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