דָּרַשׁ
da.rash
“to seek”
Definition
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
a primitive root;
- to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 1a2a) of a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a3a) a3b) heathen deities 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 1a5) to investigate, enquire 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 1a8) to seek with care, care for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 1b2) to be sought, be sought out 1b3) to be required (of blood)
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Occurrences
דָּרַשׁ appears 136 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
Seek good, not evil,so that you may live.And the LORD, the God of Hosts,will be with you, as you have claimed.
So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds,declares the LORD,because they call you an outcast,Zion, for whom no one cares.”
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