תּוּר

turVerbH8446

to spy

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to seek, search out, spy out, explore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to seek out, select, find out how to do something 1a2) to spy out, explore 1a2a) explorers, spies (participle) 1a3) to go about 1a3a) merchant, trader (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to make a search, make a reconnaissance

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

23 times

Appears 23 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
13
Ecclesiastes
3
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 10:15
  • Ecclesiastes 2:3
  • Job 39:8
  • Numbers 13:17
  • Numbers 14:6

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