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חֵקֶר H2714
H2714 is the Hebrew word חֵקֶר, transliterated chêqer and said khay'-ker. The King James Version most often renders it searchings.
What it means
examination, enumeration, deliberation.
Where it comes from
from H2713 (חָקַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
Verses using חֵקֶר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 5:16 · KJV
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
Job 5:9 · KJV
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Job 8:8 · KJV
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Job 9:10 · KJV
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
Job 11:7 · KJV
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Job 34:24 · KJV
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
Job 38:16 · KJV
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Proverbs 25:27 · KJV
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Isaiah 40:28 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2714 mean?
H2714 is the Hebrew word חֵקֶר (chêqer), meaning examination, enumeration, deliberation.
How is H2714 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it searchings (1 time), unsearchable (1 time), thyself to the search (1 time), finding out (1 time), canst thou by searching (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2714 appear in the Bible?
חֵקֶר (chêqer) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2714 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2713 (חָקַר).
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