What does חֵקֶר mean in the Bible?
חֵקֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "examination , enumeration , deliberation".
Hebrew · H2714
חֵקֶר
Examination , enumeration , deliberation
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חֵקֶרH2714
What does חֵקֶר mean in the Bible?
חֵקֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "examination , enumeration , deliberation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2714?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include searching out (2), . . . (1), [is] unsearchable (1), be searched (1), in the trenches (1).
Where does חֵקֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsearching out2×Job 9:10, Isaiah 40:28
. . .1×Job 36:26
[is] unsearchable1×Psalms 145:3
be searched1×Proverbs 25:3
in the trenches1×Job 38:16
indecision1×Judges 5:16
inquiry1×Job 34:24
or to search out1×Proverbs 25:27
the deep things1×Job 11:7
the discoveries1×Job 8:8
unsearchable things1×Job 5:9
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:16חִקְרֵי־toindecisionNoun - masculine plural constructJob 5:9חֵ֑קֶרtounsearchable thingsNoun - masculine singularJob 8:8לְחֵ֣קֶרtothe discoveriesPreposition | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 9:10חֵ֑קֶרtosearching outNoun - masculine singularJob 11:7הַחֵ֣קֶרtothe deep thingsArticle | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 34:24חֵ֑קֶרtoinquiryNoun - masculine singularJob 36:26חֵֽקֶר׃to. . .Noun - masculine singularJob 38:16וּבְחֵ֥קֶרtoin the trenchesConjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 145:3חֵֽקֶר׃to[is] unsearchableNoun - masculine singularProverbs 25:3חֵֽקֶר׃tobe searchedNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 5:16
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Judges1Job7Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah1
Source forms
חֵ֑קֶר3xḥê·qerJob 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 34:24
חֵֽקֶר׃3xḥê·qerJob 36:26, Psalms 145:3, Proverbs 25:3
הַחֵ֣קֶר1xha·ḥê·qerJob 11:7
וּבְחֵ֥קֶר1xū·ḇə·ḥê·qerJob 38:16
וְחֵ֖קֶר1xwə·ḥê·qerProverbs 25:27
חֵ֖קֶר1xḥê·qerIsaiah 40:28
חִקְרֵי־1xḥiq·rê-Judges 5:16
לְחֵ֣קֶר1xlə·ḥê·qerJob 8:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular7xJob 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 34:24, Job 36:26
Article | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 11:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xProverbs 25:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 38:16
Noun - masculine plural construct1xJudges 5:16
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 8:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. examination , enumeration , deliberation
Source Gloss
examination , enumeration , deliberation
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
examination, enumeration, deliberation BDB: searching Usage: finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֵקֶר is built from this root: