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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חֵקֶר H2714
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 It searching out 2× Job 9:10, Isaiah 40:28
. . . 1× Job 36:26
[is] unsearchable 1× Psalms 145:3
be searched 1× Proverbs 25:3
in the trenches 1× Job 38:16
indecision 1× Judges 5:16
inquiry 1× Job 34:24
or to search out 1× Proverbs 25:27
the deep things 1× Job 11:7
the discoveries 1× Job 8:8
unsearchable things 1× Job 5:9
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:16 חִקְרֵי־ to indecision Noun - masculine plural construct Job 5:9 חֵ֑קֶר to unsearchable things Noun - masculine singular Job 8:8 לְחֵ֣קֶר to the discoveries Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 9:10 חֵ֑קֶר to searching out Noun - masculine singular Job 11:7 הַחֵ֣קֶר to the deep things Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 34:24 חֵ֑קֶר to inquiry Noun - masculine singular Job 36:26 חֵֽקֶר׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Job 38:16 וּבְחֵ֥קֶר to in the trenches Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 145:3 חֵֽקֶר׃ to [is] unsearchable Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 25:3 חֵֽקֶר׃ to be searched Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:16
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Job 7 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
חֵ֑קֶר 3x ḥê·qer Job 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 34:24
חֵֽקֶר׃ 3x ḥê·qer Job 36:26, Psalms 145:3, Proverbs 25:3
הַחֵ֣קֶר 1x ha·ḥê·qer Job 11:7
וּבְחֵ֥קֶר 1x ū·ḇə·ḥê·qer Job 38:16
וְחֵ֖קֶר 1x wə·ḥê·qer Proverbs 25:27
חֵ֖קֶר 1x ḥê·qer Isaiah 40:28
חִקְרֵי־ 1x ḥiq·rê- Judges 5:16
לְחֵ֣קֶר 1x lə·ḥê·qer Job 8:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 7x Job 5:9, Job 9:10, Job 34:24, Job 36:26
Article | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 11:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 25:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 38:16
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Judges 5:16
Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 8:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. examination , enumeration , deliberation
Source Gloss
examination , enumeration , deliberation
Extended definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain