לְ/בַקֵּֽר

𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓

levaqer

to make inquiry

a primitive root; properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider; (make) inquire (-ry), (make) search, seek out.

H1239

Proverbs 20:25 · Word #7

Lexicon H1239

Lemmaבָּקַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤒𐤓
Transliterationbâqar
Strong'sH1239
In-contextto make inquiry

Morphology HR/Vpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H1239-01

to diligently seek out

Rootבקר (b-q-r)
Core Meaningsto break open, to split, to examine, to inspect, to seek out, to attend to
Semantic Rangeto examine carefully, to inspect, to investigate, to inquire into, to attend to, to seek out with care
Conceptual SignificanceOften used for intentional examination or oversight, this term can describe careful inquiry, pastoral oversight, or divine inspection. It reflects a worldview in which attentive searching—whether by humans or by YHWH—reveals truth, responsibility, and accountability.
Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ (“to”). The Piel stem adds an intensive or deliberate nuance to the root action.
Rendering RationaleThe root בקר conveys the idea of breaking into or examining something closely, which developed into the sense of inspecting or seeking out. In the Piel stem, the action is intensive or deliberate, and as an infinitive construct with prefixed לְ, it expresses purpose—"to diligently seek out." This rendering preserves both the root’s investigative force and the intensive nuance of the Piel stem.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בקר (to break open, to split, to examine, to inspect, to seek out, to attend to)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1241-01 babaqar in the herd-cattle
H1241-02 babeqarim with the herd-cattle
H1242-01 baboqer in the dawn-break
H1241-03 baqar herd-beast
H1241-04 beqar herd-of
H1241-05 beqaram their herd-cattle
H1241-06 beqarekha your cattle-herd
H1241-07 beqarekhem your herd of cattle
H1241-08 beqarim oxen
H1241-09 biveqarekha your cattle-herd
H1242-02 boqer break of day
H1241-10 habaqar the herd-cattle
H1242-03 haboqer the break-of-day
H1241-11 kabaqar like the herd-cattle
H1242-04 kaboqer like dawn-break
H1241-12 labaqar to the herd-beast
H1242-05 labeqarim for the mornings (the breakings-forths of light)
H1242-06 laboqer to the dawn-breaking morning
H1242-07 liveqarim daybreaks
H1241-13 liveqaro to his herd-beast
H1242-08 mehaboqer from the dawn-break
H1241-14 mibeqarekha from your herd-cattle
H1242-09 miboqer from the dawn-break
H1241-15 umibeqaro and from his herd-cattle
H1241-16 uvabaqar and in the herd-cattle
H1242-10 uvaboqer and in the breaking-dawn
H1241-17 uvaqar and herd-cattle
uvaqaru and they searched out
H1241-18 uveqaram and their herd-cattle
H1241-19 uveqarekha and your cattle-herd
H1241-20 uveqarekhem and your cattle-herd
H1241-21 uviveqaram and with their herd-cattle
H1241-22 uviveqarenu and with our herd-cattle
H1242-11 uvoqer and daybreak
H1242-12 vaboqer in the break-of-day
H1241-23 vaqar herd-beast (collective)
H1242-13 vavoqer and break-of-day
H1241-24 vehabaqar and the cattle
H1242-14 vehaboqer and the breaking dawn
H1241-25 velabaqar and to the herd-cattle
H1242-15 velaboqer and to the break of day
H1241-26 veqareynu our herd-cattle
H1242-16 voqer break-of-day
H1239-02 yevaqer he will diligently inspect

Word Usage (7 occurrences of H1239)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 13:36 יְבַקֵּ֧ר yevaqer shall seek
Leviticus 27:33 יְבַקֵּ֛ר yevaqer he shall inquire
2 Kings 16:15 לְ/בַקֵּֽר levaqer to inquire
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