לַ/חְקֹ֥ר
𐤋/𐤇𐤒𐤓
lacheqor
to try
a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately; find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
H2713
Proverbs 23:30 · Word #5
Lexicon H2713
| Lemma | חָקַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤒𐤓 |
| Transliteration | châqar |
| Strong's | H2713 |
| In-context | to try |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H2713-04
to search out
| Root | חקר (ḥ-q-r) |
| Core Meanings | to penetrate, to probe, to examine deeply, to search out thoroughly |
| Semantic Range | to investigate, to examine thoroughly, to explore, to probe, to inquire into, to scrutinize, to discover through searching |
| Conceptual Significance | חקר often conveys the idea of deep investigation—whether human inquiry into matters or the incomprehensible searching knowledge of Elohim. It highlights the limits of human understanding in contrast to the exhaustive, penetrating knowledge attributed to YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct (Vqc) of חָקַר with prefixed preposition ל ("to/for"). No gender or number distinction applies to the infinitive; it expresses purpose or action in abstract form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל, indicating purpose or result: "to search out." The rendering preserves the root sense of penetrating inquiry or thorough investigation, reflecting the simple active (Qal) verbal stem without added causative or reflexive nuance. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חקר (to penetrate, to probe, to examine deeply, to search out thoroughly)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2713-01 |
chaqor | Search deeply! |
H2714-01 |
cheqer | a searching-examination |
H2713-02 |
choqer | the one who searches out |
H2713-03 |
echeqerehu | I will search him out |
H2713-05 |
necheqar | he was searched out |
H2713-06 |
yacheqerenu | he probes him out |
Word Usage (27 occurrences of H2713)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 13:15 | וְ/חָקַרְתָּ֧ | vechaqareta | investigate |
| Judges 18:2 | וּ/לְ/חָקְרָ֔/הּ | ulechaqerah | and to search it |
| Judges 18:2 | חִקְר֣וּ | chiqeru | explore |