2714. cheqer

Lexicon

cheqer: Search, investigation, inquiry, examination

Original Word: חֵקֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cheqer
Pronunciation: KHAY-ker
Phonetic Spelling: (khay'-ker)
Definition: Search, investigation, inquiry, examination
Meaning: examination, enumeration, deliberation

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

finding out, number, unsearchable,

From chaqar; examination, enumeration, deliberation -- finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).

see HEBREW chaqar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chaqar
Definition
a searching, a thing (to be) searched out
NASB Translation
depths (1), inquiry (1), inscrutable* (1), recesses (1), search (1), searchings (1), things (1), things searched (1), unfathomable* (1), unsearchable* (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֵ֫קֶר noun masculine^{Judges 5:16} searching, thing (to be) searched out; — absolute חֵ֫קֶר Job 5:9 8t.; construct id. Job 8:8 2t.; plural construct חִקְרֵי Judges 5:16; — חִקְרֵי לֵב Judges 5:16 searchings, questionings of heart; Job 11:7 canst thou reach אֱלוֺהַּ ׳ח i.e. what is to be explored in him, the whole range of his nature, so ׳ח תהום Job 38:16 the range of the deep; especially ׳אֵין ח i.e. it is unsearchable Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Psalm 145:3; Proverbs 25:3; Isaiah 40:28, compare ׳לא ח Job 34:24; Job 36:26; אבותם ׳ח Job 8:8 i.e. thing searched out by their fathers.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb חָקַר (chaqar), which means "to search," "to investigate," or "to examine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2487: ἱχνεύω (ichneuo) • to track, to search out, to investigate.
• G4009: πύλη (pule) • a gate, often used metaphorically to denote an entry point for understanding or revelation.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic elements with חֵקֶר (cheqer) in their emphasis on searching and understanding, reflecting similar concepts of inquiry and exploration in the pursuit of truth.

Usage: The term חֵקֶר (cheqer) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the process of searching or investigating something deeply. It often implies a detailed and careful examination, whether of physical objects, abstract concepts, or spiritual truths.

Context: • The word חֵקֶר (cheqer) appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often highlighting the depth and thoroughness of God's knowledge and wisdom. For instance, in Job 5:9, it is used to describe the unsearchable nature of God's works: "He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number." This emphasizes the idea that God's actions and purposes are beyond human comprehension and cannot be fully examined or understood.
• In Psalm 145:3, the psalmist declares, "Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable." Here, חֵקֶר (cheqer) underscores the infinite and unfathomable greatness of God, which invites continual praise and reverence.
• The term is also used in Proverbs 25:3, where it is written, "As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable." This proverb suggests that just as the natural world is vast and complex, so too are the thoughts and intentions of rulers, requiring careful deliberation and understanding.
• חֵקֶר (cheqer) thus serves as a reminder of the limitations of human understanding in contrast to the divine, encouraging humility and reverence in the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.

Forms and Transliterations

הַחֵ֣קֶר החקר וְחֵ֖קֶר וּבְחֵ֥קֶר ובחקר וחקר חִקְרֵי־ חֵ֑קֶר חֵ֖קֶר חֵֽקֶר׃ חקר חקר׃ חקרי־ לְחֵ֣קֶר לחקר Cheker chikrei ha·ḥê·qer haCheker haḥêqer ḥê·qer ḥêqer ḥiq·rê- ḥiqrê- lə·ḥê·qer leCheker ləḥêqer ū·ḇə·ḥê·qer ūḇəḥêqer uveCheker veCheker wə·ḥê·qer wəḥêqer

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 5:16
HEB: רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־ לֵֽב׃
NAS: [There were] great searchings of heart.
KJV: [there were] great searchings of heart.
INT: of Reuben great searchings of heart

Job 5:9
HEB: גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־
NAS: and unsearchable things, Wonders
INT: great else things Wonders against

Job 8:8
HEB: רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
KJV: and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
INT: of past and consider the things their fathers

Job 9:10
HEB: עַד־ אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְנִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־
NAS: great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works
KJV: past finding out; yea, and wonders
INT: against past out and wondrous against

Job 11:7
HEB: הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א
NAS: Can you discover the depths of God?
KJV: Canst thou by searching find out God?
INT: the depths God discover

Job 34:24
HEB: כַּבִּירִ֣ים לֹא־ חֵ֑קֶר וַיַּעֲמֵ֖ד אֲחֵרִ֣ים
NAS: without inquiry, And sets
KJV: mighty men without number, and set
INT: mighty without inquiry and sets others

Job 36:26
HEB: שָׁנָ֣יו וְלֹא־ חֵֽקֶר׃
KJV: of his years be searched out.
INT: of his years be searched out

Job 38:16
HEB: נִבְכֵי־ יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃
NAS: Or walked in the recesses of the deep?
KJV: or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
INT: the springs of the sea the recesses confusion walked

Psalm 145:3
HEB: וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃
KJV: and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
INT: and his greatness else unsearchable

Proverbs 25:3
HEB: מְ֝לָכִ֗ים אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃
KJV: of kings [is] unsearchable.
INT: of kings else unsearchable

Proverbs 25:27
HEB: לֹא־ ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד׃
NAS: is it glory to search out one's own glory.
KJV: honey: so [for men] to search their own glory
INT: Nor good to search glory glory

Isaiah 40:28
HEB: יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃
KJV: not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.
INT: tired no searching his understanding

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2714
12 Occurrences

ḥê·qer — 7 Occ.
ḥiq·rê- — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥê·qer — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥê·qer — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥê·qer — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥê·qer — 1 Occ.