Strong's Definition
from 1239; properly, examination, i.e. (by implication) punishment
KJV Usage: scourged
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בִּקֹּ֫רֶת (biq.qo.ret) — scourging. punishment (after judicial enquiry), compensation
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · בקר
Think
inquiry = action by which someone gives careful thought to a certain issue in order to make an informed decision about it
1 LEV 19:20 RSV NRSV "inquiry" REB "enquiry" | NIV "punishment" GNT "be punished" | NJPS "indemnity" NJB "liable for a fine" CEV "pay a fine" | ESV "distinction"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בִּקֹּ֫רֶת n.f. punishment after examination (inquisition) Lv 19:20 ref