Strong's Definition
a primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV Usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) — to seek. 1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 1a2a) of God 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a3a) God 1a3b) heathen deities 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 1a5) to investigate, enquire 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 1a8) to seek with care, care for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 1b2) to be sought, be sought out 1b3) to be required (of blood)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִדְרָשׁ
Search | verb qal
to look for = action by which deities, humans, or animals make an intensive effort to locate (other) humans, animals, objects, or activities, which often requires them to move from one location to another
Speak | verb qal, verb nif
to inquire = action by which humans request information from a deity or other spiritual being, usually through the intermediary of a priest, prophet, or medium
GEN 25:22 · EXO 18:15 · DEU 18:11 · 1SA 9:9 · 1SA 28:7 · 1KI 14:5 · 1KI 22:5 · 1KI 22:7 · 1KI 22:8 · 2KI 1:2 · 2KI 1:3 · 2KI 1:6 · 2KI 1:16 · 2KI 1:16 · 2KI 3:11 · 2KI 8:8 · 2KI 22:13 · 2KI 22:18 · 1CH 10:14 · 1CH 21:30 · 2CH 1:5 · 2CH 18:4 · 2CH 18:6 · 2CH 18:7 · 2CH 34:21 · 2CH 34:26 · ISA 8:19 · ISA 8:19 · ISA 11:10 · ISA 19:3 · JER 21:2 · JER 37:7 · EZK 14:3 · EZK 14:3 · EZK 14:7 · EZK 14:10 · EZK 20:1 · EZK 20:3 · EZK 20:3 · EZK 20:31 · EZK 20:31 · EZK 36:37
Speak | verb qal | ≈ שׁאל
to be meaning unsure; possibly: = action by which humans request other humans for a hand-out
Associate | verb qal, verb nif
to seek (a deity) = action where humans make an intensive effort to associate with a deity, to serve and worship him, and to get answers to questions
DEU 4:29 · 1CH 16:11 · 1CH 22:19 · 1CH 28:9 · 2CH 12:14 · 2CH 14:3 · 2CH 14:6 · 2CH 14:6 · 2CH 15:2 · 2CH 15:12 · 2CH 15:13 · 2CH 16:12 · 2CH 17:3 · 2CH 17:4 · 2CH 19:3 · 2CH 20:3 · 2CH 22:9 · 2CH 25:15 · 2CH 25:20 · 2CH 26:5 · 2CH 26:5 · 2CH 30:19 · 2CH 31:21 · 2CH 34:3 · EZR 4:2 · EZR 6:21 · JOB 5:8 · PSA 9:11 · PSA 14:2 · PSA 22:27 · PSA 24:6 · PSA 34:5 · PSA 34:11 · PSA 53:3 · PSA 69:33 · PSA 77:3 · PSA 78:34 · PSA 105:4 · PSA 119:2 · PSA 119:10 · ISA 9:12 · ISA 31:1 · ISA 55:6 · ISA 58:2 · ISA 65:1 · ISA 65:10 · JER 8:2 · JER 10:21 · JER 29:13 · LAM 3:25 · HOS 10:12 · AMO 5:4 · AMO 5:6 · ZEP 1:6
Bear | verb qal, verb nif
to require a reckoning = causative action by which deities hold humans accountable for some event and demand satisfaction
GEN 9:5 · GEN 9:5 · GEN 9:5 · GEN 42:22 · DEU 18:19 · DEU 23:22 · DEU 23:22 · 2CH 24:22 · PSA 9:13 · PSA 10:4 · PSA 10:13 · PSA 10:15 · EZK 33:6 · EZK 34:10
Safe | verb qal | ≈ בקשׁ · בקר
to look after, to care for = action by which humans and deities are actively engaged in pursuing the well-being of people and/or objects
DEU 11:12 · 1CH 13:3 · 1CH 15:13 · JOB 3:4 · PSA 142:5 · ISA 62:12 · JER 30:14 · JER 30:17 · EZK 34:6 · EZK 34:8 · EZK 34:11
Happen | verb qal
to seek, to pursue = causative action by which humans make an effort to ensure that a certain event takes place
DEU 23:7 · EZR 9:12 · EST 10:3 · PSA 38:13 · PRO 11:27 · ISA 1:17 · ISA 16:5 · JER 29:7 · JER 38:4 · AMO 5:14
Know | verb qal, verb nif | ≈ בקשׁ · תור
to make enquiries, to inquire, to study = action by which humans or deities make an intensive effort to obtain in-depth information about a certain object or event
LEV 10:16 · LEV 10:16 · DEU 12:30 · DEU 13:15 · DEU 17:4 · DEU 17:9 · DEU 19:18 · JDG 6:29 · 2SA 11:3 · 1CH 10:13 · 1CH 26:31 · 1CH 28:8 · 1CH 28:9 · 2CH 31:9 · 2CH 32:31 · EZR 7:10 · EZR 10:16 · JOB 10:6 · PSA 111:2 · PSA 119:45 · PSA 119:94 · PSA 119:155 · ECC 1:13 · ISA 34:16
1 PSA 109:10 NJPS "in search of" ESV "seeking" | RSV NRSV "to be driven out of" NIV REB GNT "(to) be driven from" NJB "driven from" 2 PSA 24:6 MT-K דרשׁו | MT-Q דֹּרְשָׁיו 3 2CH 14:6 The repetition of דָּרַשְׁנוּ implies the same object אֶת־יְהוָה 4 PSA 10:4 RSV NJB NJPS [4] | NIV REB CEV GNT "seek God" [3] | NRSV "(God will not) seek it out" [4]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּרַשׁ 162 vb. resort to, seek Qal (tread a place,) resort to, frequent
seek, consult, inquire of
seek deity in prayer and worship
seek, with idea of demanding, require
inquire, investigate (a matter)
ask for, require, demand
seek with application, study, follow, practise
seek with care, care for
Niph. let oneself be inquired of, consulted, only of God
be sought out
be required, of blood
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