Quick Definition
to search
Strong's Definition
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: dig, paw, search out, seek.
TWOT Reference: 714
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to dig, search for
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dig
1a2) to search, search out, explore
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to dig, search for
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dig
1a2) to search, search out, explore
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָפַר
châphar
BDB Definition:
1) to dig, search for
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dig
1a2) to search, search out, explore
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 714
Total KJV Occurrences: 22