da.rash H1875

דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) means “to seek” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

דָּרַשׁ Hebrew · H1875 164 tagged occurrences in 152 verses

Pronunciation guide: daw-rash' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1875

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)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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 glosses: ask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.

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How translators render H1875

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
seek	15
to inquire	12
to seek	9
inquire	5
and inquire	3
be consulted	3
cares	3
he sought	3
seeking	3
i have sought	2
i sought	2
if any seek	2
on seeking	2
search	2
seek me	2
seek out	2
you seek him	2
accountable	1
and after they had investigated thoroughly	1
and call you to account	1
and consult	1
and i will demand	1
and inquired	1
and search out	1
and seek him	1
and seek out	1
and will require	1
but those who seek	1
call him to account	1
call me to account	1
comes seeking it	1
consult	1
consult him	1
consulted	1
disregard it	1
for guidance	1
for you to inquire	1
have you sought	1
i have sought you	1
i revealed myself	1
i will demand an accounting	1
i will hear the plea	1
i will require	1
i would appeal	1
if you seek him	1
in any way	1
in order to seek	1
inquire of him	1
inquire of them	1
inquired of him there	1
inquiring of him	1
let us inquire	1
of the inquirer	1
of those who seek him	1
of whom we can inquire	1
or inquires	1
questioned	1
require	1
required	1
searched carefully	1
searches	1
searching	1
seek him	1
seek you	1
seeking sustenance	1
shall investigate	1
she selects	1
should i consult	1
so that they will resort	1
sought	1
sought out	1
the avenger	1
the records were searched	1
then you must inquire	1
these men to inquire	1
they are pondered	1
they had sought	1
they launched	1
they seek me	1
they would seek him	1
those who seek	1
those who seek you	1
those who wish me	1
through whom we can inquire	1
through whom we can inquire of	1
to	1
to ask	1
to consult	1
to him who seeks it	1
to inquire about	1
to search for them	1
to study	1
we have sought	1
we have sought him	1
we must account for	1
we seek	1
who seeks him	1
will hold accountable	1
will search for	1
will seek him	1
will surely require it	1
you must investigate it	1
you must seek	1
you search for me	1
you who seek	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to seek	13
seek	12
to enquire	10
enquire	5
and enquired	3
will i require	3
and enquire	2
and seek	2
by whom we may enquire	2
he sought	2
i sought	2
i will not be enquired	2
if thou seek	2
require	2
seeketh	2
sought	2
sought out	2
that seek	2
you to enquire	2
and have not sought	1
and he searcheth	1
and he sought	1
and i will require	1
and none did search	1
and require	1
and searchest	1
and seeking	1
and shall i be enquired	1
and sought	1
and they that seek	1
and when they enquired	1
and whom they have sought	1
because they sought	1
besides that we might enquire	1
but he that seeketh	1
but seek	1
but sought	1
but they that seek	1
careth for	1
diligently	1
for i seek	1
for they seek	1
have i sought	1
i am sought	1
i will both search	1
i will require	1
i would seek	1
inquisition	1
is required	1
it to enquire	1
let them seek	1
me for i have sought	1
me no man cared	1
neither seek	1
nor enquired	1
nor seek	1
of at all	1
of him that seeketh	1
of them that seek	1
or a necromancer	1
questioned	1
regard	1
search	1
searcheth	1
seek out	1
seek ye out	1
seeking	1
shall ye seek	1
she seeketh	1
should i be enquired	1
that did seek	1
that have sought	1
that we may enquire	1
that we might enquire	1
that whosoever would not seek	1
thee and that thou enquire	1
thee they seek	1
them and there will i require	1
them neither do they seek	1
them that seek	1
them then they sought	1
then shalt thou enquire	1
thereof and they shall seek	1
they were sought	1
this be enquired	1
thou shalt not seek	1
thou wilt not require	1
to ask	1
to examine	1
to her and enquire	1
to us for we enquired	1
unto him to enquire	1
unto him why hast thou not required	1
unto him why hast thou sought	1
unto me to enquire	1
unto you seek	1
upon us for that we sought	1
us because we have sought	1
we have sought	1
when he maketh inquisition	1
when ye shall search	1
who sought	1
whom no man seeketh after	1
will i require it	1
will not seek	1
will surely	1
with you for we seek	1
with you while ye be with him and if ye seek	1
ye enquire	1
yet they seek	1
you unto me to enquire	1

Verses containing H1875

Page 1 of 4. 152 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Genesis 9:5 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
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Genesis 25:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
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Genesis 42:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
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Exodus 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
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Leviticus 10:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Later, Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
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Deuteronomy 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Deuteronomy 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
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Deuteronomy 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
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Deuteronomy 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”
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Deuteronomy 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
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Source alternate reference: 13.15
Deuteronomy 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
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Deuteronomy 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
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Deuteronomy 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.
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Deuteronomy 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
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Deuteronomy 19:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
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Deuteronomy 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
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Deuteronomy 23:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
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Source alternate reference: 23.7
Deuteronomy 23:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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Source alternate reference: 23.22
Judges 6:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
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1 Samuel 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
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1 Samuel 28:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.
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2 Samuel 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
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1 Kings 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
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1 Kings 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
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1 Kings 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
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1 Kings 22:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
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2 Kings 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
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2 Kings 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
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2 Kings 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
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2 Kings 1:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
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2 Kings 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
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2 Kings 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
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2 Kings 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
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2 Kings 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
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1 Chronicles 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
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1 Chronicles 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
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1 Chronicles 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
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1 Chronicles 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
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1 Chronicles 16:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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1 Chronicles 21:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 22:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
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1 Chronicles 26:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
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1 Chronicles 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.
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1 Chronicles 28:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
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2 Chronicles 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
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2 Chronicles 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 14:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
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Source alternate reference: 14.3
2 Chronicles 14:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
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Source alternate reference: 14.6
2 Chronicles 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
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2 Chronicles 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
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