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2 Chronicles 17:4

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3588 But כי

H430 to the LORD God לאלהי

H1 of his father אביו

H1875 sought דרשׁ

H4687 in his commandments ובמצותיו

H1980 and walked הלך

H3808 and not ולא

H4639 after the doings כמעשׂה

H3478 of Israel ישׂראל׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H3588 But

H1875 sought

the

LORD

H430 God

his

H1 father

and

H1980 walked

his

H4687 commandments

and

H3808 not

after

the

H4639 doings

H3478 Israel

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1875

Hebrew: דָּרַשׁ

Transliteration: dârash

Pronunciation: daw-rash'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {ask} X-(idiom) at {all} care {for} X-(idiom) {diligently} {inquire} make {inquisition} [necro-] {mancer} {question} {require} {search} seek {[for} {out]} X-(idiom) surely.

Definition:

properly to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication to seek or ask; specifically to worship

1. to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require

a. (Qal)

1. to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place)

2. to consult, enquire of, seek 1a

b. of God 1a

c. of heathen gods, necromancers

1. to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a

d. God 1a

e. heathen deities

1. to seek (with a demand), demand, require

2. to investigate, enquire

3. to ask for, require, demand

4. to practice, study, follow, seek with application

5. to seek with care, care for

f. (Niphal)

1. to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God)

2. to be sought, be sought out

3. to be required (of blood)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906