דָּרַשׁdârash
דַּרְיוֺשׁ: see דרשׁ (Ezra 10:16)
Pronunciation: daw-rash' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1875
Meanings
דָּרַשׁ: resort to, seek
Qal
1. (tread a place, ) resort to, frequent (Amos 5:5; 2 Chronicles 1:5; Deuteronomy 12:5)
2. seek, consult, inquire of
a. the ark of God, word of Yahweh (Genesis 25:22; Exodus 18:15; 1 Samuel 9:9)
b. heathen gods, necromancers (Ezekiel 14:10; 1 Samuel 28:7; 1 Chronicles 10:13)
3. seek deity in prayer and worship
a. the true God, revere. (Deuteronomy 4:29; Hosea 10:12; Amos 5:4)
b. seek heathen deities (Jeremiah 8:2; 2 Chronicles 25:15; 2 Chronicles 25:20)
4.
a. seek, with idea of demanding, require (Deuteronomy 22:2; Ezekiel 34:6; Ezekiel 34:8)
b. inquire, investigate (a matter) (Judges 6:29; Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 17:4)
5. ask for, require, demand (Ezekiel 20:40; Deuteronomy 23:22; Micah 6:8)
6. seek with application, study, follow, practise (Ecclesiastes 1:13; Isaiah 1:17; Isaiah 16:5)
7. seek with care, care for (Deuteronomy 11:12; Job 3:4; Jeremiah 30:14)
Niph`al
1. let oneself be inquired of, consulted (Ezekiel 14:3; Ezekiel 20:3; Ezekiel 20:31)
2. be sought out (1 Chronicles 26:31)
3. be required, of blood (compare Qal 5) (Genesis 42:22)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 164 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 9:5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.
- Genesis 25:22 But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.
- Genesis 42:22 “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked. “But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!”
- Exodus 18:15 Moses replied, “Because the people come to me to get a ruling from God.
- Leviticus 10:16 Moses then asked them what had happened to the goat of the sin offering. When he discovered it had been burned up, he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons.
- Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
See every passage
- Genesis 9:5, 25:22, 42:22
- Exodus 18:15
- Leviticus 10:16
- Deuteronomy 4:29, 11:12, 12:5, 12:30, 13:14, 17:4, 17:9, 18:11, 18:19, 19:18, 22:2, 23:6, 23:21
- Judges 6:29
- 1 Samuel 9:9, 28:7
- 2 Samuel 11:3
- 1 Kings 14:5, 22:5, 22:7, 22:8
- 2 Kings 1:2, 1:3, 1:6, 1:16, 3:11, 8:8, 22:13, 22:18
- 1 Chronicles 10:13, 10:14, 13:3, 15:13, 16:11, 21:30, 22:19, 26:31, 28:8, 28:9
- 2 Chronicles 1:5, 12:14, 14:4, 14:7, 15:2, 15:12, 15:13, 16:12, 17:3, 17:4, 18:4, 18:6, 18:7, 19:3, 20:3, 22:9, 24:6, 24:22, 25:15, 25:20, 26:5, 30:19, 31:9, 31:21, 32:31, 34:3, 34:21, 34:26
- Ezra 4:2, 6:21, 7:10, 9:12, 10:16
- Esther 10:3
- Job 3:4, 5:8, 10:6, 39:8
- Psalms 9:10, 9:12, 10:4, 10:13, 10:15, 14:2, 22:26, 24:6, 34:4, 34:10, 38:12, 53:2, 69:32, 77:2, 78:34, 105:4, 109:10, 111:2, 119:2, 119:10, 119:45, 119:94, 119:155, 142:4
- Proverbs 11:27, 31:13
- Ecclesiastes 1:13
- Isaiah 1:17, 8:19, 9:13, 11:10, 16:5, 19:3, 31:1, 34:16, 55:6, 58:2, 62:12, 65:1, 65:10
- Jeremiah 8:2, 10:21, 21:2, 29:7, 29:13, 30:14, 30:17, 37:7, 38:4
- Lamentations 3:25
- Ezekiel 14:3, 14:7, 14:10, 20:1, 20:3, 20:31, 20:40, 33:6, 34:6, 34:8, 34:10, 34:11, 36:37
- Hosea 10:12
- Amos 5:4, 5:5, 5:6, 5:14
- Micah 6:8
- Zephaniah 1:6
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