Deuteronomy 17:4
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
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1 Peter 1:10
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
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שָׁאַל
shâʼal · shaw-al'
15 times translated as this KJV form172 total Strong's occurrences
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Strong's KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, × earnestly, enquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, × straitly, × surely, wish.
Strong's first: Judges 8:14Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 14:14
Open full H7592 profile →דָּרַשׁ
dârash · daw-rash'
11 times translated as this KJV form163 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Strong's KJV usage: ask, × at all, care for, × diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), × surely.
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Strong's first: Deuteronomy 17:4Strong's last: Zephaniah 1:6
Open full H1875 profile →ἀκριβόω
akribóō · ak-ree-bo'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
to be exact, i.e. ascertain
Strong's KJV usage: :--enquire diligently.
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Strong's first: Matthew 2:7Strong's last: Matthew 2:16
Open full G198 profile →בָּקַשׁ
bâqash · baw-kash'
2 times translated as this KJV form225 total Strong's occurrences
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Strong's KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 21:1Strong's last: Daniel 1:20
Open full H1245 profile →ἐκζητέω
ekzētéō · ek-zay-teh'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship
Strong's KJV usage: :--en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
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Strong's first: 1 Peter 1:10Strong's last: 1 Peter 1:10
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And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
H1875
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
H7592
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
H7592
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
H7592
Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
H7592
And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
H7592
And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
H7592
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
H7592
Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
H7592
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
H7592
And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
H7592
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
H7592
And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
H7592
And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
H1875
And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
H7592
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
H1245
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
H1875
And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
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And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
H7592
And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
H7592
Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.
H1875
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?
H1875
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
H1875
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
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inquire
INQUI'RE, verb intransitive [Latin inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.]
1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by asking questions.
We will call the damsel and inquire at her mouth. Genesis 24:1.
It has of before the person asked. Enquire of them, or of him. It has of, concerning, or after, before the subject of inquiry.
He sent Hadoram, his son, to king David to inquire of his welfare. 1 Chronicles 18:1.
For thou does not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:1.
When search is to be made for particular knowledge or information, it is followed by into. The coroner by jury inquires into the cause of a sudden death. When a place or person is sought, or something hid or missing, for is commonly used. inquire for Saul of Tarsus. He was inquiring for the house to which he was directed. inquire for the cloke that is lost. inquire for the right road. Sometimes it is followed by after. inquire after the right way.
When some general information is sought, this verb is followed by about; sometimes by concerning. His friends inquired about him; they inquired concerning his welfare.
2. To seek for truth by argument or the discussion of questions, or by investigation.
To inquire into, to make examination; to seek for particular information. inquire into the time, manner and place. inquire into all the circumstances of the case.
INQUI'RE, verb transitive To ask about; to seek by asking; as, he inquired the way; but the phrase is elliptical, for inquire for the way.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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