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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Seek

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

244exact KJV occurrences 187Old Testament 57New Testament 43books containing the word 12mapped Strong's IDs 225occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 37:16

And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 9:6

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where seek appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 22 verses Leviticus 22 verses Numbers 33 verses Deuteronomy 54 verses Ruth 11 verses 1 Samuel 1313 verses 2 Samuel 11 verses 1 Kings 44 verses 2 Kings 22 verses 1 Chronicles 87 verses 2 Chronicles 1313 verses Ezra 66 verses Nehemiah 11 verses Job 44 verses Psalms 3935 verses Proverbs 99 verses Ecclesiastes 33 verses Song of Solomon 22 verses Isaiah 1615 verses Jeremiah 2020 verses Lamentations 11 verses Ezekiel 66 verses Daniel 11 verses Hosea 76 verses Amos 66 verses Nahum 22 verses Zephaniah 31 verses Zechariah 44 verses Malachi 33 verses Matthew 55 verses Mark 44 verses Luke 1010 verses John 1515 verses Acts 55 verses Romans 22 verses 1 Corinthians 54 verses 2 Corinthians 22 verses Galatians 22 verses Philippians 11 verses Colossians 11 verses Hebrews 33 verses 1 Peter 11 verses Revelation 11 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH1245
בָּקַשׁ

bâqash · baw-kash'

110 times translated as this KJV form225 total Strong's occurrences

v

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).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Genesis 37:16Strong's last: Malachi 3:1

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HebrewH1875
דָּרַשׁ

dârash · daw-rash'

53 times translated as this KJV form163 total Strong's occurrences

v

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.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 4:29Strong's last: Amos 5:14

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GreekG2212
ζητέω

zētéō · dzay-teh'-o

45 times translated as this KJV form124 total Strong's occurrences

to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)

Strong's KJV usage: :--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 2:13Strong's last: Revelation 9:6

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HebrewH7836
שָׁחַר

shâchar · shaw-khar'

3 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)

Strong's KJV usage: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Job 8:5Strong's last: Proverbs 7:15

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GreekG327
ἀναζητέω

anazētéō · an-ad-zay-teh'-o

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

to search out

Strong's KJV usage: :--seek.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 11:25Strong's last: Acts 11:25

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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39 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

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Psalms 4:2
H1245

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Psalms 9:10
H1875

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Psalms 10:4
H1875

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Psalms 10:15
no direct Strong's tag

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Psalms 14:2
H1875

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psalms 22:26
H1875

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalms 24:6
H1875

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 24:6
H1245

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 27:4
H1245

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

Psalms 27:8
H1245

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalms 27:8
H1245

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalms 34:10
H1875

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Psalms 34:14
H1245

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 35:4
H1245

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Psalms 38:12
H1245

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalms 38:12
H1875

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalms 40:14
H1245

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 40:16
H1245

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Psalms 53:2
H1875

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Psalms 54:3
H1245

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalms 63:1
H7836

<<A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.>> O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalms 63:9
H1245

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psalms 69:6
H1245

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Psalms 69:32
H1875

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Psalms 70:2
H1245

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

seek

SEEK, verb transitive pret and participle passive sought, pronounced sawt. [L. sequor, to follow; for to seek is to go after, and the primary sense is to advance, to press, to drive forward, as in the L. peto.]

1. To go in searh or quest of; to look for; to search for by going from place to place.

The man asked him, saying, what seekest thou? And he said, I seek my brethen.

Genesis 37:16.

2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to endeavor to find or gain by any means.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. Psalms 104:21.

He found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:1

Others tempting him, sought of him a sign. Luke 11:9.

3.Seek is followed sometimes by out or after. To seek out, properly implies to look for a specific thing among a number. But in general, the use of out and after with seek, is unnecessary and inelegant.

To seek God, his name, or his face, in Scripture, to ask for his favor, direction and assistance. Psalms 83:16.

God seeks men, when he fixes his love on them, and by his word and Spirit, and the righteousness of Christ, reclaims and recovers them from their miserable condition as sinners.

Ezekiel 34:6. Psa 119. Luke 15:8.

To seek after the life, or soul, to attempt by arts or machinations; or to attempt to destroy or ruin. Psa 35.

To seek peace, or judgement, to endeavor to promote it; or to practice it.

Psa 34. Isaiah 1:17.

To seek an altar, temple, or habitation, to frequent it; to restore to it often.

2 Chronicles 1:1. Amos 5:4.

To seek out God's works, to endeavor to understand them. Psa 111.

SEEK, v. i.

1. To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord. Isaiah 34:16.

2. To endeavor.

Ask not what pains, nor further seek to know

Their process, or the forms of law below. Dryden.

To seek after, to make pursuit; to attempt to find or take. [See No. 3 supra.]

To seek for, to endeavor to find. Knolles.

To seek to, to apply to; to resort to. 1 Kings 10:1.

To seek, at a loss; without knowledge, measures or experience.

Unpractic'd, unprepar'd and still to seek. Milton. [This phrase, I believe, is wholly obsolete.]

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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