Qal
Perfect
1Chr 10:14
Imperfect
יִדְרשׁ
Ps 10:4 +,
אֶדְרְשָׁה
1Sam 28:7,
נִדְרְשָׁה
1Kgs 22:7 +,
יִדְרְשׁוּן
Isa 55:2
Imperative
דְּרָשֿׁ
1Kgs 22:5 +;
Infinitive absolute
דָּרשׁ
Lev 10:16;
Deut 23:22
construct
דְּרשׁ
Deut 22:2 +
לִדְרָשֿׁ
Ezek 14:7,
לְדַרְיוֺשׁ (scribal error for
לִדְרוֺשׁ
Ew§ 239a
Ol§ 245 g)
Ezra 10:16
Participle
דֹּרֵשׁ
Deut 11:12 + 10
t.,
דּוֺרֵשׁ
1Chr 28:9 + 3 t.;
passive
דְּרוּשִׁים
Ps 111:2,
דְּרוּשָׁה
Isa 62:12
synonym
בקשׁ; —
1. (tread a place,) resort to, frequent, with
religious
object, with accusative of location Amos 5:5; 2Chr 1:5, לְ local Deut 12:5.
2.
seek, consult, inquire of:
a. accusative ׳
י, אֱלֹהִים
Gen 25:22
(
J
)
Exod
18:15 (
E
) 1Sam 9:9
; 1Kgs 22:8
;
2Kgs 3:11
;
2Kgs 8:8;
2Kgs 22:13
; 2Kgs
22:18
;
1Chr
15:13; 1Chr 21:30; 2Chr 18:7; 2Chr 34:21; Ps 24:6; Ps 78:34; Jer 21:2; Jer 37:7;
Ezek 20:1
; Ezek 20:3
the ark of God
1Chr 13:3
word of Yahweh
1Kgs 22:5
(=
2Chr 18:4
)
compare 1Kgs
14:5
with בְּ Yahweh 1Chr 10:14; 2Chr 34:26; Ezek 14:7 his word 2Kgs 1:16 with אֶל
,
אֶלאֵֿל
Job 5:8 their
God
Isa 8:19,
Messianic king
Isa 11:10
׳
מֵעַלסֵֿפֶר י
out of the book of
׳
י
Isa 34:16
(in gloss, according to CheJQ Jan. 1892, 332); with
מֵאוֺתוֺ of a ׳
נָבִיא לי
1Kgs 22:7
(=
2Chr 18:6
)
compare (above)
2Chr 18:8; 2Kgs 3:11 and 1Kgs 14:5 (מֵעִמְּךָ).
b.
heathen gods and necromancers, הַדֹּרֵשׁ
the inquirer
Ezek 14:10
with בְּ, בַּעֲלַת אוֺב
1Sam 28:7,
בָּאוֺב
1Chr 10:13
, בְּבַעַל זְבוּב
2Kgs 1:2;
2Kgs 1:3;
2Kgs 1:6;
2Kgs 1:16
with
אֶל, אֶלהָֿאֹבוֺת
Isa 8:19,
אֶלהַֿמֵּתִים
Deut 18:11
,
אֶלהָֿאֱלִילִים
Isa 19:3.
3.
seek deity in prayer and worship:
a.
the true God (compare בקשׁ
3) ׳
דרשׁ י
Deut 4:29;
Hos 10:12
;
Amos 5:4;
Amos 5:6;
Isa 9:12;
Isa 31:1;
Isa 55:6;
Isa 58:2;
Isa 65:10
;
Isa 29:13
;
Isa 1:11
(=
Ps 105:4
)
Ps 28:9;
2Chr 12:14
; 2Chr 14:3
;
2Chr 14:6
;
2Chr 15:2
;
2Chr 15:12
;
2Chr
16:12;
2Chr 22:9; 2Chr 26:5; Ps 9:11; Ps 22:27; Ps 34:5; Ps 34:11; Ps 119:2; Ps 119:10
דרשׁ (ה)אלהים
2Chr 19:3
;
2Chr 26:5
;
2Chr 30:19
; Ps 14:2
(= Ps 53:3)
Ps 69:33
׳
אֲדֹנָי ד
Ps 77:3
with
לְ, only in Chronicler, ליהוה
1Chr 22:19
;
2Chr
15:13;
2Chr 20:3; Ezra 6:21
לאלהים
2Chr 17:4
;
2Chr 31:21
; 2Chr
34:3
; Ezra 4:2
DrIntr. 503 finds in Chronicles weakened meaning,
revere.
b.
seek heathen deities, with accusative Jer 8:2; 2Chr 25:15; 2Chr 25:20 with לְ
,
Deut 12:30;
2Chr 17:3
.
4.
a.
seek, with idea of demanding, require (בקשׁ
is
seek, simply), with accusative lost sheep Deut 22:2; Ezek 34:6; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 34:11
goat
Lev 10:16 (twice in verse) (
P
); with אחר, after green fodder Job 39:8.
b.
inquire, investigate (a matter), absolute Judg 6:29; Deut 13:15; Deut 17:4;
Deut 17:9;
Deut 19:18
with accusative כָּללְֿבָבוֺת
׳
דּוֺרֵשׁ י
all hearts Yahweh searches
1Chr 28:9
לִדְרשׁ הַמּוֺפֵת
to inquire into the wonder
2Chr 32:31
with לְ, to inquire about
2Sam 11:3
; Job 10:6
followed
by עַל person + infinitive 2Chr 24:6
apply to the Levites to bring, etc., compare 2Chr 31:9 (עַל both person
and
thing).
5.
ask for, require, demand, with accusative of thing Ezek 20:40 + מִן
person
Deut 23:22;
Mic 6:8
exact, often with collateral idea of avenging,
מֵעִם
Deut
18:19,
so with מִיַּד
Ezek
34:10
, דָּרַשׁ
דָּם מִיַּד
Gen 9:5 (
P
)
Ezek
33:6 accusative only, דֹּרֵשׁ דמים
Ps 9:13
,
רִשְׁעוֺ
׳
ד
Ps 10:15
absolute Ps
10:4
Ps 10:13
;
2Chr
24:22.
6.
seek with application, study, follow, practise, absolute by wisdom Eccl 1:13 with
accusative
מִשְׁפָּט
׳
ד
study or practise justice
Isa 1:17
; Isa
16:5
׳
מַעֲשֵׂי י
Ps 111:2
טוֺב וְאַלרַֿע
Amos 5:14
commands of God Ps 119:45; Ps 119:94; Ps 119:155; 1Chr 28:8
the law Ear
1Chr 7:10
שׁלום
׳
ד
seek or study the peace, welfare of any one Deut 23:7
; Jer
29:7;
Ezra 9:12, לשׁלום
Jer 38:4
,
טוב
׳
ד
Esth 10:3
,
רעה
׳
ד
Prov
11:27
;
Ps 38:13
(compare בקשׁ
2, where this use is more common).
7.
seek with care, care for, ארץ אשׁר
יהוה אלהיך דֹּרֵשׁ אתהּ
land which Yahweh thy God careth for
Deut
11:12
אַליִֿדְרְשֵׁהוּ אֱלוֺהַּ
let not Eloah care for it
Job 3:4
׳
אוֺתָךְ לֹא יִד
Jer
30:14
דָּֽרְשָׁה צֶמֶר
Prov
31:13
with לְ
Jer
30:17
אֵין דּוֺרֵשׁ לְנַפְשִׁי
no one careth for me
Ps 142:5
but in both these לְ perhaps belongs to אֵין, compare || אֵין
לִי
מַכִּיר
Ps 142:5
,
also Lam 4:4
etc.;
דְּרוּשָׁה
cared for (of Jerusalem) Isa 62:12.
Niph`al
Perfect
נִדְרָ֑שׁ
Gen 42:22
,
נִדְרַשְׁתִּי
Isa 65:1,
נִדְרָ֑שׁוּ
1Chr 26:31
Imperfect
אִדָּרֵשׁ
Ezek 14:3
;
Ezek 20:3
;
Ezek 20:31;
Ezek 20:31;
Ezek 36:37
Infinitive absolute
הַאִדָּרשׁ
Ezek 14:3
(for
ההדרשׁ); —
1.
let oneself be inquired of, consulted, only of God Ezek 14:3 (twice in verse);
Ezek 20:3
;
Ezek 20:31; Ezek 20:31; Ezek 36:37; Isa 65:1
.
2.
be sought out
1Chr
26:31.
3.
be required, of blood (compare
Qal
5)
Gen 42:22 (
E
).
Note. — וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֺתֵיהֶם
and beg out of their desolate places
Ps 109:10 (Ki and others
wed©ršu
, see Baer); many
MSS
. read דָּֽרְשׁוּ, so most interpretations;
ᵐ5
Hup
Bi
Che read גֹּרְשׁוּ
be driven from.