BDB3851
יָתֵר Prov 12:26, see תור .
Strong's Lexicon
H8446
H8446 — תּוּר
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H8446 |
|---|---|
| Word: | תּוּר |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 23 |
| Transliteration: | tuwr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | toor |
| Meaning: | 1. to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially for trade or reconnoitring |
| KJV Renderings: | chap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-)spy (out). |
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BDB9129
תּוּר verb seek out, spy out, explore (Late Hebrew id. (rare); perhaps originally turn (to or about), Assyrian târu , turn about, back, taîru adjective turning back, also merciful, and substantive mercy; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5802] ( [untranscribed source text 5803]) IV. go about (rare), [untranscribed source text 5804] a go-between) —
Qal
Perfect 1 singular תַּרְתִּי
Ezek 20:6; Eccl 2:3 3 plural
תָּרוּ
Num 13:32 2
masculine plural תַּרְתֶּם
Num 14:24
Imperfect 3 masculine plural יָתֻ֫רוּ
Num 13:2,
וַיָּתֻ֫רוּ Num 13:21 read also 3 masculine singular, יָתוּר
Job 39:8
ᵑ9
ᵑ7
Ew
Di
Bu
Du and most (for יְתוּר); 2 masculine plural
תָּתוּ֫רוּ
Num 15:39
Infinitive construct
תּוּר
Num 10:33 +;
Participle plural תָּרִים
Num 14:6, on 1Kgs 10:15;
2Chr 9:14 see
infra; —
1.
seek out, select:
לָתוּר לָהֶם מִנוּחָה
Num 10:33
(
J
, subject ark of ׳
י), compare Deut 1:33 (subject ׳
י), Ezek 20:6 (id., accusative land); followed by
infinitive = find out how to do something, בְּלִבִּי לְ
׳
ת
Eccl 2:3.
2.
spy out, explore, accusative of land Num 13:2; Num 13:16; Num 13:17; Num 13:21; Num 13:23
; Num 13:32
(twice in verse); Num 14:7; Num 14:34; Num 14:36; Num 14:38, accusative of mountains Job 39:8
(see above), compare Participle as subject explores, spies
Num 14:6
(all
P
); explore mentally, וּבַקֵּשׁ חָכְמָה
׳
לָדַעַת וְלָת
Eccl 7:25
, compare Eccl 9:1
Gr (׳
ת for
בוּר
q. v.), בְּחָכְמָה עַלֿ
׳
לָת
Eccl 1:13
(KueOnd. 2, iii. 196).
3.
go about, figurative אַהֲרִי לְבַבְכֶם
Num 15:39
(
P
); Participle
אַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים
1Kgs 10:15
; 2Chr
9:14, usually merchants (|| סֹחֲרִים רִכְּ לִים); Kit, after
ᵑ6
2 Chronicles, proposes הֶעָרִים for הַתָּרִים
Hiph`il
Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיָּתִ֫ירוּ בְּבֵיתאֵֿל
Judg 1:23
they made a reconnoisance at Bethel (
Vrss
disagree, Gie
וַיַּחֲנוּ, compare GFM); 3 masculine singular
יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ
צַדִּיק
Prov
12:26
the righteous searches out (
RV
is a guide to) his friend,
ᵑ7
AV
is more excellent than (reading יָתָר), Hi
Ew
De and others spies out his pasture (
מִרְעֵהוּ, in spiritual sense), all dubious; Toy conjectures יָסֻר מֵרָעָה
.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke