the book of
י׳
Is 34:16
(in gloss, according to
Che
JQ Jan. 1892, 332
);
c.
מֵאֹותֹו
of a
נָבִיא לי׳
1 K 22:7
(
=
2 Ch 18:
6)
cf.
(
supr.
)
v
8 2 K 3:11
and
1 K 14:5
(
מֵעִמְּךָ
).
b.
heathen gods
and
necromancers
,
הַדֹּרֵשׁ
the inquirer
Ez 14:1
0; with
בְּ
,
בַּעֲלַת אֹוב
1 S 28:
7,
בָּאֹוב
1 Ch 10:1
3,
בְּבַעַל זְבוּב
2 K 1:
2,
3
,
6
,
16
; with
אֶל
,
אֶל־הָאֹבֹות
Is 8:1
9,
אֶל־הַמֵּתִים
Dt 18:1
1,
אֶל־הָאֱלִילִים
Is 19:
3.
3.
seek deity in prayer and worship:
a.
the true God
(
cf.
בקשׁ
3
)
דרשׁ י׳
Dt 4:29 Ho 10:12 Am 5:
4,
6 Is 9:1
2;
31:1
;
55:6
;
58:2
;
65:10 Je 10:21
;
29:13 Zp 1:6 La 3:25 1 Ch 16:11
(
=
ψ 105:4
)
28:9 2 Ch 12:1
4;
14:3
,
6
;
15:2
,
12
;
16:12
;
22:9
;
26:5
ψ 9:11
;
22:27
;
34:5
,
11
;
119:2
,
10
;
דרשׁ (ה)אלהים
2 Ch 19:
3;
26:5
;
30:19
ψ 14:2
(
=
53:
3)
69:33
;
אֲדֹנָי ד׳
ψ 77:3
; with
לְ
, only in Chronicler,
ליהוה
1 Ch 22:19 2 Ch 15:1
3;
20:3 Ezr 6:2
1;
לאלהים
2 Ch 17:
4;
31:21
;
34:3 Ezr 4:2
;
Dr
Intr. 503 finds in Chr weakened meaning,
revere
.
b.
seek heathen deities
,
c.
acc.
Je 8:2 2 Ch 25:1
5,
20
; with
לְ
,
Dt 12:30 2 Ch 17:
3.
4.
a.
seek
, with idea of demanding,
require
(
בקשׁ
is
seek
, simply), with
acc.
lost sheep
Dt 22:2 Ez 34:
6,
8
,
11
; goat
Lv 10:16
(×2) (
P
); with
אחר
, after green fodder
Jb 39:8
.
b.
inquire, investigate
,
abs.
Ju 6:29 Dt 13:1
5;
17:4
,
9
;
19:18
; with
acc.
Ezr 10:1
6;
דֹּורֵשׁ י׳ בָּל־לְבָבֹות
all hearts Yahweh searches
1 Ch 28:
9,
לִדְרשׁ הַמֹּופֵת
to inquire into the wonder
2 Ch 32:3
1; with
לְ
,
to inquire about
2 S 11:3 Jb 10:
6;
sq.
עַל
pers. + inf.
2 Ch 24:6
apply to the Levites to bring
, etc.,
cf.
31:9
(
עַל
both
pers.
and rei).
5.
ask for, require, demand
,
c.
acc. rei
Ez 20:4
0;
+
מִן
pers.
Dt 23:22 Mi 6:8
;
exact
, often with collat. idea of
avenging
,
מֵעִם
Dt 18:1
9, so with
מִיַּד
Ez 34:10
,
דָּם מִיַּד דָּרַשׁ
Gn 9:5
(
P
)
Ez 33:6
;
acc.
only,
דֹּרֵשׁ דמים
ψ 9:13
,
ד׳ רִשְׁעֹו
10:1
5;
abs. v
4,
13 2 Ch 24:2
2.
6.
seek with application, study, follow, practise
,
abs.
by wisdom
Ec 1:13
; with
acc.
ד׳ מִשְׁפָּט
study
or
practise justice
Is 1:17
;
16:5
;
מַעֲשֵׂי י׳
ψ 111:2
;
טָוֹב וְאַל־רַע
Am 5:1
4; commands of God
ψ 119:45
,
94
,
155 1 Ch 28:
8; the law
Ezr 7:10
;
•
ד׳ שׁלום
seek
or
study the peace, welfare
of any one
Dt 23:7 Je 29:7 Ezr 9:1
2,
לשׁלום
Je 38:
4,
ד׳ טוב
Est 10:
3,
ד׳ רעה
Pr 11:27
ψ 38:13
(
cf.
בקשׁ
2
, where this use is more common).
7.
seek with care, care for
,
יהוה אלהיך דֹּרֵשׁ אתהּ ארץ אשׁר
land which Yahweh thy God careth for
Dt 11:1
2;
אַל־יִדְרְשֵׁהוּ אֱלֹוהַּ
let not Eloah care for it
Jb 3:
4;
אֹותָךְ לֹא יִד׳
Je 30:1
4;
דָּֽרְשָׁה צֶמֶר
Pr 31:1
3; with
לְ
Je 30:1
7;
אֵין דֹּורֵשׁ לְנַפְשִׁי
no one careth for me
ψ 142:5
; but in both these
לְ
perhaps belongs to
אֵין
,
cf.
||
אֵין לִי מַכִּיר
ψ 142:5
, also
La 4:4
etc.;
דְּרוּשָׁה
cared
JQ Jewish Quarterly. Dr S. R. Driver, Introduction to Literature of O. T. acc. rei acc. of thing.