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Deuteronomy 13:15

“Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דָּרַשׁdârash · daw-rash'
H1875 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: ask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
דָרַשְׁתָּ֧ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqq2ms
Usage: Occurs 165 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:5 Genesis 9:5 Genesis 9:5 Genesis 25:22 Genesis 42:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דָּרַשׁ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.