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Psalms 34:5

“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.” (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
  • דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּי — verb Qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HVqp1cs
Usage
Occurs 165 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:5Genesis 9:5Genesis 9:5Genesis 25:22Genesis 42:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.