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Meaning of “search”

Sense 1: To seek carefully, examine, explore, or inquire in order to find or know. Sense 2: A careful examination or inquiry made to find or know.

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48 occurrences46 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 27:33

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Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 25:27 · retained source text

It is not good to eat much hony: so for men to search their owne glory, is not glory.

Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:13 · retained source text

And I gaue my heart to seeke and search out by wisedome, concerning all things that are done vnder heauen: this sore trauell hath God giuen to the sonnes of man, to be exercised therewith.

1611 marginal noteOr, to afflict them.

Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · retained source text

I applyed mine heart to know, and to search, and to seeke out wisdome, and the reason of things, aud to know the wickednes of folly, euen of foolishnesse and madnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I and mine heart compassed.

Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:34 · retained source text

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the soules of the poore innocents: I haue not found it by secret search, but vpon all these.

1611 marginal noteHeb. digging.

Jeremiah 17:10
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 17:10 · retained source text

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reines, euen to giue euery man according to his waies, and according to the fruit of his doings.

1611 marginal note2.Sam.16.7. psal.7.10. chap.11.20 and 20.12.

Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 29:13 · retained source text

And ye shall seeke me, and finde me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 34:6 · retained source text

My sheepe wandered through all the mountaines, and vpon euery high hill: yea my flocke was scattered vpon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seeke after them.

Ezekiel 34:8
As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 34:8 · retained source text

As I liue, saith the LORD God, surely because my flocke became a pray, and my flocke became meate to euery beast of the field, because there was no shepheard, neither did my shepheards search for my flocke, but the shepheards fed themselues, and fed not my flocke:

Ezekiel 34:11
¶ For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 34:11 · retained source text

¶ For thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I, euen I will both search my sheepe, and seeke them out.

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