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in-kwı̄r´ (ש××ל, shaÌ„'al, “to ask,†“desireâ€; ζητεÌω, zeÌ„teÌ„ÌoÌ„, “to seekâ€); A form sometimes employed with reference to the practice of divination, as where Saul “inquires of†(or “consultsâ€) the witch of Endor as to the issue of the coming battle (, ) (see DIVINATION).
In , “to inquire (בּקש×, baÌ„kÌ£ash) after iniquity†signifies to bring to light and punish for it, and Job asks distractedly if God's time is so short that He is in a hurry to find him guilty and to punish him as if He had only a man's few days to live.
“To inquire of Yahweh†denotes the consultation of oracle, priest, prophet or Yahweh Himself, as to a certain course of action or as to necessary supplies. ( the King James Version, “to askâ€; ; (דּרש×, daÌ„rash); the King James Version; ; , ; ).
“To inquire (בּקר, bāḳar) in his temple†(palace) means to find out all that constant fellowship or unbroken intercourse with God can teach ().
warns against rashness in making a vow and afterward considering (baÌ„kÌ£ar, “to make inquiryâ€) as to whether it can be fulfilled or how it may be eluded.
In the King James Version, the translation of several Greek words: diaginō̇skoÌ„, “to know thoroughly†(); epizeÌ„teÌ„ÌoÌ„, “to seek after†(); suzeteÌoÌ„, “to seek together†(); exetaÌzoÌ„, “to search out†().