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in-kwi-zish´un (דּרש×, daÌ„rash, “to follow,†“diligently inquire,†“question,†“search†(; ), בּקש×, bakÌ£ash, “to search out,†“to strive after,†“inquire†()): The term refers, as indicated by these passages, first of all to a careful and diligent inquiry necessary to ascertain the truth from witnesses in a court, but may also refer to a careful examination into circumstances or conditions without official authority.