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suÌ‚rch: Some peculiar senses are: (1) In the books of Moses, especially in Nu, “searching out the land†means to spy out (רגּל, raggeÌ„l), to investigate carefully, to examine with a view to giving a full and accurate report on. (2) When applied to the Scriptures, as in , (בּקר, bakÌ£kÌ£eÌ„r); ; (ἐÏαυναÌω, eraunaÌoÌ„), it means to examine, to study out the meaning. In , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes “examining†for the “searched†of the King James Version. See SEARCHINGS. (3) “Search out†often means to study critically, to investigate carefully, e.g. ; ; ; ; ; ; . (4) When the word is applied to God's searching the heart or spirit, it means His opening up, laying bare, disclosing what was hidden, e.g. ; ; ; ; ; .