דָּרַשׁ darash

Hebrew word for “to seek” · Strong’s H1875 · used 164 times in 152 verses

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Meaning

1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require;

How it is translated

Glosses given for darash in context, with how often each is used:

• seek 32
• consult 19
• will seek 16
• sought 12
• have sought 8
• those who seek 5
• one who seeks 4
• will investigate 3
• will require 3
• seeks 3
• investigated 2
• enquired 2

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (5), 2 Kings 1 (4), Ezekiel 20 (4), Ezekiel 34 (4), Amos 5 (4), 1 Kings 22 (3), 2 Chronicles 15 (3), 2 Chronicles 18 (3), 2 Chronicles 34 (3), Psalms 10 (3)

Forms

• דרשׁ 19
• דרשׁו 18
• לדרשׁ 17
• לדרושׁ 14
• אדרשׁ 10
• ודרשׁו 5
• ודרשׁת 4
• דורשׁ 4
• דרשׁתי 4
• תדרשׁנו 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with darash more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 14
• לֵבָב levav “heart” 13
• יְהוֹשָׁפָט yehoshaphat “Jehoshaphat” 10
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 15
• דָּבָר davar “word” 17
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 12
• מָצָא matsa “to find” 11
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 15
• אִם im “if” 13
• כֹּה koh “thus” 11
• אָב av “father” 13
• כֵּן ken “so” 11

Key verses

The verses using darash that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Deuteronomy 4:29 — But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
• Deuteronomy 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou…
• 1 Kings 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• 2 Chronicles 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he…
• Psalms 77:2 — In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
• Isaiah 11:10 — And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Isaiah 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Lamentations 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
• Ezekiel 14:3 — Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by…
• Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.