חֵקֶר

חֵ֫קֶר noun masculine^{Dom 5,16} searching, thing (to be) searched out; — absolute חֵ֫קֶר Job 5,9 + 8 t.; construct id. Job 8,8 + 2 t.; plural construct חִקְרֵי Dom 5,16 — חִקְרֵי לֵב Dom 5,16 searchings, questionings of heart; Job 11,7 canst thou reach אֱלוֺהַּ ׳ח i.e. what is to be explored in him, the whole range of his nature, so ׳ח תהום Job 38,16 the range of the deep; especially ׳אֵין ח i.e. it is unsearchable Job 5,9; Job 9,10; Sl 145,3; Ord 25,3; Es 40,28, compare ׳לא ח Job 34,24; Job 36,26 אבותם ׳ח Job 8,8 i.e. thing searched out by their fathers.