Hebrew · H1875, H3068, H430

דָּרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

Properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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דָּרַשׁ H1875 properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship

Pronunciation darash

Seeking God through inquiry or worship; also pursuing someone for judgment or reckoning.

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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

Pronunciation YHWH

God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel

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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym

Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.

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What does דָּרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ (darosh yidreshennu YHWH eloheykha) mean in the Bible?

דָּרַשׁ · יְהֹוָה · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship".

Full entry for דָּרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ (H1875, H3068, H430) · Open the biblical lexicon

Meaning

properly, to tread or frequent ; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask ; specifically to worship

Word Origins

דָּרֹשׁ יִדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 73×

Perfect 1Chr 10:14 · 2Chr 16:12 · 2Chr 17:3 · 2Chr 17:4 · 2Chr 22:9 · Lev 10:16 · 2Chr 25:20 · Ezek 34:8 · Isa 9:12 · Isa 31:1 · Jer 10:21 · Ps 119:155 · Ps 34:5 · Ps 77:3 · Ps 119:45 · Ps 119:94 21×

Imperfect Deut 18:19 · Ezek 20:40 · Ezek 33:6 · Gen 9:5 · Job 5:8 · Deut 12:30 · Deut 23:7 · Job 10:6 · Ps 10:13 · Ps 10:15 · 2Chr 15:13 · Isa 8:19 · Job 39:8 · Ps 10:4 · Deut 12:5 · Ezra 9:12 20×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:11 · 2Chr 34:21 · 2Kgs 1:2 · 2Kgs 22:13 · Amos 5:6 · Amos 5:14 · Isa 1:17 · Isa 8:19 · Isa 34:16 · Isa 55:6 · Ps 105:4 · 1Kgs 22:5 · 2Chr 18:4 · Jer 21:2 14×

Participle active 1Chr 28:9 · Deut 11:12 · Esth 10:3 · Ezek 34:6 · Jer 30:17 · Jer 38:4 · Mic 6:8 · Ps 9:13 · Ps 14:2 · Ps 53:3 · Ps 69:33 · Ps 142:5 12×

Infinitive absolute Deut 23:22 · Lev 10:16 2×

Participle passive Isa 62:12 · Ps 111:2 2×

Jussive Amos 5:5 1×

Infinitive construct Deut 22:2 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 8×

Imperfect Ezek 14:3 · Ezek 20:3 · Ezek 20:31 · Ezek 36:37 5×

Perfect 1Chr 26:31 · Isa 65:1 2×

Participle active Gen 42:22 1×

Sources

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