Strong's Concordance
Original word: שָׁחַר
Transliteration: shachar
Definition (short): seek
Definition (full): to dawn, be, early at any task, to search for
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: denominative verb from shachar
Definition: to look early or diligently for
NASB Translation: diligently (1), diligently seek (1), diligently seeks (1), earnestly seek (1), searched diligently (1), seek (2), seek me diligently (1), seek you earnestly (1), seek your earnestly (1), seeking (1), seeks you diligently (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking) -- (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
References
KJV:
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
NASB:
"Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."
KJV:
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
NASB:
"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
KJV:
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
NASB:
"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.
KJV:
{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
NASB:
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.