surch: Some peculiar senses are:
(1) In the books of Moses, especially in Nu, "searching out the land" means to spy out (raggel), to investigate carefully, to examine with a view to giving a full and accurate report on.
(2) When applied to the Scriptures, as inEzr 4:15,19(baqqer);Joh 5:39;1Pe 1:11(eraunao), it means to examine, to study out the meaning. InAc 17:11, the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "examining" for the "searched" of the King James Version. SeeSEARCHINGS.
(3) "Search out" often means to study critically, to investigate carefully, e.g.Job 8:8;29:16;Ec 1:13;La 3:40;Mt 2:8;1Co 2:10;1Pe 1:10.
(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.1Ch 28:9;Ps 44:21;139:1;Pr 20:27;Jer 17:10;Ro 8:27.
G. H. Gerberding