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# seek

«seek» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to look for something or someone** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (seek, seeks, sought, seeking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To seek means to look for something or someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#m1)

2) To seek means to try to get something, like help, advice or safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#m2)

3) To seek to do something means to try to do it (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To "seek" the LORD means to turn to Him and look for Him with the heart, as well as to look for things. Interpretation: Rabbis read seeking God as prayer and study. Joseph seeking his brothers is also read as the start of the story that takes Israel to Egypt. In the primary lessons: In everyday life «hide and seek» is a game; in safety lessons you «seek help» from a trusted adult. In stories heroes seek treasure or answers. Phrases: «hide and seek», «seek help», «seek advice», «seek shelter».

### examples

- And he said: 'I seek my brethren. (Torah GEN.37.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x1)
- And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?' (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x2)
- Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. (Torah DEU.23.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x3)
- I will seek it yet again.' (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x4)
- How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! (Prophets JER.2.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x5)
- And Saul and his men went to seek him. (Prophets 1SA.23.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x6)
- We played hide and seek in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x7)
- If you are lost, seek help from a police officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x8)
- The knights set out to seek the treasure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x9)
- Seek shelter during a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x10)
- Ready or not, here I come — I'm coming to seek you! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x11)
- Many people seek advice from the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x12)
- She sought a quiet place to read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x13)
- “I am seeking the three bulrushes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/#x14)

### note

Irregular: seek – sought – sought (said SAWT). «Seek» is a bit formal; in everyday speech people say «look for». «Hide and seek»: one person is «it» and seeks the others.

### In the corpora

- [And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1192/)
- [And he said: 'I seek my brethren.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1193/)
- [Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.40/)
- [Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.620/)
- [But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.427/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seek» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/seek/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.