*bVḳ-: 'examine, observe, look at' 1, 'search, investigate, find out' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*bVḳ-
Meaning	'examine, observe, look at' 1, 'search, investigate, find out' 2
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 607

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	bqw/y 1 BK 1 151	BK 1 151
Judaic Aramaic	bqʔ 1, 2 Ja. 185	Ja. 185
Aramaic	BQY (Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 186)	Aramaic Root Atlas; DNWSI 186; Anderson–Moser 2024 root bqy	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	bqā 'try, prove, examine' (Payne Smith 52)	Payne Smith 52

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

bqr 'to examine, inspect' is 3649.

Updated 22 October 2026