בְּקַר ch. same. —Pa. בַּקַּר 1) to search, examine. Targ. O. Lev. XIII, 36; a. fr. —2) to clear, glean. Targ. Y. I Deut. XXIV, 20 (II תתב׳, read תבקרון, h. text תפאר). —3) to let the herd graze (cmp. בער), to drive unmuzzled animals. Targ. Y. Gen. XIII, 7. —4) to visit the sick. Targ. Y. Ex. XVIII, 20; a. e.—Y. Sabb. VI, 8ᶜ bot.; a. fr. —5) (= preced. Hif.) to abandon, leave unclaimed, declare free. Targ. Y. Ex. XXIII, 11 Ar. (some ed. ותפקד, read ותפקר). Y. Shebi. IX, 39ᵃ top וַאֲבַקְּרָה קומיהון and I will declare it free goods in their presense. Ib. ומְבַקְּרִין ליה and declare ye it free property.