קוּסְדַּרְיוֹת, (denom. of preced.) commission of inquiry. Midr. Sam. ch. XXV (ref. to Ps. LI, 16) [read:] מדמו של אוריה שהיה דוד משלח ק׳ לאחריו לידע אם מפזר הוא דברים אילו לא היה מפזר דברים לא היה הורגו (save me) from punishment for Uriah’s blood, for David had sent detectives after him to find out whether he would divulge the things (that had happened between him and David); if he had not done so, he (David) would not have had him killed; Yalk. Ps. 765 אם מחזיר הוא את דבריו אילו היה וכ׳ whether he would take back his words (his refusal to go home to his wife); had he done so &c.