baq.qa.rah denotes a shepherd’s seeking out of a scattered flock.

The attested use describes a shepherd’s seeking out of a flock that has been scattered.

1. Shepherdly search for a scattered flock · dominant

   In Ezekiel 34:12, the construct feminine singular noun occurs in the comparison of a shepherd with his scattered flock; the APB renders the verse with the shepherd who “seeks his flock” and then “enquire[s] after” it.

   Ezekiel 34:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 34:12, the APB presents the clause as a shepherd who “seeks his flock”; Its exact English correspondence to the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.