tūr תּוּר ‘to spy’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

tūr v
1) to seek, search out, spy out, explore
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to seek out, select, find out how to do something
  1a2) to spy out, explore
1a2a) explorers, spies (participle)
  1a3) to go about
1a3a) merchant, trader (participle)
 1b) (Hiphil) to make a search, make a reconnaissance