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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1156 - בְּעָא

Transliteration

bᵉʻâʼ

Phonetics

beh-aw', beh-aw'

Origin

corresponding to (H1158)

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2635

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition
1. (P´al)
  1. to ask, request
  2. to seek (for favour)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 154 ‑ αἰτέω (ahee‑teh'‑o); 515 ‑ ἀξιόω (ax‑ee‑o'‑o); 2172 ‑ εὔχομαι (yoo'‑khom‑ahee); 2212 ‑ ζητέω (dzay‑teh'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (11)

Daniel 11

BSB (11)

Daniel 12

CSB (10)

Daniel 12

ESV (10)

Daniel 12

KJV (12)

Daniel 12

LEB (12)

Daniel 12

LSB (16)

Daniel 16

N95 (15)

Daniel 15

NAS (20)

Daniel 15

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

Daniel 11

ASV (11)

and asked 1

and desired 1

and they sought 1

but maketh 1

making petition 1

requested 1

sought 1

that shall make 1

that they would desire 1

that whosoever shall ask 1

unto me what we desired 1

BSB (11)

and asked 1

and i asked 1

and men went to look for 1

he still makes 1

petitioning 1

petitions 2

request 1

sought me out 1

urging them to plead 1

we have requested 1

CSB (10)

ask 1

asked 3

for 1

out 1

petitioning 1

petitions 1

request 1

trying 1

ESV (10)

asked 2

makes 2

makes petition 1

petition 1

request 1

seek 1

sought 2

KJV (12)

* 1

ask 2

asked 1

desire 1

desired 2

maketh 1

praying 1

requested 1

sought 2

LEB (12)

and i asked 1

and requested 1

and they searched for 1

and told them to seek 1

he says 1

made a request 1

praying 1

searched me out 1

to seek⌋ 1

we have asked 1

will seek 1

would seek 1

LSB (16)

out 2

petition 2

seek 1

seeking 5

seeks 2

sought 4

N95 (15)

asking 1

looked 1

made 1

makes 2

making 2

petition 2

request 2

requested 2

seeking 1

trying 1

NAS (20)

a 3

for 1

looked 1

made 1

offering 2

offers 2

out 1

prayer 2

request 2

requested 2

requesting 1

seeking 1

trying 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

and asked 1

and desired 1

and they sought 1

but makes 1

making petition 1

requested 1

sought 1

that they would desire 1

that whoever shall ask 1

to me what we desired 1

who shall make 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1039) o b (באה BAh) AC: Swell CO: Spring AB: ?: A gushing over or swelling up as an eruption or a fountain.

A) o b (באה BAh) AC: Swell CO: Heap AB: ?

f^m ) i o b (באהי BAhY) - Heap: A mound of dirt over a grave. KJV (1): grave - Strongs: H1164 (בְּעִי)

C) o b a (אבאה ABAh) AC: Swell CO: Boils AB: ?

ld^f1 ) e o f b o b a (אבאהבואהה ABAhBWAhH) - Boils: A swelling on the skin. KJV (2): blains - Strongs: H76 (אֲבַעְבֻּעֹת)

H) e o b (באהה BAhH) AC: Swell CO: ? AB: ?

V) e o b (באהה BAhH) - I. Swell: II. Request:For a swelling desire. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (17): (vf: Paal, Niphal) boil, swelling, seek, enquire, ask, desire, pray, request - Strongs: H1156 (בְּעָא), H1158 (בָּעָה)

J) o f b (בואה BWAh) AC: Swell CO: Spring AB: ?: A swelling up of water from the ground.

a^m) o f b m (מבואה MBWAh) - Spring: KJV (3): fountain - Strongs: H4002 (מַבּוּעַ)

Adopted Roots:

A2370 O b n (Belch)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

בְּעָא verb ask, seek, only Daniel (Biblical Hebrew בעה (rare)); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ב Daniel 2:16,49; 3 masculine plural בְּעוֺ Daniel 2:13; 1 plural בְּעֵ֫ינָא Daniel 2:23; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִבְעֵא Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:13; 1 singular אֶבְעֵאֿ Daniel 7:16; Infinitive לְמִבְעֵא Daniel 2:18; Participle בָּעֵא Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:14, plural בָּעַ֫יִן Daniel 6:5; —

1 ask, request, with מִן person Daniel 2:16 (object clause with דִּי), Daniel 2:49; Daniel 7:16 (+ accusative of thing); ask of God Daniel 2:23 (+ id.), of God or man Daniel 6:8 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Daniel 6:13; with מִןקֳֿדָם of God Daniel 2:18 (accusative of thing); = pray, ׳וּמִתְחַנֵּקֳדָם א׳ב Daniel 6:12, ׳ב Daniel 6:14.

2 seek, accusative of person Daniel 2:13, accusative of thing Daniel 6:5.

Pa`el Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְבַעוֺן (K^{§ 47,3}); M^{on the passage} conjecture יִבְעוֺן) Daniel 4:33 resort (for favours) to, ל person

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בְּעָא fut. יִבְעֵא Ch.

(1) to seek, with an acc. (in Targg. often for the Heb. בִּקֵּשׁ) Daniel 2:13, 6:5.

(2) to ask, to request from any one; followed by מִן Daniel 2:16 קֳדָם Daniel 6:12, and מִן קֳדָם Daniel 2:18 בְּעָא בָעוּ to ask a petition, Daniel 6:8. Hence

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List of Word Forms

אֶבְעֵֽא־ אבעא־ בְּעָ֣א בְעֵ֣ינָא בָּעֵ֖א בָּעֵ֥א בָעַ֧יִן בעא בעין בעינא וּבְע֛וֹ וּבְעָ֣ה ובעה ובעו יְבַע֑וֹן יִבְעֵ֣ה יִבְעֵה֩ יבעה יבעון לְמִבְעֵא֙ למבעא ’eḇ‘ê- ’eḇ·‘ê- ḇā‘ayin bā‘ê ḇā·‘a·yin bā·‘ê baE bə‘ā ḇə‘ênā bə·‘ā ḇə·‘ê·nā beA eve lə·miḇ·‘ê ləmiḇ‘ê lemivE ū·ḇə·‘āh ū·ḇə·‘ōw ūḇə‘āh ūḇə‘ōw uveAh uveO vaAyin veEina yə·ḇa·‘ō·wn yəḇa‘ōwn yevaon yiḇ‘êh yiḇ·‘êh yivEh