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Lexicon :: Strong's H1156 - bᵊʿā'

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בְּעָא
Transliteration
bᵊʿā'
Pronunciation
beh-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בָּעָה (H1158)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2635

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בעא (Strongs and Gesenius) בעה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּעָא bᵉʻâʼ, beh-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּעָה bᵉʻâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1158; to seek or ask:—ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H1156 in the following manner: seek (3x), ask (3x), desire (3x), pray (3x), request (3x), make (petition) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H1156 in the following manner: seek (3x), ask (3x), desire (3x), pray (3x), request (3x), make (petition) (1x).

  1. to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition

    1. (P'al)

      1. to ask, request

      2. to seek (for favour)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּעָא bᵉʻâʼ, beh-aw'; (Aramaic) or בְּעָה bᵉʻâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1158; to seek or ask:—ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.
STRONGS H1156: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† בְּעָא verb ask, seek, only Daniel (Biblical Hebrew H1158 בעה (rare)); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ב׳ Daniel 2:16, 49; 3rd person masculine plural בְּעוֺ Daniel 2:13; 1st person plural בְּעֵ֫ינָא Daniel 2:23; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִבְעֵא Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:13; 1st person singular אֶבְעֵא־ 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 מִן־קֳדָם 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. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְבַעוֺן (K§ 47, 3); Mon the passage conjecture יִבְעוֺן) Daniel 4:33 resort (for favours) to, ל person.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:13; 2:13; 2:16; 2:16; 2:18; 2:18; 2:23; 2:23; 2:49; 2:49; 4:33; 6:5; 6:5; 6:8; 6:8; 6:12; 6:12; 6:13; 6:13; 6:14; 6:14; 7:16; 7:16

H1156

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1156 matches the Hebrew בְּעָא (bᵊʿā'),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:13 - And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:16 - And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - that they would desire mercies of the God of the heavens concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 - I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my nobles sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11 - But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask anything of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:16 - I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the certainty of all this. And he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things:
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