Strongs H1245

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בָּקַשׁ (bâqash) v (baw-kash')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

b.cv.aa

בָּקַשׁ ] 224 vb. seek

Pi.
- 1 seek to find
- 2 seek to secure
- 3 seek the face
- 4 desire, demand
- 5
  - a require, exact
  - b exact equivalent or penalty for
- 6 (late) ask, request
Pu. be sought

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 215:

PRO 11:27

OET-LV: 27 one _who_seeks _diligently good he _seeks favour and_one _who_seeks _carefully evil it_will _come _to _him. (PRO_11:27)

OET-RV: 27 Anyone who strives diligently, strives for favour,
⇔  ^ but if you strive for evil, it’ll come to you. (PRO 11:27)

NEH 2:4

OET-LV: 4 and_he/it _said to_me the_king on what this are_you requesting and_I _prayed to the _god _of the_heavens. (NEH_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 “So what would you like to happen?” the king asked.
¶  Then I prayed to the god of heaven (NEH 2:4)

NUM 35:23

OET-LV: 23 Or with_any _of stone which someone _will _die by_it with_not seeing_him and_he/it _made _fall/lie _down on/upon/above_him/it and_he/it _died and_he not was_an _enemy to_him/it and_not he_was_seeking harm _of_his. (NUM_35:23)

OET-RV: 23 or drops a rock without noticing someone, and they die but they weren’t that person’s enemy and no harm was intended, (NUM 35:23)

DAN 1:8

OET-LV: 8 And_ Dāniyy^ʼēl _he/it _assigned on his/its_heart that not he _defiled _himself in/with_food the_king and_in/with_wine his/its_drinking/feast and_he/it _sought from_(the)_chief the_officials that not he _will _defile _himself. (DAN_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 However Daniel decided that he wouldn’t eat the king’s fancy food or drink his wine because it wasn’t all ‘kosher’, so he requested permission from Ashpenaz to eat an alternative diet. (DAN 1:8)

PSA 71:24

OET-LV: 24 Also tongue _of_my all _of the_day it _will _utter righteousness _of_your if/because they _are _ashamed if/because they _are _abashed harm _of_(of)_my those _who_seek _of. (PSA_71:24)

OET-RV: 24 ≈ My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long,
⇔  → because those who sought to hurt me have been put to shame and are confused. (PSA 71:24)

HOS 7:10

OET-LV: 10 And_ the _pride _of _it _testifies of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_face _of_its and_not they _have _returned to YHWH god _of_their and_not they_have _sought _him in_all this. (HOS_7:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yisrael’s pride testifies against it,
⇔  yet they haven’t returned to their god Yahweh,
⇔ 
⇔  ≈ nor have they tried to obey all his instructions. (HOS 7:10)

KI1 2:40

OET-LV: 40 And_ Shimˊī _he/it _rose _up and_he _saddled DOM donkey _of_his and_he/it _went to_Gat to ʼAkīsh to_seek DOM servants _of_his and_ Shimˊī _he/it _went and_he/it _brought DOM servants _of_his from_Gat. (KI1_2:40)

OET-RV: 40 So Shimei saddled his donkey and rode it to Akish at Gat to try to find his slaves and he was able to recover them (KI1 2:40)

PSA 54:5

OET-LV: 5  if/because strangers they _have _risen _up on_me and_ruthless_people they _have _sought life _of_my not they _have _set god to_before_themselves Şelāh. (PSA_54:5)

OET-RV: 5 He will repay my enemies with evil.
⇔  ≈ In your faithfulness, destroy them. (PSA 54:5)

KI1 11:22

OET-LV: 22 And_he/it _said to_him/it Parˊoh if/because _that what are_you lacking with_me and_here_you are_seeking to_go to land _of_your _own and_he/it _said no if/because really _(let _go) you_will _let _me _go. (KI1_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 But Far-oh asked him, “But what’s wrong with staying here? You’ve stunned me by asking to go to your land.”
¶  “Nothing’s lacking here,” he replied, “but I have to go—please give me permission to leave.” (KI1 11:22)

JER 50:20

OET-LV: 20 In _the_days the_those and_at_time (the)_that the _utterance _of YHWH it _will _be _sought DOM the _iniquity _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_not _existing_he and_DOM the _sins _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_not they _will _be _found if/because I _will _forgive (to)_those_whom I _will _leave _as _a _remnant. (JER_50:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yahweh says that at that time,
⇔  Yisrael’s disobedience won’t exist
⇔  ≈ and no wickedness will be found in Yehudah
⇔  because I’ll forgive those that I leave as a remnant. (JER 50:20)

SA2 21:1

OET-LV: 21 and_he/it _was a _famine in_the _days _of Dāvid three years year after year and_ Dāvid _he/it _sought DOM the _face _of YHWH and_ YHWH _he/it _said because _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and_near/to the _house _of (the)_blood(s) on that he _put _to _death DOM the_Giⱱˊōnites. (SA2_21:1)

OET-RV: 21 During David’s reign, there was a three-year famine. David inquired from Yahweh who said, “Sha’ul and his family have blood on their hands, because he killed the Gibeonites.” (SA2 21:1)

NUM 16:10

OET-LV: 10 And_he _has _brought _near you and_DOM all _of brothers _of_your the _descendants _of Lēvī with_you and_will _you(pl)_seek also priesthood. (NUM_16:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yahweh has presented you and your brothers, the other Levites to approach him. Are you all wanting the priesthood now also? (NUM 16:10)

PSA 86:14

OET-LV: 14 Oh _god arrogant_people they _have _risen _up on_me and_a _company _of ruthless_people they _have _sought life _of_my and_not they_have _set _you to_before_themselves. (PSA_86:14)

OET-RV: 14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me.
⇔  A gang of violent men seek my life—
⇔  they don’t care what you might do to them. (PSA 86:14)

PSA 37:36

OET-LV: 36 And_he/it _passed _through and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE he_was_not and_I_sought _him and_not he _was _found. (PSA_37:36)

OET-RV: 36 However, when I passed by again, they weren’t there.
⇔  ≈ I looked for them, but they couldn’t be found. (PSA 37:36)

SA1 19:10

OET-LV: 10 And_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he/it _sought to_strike with_spear (on)_Dāvid and_(on)_wall and_he _escaped from_face/in _front _of Shāʼūl and_he _struck DOM the_spear in_wall and_Dāvid he _fled and_he _escaped in_night that. (SA1_19:10)

OET-RV: 10 Sha’ul tried to hit David with the spear, but David eluded him and the spear went into the wall. Then David slipped away and fled that night. (SA1 19:10)

EST 2:23

OET-LV: 23 And_it _was _sought the_matter and_it _was _found and_they _were _hanged both _of_them on a _gallows and_it _was _written in_the _book _of the _matters _of the_days to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king. (EST_2:23)

OET-RV: 23 When the matter was investigated and the facts discovered, both conspirators were impaled on sharpened wooden poles, and in the presence of the king, the incident was recorded in the royal record of events. (EST 2:23)

JER 5:1

OET-LV: 5 rove _about in_the _streets _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_see please and_observe and_search in_its _open _of_places if you(pl)_will _find a _person if there_is one _who_does justice one _who_seeks faithfulness and_I _will _forgive to/for_her/it. (JER_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Roam around Yerushalem’s streets and look and observe,
⇔  ≈ and search around its plazas.
⇔  If you can find one person there who values justice and strives to be faithful,
⇔  then I’ll forgive the city. (JER 5:1)

SA2 3:17

OET-LV: 17 And_the _message _of ʼAⱱnēr it _was with the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_say both yesterday as _well _as the_third _day you(pl)_were seeking DOM Dāvid to_king over_you(pl). (SA2_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 Then Abner conferred with the Israeli elders saying, “Previously you were wanting David to be king over you, (SA2 3:17)

PRO 18:1

OET-LV: 18 (to)_desire he _seeks one _who_separates _himself in_all sound _wisdom he _breaks _out. (PRO_18:1)

OET-RV: 18 People who keep themselves separate, seek their own desires,
⇔  They reject sound wisdom. (PRO 18:1)

PSA 70:3

OET-LV: 3  may _they _be _ashamed and_may _they _be _abashed life _of_(of)_my those _who_seek _of may _they _be _turned _back backwards and_may _they _be _humiliated the_people_desirous _of my _harm _of_my. (PSA_70:3)

OET-RV: 3 Let those who say, “Aha, aha,” be turned back because of their shame. (PSA 70:3)

EZE 3:20

OET-LV: 20 and_when_turns _away a _righteous_person from_righteousness _of_his and_he _will _do injustice and_I _will _put a _stumbling _block before_him he he _will _die if/because not you_warned _him for_sin _of_his he _will _die and_not they _will _be _remembered righteousness(es)_of_his which he _did and_blood _of_his from_hand _of_your I _will _require. (EZE_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 If a godly person turns from their righteousness and behaves unjustly, and I put a stumbling block in front of that person, they’ll die. Because you didn’t warn them, they’ll die in their sin, and I won’t consider the righteous things they did, but I’ll hold you responsible for their death. (EZE 3:20)

SA1 24:10

OET-LV: 10  and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to_Shāʼūl to/for_what do _you _listen _to DOM the _words/messages _of someone to_say THERE Dāvid is_seeking harm _of_your. (SA1_24:10)

OET-RV: 10 Look, you can see for yourself that Yahweh gave me the opportunity to harm you today in the cave, and some of my men wanted me to kill you, but I showed you compassion and told them that I wouldn’t do harm to my master, because he’s Yahweh’s chosen king. (SA1 24:10)

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