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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 - So the [fn]decree was issued that the wise men be killed; and they looked H1156 for H1156 Daniel and his friends, to [fn]kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:16 - So Daniel went in and requested H1156 of the king that he would give him a grace period, so that he might declare the interpretation to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - so that they might request H1156 compassion from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 -

“To You, God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,

For You have given me wisdom and power;

Even now You have made known to me what we requested H1156 of You,

For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:49 - And Daniel made H1156 a H1156 request H1156 of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was at the king’s [fn]court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 -

“At that time my [fn]reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were [fn]restored to me for the honor of my kingdom, and my state counselors and my nobles began seeking H1156 me out H1156; so I was reestablished in my [fn]sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the commissioners and satraps began trying H1156 to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding [fn]government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers H1156 a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be thrown into the lions’ [fn]den.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11 - Then these men came [fn]by agreement and found Daniel offering H1156 a H1156 prayer H1156 and imploring favor before his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction: “Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers H1156 a H1156 prayer H1156 to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which [fn]may not be revoked.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - Then they responded and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the [fn]exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps offering H1156 his prayer three times a day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:16 - “I approached one of those who were standing by and began requesting H1156 of him the [fn]exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:
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