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2 Samuel 12:16
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּקַשׁbâqash · baw-kash'
H1245 · Hebrew
H1245 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 225 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:39Genesis 37:15Genesis 37:16Genesis 43:9Genesis 43:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּקַשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.