בָּעָה

ba.ahVerbH1158

to enquire

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; by implication to ask

to seek out, swell, cause to swell, boil up, enquire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to seek, enquire 1a2) to cause to boil up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be searched out 1b2) to be swelling, bulging, swelling out

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah

Obadiah

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