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HebrewH1246Noun (Masculine)

בַּקָּשָׁה

baq.qa.shah

8Occurrences
H1246Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a petition

from H1245 (בָּקַשׁ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
request, entreaty, petition

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

בַּקָּשָׁה appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Esther
7
Ezra
1

Key Passages

Esther 5:3BSB

“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

Esther 5:6BSB

And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

Esther 5:7BSB

Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:

Esther 5:8BSB

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

Esther 7:2BSB

and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.