Strong's Lexicon

H1156

H1156 — בְּעָא בְּעָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicb`averbOccurrences: 12TWOT: 2635

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1156
Word:בְּעָא בְּעָה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:corresponding to H1158
Language:Aramaic
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:b`a
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:beh-aw' ((Aramaic) or b ah (Aramaic) {beh-aw'}) v.
Meaning:1. to seek or ask
KJV Renderings:ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9381

בְּעָא verb ask, seek, only Daniel (Biblical Hebrew בעה (rare)); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ב Dan 2:16; Dan 2:49 3 masculine plural בְּעוֺ Dan 2:13 1 plural בְּעֵ֫ינָא Dan 2:23 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִבְעֵא Dan 6:8; Dan 6:13 1 singular אֶבְעֵאֿ Dan 7:16 Infinitive לְמִבְעֵא Dan 2:18 Participle בָּעֵא Dan 6:12; Dan 6:14, plural בָּעַ֫יִן v.Dan 6:5
1. ask, request, with מִן person Dan 2:16 (object clause with דִּי ), Dan 2:49; Dan 7:16 (+ accusative of thing); ask of God Dan 2:23 (+ id. ), of God or man Dan 6:8 (+ accusative of cognate meaning with verb), v.Dan 6:13 with מִןקֳֿדָם of God Dan 2:18 (accusative of thing); = pray, ׳ וּמִתְחַנֵּקֳדָם א ׳ ב Dan 6:12, ׳ ב v.Dan 6:14.
2. seek, accusative of person Dan 2:13, accusative of thing Dan 6:5.
Pa`el Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְבַעוֺן (K§ 47, 3); Mon the passage conjecture יִבְעוֺן) Dan 4:33 resort (for favours) to, ל person


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בעה (bah-gah’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: ב [bah-Zat"
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