1) to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to ask, request 1a2) to seek (for favour)
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H1156 — בְּעָא
be.a · to ask · Hebrew/Aramaic
12 tagged verse occurrences
Daniel 2:13 · וּבְע֛וֹSo the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.Daniel 2:16 · וּבְעָ֣הAnd Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.Daniel 2:18 · לְמִבְעֵא֙that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.Daniel 2:23 · בְעֵ֣ינָאI thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me what we desired of thee; for thou hast made known unto us the king’s matter.Daniel 2:49 · בְּעָ֣אAnd Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.Daniel 4:36 · יְבַע֑וֹןAt the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me.Daniel 6:4 · בָעַ֧יִןThen the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.Daniel 6:7 · יִבְעֵ֣הAll the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.Daniel 6:11 · בָּעֵ֥אThen these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.Daniel 6:12 · יִבְעֵה֩Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.Daniel 6:13 · בָּעֵ֖אThen answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.Daniel 7:16 · אֶבְעֵֽא־I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.