1) petition, request 2) prayer (always in Jewish liturgy)
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H1159 — בָּעוּ
ba.u · petition · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Daniel 6:7 · בָ֠עוּAll the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.Daniel 6:13 · בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”