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 presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, 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 6:13 · בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.