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 deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, 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, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.