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H1245 — בָּקַשׁ

ba.qash · to seek · Hebrew/Aramaic

1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought

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Genesis 31:39 · תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נָּהI did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for what was stolen by day or night.Genesis 37:15 · תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ׃a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “What are you looking for?”Genesis 37:16 · מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”Genesis 43:9 · תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּI will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.Genesis 43:30 · וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁJoseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.Exodus 2:15 · וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁWhen Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.Exodus 4:19 · הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםNow the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”Exodus 4:24 · וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁNow at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.Exodus 10:11 · מְבַקְשִׁ֑יםNo, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.Exodus 33:7 · מְבַקֵּ֣שׁNow Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.Leviticus 19:31 · תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּYou must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.Numbers 16:10 · וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֖םHe has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.Numbers 35:23 · מְבַקֵּ֖שׁor without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,Deuteronomy 4:29 · וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םBut if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.Deuteronomy 13:10 · בִקֵּ֗שׁStone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Joshua 2:22 · וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּSo the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.Joshua 22:23 · יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice peace offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.Judges 4:22 · מְבַקֵּ֑שׁWhen Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.Judges 6:29 · וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”Judges 14:4 · מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)Judges 18:1 · מְבַקֶּשׁ־In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.Ruth 3:1 · אֲבַקֶּשׁ־One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?1 Samuel 9:3 · בַּקֵּ֖שׁOne day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”1 Samuel 10:2 · לְבַקֵּ֔שׁWhen you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’1 Samuel 10:14 · לְבַקֵּשׁ֙Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”1 Samuel 10:21 · וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּThen he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.1 Samuel 13:14 · בִּקֵּשׁ֩But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”1 Samuel 14:4 · בִּקֵּ֤שׁNow there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.1 Samuel 16:16 · יְבַקְשׁ֕וּLet our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”1 Samuel 19:2 · מְבַקֵּ֛שׁso he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.1 Samuel 19:10 · וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁSaul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.1 Samuel 20:1 · מְבַקֵּ֖שׁThen David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”1 Samuel 20:16 · וּבִקֵּ֣שׁSo Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”1 Samuel 22:23 · יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ · יְבַקֵּ֣שׁStay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”1 Samuel 23:10 · מְבַקֵּ֥שׁAnd David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.1 Samuel 23:14 · וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּAnd David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.1 Samuel 23:15 · לְבַקֵּ֣שׁWhile David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.1 Samuel 23:25 · לְבַקֵּשׁ֒and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.1 Samuel 24:2 · לְבַקֵּ֤שׁSo Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.1 Samuel 24:9 · מְבַקֵּ֖שׁand said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?1 Samuel 25:26 · וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםNow, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.1 Samuel 25:29 · וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁAnd should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.1 Samuel 26:2 · לְבַקֵּ֥שׁSo Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.1 Samuel 26:20 · לְבַקֵּשׁ֙So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”1 Samuel 27:1 · לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיDavid, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”1 Samuel 27:4 · לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סAnd when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.1 Samuel 28:7 · בַּקְּשׁוּ־Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.2 Samuel 3:17 · מְבַקְשִׁ֧יםNow Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.2 Samuel 4:8 · בִּקֵּ֖שׁThey brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”2 Samuel 4:11 · אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁHow much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”2 Samuel 5:17 · לְבַקֵּ֣שׁWhen the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.2 Samuel 12:16 · וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁDavid pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.2 Samuel 16:11 · מְבַקֵּ֣שׁThen David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.2 Samuel 17:3 · מְבַקֵּ֔שׁand bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”2 Samuel 17:20 · וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.2 Samuel 20:19 · מְבַקֵּ֗שׁI am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”2 Samuel 21:1 · וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁDuring the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”2 Samuel 21:2 · וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁAt this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)1 Kings 1:2 · יְבַקְשׁ֞וּSo his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”1 Kings 1:3 · וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.1 Kings 2:40 · לְבַקֵּ֖שׁSo Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.1 Kings 10:24 · מְבַקְשִׁ֖יםThe whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.1 Kings 11:22 · מְבַקֵּ֖שׁBut Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”1 Kings 11:40 · וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁSolomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.1 Kings 18:10 · לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.1 Kings 19:10 · וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”1 Kings 19:14 · וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”1 Kings 20:7 · מְבַקֵּ֑שׁThen the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”2 Kings 2:16 · וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.2 Kings 2:17 · וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּBut when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.2 Kings 6:19 · תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןAnd Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.1 Chronicles 4:39 · לְבַקֵּ֥שׁand they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.1 Chronicles 14:8 · לְבַקֵּ֣שׁWhen the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.1 Chronicles 16:10 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֥יGlory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.1 Chronicles 16:11 · בַּקְּשׁ֥וּSeek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.1 Chronicles 21:3 · יְבַקֵּ֥שׁBut Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”2 Chronicles 7:14 · וִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּand if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.2 Chronicles 9:23 · מְבַקְשִׁ֖יםAll the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.2 Chronicles 11:16 · לְבַקֵּ֕שׁThose from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.2 Chronicles 15:4 · וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּBut in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.2 Chronicles 15:15 · בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּAnd all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.2 Chronicles 20:4 · לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ · לְבַקֵּ֥שׁSo the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.2 Chronicles 22:9 · וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.Ezra 2:62 · בִּקְשׁ֧וּThese men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.Ezra 8:21 · לְבַקֵּ֤שׁAnd there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.Ezra 8:22 · מְבַקְשָׁיו֙For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”Ezra 8:23 · וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥הSo we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.Nehemiah 2:4 · מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven Nehemiah 2:10 · לְבַקֵּ֥שׁBut when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.Nehemiah 5:12 · נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.Nehemiah 5:18 · בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיEach day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.Nehemiah 7:64 · בִּקְשׁ֧וּThese men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.Nehemiah 12:27 · בִּקְשׁ֤וּAt the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.Esther 2:2 · יְבַקְשׁ֥וּThen the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,Esther 2:15 · בִקְשָׁה֙Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.Esther 2:21 · וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.Esther 2:23 · וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁAfter the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.Esther 3:6 · וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁAnd when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.Esther 4:8 · וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁMordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.Esther 6:2 · בִּקְשׁוּ֙And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.Esther 7:7 · לְבַקֵּ֤שׁIn his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.Esther 9:2 · בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יIn each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.Job 10:6 · תְבַקֵּ֥שׁthat You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—Psalm 4:2 · תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּHow long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah Psalm 24:6 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֨יSuch is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah Psalm 27:4 · אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁOne thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.Psalm 27:8 · בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ · אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.Psalm 34:14 · בַּקֵּ֖שׁTurn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.Psalm 35:4 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֪יMay those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.Psalm 37:25 · מְבַקֶּשׁ־I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.Psalm 37:32 · וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁThough the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Psalm 37:36 · וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּyet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.Psalm 38:12 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֬יThose who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.Psalm 40:14 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֥יMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalm 40:16 · מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָMay all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”Psalm 54:3 · בִּקְשׁ֣וּFor strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah Psalm 63:9 · יְבַקְשׁ֣וּBut those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.Psalm 69:6 · מְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָMay those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.Psalm 70:2 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֪יMay those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalm 70:4 · מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָMay all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”Psalm 71:13 · מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗יMay the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.Psalm 71:24 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֥יMy tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalm 83:16 · וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּCover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.Psalm 86:14 · בִּקְשׁ֣וּThe arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.Psalm 104:21 · וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁThe young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.Psalm 105:3 · מְבַקְשֵׁ֬יGlory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Psalm 105:4 · בַּקְּשׁ֖וּSeek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.Psalm 119:176 · בַּקֵּ֣שׁI have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.Psalm 122:9 · אֲבַקְשָׁ֖הFor the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.Proverbs 2:4 · תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהif you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,Proverbs 11:27 · יְבַקֵּ֣שׁHe who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.Proverbs 14:6 · בִּקֶּשׁ־A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.Proverbs 15:14 · יְבַקֶּשׁ־A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.Proverbs 17:9 · מְבַקֵּ֣שׁWhoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.Proverbs 17:11 · יְבַקֶּשׁ־An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.Proverbs 17:19 · מְבַקֶּשׁ־He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.Proverbs 18:1 · יְבַקֵּ֣שׁHe who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.Proverbs 18:15 · תְּבַקֶּשׁ־The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.Proverbs 21:6 · מְבַקְשֵׁי־Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.Proverbs 23:35 · אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”Proverbs 28:5 · וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יEvil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.Proverbs 29:10 · יְבַקְשׁ֥וּMen of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.Proverbs 29:26 · מְבַקְשִׁ֣יםMany seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.Ecclesiastes 3:6 · לְבַקֵּשׁ֙a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,Ecclesiastes 3:15 · יְבַקֵּ֥שׁWhat exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.Ecclesiastes 7:25 · וּבַקֵּ֥שׁI directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.Ecclesiastes 7:28 · בִּקְשָׁ֥הWhile my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.Ecclesiastes 7:29 · בִקְשׁ֖וּOnly this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”Ecclesiastes 8:17 · לְבַקֵּ֖שׁI saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.Ecclesiastes 12:10 · בִּקֵּ֣שׁThe Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

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