request, entreaty, petition
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H1246 — בַּקָּשָׁה
baq.qa.shah · request · Hebrew/Aramaic
8 tagged verse occurrences
Ezra 7:6 · בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פthis Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.Esther 5:3 · בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”Esther 5:6 · בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְAnd as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”Esther 5:7 · וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:Esther 5:8 · בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יIf I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”Esther 7:2 · בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְand as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”Esther 7:3 · בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.Esther 9:12 · בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְwho said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”