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Strong's Number H1245

בָּקַשׁ

baqash · baw-kash'

Transliteration:

baqash{baw-kash'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

276

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

Usage in the KJV:

seek 136, require 14, request 4, seek out 2, enquired 2, besought 2, ask 2, sought for 2, begging 1, desire 1, get 1, inquisition 1, procureth 1

Total: 225
Occurs 225 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to seek, require, desire, exact, request
1. (Piel)
  1. to seek to find
  2. to seek to secure
  3. to seek the face
  4. to desire, demand
  5. to require, exact
  6. to ask, request
2. (Pual) to be sought