Strong's H1245: בָּקַשׁ (bâqash) Definition
- Strong's number
- H1245
- Lemma
- בָּקַשׁ
- Transliteration
- bâqash
- Pronunciation
- baw-kash'
- Strong's definition
- to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for). a primitive root;
2 Chronicles 7:14 - shall humble If my people which are called by my name themselves and pray and seek my face and turn ways from their wicked then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land
2 Chronicles 9:23 - And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom had put that God in his heart
2 Chronicles 11:16 - And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice the LORD God of their fathers
2 Chronicles 15:4 - did turn But when they in their trouble unto the LORD God of Israel and sought him he was found
2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced And all Judah at the oath with all their heart for they had sworn him with their whole desire and sought and he was found gave them rest of them and the LORD round about
2 Chronicles 20:4 - gathered themselves together And Judah to ask help of the LORD even out of all the cities And Judah they came to ask help of the LORD
2 Chronicles 22:9 - And he sought Ahaziah and they caught him (for he was hid in Samaria and brought him to Jehu and when they had slain him they buried him Because said they he is the son of Jehoshaphat who sought the LORD with all his heart So the house Ahaziah to keep had no power still the kingdom
2 Kings 2:16 - And he said unto him Behold now there be with thy servants fifty men strong we pray thee and seek thy master hath taken him up lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD and cast him upon some mountain him upon some valley And he said Ye shall not send
2 Kings 2:17 - And when they urged him till he was ashamed he said Send Send therefore fifty men and they sought three days but found
2 Kings 6:19 - said And Elisha unto them This is not the way neither is this the city you to the man whom ye seek them to Samaria
2 Samuel 3:17 - And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel saying in times past had communication Ye sought for David to be king
2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought Behold the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron and said the king Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy which sought thy life hath and the LORD my lord the king avenged this day of Saul and of his seed
2 Samuel 4:11 - person How much more when wicked have slain person a righteous in his own house upon his bed shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand and take you away from the earth
2 Samuel 5:17 - heard But when the Philistines that they had anointed David king over Israel came up But when the Philistines to seek David heard David of it and went down to the hold
2 Samuel 12:16 - therefore besought David God for the child fasted David and went in all night and lay upon the earth
2 Samuel 16:11 - hath bidden And David to Abishai and to all his servants Behold my son which came forth of my bowels seeketh my life how much more now may this Benjamite do it let him alone and let him curse hath bidden for the LORD
2 Samuel 17:3 - And I will bring back all the people And I will bring back unto thee the man whom thou seekest all the people shall be in peace
2 Samuel 17:20 - came servants And when Absalom's And the woman to the house said Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan said And the woman unto them They be gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not find them they returned to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 20:19 - I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD
2 Samuel 21:1 - Then there was a famine in the days and David three year year after year enquired and David of And the LORD answered And the LORD It is for Saul house and for his bloody because he slew the Gibeonites