Definition
(Aramaic) from H1156; a request
Traditional renderings: petition.
Traditional renderings: petition.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Daniel 6:7בָ֠עוּAll the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
- Daniel 6:13בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ · his petitionThen they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”