בַּקָּשָׁה
baq.qa.shahrequestHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine8 occurrences2 books8 verses
Definition
from H1245; a petition
Traditional renderings: request.
Traditional renderings: request.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Ezra 7:6בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃פ · his requests…this 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 5:3בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ · your request“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 5:6בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ · your requestAnd 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 5:7וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ · and my requestEsther replied, “This is my petition and my request:
- Esther 5:8בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י · my requestIf 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 7:2בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ · your request…and 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 7:3בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ · as my requestQueen 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 9:12בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ · do you request…who 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.”