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H1245בָּקַשׁba.qash

to seekPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 1
  9. 26
  10. 11
  11. 10
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. 8
  15. 4
  16. 6
  17. 9
  18. 1
  19. 27
  20. 14
  21. 7
  22. 6
  23. 7
  24. 23
  25. 2
  26. 10
  27. 4
  28. 5
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 2
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 4
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 5
  39. 3

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225 occurrences in 215 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Psalms 105:3

    Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

    מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י me.vak.Shei “[those who] seek”

  2. Psalms 105:4

    Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

    בַּקְּשׁ֖וּ ba.ke.Shu “seek”

  3. Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments.

    בַּקֵּ֣שׁ ba.Kesh “seek”

  4. Psalms 122:9

    For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

    אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה 'a.vak.Shah “I will seek”

  5. Proverbs 2:4

    If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures:

    תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה (תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥) te.vak.She. “you will seek”

  6. Proverbs 11:27

    He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

    יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he seeks”

  7. Proverbs 14:6

    A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

    בִּקֶּשׁ־ bi.kesh- “he seeks”

  8. Proverbs 15:14

    The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouths of fools feed on folly.

    יְבַקֶּשׁ־ ye.va.kesh- “it seeks”

  9. Proverbs 17:9

    He who covers an offense promotes love; But he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

    מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

  10. Proverbs 17:11

    An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

    יְבַקֶּשׁ־ ye.va.kesh- “he seeks”

  11. Proverbs 17:19

    He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

    מְבַקֶּשׁ־ me.va.kesh- “[is] seeking”

  12. Proverbs 18:1

    An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, And defies all sound judgment.

    יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he seeks”

  13. Proverbs 18:15

    The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

    תְּבַקֶּשׁ־ te.va.kesh- “it seeks”

  14. Proverbs 21:6

    Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

    מְבַקְשֵׁי־ me.vak.shei- “seekers of”

  15. Proverbs 23:35

    "They hit me, and I was not hurt; They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."

    אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ (אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥) 'a.vak.She. “I will seek”

  16. Proverbs 28:5

    Evil men don't understand justice; But those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

    וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י (מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י) me.vak.Shei “[those who] seek”

  17. Proverbs 29:10

    The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; And they seek the life of the upright.

    יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ ye.vak.Shu “they seek”

  18. Proverbs 29:26

    Many seek the ruler's favor, But a man's justice comes from Yahweh.

    מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים me.vak.Shim “[are] seeking”

  19. Ecclesiastes 3:6

    A time to seek, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to cast away;

    לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (בַקֵּשׁ֙) va.Kesh “seek”

  20. Ecclesiastes 3:15

    That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

    יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he will seek”

  21. Ecclesiastes 7:25

    I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

    וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “to seek”

  22. Ecclesiastes 7:28

    which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

    בִּקְשָׁ֥ה bik.Shah “it has sought”

  23. Ecclesiastes 7:29

    Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.

    בִקְשׁ֖וּ vik.Shu “they have sought”

  24. Ecclesiastes 8:17

    then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.

    לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (בַקֵּ֖שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

  25. Ecclesiastes 12:10

    The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

    בִּקֵּ֣שׁ bi.Kesh “<he> sought”