Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H1245בָּקַשׁba.qash
to seekPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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225 occurrences in 215 verses
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I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their guilt, and seek My face; in their trouble they will seek Me earnestly:
וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ (בִקְשׁ֣וּ) vik.Shu “they will seek”
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; but they have not returned unto the LORD their God, nor sought Him, for all this.
בִקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (בִקְשֻׁ֖) vik.Shu. “they have sought”
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say: 'Nineveh is laid waste; who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?'
אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ 'a.va.Kesh “will I seek”
Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt swoon; thou also shalt seek a refuge because of the enemy.
תְּבַקְשִׁ֥י te.vak.Shi “you will seek”
Them also that are turned back from following the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired after Him.
בִקְשׁ֥וּ vik.Shu “they have sought”
Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ ba.ke.Shu “seek”בַּקְּשׁוּ־ ba.ke.shu- “seek”בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ ba.ke.Shu “seek”
and the bay went forth'. And they sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth; and he said: 'Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth.' So they walked to and fro through the earth.
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (יְבַקְשׁוּ֙) y.vak.Shu “they have sought”
and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying: Let us go speedily to entreat the favour of the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts; I will go also.
וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (בַקֵּ֖שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”
Yea, many peoples and mighty nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favour of the LORD.
לְבַקֵּ֛שׁ (בַקֵּ֛שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not think of those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are young, nor heal that which is broken; neither will he feed that which standeth still, but he will eat the flesh of the fat, an
יְבַקֵּ֔שׁ ye.va.Kesh “he will seek”
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ 'a.va.Kesh “I will seek”
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ ye.vak.Shu “people will seek”
And not one hath done so who had exuberance of spirit! For what seeketh the one? a seed given of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ me.va.Kesh “seeking”
Behold, I send My messenger, and he shall clear the way before Me; and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to His temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, he cometh, saith the LORD of hosts.
מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים me.vak.Shim “[are] seeking”