H1245–בָּקַשׁ–ba.qash

And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (בַקֵּ֣שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he sought”

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more [ergänzt: may] this Benjamite now [ergänzt: do it]? let him alone, and let him curse; for Jehovah hath bidden him.

מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: [ergänzt: so] all the people shall be in peace.

מְבַקֵּ֔שׁ me.va.Kesh “[are] seeking”

And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (יְבַקְשׁוּ֙) y.vak.Shu “they sought [them]”

I am 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 Jehovah?

מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ me.va.Kesh “[are] seeking”

And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he sought”

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);

וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֤שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he had sought”

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ ye.vak.Shu “let people seek”

So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (יְבַקְשׁוּ֙) y.vak.Shu “they sought”

And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (בַקֵּ֖שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים me.vak.Shim “[were] seeking”

Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit only let me depart.

מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ me.va.Kesh “[are] seeking”

Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ) y.va.Kesh “he sought”

As Jehovah thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ (בַקֶּשְׁ) va.kesh. “seek”

And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ) y.vak.Shu “they have sought”

And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ) y.vak.Shu “they have sought”

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ me.va.Kesh “[is] seeking”

And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ (יבַקְשׁ֣וּ) vak.Shu “they may search for”

And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ) y.vak.Shu “they searched”

And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.

תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּן (תְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּ) te.va.ke.Shu “you seek”

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (בַקֵּ֥שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (בַקֵּ֣שׁ) va.Kesh “seek”

Glory ye in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

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

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

בַּקְּשׁ֥וּ ba.ke.Shu “seek”