What does בָּעוּ (bāʿû) mean in the Bible?
בָּעוּ (bāʿû): Petition expressing urgent need or desire; often implies supplication before authority figures or deity.
Hebrew · H1159
בָּעוּ
A request
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בָּעוּ H1159
Pronunciation bāʿû
What does בָּעוּ (bāʿû) mean in the Bible?
בָּעוּ (bāʿû): Petition expressing urgent need or desire; often implies supplication before authority figures or deity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1159?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), his petition (1).
Where does בָּעוּ (bāʿû) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 6:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Daniel 6:7
his petition 1× Daniel 6:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 6:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Daniel 2
Source forms
בָ֠עוּ 1x ḇā·‘ū Daniel 6:7
בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃ 1x bā·‘ū·ṯêh Daniel 6:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Daniel 6:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Petition expressing urgent need or desire; often implies supplication before authority figures or deity.
Source Gloss
a request
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Petition expressing urgent need or desire; often implies supplication before authority figures or deity.
a request BDB: petition Usage: petition.
Word Origins
בָּעוּ is built from this root:
בְּעָא H1156
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain