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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בָּעוּH1159
Pronunciationbāʿû
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 petition1×Daniel 6:13
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Usage map
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First aligned rowDaniel 6:7
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Daniel2
Source forms
בָ֠עוּ1xḇā·‘ūDaniel 6:7
בָּעוּתֵֽהּ׃1xbā·‘ū·ṯêhDaniel 6:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular1xDaniel 6:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xDaniel 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 definitionSource: 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:
בְּעָאH1156