What does בַּקָּשָׁה (baqāšāh) mean in the Bible?
בַּקָּשָׁה (baqāšāh): Earnest supplication to a superior, often to a king or God, seeking favor or intervention through formal entreaty.
Hebrew · H1246
בַּקָּשָׁה
A petition
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בַּקָּשָׁה H1246
Pronunciation baqāšāh
What does בַּקָּשָׁה (baqāšāh) mean in the Bible?
בַּקָּשָׁה (baqāšāh): Earnest supplication to a superior, often to a king or God, seeking favor or intervention through formal entreaty.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1246?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include your request (3), and my request (1), as my request (1), do you request (1), his requests (1).
Where does בַּקָּשָׁה (baqāšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 7:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (7), Ezra (1).
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 your request 3× Esther 5:3, Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2
and my request 1× Esther 5:7
as my request 1× Esther 7:3
do you request 1× Esther 9:12
his requests 1× Ezra 7:6
my request 1× Esther 5:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 7:6 בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃פ to his requests Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 5:3 בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ to your request Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Esther 5:6 בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ to your request Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Esther 5:7 וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ to and my request Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Esther 5:8 בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י to my request Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Esther 7:2 בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ to your request Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Esther 7:3 בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ to as my request Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Esther 9:12 בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ to do you request Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 7:6
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Ezra 1 Esther 7
Source forms
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ 3x baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ Esther 5:3, Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2
בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ 1x bə·ḇaq·qā·šā·ṯî Esther 7:3
בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃פ 1x baq·qā·šā·ṯōw Ezra 7:6
בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י 1x baq·qā·šā·ṯî Esther 5:8
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ 1x baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ Esther 9:12
וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ 1x ū·ḇaq·qā·šā·ṯî Esther 5:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 4x Esther 5:3, Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2, Esther 9:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Esther 5:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Esther 5:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Ezra 7:6
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Esther 7:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Earnest supplication to a superior, often to a king or God, seeking favor or intervention through formal entreaty.
Source Gloss
a petition
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Earnest supplication to a superior, often to a king or God, seeking favor or intervention through formal entreaty.
a petition BDB: request Usage: request.
Word Origins
בַּקָּשָׁה is built from this root:
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