בָּקַשׁ (bāqaš) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning seek. It appears
225 times
in 33 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1245).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 276)
Range of meaning (TWOT 276)seek; seek to find, seek to secure, seek the face, desire, demand, require, exact, exact equivalent, penalty, ask, request; be sought; search, strive after; beg, beseech, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּקַשׁverb: seek
Piel
1.seek to find
2.seek to secure
3.seek the face
4.desire, demand
5.
a.require, exact
b.exact equivalent or penalty for
6.(late) ask, request
Pualbe sought
Strong's H1245בָּקַשׁ: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after KJV:ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.