לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ

𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔

levaqesh

to seek

a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

H1245

Daniel 9:3 · Word #7

Lexicon H1245

Lemmaבָּקַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤒𐤔
Transliterationbâqash
Strong'sH1245
In-contextto seek

Morphology HR/Vpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H1245-15

to earnestly seek

Rootבקש (b-q-sh)
Core Meaningsseeking, searching out, striving after, inquiring, requesting
Semantic Rangeto seek, search out, inquire, request, demand, strive after, seek in worship or prayer, attempt to obtain
Conceptual Significanceבקש frequently describes active pursuit—whether seeking YHWH in worship, seeking wisdom, or seeking someone’s life. It reflects covenantal intentionality: true seeking involves deliberate, persistent pursuit rather than passive curiosity.
Morphological NotesVerb, Piel stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ (“to”). The Piel often expresses intensive, active, or intentional pursuit.
Rendering RationaleThe form לְבַקֵּשׁ is a Piel infinitive construct of בקש with the prefixed לְ (“to”). The Piel stem conveys intensive or deliberate action, so “to earnestly seek” preserves both the root idea of searching and the intensified, purposeful nuance of the stem.

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Words from Root בקש (seeking, searching out, striving after, inquiring, requesting)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1245-01 avaqesh I earnestly seek
H1245-02 avaqeshah Let me diligently seek
H1245-03 avaqeshenu I earnestly seek him
H1246-01 baqashatekhe your seeking-request
H1245-04 baqesh you have earnestly sought
H1245-05 baqeshu Seek earnestly, you men
H1245-06 bimevaqeshey among the seekers of
H1245-07 biqasheti I earnestly sought
H1245-08 biqashetihu I earnestly sought him
H1245-09 biqashetiv I earnestly sought him
H1245-10 biqesh he earnestly sought
H1245-11 biqeshah she earnestly sought
H1245-12 biqeshu they sought after
H1245-13 biqeshuhu they earnestly sought him
H1245-14 hamevaqeshim the seekers
H1245-16 levaqeshekha to earnestly seek you
H1245-17 levaqesheni to earnestly seek me
H1245-18 levaqesho to seek him out
H1245-19 mevaqesh he who is seeking
H1245-20 mevaqeshayv his seekers
H1245-21 mevaqeshey seekers of
H1245-22 mevaqesheyha her seekers
H1245-23 mevaqesheykha the seekers of you
H1245-24 mevaqeshim those who are seeking
H1245-25 nevaqesh we will earnestly seek
H1245-26 tevaqesh you (masculine singular) earnestly seek
H1245-27 tevaqeshem you will earnestly seek them
H1245-28 tevaqeshenah you earnestly sought her
H1245-29 tevaqeshenu you shall diligently seek him
H1245-30 tevaqeshi you (fem.) will earnestly seek
H1245-31 tevaqeshu you (masculine plural) will seek out
H1245-32 tevaqeshun you men will diligently seek out
H1245-33 ulevaqesh and to earnestly seek
H1245-34 umevaqesh and one seeking-out
H1245-35 umevaqeshey and seekers of
H1245-36 unevaqeshenu and we will seek him out
H1245-37 utevuqeshi and you will earnestly seek
H1245-38 uvaqesh and he earnestly sought
H1245-39 uvaqeshu and you men sought out
H1245-40 uviqashetem and you all sought after
H1245-41 uviqesh and he diligently sought
H1245-42 uviqeshatam and she sought them out
H1245-43 uviqeshu and they sought out
H1245-44 vaavaqesh and I sought out
H1245-45 vaavaqeshah and I sought out
H1245-46 vaavaqeshehu and I searched him out
H1245-47 vanevaqeshah and we sought out
H1245-48 vaqeshuni you men have sought me
H1245-49 vayevaqesh and he earnestly sought
H1245-50 vayevaqeshehu and he sought him out
H1245-51 vayevaqeshu and they sought out
H1245-52 vayevaqeshuhu and they sought him out
H1245-53 vayevuqash and he was diligently sought out
H1245-54 vehamevaqeshim and the men who are seeking
H1245-55 viqashetem you men earnestly sought
H1245-56 viqasheti I earnestly sought
H1245-57 viqesh he has earnestly sought
H1245-58 viqeshah she sought out
H1245-59 viqeshu they searched out
H1245-60 viqeshuhu they searched him out
H1245-61 viqeshuni they have sought after me
H1245-62 vivaqeshu and they earnestly seek
H1245-63 yevaqesh he earnestly seeks
H1245-64 yevaqeshu they diligently seek
H1245-65 yevuqash he will be earnestly sought

Word Usage (225 occurrences of H1245)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 31:39 תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑/נָּה tevaqeshenah you required it
Genesis 37:15 תְּבַקֵּֽשׁ tevaqesh are you seeking
Genesis 37:16 מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ mevaqesh am seeking