בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי
𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕𐤉
viqasheti
I demanded
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).
Nehemiah 5:18 · Word #25
Lexicon H1245
| Lemma | בָּקַשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤔 |
| Transliteration | bâqash |
| Strong's | H1245 |
| In-context | I demanded |
Morphology HVpp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1245-56
I earnestly sought
| Morphological Notes | Piel perfect, 1st person common singular (intensive active stem; completed action). The doubling of the middle consonant marks the Piel stem. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בקש conveys active seeking or striving after something. In the Piel stem it often carries an intensive or deliberate nuance, so "I earnestly sought" preserves both the core idea of searching and the intensified verbal force. The 1st person common singular perfect is reflected in "I" and the completed action. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקש (seeking, searching, 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 |
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 |