בְּעָא bea

Hebrew word for “to ask” · Strong’s H1156 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

1) to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition; 1a) (P'al); 1a1) to ask, request; 1a2) to seek (for favour)

How it is translated

Glosses given for bea in context, with how often each is used:

• asked 3
• asking 3
• sought 2
• will ask 2
• ask 1
• seeking 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Daniel 2 (5), Daniel 6 (5), Daniel 4 (1), Daniel 7 (1)

Forms

• בעא 3
• יבעה 2
• ובעו 1
• ובעה 1
• למבעא 1
• בעינא 1
• יבעון 1
• בעין 1
• אבעא 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with bea more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מִן־ min “from” 8
• דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 7
• עַל al “since” 7
• דִּי di “that” 8
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 6
• אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
• קֳדָם qodam “before” 4
• אֱסָר esar “injunction” 3
• אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 4
• לָא la “not” 4
• כֹּל kol “all” 4
• זְמַן zeman “time” 3

Key verses

The verses using bea that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Daniel 2:13 — And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
• Daniel 2:16 — Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of…
• Daniel 2:23 — I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou…
• Daniel 2:49 — Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the…
• Daniel 4:36 — At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords…
• Daniel 6:4 — Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was…
• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and…
• Daniel 6:11 — Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• Daniel 6:12 — Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God…
• Daniel 6:13 — Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that…
• Daniel 7:16 — I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.