Lexicon bea: To seek, to request, to ask Original Word: בְּעָא Strong's Exhaustive Concordance ask, desire, make petition, pray, request, seek (Aramaic) or b ah (Aramaic) {beh-aw'}; corresponding to ba'ah; to seek or ask -- ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek. see HEBREW ba'ah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to baah Definition to ask, seek NASB Translation asking (1), looked (1), made request (1), makes (1), makes a petition (1), making (1), making petition (1), request (1), requested (2), seeking (1), trying (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בְּעָא verb ask, seek, only Daniel (Biblical Hebrew בעה (rare)); — Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳ב Daniel 2:16,49; 3masculine plural בְּעוֺ Daniel 2:13; 1plural בְּעֵ֫ינָא Daniel 2:23; Imperfect3masculine singular יִבְעֵא Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:13; 1singular אֶבְעֵאֿ Daniel 7:16; Infinitive לְמִבְעֵא Daniel 2:18; Participle בָּעֵא Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:14, plural בָּעַ֫יִן Daniel 6:5; — 1 ask, request, with מִן person Daniel 2:16 (object clause with דִּי), Daniel 2:49; Daniel 7:16 (+ accusative of thing); ask of God Daniel 2:23 (+ id.), of God or man Daniel 6:8 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Daniel 6:13; with מִןקֳֿדָם of God Daniel 2:18 (accusative of thing); = pray, ׳וּמִתְחַנֵּקֳדָם א ׳ב Daniel 6:12, ׳ב Daniel 6:14. 2 seek, accusative of person Daniel 2:13, accusative of thing Daniel 6:5. Pa`el Imperfect3masculine plural יְבַעוֺן (K§ 47, 3); Mon the passage conjecture יִבְעוֺן) Daniel 4:33 resort (for favours) to, ל person Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Aramaic; a root wordCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G154 (αἰτέω, aiteō): To ask, request, petition Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of seeking or asking for something. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra. Context: The Aramaic verb בְּעָא (bə‘ā’) is primarily found in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain significant portions of Aramaic text. This verb is used to express the act of seeking or requesting, often in a context where an individual is asking for guidance, information, or a specific outcome. For example, in Daniel 2:13, the word is used when King Nebuchadnezzar seeks to have his dream interpreted: "So the decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them." Here, the act of seeking is tied to a royal decree, emphasizing the urgency and authority behind the request. Forms and Transliterations אֶבְעֵֽא־ אבעא־ בְּעָ֣א בְעֵ֣ינָא בָּעֵ֖א בָּעֵ֥א בָעַ֧יִן בעא בעין בעינא וּבְע֛וֹ וּבְעָ֣ה ובעה ובעו יְבַע֑וֹן יִבְעֵ֣ה יִבְעֵה֩ יבעה יבעון לְמִבְעֵא֙ למבעא ’eḇ‘ê- ’eḇ·‘ê- ḇā‘ayin bā‘ê ḇā·‘a·yin bā·‘ê baE bə‘ā ḇə‘ênā bə·‘ā ḇə·‘ê·nā beA eve lə·miḇ·‘ê ləmiḇ‘ê lemivE ū·ḇə·‘āh ū·ḇə·‘ōw ūḇə‘āh ūḇə‘ōw uveAh uveO vaAyin veEina yə·ḇa·‘ō·wn yəḇa‘ōwn yevaon yiḇ‘êh yiḇ·‘êh yivEhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 2:13 HEB: וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין וּבְע֛וֹ דָּנִיֵּ֥אל וְחַבְר֖וֹהִי NAS: should be slain; and they looked for Daniel KJV: [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel INT: the wise should be slain looked Daniel and his friends Daniel 2:16 Daniel 2:18 Daniel 2:23 Daniel 2:49 Daniel 4:36 Daniel 6:4 Daniel 6:7 Daniel 6:11 Daniel 6:12 Daniel 6:13 Daniel 7:16 12 Occurrences |
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