Strong's Concordance H1245

Original Word: בָּקַשׁ
Transliteration: bâqash
Phonetic Spelling: baw-kash'
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).

Usages throughout the bible

Esther 7:7 - And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request H1245 for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

Esther 9:2 - The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought H1245 their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

Job 10:6 - That thou enquirest H1245 after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

Psalms 4:2 - O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek H1245 after leasing? Selah.

Psalms 24:6 - This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek H1245 thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Psalms 27:4 - One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek H1245 after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

Psalms 27:8 - When thou saidst, Seek H1245 ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. H1245

Psalms 34:14 - Depart from evil, and do good; seek H1245 peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 35:4 - Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek H1245 after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Psalms 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging H1245 bread.

Psalms 37:32 - The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh H1245 to slay him.

Psalms 37:36 - Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought H1245 him, but he could not be found.

Psalms 38:12 - They also that seek H1245 after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Psalms 40:14 - Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek H1245 after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 40:16 - Let all those that seek H1245 thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Psalms 54:3 - For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek H1245 after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalms 63:9 - But those that seek H1245 my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psalms 69:6 - Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek H1245 thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Psalms 70:2 - Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek H1245 after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Psalms 70:4 - Let all those that seek H1245 thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Psalms 71:13 - Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek H1245 my hurt.

Psalms 71:24 - My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek H1245 my hurt.

Psalms 83:16 - Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek H1245 thy name, O LORD.

Psalms 86:14 - O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought H1245 after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

Psalms 104:21 - The young lions roar after their prey, and seek H1245 their meat from God.

Psalms 105:3 - Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek H1245 the LORD.

Psalms 105:4 - Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek H1245 his face evermore.

Psalms 119:176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek H1245 thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Psalms 122:9 - Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek H1245 thy good.

Proverbs 2:4 - If thou seekest H1245 her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

Proverbs 11:27 - He that diligently seeketh good procureth H1245 favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 14:6 - A scorner seeketh H1245 wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Proverbs 15:14 - The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh H1245 knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Proverbs 17:9 - He that covereth a transgression seeketh H1245 love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 17:11 - An evil man seeketh H1245 only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:19 - He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh H1245 destruction.

Proverbs 18:1 - Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh H1245 and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Proverbs 18:15 - The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh H1245 knowledge.

Proverbs 21:6 - The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek H1245 death.

Proverbs 23:35 - They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek H1245 it yet again.

Proverbs 28:5 - Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek H1245 the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 29:10 - The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek H1245 his soul.

Proverbs 29:26 - Many seek H1245 the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 3:6 - A time to get, H1245 and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Ecclesiastes 3:15 - That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth H1245 that which is past.

Ecclesiastes 7:25 - I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out H1245 wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Ecclesiastes 7:28 - Which yet my soul seeketh, H1245 but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 - Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out H1245 many inventions.

Ecclesiastes 8:17 - Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, H1245 yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Ecclesiastes 12:10 - The preacher sought H1245 to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.