בַּקָּשָׁהbaqqâshâh
request, entreaty (Esther 5:7; Esther 5:8; Esther 7:3; Esther 5:3; Esther 9:12)
Pronunciation: bak-kaw-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1246
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 7:6 This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him.
- Esther 5:3 Then the king asked her, “What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”
- Esther 5:6 And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Now tell me what you really want. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”
- Esther 5:7 Esther replied, “This is my request and deepest wish.
- Esther 5:8 If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about.”
- Esther 7:2 On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).