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בַּקָּשָׁה H1246
H1246 is the Hebrew word בַּקָּשָׁה, transliterated baqqâshâh and said bak-kaw-shaw'. The King James Version most often renders it request.
What it means
a petition.
Where it comes from
from H1245 (בָּקַשׁ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: request.
Verses using בַּקָּשָׁה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 7:6 · KJV
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Esther 5:3 · KJV
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 5:6 · KJV
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Esther 5:8 · KJV
If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
Esther 7:2 · KJV
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 9:12 · KJV
And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1246 mean?
H1246 is the Hebrew word בַּקָּשָׁה (baqqâshâh), meaning a petition.
How is H1246 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it request (5 times), or what is thy request (1 time).
How many times does H1246 appear in the Bible?
בַּקָּשָׁה (baqqâshâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1246 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1245 (בָּקַשׁ).
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