בַּקָּשָׁה

«בַּקָּשָׁה» in the Tanakh dictionary: request — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 8 times · Key: 1246 · BDB: בַּקָּשָׁה

Glosses

request (8)

Meaning (OSHB)

request tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. request, entreaty tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. request, entreaty, בַּקָּשָׁתִי Est 5:7, 8; 7:3; בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ; Est 5:3; 9:12; בַּקָּשָׁתוֹ Ezr 7:6.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «בַּקָּשָׁה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Esther 5:7

וַתַּ֥עַן אֶסְתֵּ֖ר וַתֹּאמַ֑ר שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃

Word for word: and she.answered Esther and she.said petition my and request my

JPS 1917: Then answered Esther, and said: 'My petition and my request is —

Esther 5:3

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֖ךְ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ עַד־חֲצִ֥י הַמַּלְכ֖וּת וְיִנָּ֥תֵֽן לָֽךְ׃

Word for word: and he.said to her the king what? [is].to you O.Esther the queen and what? request [is].your up.to (the).half of the.kingdom and it.will.be.given to you

JPS 1917: Then said the king unto her: 'What wilt thou, queen Esther? for whatever thy request, even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be given thee.'

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