בָּעָה
bâʻâh · baw-aw'
to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; by implication to ask
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; by implication to ask
- to gush over, i.e. to swell
- (figuratively) to desire earnestly
- by implication, to ask
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cause, inquire, seek up, swell out.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to see and know › to reveal, behold
The house, what is within that works to see and know that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בָּעָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- if ye will enquire1 · 20%
- enquire1 · 20%
- swelling out1 · 20%
- to boil1 · 20%
- things sought up1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.