Sought בָּקַשׁ

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 31, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. בָּקַשׁ discover, find, seek, attempt to do, possess, demand, require, request, search for. It is used 225 times in the Old Testament. What I find interesting about our word is the two main ways it is used. First we find it used to seek after someone to do them harm. 1 Samuel 23:15 David saw that Saul had come out לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ to seek his life. Psalm 35:4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! Psalm 37:32 The wicked watches for…