{"def":{"short":"to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after","long":["to seek, require, desire, exact, request",["(Piel)",["to seek to find","to seek to secure","to seek the face","to desire, demand","to require, exact","to ask, request"],"(Pual) to be sought"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"bɔːˈk’ɑʃ","ipa_mod":"bɑːˈkɑʃ","sbl":"bāqaš","dic":"baw-KAHSH","dic_mod":"ba-KAHSH"}}