Strong's Hebrew · H1158

בָּעָה

bâʻâh · baw-aw'

cause, inquire, seek up, swell out.

Definition

to gush over, i.e. to swell; (figuratively) to desire earnestly; by implication to ask

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Obadiah 1:6

But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!

Isaiah 21:12

The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”

Isaiah 30:13

this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!

Isaiah 64:2

as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!

Explore bâʻâh in Scripture

On the Doxa App you can have a personal interaction about any Scripture, original words included.

Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

Doxa, Engage God's Encouragement

God's encouragement is not only for the moment you first receive it. It's for the whole journey.

Strong's concordance data derived from the Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA) Hebrew and Greek lexicons. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2020 by Bible Hub. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© 2026 The Doxa Way Ltd

Get the Doxa app