Judges 8:24
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
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Philippians 1:4
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
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בַּקָּשָׁה
baqqâshâh · bak-kaw-shaw'
8 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
a petition
Strong's KJV usage: request.
Strong's first: Ezra 7:6Strong's last: Esther 9:12
Open full H1246 profile →בָּקַשׁ
bâqash · baw-kash'
3 times translated as this KJV form225 total Strong's occurrences
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Strong's KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
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Strong's first: Nehemiah 2:4Strong's last: Esther 7:7
Open full H1245 profile →שְׁאֵלָה
shᵉʼêlâh · sheh-ay-law'
3 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
a petition; by implication, a loan
Strong's KJV usage: loan, petition, request.
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Strong's first: Judges 8:24Strong's last: Psalms 106:15
Open full H7596 profile →דָּבָר
dâbâr · daw-baw'
2 times translated as this KJV form1,425 total Strong's occurrences
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Strong's KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 14:15Strong's last: 2 Samuel 14:22
Open full H1697 profile →δέησις
déēsis · deh'-ay-sis
1 times translated as this KJV form19 total Strong's occurrences
a petition
Strong's KJV usage: :--prayer, request, supplication.
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Strong's first: Philippians 1:4Strong's last: Philippians 1:4
Open full G1162 profile →δέομαι
déomai · deh'-om-ahee
1 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
Strong's KJV usage: :--beseech, pray (to), make request.
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Strong's first: Romans 1:10Strong's last: Romans 1:10
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ʼăresheth · ar-eh'-sheth
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
a longing for
Strong's KJV usage: request.
Strong's first: Psalms 21:2Strong's last: Psalms 21:2
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H7596
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
English meaning and historical usage.
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request
REQUEST', noun [Latin requisitus, requiro; re and quaero, to seek. See Quest, Question.]
1. The expression of desire to some person for something to be granted or done; an asking; a petition.
Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen. Esther 7:2.
2. Prayer; the expression of desire to a superior or to the Almighty. Philippians 4:6.
3. The thing asked for or requested.
I will both hear and grant you your requests.
He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. Psalms 104:1.
4. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or pursued.
Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
In request in demand; in credit or reputation.
Coriolanus being now in no request
REQUEST expresses less earnestness than entreaty and supplication, and supposes a right in the person requested to deny or refuse to grant. In this it differs from demand.
REQUEST', verb transitive
1. To ask; to solicit; to express desire for.
The weight of the golden ear-rings which he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold. Judges 8:24.
2. To express desire to; to ask. We requested a friend to accompany us.
Court of requests, in England, a court of equity for the relief of such persons as addressed his majesty by supplication.
3. A court of conscience for the recovery of small debts, held by two aldermen and four commoners, who try causes by the oath of parties and of other witnesses.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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