Hebrew edit

Verb edit

וַיְבַקֵּשׁ (vayvakésh)

  1. Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of בִּקֵּשׁ (bikésh): (and) (he/it) sought.
    • Tanach, Exodus 2:15, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת מֹשֶׁה
      vayishmá par'ó et hadavár hazé vayvakésh laharóg et moshé
      And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses.

Verb edit

וַיְבֻקַּשׁ (vayvukásh)

  1. Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of בֻּקַּשׁ (bukásh): (and) (he/it) was sought.
    • Tanach, Esther 2:23, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      וַיְבֻקַּשׁ הַדָּבָר וַיִּמָּצֵא
      vayvukásh hadavár vayimatsé
      And the matter was investigated and found out