64 occurrences

'Asked' in the Bible

And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

AskingWho Is This?Where To?

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

Asking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

Asking Particular Questions

and every woman hath asked from her neighbour, and from her who is sojourning in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put them on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.'

AskingGoldOrnamentsPeople Giving Clothesjewelry

'And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.'

enquiring of GodGuidance, Receiving God'sHigh Priest, In OtLeaders, SpiritualThe Urim And ThummimGoing Out And Coming InUrim And Thummim

and thou hast enquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in thy midst:

Investigatingrumorsresearch

And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

AskingNot Enquiring Of GodDirection

by the command of Jehovah they have given to him the city which he asked, Timnath-Serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he buildeth the city and dwelleth in it.

TownRebuilding Named Cities

And he saith unto her, 'Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'

Empty Places

Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.

ButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which are on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which are on the necks of their camels,

ChainsColors, PurpleNecklacePurple ClothesWearing JewelleryWeights Of Gold

And the woman cometh and speaketh to her husband, saying, 'A man of God hath come unto me, and his appearance is as the appearance of a messenger of God, very fearful, and I have not asked him whence he is, and his name he hath not declared to me;

The Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

Hear Prayer!petition

and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, 'for, from Jehovah I have asked him.'

AskingChildbirthPrayerfulnessConceptionPeople With Apt NamesMiraculous BirthsWaiting For God's TimingReproduction, After Kind

and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived -- he is asked for Jehovah;' and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.

DedicationBeing Devoted to GodGiving Backlent

And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, 'Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

BenedictionsIndividuals going homeExchange Of IndividualsPeople Who Blessed Otherslent

and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

Acceptance, Of GiftsPeople Providing Food

And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days is there for all the family.

BethlehemAsking PermissionEvery YearGone Awayanniversary

And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, 'Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,

Ten PeopleSpoken Greetings

And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,

Pleasing GodGod Answered Prayer

and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,

Getting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

and also, that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee, both riches and honour, that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days;

AffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

Generosity, HumanQueensSolomon, Character OfPresentsIndividuals going homePeople Giving Other Things

and he saith, 'Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.'

Hard TasksSeeing People

and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

AxesLendingLossThings Falling

And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, 'If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept me from evil -- not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

Answered PrayerDivine RestraintsHand Of GodRestraintSuccessEnlargementSpiritual ProgressGod's HandGod's Hands On Peopleborders

And God saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --

AffluenceMaking DecisionsWealth And Prosperity

And king Solomon hath given to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which she had brought unto the king, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

QueensIndividuals going home

Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?

RestorationThe King's Ordersstructure

And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who are at their head.

And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did I come unto the king, and at the end of days I have asked of the king,

Artaxerxes The KingGone Away

Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

Travellers

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

LengthChrist's LifeGod Answered Prayer

Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

EarsTeachablenessGod's DesiresThe Faculty Of HearingSacrificesSacrifice

They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.

Bread, Kinds OfQuailSatisfactionBirds, Types Of Birds

For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'

Torture

Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

Two Intangible ThingsBefore Death

And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,

Evil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Having A Good DayThe Pastpastwise

Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

Forbidden AlliancesTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's Counsel

I have been inquired of by those who asked not, I have been found by those who sought Me not, I have said, 'Behold Me, behold Me,' Unto a nation not calling in My name.

Findingelection, to salvationCalling upon GodKnowing God, Nature OfQuestionsRevelation, In OtNot Seeking GodBehold Me!Not PrayingSelf EsteemBeing YourselfChanging Yourselfseekingmyself

And they asked Baruch, saying, 'Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?'

Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.

BeggarsTongueBeggingSeeking FoodNo FoodYoung People Suffering

For stood hath the king of Babylon at the head of the way, At the top of the two ways, to use divination, He hath moved lightly with the arrows, He hath asked at the teraphim, He hath looked on the liver.

LiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, 'There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;

AstrologyDivinationUnique EventsNo One Available

They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain in showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.

drought, physicalPlantsRainSpringStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverGifts From God, TemporalAnswered PromisesShowersGod Sending RainspringtimeGod Controls Storms

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

Jesus CorpseMen's Orders

and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

eagernessSuddenlyRemoving HeadsSkullsHasty ActionPots For Cooking And Eating

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

Boldness, To PeopleKingdom Of God, Coming OfSanhedrinWaitingWaiting On GodBoldness Examples OfMessianic HopeJesus CorpseNot DiscouragedThose Who Wait For Godrisk

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

LiteracyTabletsWritingGod Naming PeopleWriting On Objectsplagiarism

and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon's, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

BoatsJesus As Our TeacherSitting To TeachChrist Teachingbelonging

And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

CowardicedefeatFear, Of UnknownBoatsFear Of Christ

he, having gone near to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus,

Jesus Corpse

Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'

GiftsIgnorance, Of ChristGifts From God, SpiritualBeverages, FigurativeAnswered PromisesSalvation, As A GiftAsking For HelpMan Providing WaterMetaphorical SpringsLife Through ChristGod Giving His SonWho He Might BeKnowing About God's Kingdomthe Gifts of God

and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

diseasesRabbiHereditySins Of The FathersThe Disciples WordsSin Brings SicknessWhat Sin?BlindnessFamily Problems

and they asked them, saying, 'Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'

From BirthIs It Really?

The Jews, therefore, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, since it was the preparation, (for that sabbath day was a great one,) asked of Pilate that their legs may be broken, and they taken away.

Jews, TheLegsBones BrokenCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedPreparing FoodRules About CorpsesSabbath Observed

and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

Forty YearsThe Number Forty40 To 50 Years

And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

Examples Of FaithSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfTremblingConviction Of SinIndividuals Trembling

He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked me this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

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Bible Theasaurus

Demand (66 instances)
Enquire (7 instances)
Expect (43 instances)
Inquire (138 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

אשׁקלון 
'Ashq@lown 
Usage: 12

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּקשׁ 
Baqash 
Usage: 225

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

שׁאל 
Sh@'el (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

αἰτέω 
Aiteo 
Usage: 43

ἀνακρίνω 
Anakrino 
Usage: 16

ἀπαιτέω 
Apaiteo 
Usage: 0

ἐξετάζω 
Exetazo 
Usage: 2

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

πυνθάνομαι 
Punthanomai 
Usage: 11

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