בָּקַשׁ

From LSJ

οἰκτίστῳ θανάτῳ εἵμαρτο ἁλῶναι → it was fated that you would be taken by the most miserable death, it has been decreed that thou shouldst be cut off by a most piteous death

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English (Strong)

a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).