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beqqeẓ - ibqqeẓ, vD. intend to, try to

usage: followed by l- infinitive

etymology: Proto-West Semitic *√BḲṮ "dig (out)" > Ugarito-Canaanite "seek/investigate" (cf. Heb. √BQŠ: (D) biqqēš "seek, search for, seek to, demand")
attestation: BḲŠ: (D) "seek, look for"
tags: vD, root