bāqaš בָּקַשׁ ‘to seek’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

bāqaš v
1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request
 1a) (Piel)
  1a1) to seek to find
  1a2) to seek to secure
  1a3) to seek the face
  1a4) to desire, demand
  1a5) to require, exact
  1a6) to ask, request
 1b) (Pual) to be sought