H7592 - שָׁאַל (shâʼal)

H7592 שָׁאַל (shâʼal) shaw-al'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or shael {shaw-ale'}; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

KJV Usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאַל (sha.al) — to ask. 1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to ask, ask for 1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow 1a3) to enquire, enquire of 1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle) 1a5) to seek 1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully 1c2) to beg, practise beggary 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to be given on request 1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to Aramaic equivalent: she.el (שְׁאֵל "to ask" H7593)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שׁאל (H7592 · A7593)

verb · מִשְׁאָלָה · שְׁאֵלָה

Speak | verb qal, verb pe'al, verb pi

to ask, to inquire = action by which humans request information from (other) humans or from deities

GEN 24:47 · GEN 24:57 · GEN 26:7 · GEN 32:18 · GEN 32:30 · GEN 32:30 · GEN 37:15 · GEN 38:21 · GEN 40:7 · GEN 43:7 · GEN 43:7 · GEN 43:27 · GEN 44:19 · EXO 13:14 · EXO 18:7 · NUM 27:21 · DEU 4:32 · DEU 6:20 · DEU 13:15 · DEU 18:11 · DEU 32:7 · JOS 4:6 · JOS 4:21 · JOS 9:14 · JDG 1:1 · JDG 4:20 · JDG 8:14 · JDG 13:6 · JDG 13:18 · JDG 18:5 · JDG 18:15 · JDG 20:18 · JDG 20:23 · JDG 20:27 · 1SA 10:4 · 1SA 10:22 · 1SA 14:37 · 1SA 17:22 · 1SA 17:56 · 1SA 19:22 · 1SA 22:10 · 1SA 22:13 · 1SA 22:15 · 1SA 23:2 · 1SA 23:4 · 1SA 25:5 · 1SA 25:8 · 1SA 28:6 · 1SA 28:16 · 1SA 30:8 · 1SA 30:21 · 2SA 2:1 · 2SA 5:19 · 2SA 5:23 · 2SA 8:10 · 2SA 11:7 · 2SA 14:18 · 2SA 16:23 · 2SA 20:18 · 2SA 20:18 · 2KI 8:6 · 1CH 10:13 · 1CH 14:10 · 1CH 14:14 · 1CH 18:10 · EZR 5:9 · EZR 5:10 · NEH 1:2 · JOB 8:8 · JOB 12:7 · JOB 21:29 · JOB 38:3 · JOB 40:7 · JOB 42:4 · PSA 35:11 · ECC 7:10 · ISA 41:28 · ISA 45:11 · ISA 58:2 · ISA 65:1 · JER 6:16 · JER 15:5 · JER 18:13 · JER 23:33 · JER 30:6 · JER 36:17 · JER 37:17 · JER 38:14 · JER 38:27 · JER 48:19 · JER 50:5 · EZK 21:26 · HOS 4:12 · HAG 2:11

Speak | verb qal, verb pe'al

to ask, to request, to require = action by which humans request (other) humans or deities to give them something or do something for them

EXO 3:22 · EXO 11:2 · EXO 12:35 · EXO 22:13 · DEU 10:12 · DEU 18:16 · JOS 15:18 · JOS 19:50 · JDG 1:14 · JDG 5:25 · JDG 8:26 · 1SA 1:20 · 1SA 8:10 · 1SA 12:13 · 1SA 12:17 · 1SA 12:19 · 2SA 3:13 · 2SA 12:20 · 1KI 2:20 · 1KI 2:22 · 1KI 2:22 · 1KI 3:5 · 1KI 3:10 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 3:11 · 1KI 3:13 · 1KI 10:13 · 1KI 19:4 · 2KI 2:9 · 2KI 2:10 · 2KI 4:3 · 2KI 4:28 · 2KI 6:5 · 1CH 4:10 · 2CH 1:7 · 2CH 1:11 · 2CH 1:11 · 2CH 1:11 · 2CH 9:12 · 2CH 11:23 · EZR 7:21 · EZR 8:22 · JOB 31:30 · PSA 2:8 · PSA 21:5 · PSA 27:4 · PSA 40:7 · PSA 78:18 · PSA 105:40 · PSA 122:6 · PSA 137:3 · PRO 20:4 · PRO 30:7 · ECC 2:10 · ISA 7:11 · ISA 7:12 · ISA 30:2 · LAM 4:4 · DAN 2:10 · DAN 2:11 · DAN 2:27 · JON 4:8 · MIC 7:3 · ZEC 10:1

Speak | verb qal

Collocation: שׁאל שְׁאֵלָה

to make a request, to make a petition literally: to ask a request; hence: = action by which humans request (other) humans or deities to give them something or do something for them

JDG 8:24 · 1SA 1:17 · 1SA 1:27 · 1SA 2:20 · 1KI 2:16 · 1KI 2:20

Speak | verb nif

to ask leave of absence = action by which humans ask humans in authority for a leave of absence

1SA 20:6 · 1SA 20:6 · 1SA 20:28 · 1SA 20:28 · NEH 13:6

Speak | verb pi

to beg = action by which humans ask other humans for a handout

PSA 109:10

Desire | verb qal

Collocation: נֶפֶשׁ שׁאל

to wish, to crave literally: (one's) self asks; hence: = process by which humans experience a craving for certain food

DEU 14:26

Non-Possess | verb hif