H7592Hebrewyyišʾal

שָׁאַל

ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

171
Total Occurrences
27
Books
171
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to ask, enquire, borrow, beg
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence
  • 4(piel)
  • 5(hiphil)

Etymology & Derivation

or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâʼal; Pronunciation: shaw-al'