שָׁאַל

Strong’s Definition

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Etymology & Derivation

or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâʼal; Pronunciation: shaw-al'