שָׁאַל

sha.al

Hebrew H7592 Verb 173 occurrences in 157 verses
שָׁאַל to ask

1. to ask, enquire, borrow, beg

a. (Qal)

1. to ask, ask for

2. to ask (as a favour), borrow

3. to enquire, enquire of

4. to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)

5. to seek

b. (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence

c. (Piel)

1. to enquire, enquire carefully

2. to beg, practise beggary

d. (Hiphil)

1. to be given on request

2. 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)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 157 verses

  1. 1 Samuel 2:20 שָׁאַ֖ל

    And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.

  2. 1 Samuel 8:10 הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים

    So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

  3. 1 Samuel 10:4 וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ

    They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

  4. 1 Samuel 10:22 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־

    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

  5. 1 Samuel 12:13 שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם

    Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

  6. 1 Samuel 12:17 לִשְׁא֥וֹל

    Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

  7. 1 Samuel 12:19 לִשְׁאֹ֥ל

    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

  8. 1 Samuel 14:37 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל

    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

  9. 1 Samuel 17:22 וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

  10. 1 Samuel 17:56 שְׁאַ֣ל

    “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.

  11. 1 Samuel 19:22 וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל

    Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.

  12. 1 Samuel 20:6 נִשְׁאֹל֩נִשְׁאַ֨ל

    If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’

  13. 1 Samuel 20:28 נִשְׁאֹ֨לנִשְׁאַ֥ל

    Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,

  14. 1 Samuel 22:10 וַיִּשְׁאַל־

    Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

  15. 1 Samuel 22:13 וְשָׁא֥וֹל

    And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”

  16. 1 Samuel 22:15 לְשָׁאוֹלל֥וֹ

    Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

  17. 1 Samuel 23:2 וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

  18. 1 Samuel 23:4 לִשְׁאֹ֣ל

    Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  19. 1 Samuel 25:5 וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־

    So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name

  20. 1 Samuel 25:8 שְׁאַ֨ל

    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”

  21. 1 Samuel 28:6 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל

    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

  22. 1 Samuel 28:16 תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִי

    “Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

  23. 1 Samuel 30:8 וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל

    and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

  24. 1 Samuel 30:21 וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל

    When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

  25. 2 Samuel 2:1 וַיִּשְׁאַל֩

    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

  26. 2 Samuel 3:13 שֹׁאֵ֨ל

    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

  27. 2 Samuel 5:19 וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

  28. 2 Samuel 5:23 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

  29. 2 Samuel 8:10 לִשְׁאָל־

    he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,

  30. 2 Samuel 11:7 וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל

    When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

  31. 2 Samuel 12:20 וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל

    Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

  32. 2 Samuel 14:18 שֹׁאֵ֣ל

    Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.

  33. 2 Samuel 16:23 יִשְׁאַלִ֖־

    Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

  34. 2 Samuel 20:18 שָׁאֹ֧ליְשָׁאֲל֛וּ

    Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

  35. 1 Kings 2:16 שֹׁאֵ֣ל

    So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.

  36. 1 Kings 2:20 שֹׁאֶ֣לֶתשַׁאֲלִ֣י

    “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”

  37. 1 Kings 2:22 שֹׁאֶ֜לֶתוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־

    King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

  38. 1 Kings 3:5 שְׁאַ֖ל

    One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

  39. 1 Kings 3:10 שָׁאַ֣ל

    Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.

  40. 1 Kings 3:11 שָׁאַ֜לְתָּשָׁאַ֨לְתָּשָׁאַ֤לְתָּשָׁאַ֖לְתָּוְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּ

    So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—

  41. 1 Kings 3:13 שָׁאַ֙לְתָּ֙

    Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.

  42. 1 Kings 10:13 שָׁאָ֔לָה

    King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

  43. 1 Kings 19:4 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל

    while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

  44. 2 Kings 2:9 שְׁאַל֙

    After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

  45. 2 Kings 2:10 לִשְׁא֑וֹל

    “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

  46. 2 Kings 4:3 שַׁאֲלִי־

    “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

  47. 2 Kings 4:28 הֲשָׁאַ֥לְתִּי

    Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”

  48. 2 Kings 6:5 שָׁאֽוּל׃

    As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”

  49. 2 Kings 8:6 וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל

    When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”

  50. 1 Chronicles 4:10 שָׁאָֽל׃

    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

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