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)

Translation

Old Testament

New Testament

Concordance 157 verses

Lamentations 4:4 שָׁ֣אֲלוּ

The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
Ezekiel 21:21 שָׁאַ֣ל

For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
Hosea 4:12 יִשְׁאָ֔ל

My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
Jonah 4:8 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Micah 7:3 שֹׁאֵ֔ל

Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Haggai 2:11 שְׁאַל־

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.
Zechariah 10:1 שַׁאֲל֨וּ

Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.