שָׁאַל (shâʼal) — Ask
Hebrew word study: שָׁאַל (shâʼal), Strong's H7592. to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H7592 is tagged on 171 words in 157 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 24:47 and last appears in Zechariah 10:1.
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Verses (first 25 of 157)
- Genesis 24:47 — וָאֶשְׁאַל — and I asked
- Genesis 24:57 — וְנִשְׁאֲלָה — and let us ask
- Genesis 26:7 — וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ — and they asked
- Genesis 32:17 — וִשְׁאֵלְךָ — and he will ask you
- Genesis 32:29 — וַיִּשְׁאַל — and he asked
- Genesis 37:15 — וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ — and he asked him
- Genesis 38:21 — וַיִּשְׁאַל — and he asked
- Genesis 40:7 — וַיִּשְׁאַל — and he asked
- Genesis 43:7 — שָׁאוֹל — carefully to ask
- Genesis 43:27 — וַיִּשְׁאַל — and he asked
- Genesis 44:19 — שָׁאַל — he asked
- Exodus 3:22 — וְשָׁאֲלָה — and she will ask
- Exodus 11:2 — וְיִשְׁאֲלוּ — so they may ask
- Exodus 12:35 — וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ — and they asked
- Exodus 12:36 — וַיַּשְׁאִלוּם — and they granted the request them
- Exodus 13:14 — יִשְׁאָלְךָ — he will ask you
- Exodus 18:7 — וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ — and they asked
- Exodus 22:14 — יִשְׁאַל — he will ask
- Numbers 27:21 — וְשָׁאַל — and he will enquire
- Deuteronomy 4:32 — שְׁאַל — ask
- Deuteronomy 6:20 — יִשְׁאָלְךָ — he will ask you
- Deuteronomy 10:12 — שֹׁאֵל — asking
- Deuteronomy 13:14 — וְשָׁאַלְתָּ — and you will enquire
- Deuteronomy 14:26 — תִּשְׁאָלְךָ — it will ask you
- Deuteronomy 18:11 — וְשֹׁאֵל — and one who consults
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H847 אֶשְׁתָּאֹל (ʼEshtâʼôl), H4861 מִשְׁאָל (Mishʼâl), H4862 מִשְׁאָלָה (mishʼâlâh), H7585 שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl), H7586 שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl), H7593 שְׁאֵל (shᵉʼêl), H7594 שְׁאָל (Shᵉʼâl), H7596 שְׁאֵלָה (shᵉʼêlâh), H7597 שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל (Shᵉʼaltîyʼêl).
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What does shâʼal (H7592) mean?
To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.
How is H7592 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7592 as: 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..
How often does שָׁאַל (shâʼal) appear?
Strong's H7592 is tagged on 171 words in 157 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 24:47 and last appears in Zechariah 10:1.
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