Sha'al

shaw-al'
Parts of Speech Verb

Sha'al Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 167
  1. to ask, enquire, borrow, beg
    1. (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
    2. (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence
    3. (Piel)
      1. to enquire, enquire carefully
      2. to beg, practise beggary
    4. (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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
laX
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
7592
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 2303

NAS Word Usage

ask
45
asked
41
asking
5
asks
5
beg
1
begged
1
begs
1
borrow
1
borrowed
1
borrows
1
consult
2
consulting
1
consults
1
dedicated
2
dedicated*
1
demand
1
demanded
1
desired
1
desires
1
earnestly asked
1
earnestly asked leave
1
greet*
5
greeted*
1
inquire
6
inquired
18
inquires
1
making
2
medium*
1
pray
1
questioned
2
questioned particularly
1
request
2
request*
1
requested
7
require
1
required
1
sought
1
surely ask
1
Total
167

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Sha'al". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .