Lexicon / H7596
שְׁאֵלָה
she.e.lah
  • petition
  • request
  • thing asked for

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: petition

1) request, thing asked for, demand

1a) request, petition

1b) thing asked for

Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (שְׁאֵלָא "affair" H7595)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: request; thing asked for

Root √שׁאל: שָׁאַל vb ask inquire Qal ask ask for , ask borrow specif.as a fovour, for temporary use, i.e. seek desire in weakened sense. (late) inquire of inquire of consult . deity, oracle, etc. seek desire in weakened sense. (late) Niph ask for oneself . Pi inquire carefully beg practise beggary . Hiph let ask give lend on request grant make over to . (prop.one[successfully]. or. then),(as a favour, with or without request) 170.

שְׁאֵלָה שֵׁלָה n.f request thing asked for , [I.].