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Strong's Number H7592

שָׁאַל
sha'al · shaw-al'
Transliteration:
sha'al{shaw-al'}or sha'el{shaw-ale'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
2303
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Usage in the KJV:
ask 41, enquire 7, desire 3, require 3, borrow 4, salute 1, demand 3, lent 4, request 3, earnestly 2, beg 2, misc 16

Total: 173
Occurs 173 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament