7592 – שָׁאַל (shaal)

to ask

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Category:	Religious terms  Prayer
Hebrew:	שָׁאַל (shaal)
Pronunciation:	sha-al    Listen
Gematria:	331(300 + 1 + 30)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	or שָׁאֵל a primitive root
Usage:	173 times in OT

Description

1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to ask, ask for
1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow
1a3) to enquire, enquire of
1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)
1a5) to seek
1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully
1c2) to beg, practise beggary
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to be given on request
1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to

Synonyms

שָׁאַל	shaal		H7592	(173 ggr)	to ask
בָּקַשׁ	baqash		H1245	(225 ggr)	to seek
דָּרַשׁ	darash		H1875	(164 ggr)	to seek

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with shaal as root:

אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל	Eshtaol	H0847	Eshtaol
מִשְׁאָל	mishal	H4861	Mishal
מִשְׁאָלָה	mishalah	H4862	petition
שְׁאוֹל	sheol	H7585	Sheol
שְׁאָל	Sheal	H7594	Sheal
שְׁאֵלָה	sheelah	H7596	petition
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל	Shealtiel	H7597a	Shealtiel

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word shaal was translated to the following:

αἰτέω	aiteo	G0154	ask
ἀσπάζομαι	aspazomai	G0782	salute
δανείζω	daneizo	G1155	lend
ἐπαιτέω	epaiteo	G1871	to beg
ἐπερωτάω	eperotao	G1905	ask
ἐπιθυμέω	epithumeo	G1937	desire
ἐρευνάω	ereunao	G2045	search
ἐρωτάω	erotao	G2065	ask
ζητέω	zeteo	G2212	seek
παραιτέομαι	paraiteomai	G3868	refuse
χράομαι	chraomai	G5530	use
χρῆσις	chresis	G5540	use

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