Hebrew word study
שָׁאַל H7592
- Transliteration
- shâʼal
- Pronunciation
- shaw-al'
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
to inquire
by implication, to request
by extension, to demand
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to inquire
by implication, to request
by extension, to demand
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information