STRONGS H7592:
Abbreviations
שָׁאַל 170 verb ask, inquire (Late Hebrew
id.; Assyrian
ša’âlu, Arabic
, Ethiopic
Sabean
מסאל request petition, Hom
Chrest. 124 Levy-Os
ZMG xix(1865), 165; Aramaic
,
שְׁאֵיל; Old Aramaic Zinjirli
שאל Ldzb
371, Nabataean Hiph.
lend Id
ib.; — on
שׁ׳ compare Jastr
JBL xix (1900), 82 ff.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singularשׁ׳ Judges 5:25 +,
שָׁאָ֑ל Judges 8:26 +
2 times; consecutive
וְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺ Numbers 27:21; suffix
וּשְׁאֵלְךָ consecutive
Genesis 32:18 (Ges
§ 64 f),
וּשְׁאֵלֵךְ consecutive
Judges 4:20;
1st person singular suffix
שְׁאִלְתִּיו 1 Samuel 1:20,
שְׁאִלְתִּיהוּ Judges 13:16;
3rd person plural suffix
שְׁאֵלוּנוּ Psalm 137:3;
2nd person masculine plural שְׁאֶלְתֶּם 1 Samuel 12:13 (strike out
Th We Dr and most),
Job 21:29,
וּשְׁאֶלָתֶּםֿ consecutive
1 Samuel 25:5, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁאַל Exodus 22:13 +,etc.;
Imperative שְׁאַל Isaiah 7:11 +,
שְׁאָלוּנִי Isaiah 45:11 (<
תִּשְׁאְֵלוּנִי Weir Che and others), etc.;
Infinitive absolute שָׁאוֺל Genesis 43:7 +; construct
לִשְׁאֹל Judges 1:14 +, etc.;
Participle active שֹׁאֵל 2 Samuel 3:13 +,
feminine singular שֹׁאֶלֶת 1 Kings 2:20,
22,
masculine plural הַשֹּׁאֲלִים 1 Samuel 8:10;
passive שָׁאוּל 1 Samuel 1:28;
2 Kings 6:5; —
1.
a. ask, ask for, accusative of thing (or person) Judges 5:25; Judges 8:26; 1 Kings 3:10; Psalm 122:6 (= pray for) +; אֶתנַֿפְשׁוֺ לָמוּת שׁ׳ 1 Kings 19:4; Jonah 4:8, i.e. pray for death, but Job 31:30 demand the life of another בְּאָלָה by a curse; with ל person 1 Kings 2:22 (twice in verse) + (ל person reflexive) 1 Samuel 12:17, 19 +; with מִן person Judges 8:24 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Ezra 8:22; Zechariah 10:1 +; followed by infinitive 1 Kings 3:11; followed by clause מָה אֶתֶּןלָֽֿךְ׃ שׁ׳ 1 Kings 3:5 2 Chronicles 1:7, compare 2 Kings 2:9; with accusative + מֵאֵת person 1 Samuel 8:10; Psalm 27:4 (from י׳) +; + מֵעִם person Isaiah 7:11 (from י׳) +; with accusative of person (from whom) + of thing Psalm 137:3; accusative omitted Isaiah 7:12; 1 Samuel 12:20; 1 Kings 2:20, with מִן person Psalm 2:8; absolute Micah 7:3; Psalm 105:40 (of prayer); הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֺל 2 Kings 2:10, i.e. thou hast asked for a difficult thing. — 1 Samuel 2:20 see Hiph.
b. specifically ask as a favour, for temporary use, i.e. borrow (compare לָוָה, as matter of business, see Bu1 Samuel 1:28), Exodus 22:13 (E; accusative of thing + מֵעִם person), 2 Kings 4:3 (accusative of thing + מִן of source + ל person reflexive), 2 Kings 6:5 (passive participle absolute); so also (according to many), with accusative of thing Exodus 3:22 (+ מִן person), Exodus 11:2; Exodus 12:35 (both + מֵאֵת person; all E), — it is, however, not clear that there was any pretext of mere temporary use; passive participle שָׁאוּל לי׳ 1 Samuel 1:28 (lent, granted,) made over to י׳ (in effect passive of Hiph., which see).
c. in weakened sense, seek, desire (late), with accusative 2 Chronicles 11:23; Ecclesiastes 2:10 (subject עֵינַי); Proverbs 20:4 in harvest he shall look [for a crop], וָאָ֑יִן and there shall be none.
2.
a. inquire of, with accusative of person + לֵאמֹר before inquiry Genesis 32:18 (E), Genesis 44:19 (J) +; with וְאָמַר Judges 4:20, וַיּאִמֶר, etc., Genesis 24:47(J), Jeremiah 37:13; followed by וְאָמַר without accusative of person Genesis 32:30 (J), compare 1 Samuel 19:22, followed by לֵאמֹר Joshua 4:6 (JE); with accusative of person + עַל of thing Nehemiah 1:2; עַל of thing alone, Ecclesiastes 7:10 (+ מֵחָכְמָה, i. e. prompted by wisdom); with accusative of person + of thing (about which) 2 Samuel 14:18; Isaiah 45:11 + 4 times; accusative of person + indirect question Judges 13:6; with accusative of person only, Judges 8:14; 1 Samuel 25:8; Deuteronomy 32:7 +, inquire of beasts (accusative) Job 12:7; with accusative of thing only, Jeremiah 50:5; with ל person = accusative 2 Kings 8:6 (KöSynt. § 289 h); with ל of thing about which Genesis 26:7 (J), Genesis 32:30 (J), Judges 13:18; 2 Samuel 11:7; Jeremiah 6:16; Job 8:8, also (+ לאמר before the inquiry) Genesis 43:7 (J), and (followed by direct question) Deuteronomy 4:32; with ל person about whom, Genesis 43:27 (J), compare phrase of greeting, אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ לְשָׁלוֺם שׁ׳ Exodus 18:7 (E) ask each for (or about) his fellow as to welfare, compare Judges 18:15; 1 Samuel 10:4; 1 Samuel 17:22; 1 Samuel 25:5; 1 Samuel 30:21 [read וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ לוֺ We Dr HPS Bu] 2 Samuel 8:10; Jeremiah 15:5; 1 Chronicles 18:10; followed by direct question only, 1 Samuel 17:56; Jeremiah 18:13 (with ב location), followed by indirect question only (with אִם) Jeremiah 30:6; אֶת־פִּי שׁ'פ׳ Genesis 24:57(J); absolute make inquiry Deuteronomy 13:15 (+ דָּרַשׁ, חָקַר).
†b. inquire of, consult, deity, oracle, etc. (JastrJBL xix (1900) 88 ff.), followed by accusative י'פִּי Joshua 9:14 (JE), Isaiah 30:2 י׳ Isaiah 65:1 (|| בִּקֵּשׁ); elsewhere in Hexateuch only (accusative omitted), Numbers 27:21 (P; with ל person for whom, + ב instrumental), compare Joshua 19:50; also אוֺב שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 18:11 (participle as substantive; JägerBAS ii. 292 compare Assyrian maššaku ša šâ’ili, i.e. skin-vessel of the oracle-seeker, compare JastrJBL xix (1900), 96 ff.); with accusative of human agent 1 Samuel 28:16; Jeremiah 38:14, 27; usually (ancient usage, chiefly Judges, Samuel) לֵאמֹר בי׳ שׁ׳ (בְּ perhaps originally local, so GFM, or instrumental), Judges 1:1; Judges 20:23; 1 Samuel 23:2; 1 Samuel 30:8; 2 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 5:19 = 1 Chronicles 14:10; לֵאמֹר omitted 1 Samuel 10:22 (followed by direct question), 1 Samuel 22:10 (ל person for whom), 1 Samuel 23:4; 1 Samuel 28:6; 2 Samuel 5:23 = 1 Chronicles 14:14; Judges 20:27; בֵּאלֹהִים שׁ׳ Judges 18:5; Judges 20:18; 1 Samuel 14:37; (followed by direct question), also (ל person for whom), 1 Samuel 22:13, 15; שׁ׳ בִּדְבַר הָא׳ 2 Samuel 16:23; likewise בְּעֵצוֺ שׁ׳ Hosea 4:12 (i.e. his idol), בַּתְּרָפִים Ezekiel 21:26, בָּאוֺב 1 Chronicles 10:13; perhaps = receive as oracle Deuteronomy 18:16 (מֵעִם י׳, Jastrl.c.
†
Niph. ask for oneself (Ges
§ 51 e), specifically
ask leave of absence, with
מִן person:
Perfect 3rd person masculine singular +
Infinitive absolute נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל 1 Samuel 20:6 (followed by infinitive),
1 Samuel 20:28 (followed by
עַד; ? insert
ל infinitive HPS);
Perfect 1st person singular נִשְׁאַלְתִּי מִןהַֿמֶּלֶךְ Nehemiah 13:6 (absolute).
Pi.
1. inquire carefully: Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + Qal Infinitive absolute שָׁאוֺל יְשָֽׁאֲלוּ 2 Samuel 20:18 (Bu proposes Qal Imperfect יִשְׁאֲלוּ), with ב location; on following context see We Dr HPS Bu.
2. beg, practise beggary,,Perfect 3rd person plural וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ (consecutive) Psalm 109:10.
Hiph. (properly
let one
ask [successfully],
give, or
lend, on request, then)
grant, make over to (as a favour, with or without request):
Perfect 1st person singular suffix
הִשְׁאִלְתִּהוּ לי׳ 1 Samuel 1:28 I have made him over to י׳ (compare Dr HPS Bu and
Qal Passive participle, ib.); perhaps also read
3rd person feminine singular הִשְׁאִילָה לי׳ 1 Samuel 2:20 (whom)
she hath made over to י׳ (for
שָׁאַל לי׳) Bu HPS (after
. in part; other conjectures in Dr);
Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural suffix of thing
וַיַּשְׁאִלוּם Exodus 12:36 (E)
and they handed them over.
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H7593.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
24:47; 24:57; 26:7; 32:18; 32:18; 32:30; 32:30; 43:7; 43:7; 43:27; 44:19
Exodus
3:22; 11:2; 12:35; 12:36; 18:7; 22:13; 22:13
Numbers
27:21; 27:21
Deuteronomy
4:32; 13:15; 18:11; 18:16; 32:7
Joshua
4:6; 9:14; 19:50
Judges
1:1; 1:14; 4:20; 4:20; 5:25; 5:25; 8:14; 8:24; 8:26; 8:26; 13:6; 13:16; 13:18; 18:5; 18:15; 20:18; 20:23; 20:27
1 Samuel
1:20; 1:28; 1:28; 1:28; 1:28; 2:20; 2:20; 8:10; 8:10; 10:4; 10:22; 12:13; 12:17; 12:19; 12:20; 14:37; 17:22; 17:56; 19:22; 20:6; 20:28; 22:10; 22:13; 22:15; 23:2; 23:4; 25:5; 25:5; 25:8; 28:6; 28:16; 30:8; 30:21
2 Samuel
2:1; 3:13; 5:19; 5:23; 8:10; 11:7; 14:18; 16:23; 20:18
1 Kings
2:20; 2:20; 2:22; 2:22; 3:5; 3:10; 3:11; 19:4
2 Kings
2:9; 2:10; 4:3; 6:5; 6:5; 8:6
1 Chronicles
10:13; 14:10; 14:14; 18:10
2 Chronicles
1:7; 11:23
Ezra
8:22
Nehemiah
1:2; 13:6
Job
8:8; 12:7; 21:29; 31:30
Psalms
2:8; 27:4; 105:40; 109:10; 122:6; 137:3; 137:3
Proverbs
20:4
Ecclesiastes
2:10; 7:10
Isaiah
7:11; 7:11; 7:12; 30:2; 45:11; 45:11; 65:1
Jeremiah
6:16; 15:5; 18:13; 30:6; 37:13; 38:14; 38:27; 50:5
Ezekiel
21:26
Hosea
4:12
Jonah
4:8
Micah
7:3
Zechariah
10:1