Lexicon sheelah or shelah: Request, petition, desire Original Word: שְׁאֵלָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance loan, petition, request Or shelah (1 Samuel 1:17) {shay-law'}; from sha'al; a petition; by implication, a loan -- loan, petition, request. see HEBREW sha'al NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shaal Definition request, thing asked for NASB Translation dedicated* (1), one (1), petition (8), request (4), request* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שְׁאֵלָה [I. שֵׁלָה] noun feminine request, thing asked for: — ׳שְׁא Judges 8:24, +; suffix שְׁאֵלָתִּי 1 Samuel 1:27 +, שֶׁאֱלָתּי Job 6:8, שְׁאֵלָתֵךְ Esther 5:6 +, שֵׁלָתֵךְ 1 Samuel 1:17, שֶׁאֱלָתָם Psalm 106:15; — 1 request, petition, Judges 8:24; 1 Kings 2:16,20 (both accusative of congnate meaning with verb with שָׁאַל), Esther 5:6,7 (with נָתַן = grant), Esther 7:2,3; Esther 9:12. This passes easily into 2 thing asked for, 1 Samuel 2:20, with נָתַן Esther 5:8; Psalm 106:15; ׳תָּבוֺא שׁ Job 6:8. — II.שֵׁלָה see below אֶשָׁתָּאֹל proper name, masculine, see above. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁאַל (sha'al), which means "to ask" or "to inquire."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G155: αἴτημα (aitēma) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote a request or petition, similar to the Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה. Usage: The word שְׁאֵלָה appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts where a request or petition is made. It is used to describe the act of asking or making a formal request, often in a religious or solemn context. Context: • The term שְׁאֵלָה (she'elah) is used in the Hebrew Scriptures to convey the concept of making a request or petition, often directed towards God or a person in authority. It reflects the act of seeking something earnestly or formally. Forms and Transliterations בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י בשאלתי הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה השאלה שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙ שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י שְׁאֵלָ֔ה שְׁאֵלָ֤ה שְׁאֵלָ֨ה שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם שאלה שאלתי שאלתך שאלתם שלתך biš’êlāṯî biš·’ê·lā·ṯî bishElaTi haš·šə·’ê·lāh hashsheeLah haššə’êlāh šə’êlāh še’ĕlāṯām šə’êlāṯêḵ še’ĕlāṯî šə’êlāṯî še·’ĕ·lā·ṯām šə·’ê·lā·ṯêḵ še·’ĕ·lā·ṯî šə·’ê·lā·ṯî šə·’ê·lāh šê·lā·ṯêḵ šêlāṯêḵ sheeLah sheelaTam sheelaTech sheElaTi shelaTechLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 8:24 HEB: אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִכֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּתְנוּ־ לִ֕י NAS: said to them, I would request of you, that each KJV: unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give INT: desire at A request give each 1 Samuel 1:17 1 Samuel 1:27 1 Samuel 2:20 1 Kings 2:16 1 Kings 2:20 Esther 5:6 Esther 5:7 Esther 5:8 Esther 7:2 Esther 7:3 Esther 9:12 Job 6:8 Psalm 106:15 14 Occurrences |