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sha.al H7592

שָׁאַל (sha.al) means “to ask” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שָׁאַל Hebrew · H7592 171 tagged occurrences in 157 verses

Pronunciation guide: shaw-al' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7592

שָׁאַל · sha.al · to ask

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 Aramaic equivalent: she.el (שְׁאֵל "to ask" H7593)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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.

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How translators render H7592

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
ask 17
inquired 11
asked 5
he asked 3
i will question you 3
inquire 3
requested 3
to ask 3
and asked 2
and inquired 2
asks you 2
do you ask 2
request 2
requesting 2
require 2
she asked 2
they asked 2
to greet 2
urgently requested 2
ahimelech inquired 1
am going to ask 1
and ask 1
and asks you 1
and at his request 1
and greeted him 1
and interrogate 1
and interrogated him 1
and prayed 1
and questioned him 1
and sought 1
and wished 1
as beggars 1
ask for me 1
ask him 1
asking 1
asks 1
beg for 1
borrow 1
borrows 1
but have asked 1
but you have asked 1
by asking 1
by asking for 1
by demanding 1
consult 1
consulted 1
consults 1
dedicate the boy 1
demand 1
desired 1
did i ask you 1
do you consult me 1
do you question me 1
find out 1
for 1
for him 1
going to ask 1
greet him 1
had made this request 1
he asked for 1
he asked you for 1
he consults 1
he greeted them 1
he had requested 1
he inquired 1
he looks 1
he requested 1
i asked 1
i have asked 1
i have asked for him 1
i inquired 1
i obtained leave 1
in detail 1
inquiring 1
is dedicated 1
let me make a request 1
make your request 1
of asking 1
of you to ask 1
pray 1
questioned 1
seek 1
seek counsel 1
she dedicated to 1
should ask 1
so he asked 1
so i questioned them 1
tell me 1
that they granted their request 1
the consultation 1
the request 1
then i asked her 1
they ask me 1
they greeted 1
they inquired 1
they make charges 1
they will ask 1
they will greet you 1
things i ask 1
was borrowed 1
when i ask them 1
where he asked 1
where he asked him 1
who were asking him for 1
who will seek counsel 1
wish 1
woman shall ask 1
you and asks 1
you asked 1
you have asked 1
you have asked for 1
you have requested 1
you might as well request 1
you requested 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
ask 19
asked 12
enquired 10
and asked 4
and he asked 3
asketh 3
borrow 3
and ask 2
and enquire 2
and i asked 2
and saluted 2
but hast asked 2
earnestly 2
he asked 2
him to ask 2
i will demand 2
shall ask 2
to ask 2
to enquire 2
whatsoever she asked 2
according to all that thou desiredst 1
and asketh thee 1
and beg 1
and enquired 1
and greet 1
and hast enquired 1
and hast not asked 1
and have not asked 1
and he desired 1
and he enquired 1
and he requested 1
and now i ask 1
and they asked 1
and they borrowed 1
and they will 1
and thou hast not asked 1
and when he required 1
and why dost thou ask 1
and wished 1
asked him 1
because i have asked 1
but i asked 1
by asking 1
by wishing 1
demanded 1
desired 1
desireth 1
did i desire 1
enquire 1
for ask 1
for enquire 1
for i will demand 1
for it was borrowed 1
for thyself nor hast asked 1
had asked 1
had enquired 1
hast thou not required 1
have i desired 1
have i required 1
have ye not asked 1
he consulted 1
he saluted 1
he shall be lent 1
him and they asked 1
him that which he requested 1
i desire 1
i require 1
i will ask 1
i will not ask 1
in asking 1
neither hast asked 1
neither yet hast asked 1
not and also for asking 1
obtained i leave 1
or a consulter 1
pray 1
require 1
required 1
shall borrow 1
shall he beg 1
so that they lent 1
than these for thou dost not enquire 1
that asked 1
that he requested 1
that i shall ask 1
that thou hast asked 1
that when i asked 1
thee that which thou hast not asked 1
then he asked 1
therefore also i have lent 1
therefore they enquired 1
they ask 1
they laid to my charge 1
they shall ask 1
they shall surely 1
thou dost ask 1
thou hast asked 1
to require 1
to salute 1
unto her ask on 1
unto him ask 1
unto him ask counsel 1
unto him because thou hast asked 1
unto him why askest 1
unto them i would desire 1
us straitly 1
wherefore then dost thou ask 1
which he asked 1
which i asked 1
which is lent 1
who shall ask 1
whom ye have desired 1

Verses containing H7592

Page 2 of 4. 157 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.

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  2. 1 Samuel 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

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  3. 1 Samuel 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

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  4. 1 Samuel 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

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  5. 1 Samuel 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

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  6. 1 Samuel 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

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  7. 1 Samuel 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

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  8. 1 Samuel 14:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

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  9. 1 Samuel 17:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.

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  10. 1 Samuel 17:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.

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  11. 1 Samuel 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.

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  12. 1 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’

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  13. 1 Samuel 20:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,

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  14. 1 Samuel 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

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  15. 1 Samuel 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”

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  16. 1 Samuel 22:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

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  17. 1 Samuel 23:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

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  18. 1 Samuel 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  19. 1 Samuel 25:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name

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  20. 1 Samuel 25:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”

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  21. 1 Samuel 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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  22. 1 Samuel 28:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

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  23. 1 Samuel 30:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

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  24. 1 Samuel 30:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he greeted them,

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  25. 2 Samuel 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

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  26. 2 Samuel 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

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  27. 2 Samuel 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  28. 2 Samuel 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

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  29. 2 Samuel 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,

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  30. 2 Samuel 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing and how the war was going.

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  31. 2 Samuel 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

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  32. 2 Samuel 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the king said to the woman, “I am going to ask you something; do not conceal it from me!” “Let my lord the king speak,” she replied.

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  33. 2 Samuel 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

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  34. 2 Samuel 20:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

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  35. 1 Kings 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.

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  36. 1 Kings 2:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”

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  37. 1 Kings 2:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

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  38. 1 Kings 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

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  39. 1 Kings 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.

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  40. 1 Kings 3:11 · BSB · 5 occurrences

    So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—

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  41. 1 Kings 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.

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  42. 1 Kings 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

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  43. 1 Kings 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

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  44. 2 Kings 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

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  45. 2 Kings 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

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  46. 2 Kings 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

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  47. 2 Kings 4:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”

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  48. 2 Kings 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”

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  49. 2 Kings 8:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”

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  50. 1 Chronicles 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

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