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
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 4 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.
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
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