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Lexicon :: Strong's H7596 - šᵊ'ēlâ

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שְׁאֵלָה
Transliteration
šᵊ'ēlâ
Pronunciation
sheh-ay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2303a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁאֵלָה shᵉʼêlâh, sheh-ay-law'; or שֵׁלָה shêlâh; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592; a petition; by implication, a loan:—loan, petition, request.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H7596 in the following manner: petition (10x), request (3x), loan (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H7596 in the following manner: petition (10x), request (3x), loan (1x).

  1. request, thing asked for, demand

    1. request, petition

    2. thing asked for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁאֵלָה shᵉʼêlâh, sheh-ay-law'; or שֵׁלָה shêlâh; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592; a petition; by implication, a loan:—loan, petition, request.
STRONGS H7596: Abbreviations
† 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

8:24; 8:24

1 Samuel

1:17; 1:27; 2:20

1 Kings

2:16; 2:20

Esther

5:6; 5:6; 5:7; 5:8; 7:2; 7:3; 9:12

Job

6:8; 6:8

Psalms

106:15; 106:15

H7596

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7596 matches the Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (šᵊ'ēlâ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:24 - However, I do have one request—that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.” (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17 - “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:27 - I asked the LORD to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20 - Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the LORD.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:16 - So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don’t turn me down.”
“What is it?” she asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:20 - “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “I hope you won’t turn me down.”
“What is it, my mother?” he asked. “You know I won’t refuse you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:6 - And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “Now tell me what you really want. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:7 - Esther replied, “This is my request and deepest wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:8 - If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for you. Then I will explain what this is all about.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:2 - On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “Tell me what you want, Queen Esther. What is your request? I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:3 - Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the lives of my people will be spared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:12 - he called for Queen Esther. He said, “The Jews have killed 500 men in the fortress of Susa alone, as well as Haman’s ten sons. If they have done that here, what has happened in the rest of the provinces? But now, what more do you want? It will be granted to you; tell me and I will do it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:8 - “Oh, that I might have my request,
that God would grant my desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:15 - So he gave them what they asked for,
but he sent a plague along with it.
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