Strong's H7592 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׁאַל (shâʼal)

Pronunciation: shaw-al'

Morphology: v

Derivation: or שָׁאֵל (shâʼêl); a primitive root

Definition: to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

KJV Renderings: 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

Senses

1. to ask, enquire, borrow, beg
   1. (Qal)
      1. to ask, ask for
      2. to ask (as a favour), borrow
      3. to enquire, enquire of
      4. to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)
      5. to seek
   2. (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence
   3. (Piel)
      1. to enquire, enquire carefully
      2. to beg, practise beggary
   4. (Hiphil)
      1. to be given on request
      2. to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to

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