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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.