Hebrew · H7592

שָׁאַל

To inquire ; by implication, to request ; by extension, to demand

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שָׁאַל H7592

Pronunciation šāʾal

What does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) mean in the Bible?

שָׁאַל (šāʾal): Ranges from seeking information or counsel to requesting favor to demanding payment or obligation—fundamentally about voicing need.

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What does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) mean in the Bible?

שָׁאַל (šāʾal): Ranges from seeking information or counsel to requesting favor to demanding payment or obligation—fundamentally about voicing need.

How does the BSB render H7592?

The BSB source-word alignment has 173 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ask (17), inquired (11), . . . (6), asked (5), He asked (3).

Where does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:47. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (32), 1 Kings (15), Judges (14), Genesis (13).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

ask 17× Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 32:7, Joshua 4:6

inquired 11× Judges 1:1, Judges 20:27, 1 Samuel 14:37, 1 Samuel 23:2

. . . 6× 1 Samuel 20:6, 1 Samuel 20:28, 2 Samuel 20:18, 1 Kings 2:16

asked 5× Genesis 26:7, Genesis 44:19, 2 Samuel 11:7, 2 Kings 8:6

He asked 3× Genesis 38:21, Genesis 43:27, 1 Samuel 17:22

I will question you 3× Job 38:3, Job 40:7, Job 42:4

inquire 3× Judges 18:5, Job 8:8, Jeremiah 18:13

requested 3× Genesis 32:29, 2 Chronicles 1:11, Psalms 137:3

to ask 3× Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, Jeremiah 15:5

and asked 2× Genesis 37:15, Exodus 12:35

and inquired 2× Judges 20:18, 1 Samuel 22:13

asks you 2× Exodus 13:14, Jeremiah 23:33

do you ask 2× Genesis 32:29, Judges 13:18

request 2× 1 Kings 2:22, 1 Kings 3:13

requesting 2× 1 Kings 3:11, 2 Chronicles 1:11

require 2× 2 Samuel 3:13, Psalms 40:6

she asked 2× 1 Kings 10:13, 2 Chronicles 9:12

They asked 2× Psalms 105:40, Jeremiah 36:17

to greet 2× 2 Samuel 8:10, 1 Chronicles 18:10

urgently requested 2× 1 Samuel 20:6, 1 Samuel 20:28

- 1× 1 Chronicles 18:10

Ahimelech inquired 1× 1 Samuel 22:10

am going to ask 1× Jeremiah 38:14

and ask 1× Genesis 24:57

and asks you 1× Judges 4:20

and at his request 1× 2 Samuel 12:20

and greeted him 1× Judges 18:15

and interrogate 1× Deuteronomy 13:14

and interrogated him 1× Judges 8:14

and prayed 1× 1 Kings 19:4

and questioned him 1× Jeremiah 38:27

and sought 1× 2 Chronicles 11:23

and wished 1× Jonah 4:8

as beggars 1× Psalms 109:10

ask for Me 1× Isaiah 65:1

ask him 1× Judges 13:6

asking 1× Isaiah 30:2

asks 1× Deuteronomy 6:20

beg for 1× Lamentations 4:4

borrow 1× 2 Kings 4:3

borrows 1× Exodus 22:14

but have asked 1× 2 Chronicles 1:11

but you have asked 1× 1 Kings 3:11

by asking 1× 1 Samuel 12:17

by asking for 1× Job 31:30

by demanding 1× Psalms 78:18

consult 1× Hosea 4:12

consulted 1× 1 Chronicles 10:13

consults 1× Deuteronomy 18:11

dedicate the boy 1× 1 Samuel 1:28

demand 1× Micah 7:3

desired 1× Ecclesiastes 2:10

Did I ask you 1× 2 Kings 4:28

do you consult me 1× 1 Samuel 28:16

do you question Me 1× Isaiah 45:11

Find out 1× 1 Samuel 17:56

for 1× Ezra 8:22

for him 1× 1 Samuel 22:15

going to ask 1× 2 Samuel 14:18

Greet him 1× 1 Samuel 25:5

had made this request 1× 1 Kings 3:10

He asked for 1× Judges 5:25

He asked You for 1× Psalms 21:4

he consults 1× Ezekiel 21:21

he greeted them 1× 1 Samuel 30:21

he had requested 1× Judges 8:26

He inquired 1× 1 Samuel 28:6

he looks 1× Proverbs 20:4

he requested 1× Joshua 19:50

I asked 1× 1 Samuel 1:27

I have asked 1× Psalms 27:4

I have asked for him 1× 1 Samuel 1:20

I inquired 1× 1 Samuel 22:15

I obtained leave 1× Nehemiah 13:6

in detail 1× Genesis 43:7

inquiring 1× Judges 20:23

is dedicated 1× 1 Samuel 1:28

Let me make a request 1× Judges 8:24

Make your request 1× 1 Kings 2:20

of asking 1× 1 Samuel 12:19

of you to ask 1× Ecclesiastes 7:10

Pray 1× Psalms 122:6

questioned 1× Genesis 43:7

seek 1× Joshua 9:14

Seek counsel 1× 2 Samuel 20:18

she dedicated to 1× 1 Samuel 2:20

should ask 1× Exodus 11:2

So he asked 1× Genesis 40:7

So I questioned them 1× Nehemiah 1:2

Tell me 1× 2 Kings 2:9

that they granted their request 1× Exodus 12:36

the consultation 1× 2 Samuel 16:23

the request 1× 1 Chronicles 4:10

Then I asked her 1× Genesis 24:47

They ask Me 1× Isaiah 58:2

They greeted 1× Exodus 18:7

they inquired 1× 1 Samuel 10:22

they make charges 1× Psalms 35:11

They will ask 1× Jeremiah 50:5

They will greet you 1× 1 Samuel 10:4

things I ask 1× Proverbs 30:7

was borrowed 1× 2 Kings 6:5

when I ask them 1× Isaiah 41:28

where he asked 1× 1 Samuel 19:22

where he asked him 1× Jeremiah 37:17

who were asking him for 1× 1 Samuel 8:10

who will seek counsel 1× Numbers 27:21

wish 1× Deuteronomy 14:26

woman shall ask 1× Exodus 3:22

you and asks 1× Genesis 32:17

you asked 1× Deuteronomy 18:16

you have asked 1× 1 Samuel 1:17

you have asked for 1× 1 Kings 3:11

You have requested 1× 2 Kings 2:10

you might as well request 1× 1 Kings 2:22

you requested 1× 1 Samuel 12:13

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First aligned row Genesis 24:47

Aligned rows 173

Books represented 27

Genesis 13 Exodus 7 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 5 Judges 14 1 Samuel 32 2 Samuel 11 1 Kings 15 2 Kings 6 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 6 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 7 Psalms 10 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 11 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל 6x way·yiš·’al Genesis 43:27, 1 Samuel 14:37, 1 Samuel 28:6, 2 Samuel 5:23

שְׁאַל־ 6x šə·’al- Deuteronomy 4:32, Judges 18:5, Job 8:8, Job 12:7

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל 5x way·yiš·’al 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 30:8, 2 Samuel 5:19, 1 Chronicles 14:10

שָׁאַ֣ל 4x šā·’al 1 Kings 3:10, Psalms 21:4, Psalms 105:40, Ezekiel 21:21

וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל 3x way·yiš·’al Genesis 32:29, 1 Samuel 19:22, 2 Samuel 11:7

וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל 3x way·yiš·’al 1 Samuel 17:22, 1 Samuel 30:21, 2 Kings 8:6

לִשְׁא֤וֹל 3x liš·’ō·wl Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, Ezra 8:22

אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ 2x ’eš·’ā·lə·ḵā Job 40:7, Job 42:4

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 23x Genesis 32:29, Genesis 38:21, Genesis 40:7, Genesis 43:27

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 14x Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:19

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 13x Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 32:7, Judges 18:5, 1 Samuel 17:56

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 11x Genesis 43:7, Genesis 44:19, Joshua 19:50, Judges 5:25

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 10x Genesis 26:7, Exodus 12:35, Exodus 18:7, Judges 1:1

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular 10x Deuteronomy 18:16, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 2 Chronicles 1:11

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 6x Deuteronomy 10:12, 2 Samuel 3:13, 2 Samuel 14:18, 1 Kings 2:16

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 6x Joshua 9:14, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 65:1

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7592?

Where does שָׁאַל (šāʾal) appear in Scripture?

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