What does שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlāh): Request rooted in need; moves from petition to borrowed goods requiring return
Hebrew · H7596
שְׁאֵלָה
A petition ; by implication, a loan
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שְׁאֵלָה H7596
Pronunciation šĕʾēlāh
What does שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlāh): Request rooted in need; moves from petition to borrowed goods requiring return
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7596?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include your petition (2), - (1), . . . (1), as my petition (1), is your petition (1).
Where does שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 8:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (6), 1 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (2), Job (1).
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 your petition 2× Esther 7:2, Esther 9:12
- 1× 1 Samuel 1:27
. . . 1× Judges 8:24
as my petition 1× Esther 7:3
is your petition 1× Esther 5:6
my petition 1× Esther 5:8
my request 1× Job 6:8
request 1× 1 Kings 2:16
request of you 1× 1 Kings 2:20
the one 1× 1 Samuel 2:20
the petition 1× 1 Samuel 1:17
their request 1× Psalms 106:15
This is my petition 1× Esther 5:7
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 8:24 שְׁאֵלָ֔ה to . . . Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 1:17 שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ to the petition Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1 Samuel 1:27 שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י to - Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1 Samuel 2:20 הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה to the one Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 2:16 שְׁאֵלָ֤ה to request Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 2:20 שְׁאֵלָ֨ה to request of you Noun - feminine singular Esther 5:6 שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ to is your petition Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Esther 5:7 שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י to This is my petition Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Esther 5:8 שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י to my petition Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Esther 7:2 שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ to your petition Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 8:24
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Judges 1 1 Samuel 3 1 Kings 2 Esther 6 Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י 2x šə·’ê·lā·ṯî 1 Samuel 1:27, Esther 5:8
בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י 1x biš·’ê·lā·ṯî Esther 7:3
הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה 1x haš·šə·’ê·lāh 1 Samuel 2:20
שְׁאֵלָ֔ה 1x šə·’ê·lāh Judges 8:24
שְׁאֵלָ֤ה 1x šə·’ê·lāh 1 Kings 2:16
שְׁאֵלָ֨ה 1x šə·’ê·lāh 1 Kings 2:20
שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י 1x šə·’ê·lā·ṯî Esther 5:7
שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י 1x še·’ĕ·lā·ṯî Job 6:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 4x 1 Samuel 1:27, Esther 5:7, Esther 5:8, Job 6:8
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 4x 1 Samuel 1:17, Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2, Esther 9:12
Noun - feminine singular 3x Judges 8:24, 1 Kings 2:16, 1 Kings 2:20
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 2:20
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 106:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Esther 7:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Request rooted in need; moves from petition to borrowed goods requiring return
Source Gloss
a petition ; by implication, a loan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Request rooted in need; moves from petition to borrowed goods requiring return
a petition; by implication, a loan BDB: request Usage: loan, petition, request.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁאֵלָה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain