Shâʼal (H7592) — Meaning of the Hebrew word Shâʼal in English — Strong's Lexicon

Occurrences

Shâʼal occurs 159 times in 144 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (11), Exodus (7), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (8), Joshua (5), Judges (13), 1 Samuel (23), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (9), 2 Kings (6), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (4), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2), Job (6), Psalms (10), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (1)

Genesis 24:47 — And I asked (וָאֶשְׁאַ֣ל) her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Genesis 24:57 — And they said, We will call the damsel, and (וְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖ה) enquire at her mouth.
Genesis 26:7 — And the men of the place asked (וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ) him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 32:17 — And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh (וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙) thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
Genesis 32:29 — And Jacob asked (וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל) him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
Genesis 32:29 — And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask (תִּשְׁאַ֣ל) after my name? And he blessed him there.
Genesis 37:15 — And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked (וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ) him, saying, What seekest thou?
Genesis 38:21 — Then he asked (וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל) the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
Genesis 40:7 — And he asked (וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל) Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?
Genesis 43:7 — And they said, The man asked us straitly (שָֽׁאַל) of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis 43:7 — And they said, The man asked us straitly (שָׁא֣וֹל) of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis 43:27 — And he asked (וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל) them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Genesis 44:19 — My lord asked (שָׁאַ֔ל) his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
Exodus 3:22 — But every woman shall borrow (וְשָׁאֲלָ֨ה) of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
Exodus 11:2 — Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow (וְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּ) of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
Exodus 12:35 — And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed (וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙) of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
Exodus 12:36 — And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent (וַיַּשְׁאִל֑וּם) unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
Exodus 13:14 — And it shall be when thy son asketh (יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥) thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Exodus 18:7 — And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked (וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ) each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
Exodus 22:14 — And if a man borrow (יִשְׁאַ֥ל) ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
Numbers 27:21 — And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask (וְשָׁ֥אַל) counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
Deuteronomy 4:32 — For ask (שְׁאַל) now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
Deuteronomy 6:20 — And when thy son asketh (יִשְׁאָלְךָ֥) thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Deuteronomy 10:12 — And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require (שֹׁאֵ֖ל) of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 13:14 — Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask (וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖) diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
Deuteronomy 14:26 — And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth (תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖): and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Deuteronomy 18:11 — Or a charmer, or a consulter (וְשֹׁאֵ֥ל) with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deuteronomy 18:16 — According to all that thou desiredst (שָׁאַ֜לְתָּ) of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
Deuteronomy 32:7 — Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask (שְׁאַ֤ל) thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
Joshua 4:6 — That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask (יִשְׁאָל֨וּן) their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Joshua 4:21 — And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask (יִשְׁאָל֨וּן) their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
Joshua 9:14 — And the men took of their victuals, and asked (שָׁאָֽלוּ) not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
Joshua 15:18 — And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask (לִשְׁא֤וֹל) of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Joshua 19:50 — According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked (שָׁאָ֔ל), even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
Judges 1:1 — Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked (וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙) the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
Judges 1:14 — And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask (לִשְׁא֤וֹל) of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
Judges 4:20 — Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and (וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ) enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Judges 5:25 — He asked (שָׁאַ֖ל) water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Judges 8:14 — And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and (וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּ) enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
Judges 8:24 — And Gideon said unto them, I would desire (אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה) a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Judges 8:26 — And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested (שָׁאָ֔ל) was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
Judges 13:6 — Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked (שְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙) him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
Judges 13:18 — And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest (תִּשְׁאַ֣ל) thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
Judges 18:5 — And they said unto him, Ask counsel (שְׁאַל), we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Judges 18:15 — And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted (וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ) him.
Judges 20:18 — And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel (וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ) of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
Judges 20:23 — (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel (וַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּ) of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
1 Samuel 1:17 — Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked (שָׁאַ֖לְתְּ) of him.
1 Samuel 1:20 — Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked (שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו) him of the LORD.
1 Samuel 1:27 — For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked (שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי) of him:

Shâʼal — H7592

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