Shᵉʼêlâh — H7596

Definition

feminine noun

a petition; by implication, a loan

1. request, thing asked for, demand
1. request, petition
2. thing asked for

Usually translated as

petition, request, loan

Origin

or shêlâh; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592

• Derived from Shâʼal (H7592)

Greek equivalents

• aítēma (G155)
• axióō (G515)

Occurrences

Shᵉʼêlâh occurs 14 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (1), 1 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (2), Esther (6), Job (1), Psalms (1)

• Judges 8:24 — And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request (שְׁאֵלָ֔ה) of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
• 1 Samuel 1:17 — Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition (שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ) that thou hast asked of him.
• 1 Samuel 1:27 — For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition (שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י) which I asked of him:
• 1 Samuel 2:20 — And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan (הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה) which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
• 1 Kings 2:16 — And now I ask one petition (שְׁאֵלָ֤ה) of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
• 1 Kings 2:20 — Then she said, I desire one small petition (שְׁאֵלָ֨ה) of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
• Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition (שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ)? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
• Esther 5:7 — Then answered Esther, and said, My petition (שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י) and my request is;
• Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition (שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י), and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
• Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition (שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ), queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
• Esther 7:3 — Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition (בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י), and my people at my request:
• Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition (שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙)? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
• Job 6:8 — Oh that I might have my request (שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י); and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
• Psalms 106:15 — And he gave them their request (שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם); but sent leanness into their soul.