שָׁאַלshâʼal

Meanings

Same root

• אֶשְׁתָּאֹלʼEshtâʼôl · H847Eshtaol, a place in Palestine
• מִשְׁאָלMishʼâl · H4861Mishal, a place in Palestine
• מִשְׁאָלָהmishʼâlâh · H4862a request
• שְׁאוֹלshᵉʼôwl · H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
• שָׁאוּלShâʼûwl · H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
• שְׁאֵלshᵉʼêl · H7593{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}
• שְׁאָלShᵉʼâl · H7594Sheal, an Israelite
• שְׁאֵלָהshᵉʼêlâh · H7596a petition; by implication, a loan

Where it appears

Appears 171 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 24:47 “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.
• Genesis 24:57 “Well,” they said, “we’ll call Rebekah and ask her what she thinks.”
• Genesis 26:7 When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.”
• Genesis 32:17 He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group: “When my brother, Esau, meets you, he will ask, ‘Whose servants are you? Where are you going? Who owns these animals?’
• Genesis 32:29 “Please tell me your name,” Jacob said. “Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
• Genesis 37:15 When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked.