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שְׁאֵלָה

she.e.lahpetitionHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine14 occurrences6 books14 verses

Definition

or שֵׁלָה; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592; a petition; by implication, a loan
Traditional renderings: loan, petition, request.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שְׁאֵלָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Judges 8:24שְׁאֵלָ֔ה
    Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
  2. 1 Samuel 1:17שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ · the petition
    “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
  3. 1 Samuel 1:27שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י
    I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
  4. 1 Samuel 2:20הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה · the one
    And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
  5. 1 Kings 2:16שְׁאֵלָ֤ה · request
    So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
  6. 1 Kings 2:20שְׁאֵלָ֨ה · request of you
    “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
  7. Esther 5:6שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ · is your petition
    And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
  8. Esther 5:7שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י · This is my petition
    Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:
  9. Esther 5:8שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י · my petition
    If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
  10. Esther 7:2שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ · your petition
    …and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
  11. Esther 7:3בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י · as my petition
    Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
  12. Esther 9:12שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙ · your petition
    …who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
  13. Job 6:8שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י · my request
    If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
  14. Psalm 106:15שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם · their request
    So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.