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H7592שָׁאַלsha.al

to askPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 13
  2. 7
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 1
  5. 8
  6. 5
  7. 14
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 31
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 6
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 7
  19. 10
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 7
  24. 11
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 1
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. Malachi: 0

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171 occurrences in 157 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Chronicles 10:13

    So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, because of the word of the LORD, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of a ghost, to inquire thereby,

    לִשְׁא֥וֹל (שְׁא֥וֹל) sh.'ol “consult”

  2. 1 Chronicles 14:10

    And David inquired of God, saying: 'Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.'

    וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (יִּשְׁאַ֨ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”

  3. 1 Chronicles 14:14

    And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

    וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (יִּשְׁאַ֨ל) i.yish.'Al “he enquired”

  4. 1 Chronicles 18:10

    he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him--because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou--and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

    לִשְׁאָל (שְׁאָל) sh.'ol- “ask”

  5. 2 Chronicles 1:7

    In that night did God, appear unto Solomon, and said unto him: 'Ask what I shall give thee.'

    שְׁאַ֖ל she.'Al “ask”

  6. 2 Chronicles 1:11

    And God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My

    שָׁ֠אַלְתָּ Sha.'al.ta “you have asked for”שָׁאָ֑לְתָּ sha.'A.le.ta “you have asked for”וַתִּֽשְׁאַל־ (תִּֽשְׁאַל) tish.'al- “you have asked for”

  7. 2 Chronicles 9:12

    And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

    שָׁאָ֔לָה sha.'A.lah “she asked”

  8. 2 Chronicles 11:23

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.

    וַיִּשְׁאַ֖ל (יִּשְׁאַ֖ל) i.yish.'Al “he sought”

  9. Ezra 8:22

    For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is again

    לִשְׁא֤וֹל (שְׁא֤וֹל) sh.'ol “ask”

  10. Nehemiah 1:2

    that Hanani, one of my brethren, came out of Judah, he and certain men; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

    וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם (אֶשְׁאָלֵ֞) 'esh.'a.Le “I asked”

  11. Nehemiah 13:6

    But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king, and after certain days asked I leave of the king;

    נִשְׁאַ֥לְתִּי nish.'Al.ti “I requested leave of absence”

  12. Job 8:8

    For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out--

    שְׁאַל־ she.'al- “ask”

  13. Job 12:7

    But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;

    שְׁאַל־ she.'al- “ask”

  14. Job 21:29

    Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,

    שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם She.'el.tem “have you asked”

  15. Job 31:30

    Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.

    לִשְׁאֹ֖ל (שְׁאֹ֖ל) sh.'Ol “asking for”

  16. Job 38:3

    Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

    וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ (אֶשְׁאָלְ) 'esh.'al. “I will ask”

  17. Job 40:7

    Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

    אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ (אֶ֝שְׁאָלְ) 'esh.'al. “I will ask”

  18. Job 42:4

    Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak; I will demand of Thee, and declare Thou unto me.

    אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ (אֶ֝שְׁאָלְ) 'esh.'al. “I will ask”

  19. Psalms 2:8

    Ask of Me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.

    שְׁאַ֤ל she.'Al “ask”

  20. Psalms 21:5

    He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.

    שָׁאַ֣ל sha.'Al “he asked”

  21. Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple.

    שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי sha.'Al.ti “I have asked”

  22. Psalms 35:11

    Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.

    יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃ (יִשְׁאָלֽוּ) yish.'a.Lu. “they ask”

  23. Psalms 40:7

    Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required.

    שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃ sha.'A.le.ta “you asked for”

  24. Psalms 78:18

    And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.

    לִֽשְׁאָל־ (שְׁאָל) sh.'ol- “requesting”

  25. Psalms 105:40

    They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.

    שָׁאַ֣ל sha.'Al “he asked”