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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 Bible in Basic English.

  1. Psalms 109:10

    Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

    וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ (שִׁאֵ֑לוּ) shi.'E.lu “they will beg”

  2. Psalms 122:6

    O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.

    שַׁ֭אֲלוּ Sha.'a.lu “ask for”

  3. Psalms 137:3

    For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

    שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ (שְֽׁאֵל֪וּ) she.'e.Lu. “they asked”

  4. Proverbs 20:4

    The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

    וְשָׁאַ֖ל (שָׁאַ֖ל) yish.'al “he asks”

  5. Proverbs 30:7

    I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

    שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי sha.'Al.ti “I ask”

  6. Ecclesiastes 2:10

    And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

    שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ sha.'a.Lu “they asked”

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:10

    Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

    שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ sha.'Al.ta “you have asked”

  8. Isaiah 7:11

    Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

    שְׁאַל־ she.'al- “ask”

  9. Isaiah 7:12

    But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

    אֶשְׁאַ֥ל 'esh.'Al “I will ask”

  10. Isaiah 30:2

    Who make a move to go down into Egypt, without authority from me; who are looking to the strength of Pharaoh for help, and whose hope is in the shade of Egypt.

    שָׁאָ֑לוּ sha.'A.lu “they have consulted”

  11. Isaiah 41:28

    And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.

    וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם (אֶשְׁאָלֵ֖) 'esh.'a.Le “I will ask”

  12. Isaiah 45:11

    The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Will you put a question to me about the things which are to come, or will you give me orders about my sons, and the work of my hands?

    שְׁאָל֔וּנִי (שְׁאָל֔וּ) she.'a.Lu. “ask”

  13. Isaiah 58:2

    Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come ne

    יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙ (יִשְׁאָל֙וּ) yish.'a.Lu. “they ask”

  14. Isaiah 65:1

    I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

    שָׁאָ֔לוּ sha.'A.lu “they had asked”

  15. Jeremiah 6:16

    This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.

    וְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ (שַׁאֲל֣וּ) sha.'a.Lu “ask”

  16. Jeremiah 15:5

    For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? and who will have sorrow for you? or who will go out of his way to see how you are?

    לִשְׁאֹ֥ל (שְׁאֹ֥ל) sh.'Ol “ask”

  17. Jeremiah 18:13

    So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.

    שַֽׁאֲלוּ־ sha.'a.lu- “ask”

  18. Jeremiah 23:33

    And if this people, or the prophet, or a priest, questioning you, says, What word of weight is there from the Lord? then you are to say to them, You are the word, for I will not be troubled with you any more, says the Lord.

    יִשְׁאָלְךָ֩ (יִשְׁאָלְ) yish.'a.le. “it will ask”

  19. Jeremiah 30:6

    Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman does when the pains of birth are on her, and all faces are turned green?

    שַׁאֲלוּ־ sha.'a.lu- “ask”

  20. Jeremiah 36:17

    And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?

    שָׁאֲל֖וּ sha.'a.Lu “they asked”

  21. Jeremiah 37:17

    Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.

    וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ (יִּשְׁאָלֵ֨) i.yish.'a.Le. “he asked”

  22. Jeremiah 38:14

    Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and took him into the rulers' doorway in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah, I have a question to put to you; keep nothing back from me.

    שֹׁאֵ֨ל sho.'El “[am] about to ask”

  23. Jeremiah 38:27

    Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.

    וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ (יִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ) i.yish.'a.Lu “they asked”

  24. Jeremiah 48:19

    O daughter of Aroer, take your station by the way, on the watch: questioning him who is in flight, and her who has got away safe, say, What has been done?

    שַׁאֲלִי־ sha.'a.li- “ask”

  25. Jeremiah 50:5

    They will be questioning about the way to Zion, with their faces turned in its direction, saying, Come, and be united to the Lord in an eternal agreement which will be kept in mind for ever.

    יִשְׁאָ֔לוּ yish.'A.lu “they will ask for”