שְׁאֵלָה
she.e.lahNoun (Feminine)H7596
petition
From: or שֵׁלָה; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592 (שָׁאַל);
Short Definition
a petition; by implication, a loan
Full Lexicon Entry
- request, thing asked for, demand 1a) request, petition 1b) thing asked for Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (*שְׁאֵלָא *"affair" H7595)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
14 timesAppears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Esther
6
1 Samuel
3
1 Kings
2
Judges
1
Job
1
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 2:16
- 1 Samuel 1:17
- 1 Samuel 2:20
- Esther 5:7
- Esther 7:2
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