Lexical Definition

‎שְׁאֵלָה‎ shᵉʼêlâh (sheh-ay-law') petition ^H:N-F
or שֵׁלָה shêlâh (shay-law'); (1 Samuel 1:17), from ‎שָׁאַל‎

loan, petition, request.

• a petition
• by implication, a loan

1) request, thing asked for, demand
1a) request, petition
1b) thing asked for

See Greek: αἴτημα · ἀξιόω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (‎ש‎ְׁ‎א‎ֵ‎ל‎ָ‎א‎ "affair" שְׁאֵלָא)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שֵׁלָה

‎שְׁאֵלָה‎ [I. ‎שֵׁלָה‎] noun feminine request, thing asked for: — ‎׳‎‎שְׁא‎ Judg 8:24, +; suffix ‎שְׁאֵלָתִּי‎ 1Sam 1:27 +, ‎שֶׁאֱלָתּי‎ Job 6:8, ‎שְׁאֵלָתֵךְ‎ Esth 5:6 +, ‎שֵׁלָתֵךְ‎ 1Sam 1:17, ‎שֶׁאֱלָתָם‎ Ps 106:15 —

1. request, petition, Judg 8:24; 1Kgs 2:16; 1Kgs 2:20 (both accusative of congnate meaning with verb with ‎שָׁאַל‎), Esth 5:6; Esth 5:7 (with ‎נָתַן‎ = grant), Esth 7:2; Esth 7:3; Esth 9:12. This passes easily into

2. thing asked for, 1Sam 2:20, with ‎נָתַן‎ Esth 5:8; Ps 106:15 ‎׳‎‎תָּבוֺא שׁ‎ Job 6:8. — II. ‎שֵׁלָה‎ see below ‎אֶשָׁתָּאֹל‎ proper name, masculine, see above.

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