שְׁאֵלָה sheelah
Hebrew word for “petition” · Strong’s H7596 · used 14 times in 14 verses
Meaning
1) request, thing asked for, demand; 1a) request, petition; 1b) thing asked for; Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (שְׁאֵלָא "affair" H7595)
How it is translated
Glosses given for sheelah in context, with how often each is used:
- petition 14
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Esther 5 (3), 1 Samuel 1 (2), 1 Kings 2 (2), Esther 7 (2), Judges 8 (1), 1 Samuel 2 (1), Esther 9 (1), Job 6 (1), Psalms 106 (1)
Forms
- שׁאלתי 4
- שׁאלה 3
- שׁאלתך 3
- שׁלתך 1
- השׁאלה 1
- בשׁאלתי 1
- שׁאלתם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with sheelah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- בַּקָּשָׁה baqqashah “request” 6
- אֶסְתֵּר ester “Esther” 5
- שָׁאַל shaal “to ask” 6
- מַלְכָּה malkah “queen” 3
- מִשְׁתֶּה mishteh “feast” 3
- עֵלִי eli “Eli” 2
- ךְ kh “you” 3
- עָנָה anah “to answer” 3
- הָמָן haman “Haman” 2
- חֵן chen “favor” 2
- מַלְכוּת malkhut “royalty” 2
- חֲצִי chetsi “half” 2
Key verses
The verses using sheelah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Judges 8:24 — And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because…
- 1 Samuel 1:17 — Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
- 1 Samuel 1:27 — For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
- 1 Samuel 2:20 — And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
- 1 Kings 2:20 — Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
- Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the…
- Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the…
- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy…
- Esther 7:3 — Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my…
- Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they…
- Job 6:8 — Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
- Psalms 106:15 — And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
See all 14 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.