שָׁאַל (šāʾal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning ask. It appears
176 times
in 27 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7592).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2303)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2303)ask, inquire; ask for, borrow, seek, desire, inquire of, consult; ask for oneself; inquire carefully, beg, practise beggary; let, give, lend, on request, grant, make over to; request, demand; lay to charge, enquire, greet…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁאַלverb: ask, inquire
Qal
1.
a.ask, ask for
b.ask, for temporary use, i.e. borrow
c.in weakened sense, seek, desire (late)
2.
a.inquire of
b.inquire of, consult, deity, oracle
c.in weakened sense, seek, desire (late)
Niphalask for oneself
Piel
1.inquire carefully
2.beg, practise beggary
Hiphil(properly let one ask [successfully], give, or lend, on request, then) grant, make over to
Strong's H7592שָׁאַל: to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand KJV:ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, × earnestly, enquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, × straitly, × surely, wish.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.