שְׁאֵלָה (šĕʾēlâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning request. It appears
14 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7596).
Also rendered
petition
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2303a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2303a)request, thing asked for; a petition, a loan
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שְׁאֵלָהnoun, feminine: request, thing asked for
Strong's H7596שְׁאֵלָה: a petition; by implication, a loan KJV:loan, petition, request.
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.
Root family 2303: שָׁאַלšāʾal — 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…