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שָׁאַל verb ask, inquire (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian ša°âlu, Arabic , Ethiopic Sabean מסאל request petition, HomChrest.124 Levy-OsZMG xix(1865), 165; Aramaic , שְׁאֵיל; Old Aramaic Zinjirli שאל Ldzb371, Nabataean Hiph`il lend Idib.; — on ׳שׁ compare JastrJBL xix (1900), 82 ff.); — Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular
׳שׁ Judg 5:25 +,
שָׁאָ֑ל Judg 8:26 +2 t.; consecutive
וְשָׁ֫אַל לוֺ Num 27:21 suffix
וּשְׁאֵלְךָ consecutive
Gen 32:18 (
Ges«GKC:64f»§ 64f),
וּשְׁאֵלֵךְ consecutive
Judg 4:20 1 singular suffix
שְׁאִלְתִּיו 1Sam 1:20,
שְׁאִלְתִּיהוּ Judg 13:16 3 plural suffix
שְׁאֵלוּנוּ Ps 137:3 2 masculine plural
שְׁאֶלְתֶּם 1Sam 12:13 (strike out
ᵐ5 Th We Dr and most),
Job 21:29,
וּשְׁאֶלָתֶּםֿ consecutive
1Sam 25:5, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יִשְׁאַל Exod 22:13 + ,etc.;
Imperative שְׁאַל Isa 7:11 +,
שְׁאָלוּנִי Isa 45:11 ( <
תִּשְׁאְֵלוּנִי Weir
Che and others), etc.;
Infinitive absolute שָׁאוֺל Gen 43:7 +; construct
לִשְׁאֹל Judg 1:14 +, etc.;
Participle active שֹׁאֵל 2Sam 3:13 +, feminine singular
שֹׁאֶלֶת 1Kgs 2:20;
1Kgs 2:22, masculine plural
הַשֹּׁאֲלִים 1Sam 8:10 passive שָׁאוּל 1Sam 1:28;
2Kgs 6:5 —
1. a. ask, ask for, accusative of thing (or person)
Judg 5:25;
Judg 8:26;
1Kgs 3:10;
Ps 122:6 (= pray for) +;
אֶתנַֿפְשׁוֺ לָמוּת ׳שׁ 1Kgs 19:4;
Jonah 4:8, i. e. pray for death, but
Job 31:30 demand the life of another
בְּאָלָה by a curse; with
ל person
1Kgs 2:22 (twice in verse) + (
ל person reflexive)
1Sam 12:17;
1Sam 12:19 +; with
מִן person
Judg 8:24 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb),
Ezra 8:22;
Zech 10:1+; followed by infinitive
1Kgs 3:11 followed by clause
מָה אֶתֶּןלָֽֿךְ׃ ׳שׁ 1Kgs 3:5 =
2Chr 1:7, compare
2Kgs 2:9 with accusative +
מֵאֵת person
1Sam 8:10;
Ps 27:4(from
׳י) +; +
מֵעִם person
Isa 7:11 (from
׳י) +; with accusative of person (from whom) + of thing
Ps 137:3 accusative omitted
Isa 7:12;
1Sam 12:20;
1Kgs 2:20, with
מִן person
Ps 2:8 absolute
Mic 7:3;
Ps 105:40 (of prayer);
הִקְשִׁיתָ לִשְׁאוֺל 2Kgs 2:10, i.e. thou hast asked for a difficult thing. —
1Sam 2:20 see
Hiph`il b. specifically
ask as a favour, for temporary use, i.e.
borrow (compare
לָוָה, as matter of business, see
Bu1Sam 1:28),
Exod 22:13 (
E; accusative of thing +
מֵעִם person),
2Kgs 4:3 (accusative of thing +
מִן of source +
ל person reflexive),
2Kgs 6:5 (passive participle absolute); so also (according to many), with accusative of thing
Exod 3:22( +
מִן person),
Exod 11:2;
Exod 12:35 (both +
מֵאֵת person; all
E), — it is, however, not clear that there was any pretext of mere temporary use; passive participle
׳שָׁאוּל לי 1Sam 1:28 (
lent, granted,)
made over to ׳י (in effect passive of Hiph`il, q. v.).
c. in weakened sense,
seek, desire (late), with accusative
2Chr 11:23;
Eccl 2:10 (subject
עֵינַי);
Prov 20:4 in harvest he
shall look [for a crop],
וָאָ֑יִן and there shall be none. 2. a. inquire of, with accusative of person +
לֵאמֹר before inquiry
Gen 32:18 (
E),
Gen 44:19 (
J) +; with
וְאָמַר Judg 4:20,
וַיּאִמֶר, etc.,
Gen 24:47(
J),
Jer 37:13 followed by
וְאָמַר without accusative of person
Gen 32:30 (
J), compare
1Sam 19:22, followed by
לֵאמֹר Josh 4:6 (
JE); with accusative of person +
עַל of thing
Neh 1:2 עַל of thing alone,
Eccl 7:10 ( +
מֵחָכְמָה, i. e. prompted by wisdom); with accusative of person + of thing (about which)
2Sam 14:18;
Isa 45:11 + 4 t.; accusative of person + indirect question
Judg 13:6 with accusative of person only,
Judg 8:14;
1Sam 25:8;
Deut 32:7 +,
inquire of beasts (accusative)
Job 12:7 with accusative of thing only,
Jer 50:5 with
ל person =
accusative 2Kgs 8:6 (
KöSynt. § 289 h); with
ל of thing about which
Gen 26:7 (
J),
Gen 32:30 (
J),
Judg 13:18;
2Sam 11:7;
Jer 6:16;
Job 8:8, also ( +
לאמר before the inquiry)
Gen 43:7 (
J), and (followed by direct question)
Deut 4:32 with
ל person about whom,
Gen 43:27 (
J), compare phrase of greeting,
אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ לְשָׁלוֺם ׳שׁ Exod 18:7 (
E)
ask each for (or about)
his fellow as to welfare, compare
Judg 18:15;
1Sam 10:4;
1Sam 17:22;
1Sam 25:5;
1Sam 30:21 [read
וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ לוֺ ᵐ5 ᵑ6 We Dr HPS Bu]
2Sam 8:10;
Jer 15:5;
1Chr 18:10 followed by direct question only,
1Sam 17:56;
Jer 18:13 (with
ב location), followed by indirect question only (c.
אִם)
Jer 30:6 אֶתפִּֿי ׳שׁ ׳פ Gen 24:57(
J); absolute
make inquiry Deut 13:15 ( +
דָּרַשׁ,
חָקַר).
b. inquire of, consult, deity, oracle, etc. (
JastrJBL xix (1900) 88 ff.), followed by accusative
׳פִּי י Josh 9:14 (
JE),
Isa 30:2 ׳י Isa 65:1 (||
בִּקֵּשׁ); elsewhere in Hexateuch only (accusative omitted),
Num 27:21 (
P; with
ל person for whom, +
ב instrumental), compare
Josh 19:50 also
אוֺב ׳שׁ Deut 18:11 (participle as substantive; Jäger
BAS ii. 292 compare Assyrian
maššaku ša šâ°ili, i. e.
skin-vessel of the oracle-seeker, compare
JastrJBL xix (1900), 96 ff.); with accusative of human agent
1Sam 28:16;
Jer 38:14;
Jer 38:27 usually (ancient usage, chiefly Judges, Samuel)
לֵאמֹר ׳בי ׳שׁ (
בְּ perhaps originally local, so
GFM, or instrumental),
Judg 1:1;
Judg 20:23;
1Sam 23:2;
1Sam 30:8;
2Sam 2:1;
2Sam 5:19 =
1Chr 14:10 לֵאמֹר omitted
1Sam 10:22 (followed by direct question),
1Sam 22:10 (
ל person for whom),
1Sam 23:4;
1Sam 28:6;
2Sam 5:23 =
1Chr 14:14;
Judg 20:27 בֵּאלֹהִים ׳שׁ Judg 18:5;
Judg 20:18;
1Sam 14:37 (followed by direct question), also (
ל person for whom),
1Sam 22:13;
1Sam 22:15 ׳שׁ ׳בִּדְבַר הָא 2Sam 16:23 likewise
בְּעֵצוֺ ׳שׁ Hos 4:12 (i.e. his idol),
בַּתְּרָפִים Ezek 21:26,
בָּאוֺב 1Chr 10:13 perhaps =
receive as oracle Deut 18:16 (
׳מֵעִם י,
Jastrl.c. Niph`al ask for oneself (
Ges«GKC:51e»§ 51e), specifically
ask leave of absence, with
מִן person:
Perfect 3 masculine singular +
Infinitive absolute נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל 1Sam 20:6 (followed by infinitive), v
1Sam 20:28 (followed by
עַד; ? insert
ל infinitive
HPS);
Perfect 1 singular
נִשְׁאַלְתִּי מִןהַֿמֶּלֶךְ Neh 13:6 (absolute).
Pi`el 1. inquire carefully: Imperfect 3 masculine plural +
Qal Infinitive absolute שָׁאוֺל יְשָֽׁאֲלוּ 2Sam 20:18 (
Bu proposes
Qal Imperfect יִשְׁאֲלוּ), with
ב location; on following context see
We Dr HPS Bu.
2. beg, practise beggary, ,
Perfect 3 plural
וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ (consecutive)
Ps 109:10.
Hiph`il (properly
let one
ask [successfully],
give, or
lend, on request, then)
grant, make over to (as a favour, with or without request):
Perfect 1 singular suffix
הִשְׁאִלְתִּהוּ ׳לי 1Sam 1:28 I have made him over to ׳י (compare
Dr HPS Bu and
Qal Passive participle, ib.); perhaps also read 3 feminine singular
׳הִשְׁאִילָה לי 1Sam 2:20 (whom)
she hath made over to ׳י (for
׳שָׁאַל לי)
Bu HPS (after
ᵐ5. in part; other conjectures in
Dr);
Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix of thing
וַיַּשְׁאִלוּם Exod 12:36 (
E)
and they handed them over.
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שׁ
שְׁאֵל verb ask (see Biblical Hebrew); — 2. inquire about, for, accusative of thing
Ezra 5:9 (
ל person); followed by oratio recta [direct speech] v
Ezra 5:10 (
id.).