Sheel שְׁאֵל
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| שְׁאֵל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sheel |
| Strong's number | H7593 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to ask |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezra (3) |
Sheel (Aramaic שְׁאֵל, Strong's H7593) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to ask”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to ask
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to ask for, request
1a2) to enquire for or about
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to ask for, request
1a2) to enquire for or about
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | asked (3), require (1), requireth (1), demanded (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we questioned (1), asked (1), may require of you (1), has ever asked (1), requests (1), inquires (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sheel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 5:9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Ezra 5:10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
- Ezra 7:21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
Daniel
- Daniel 2:10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
- Daniel 2:11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
- Daniel 2:27Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).