Aramaic word · H7593

שְׁאֵל

sha'el

to ask

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·

What it means

1) to ask

1a) (P'al)

1a1) to ask for, request

1a2) to enquire for or about

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 3

  1. Ezra 5:9 שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ we asked

    So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

  2. Ezra 5:10 שְׁאֵ֥לְנָא we asked

    We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

  3. Ezra 7:21 יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן he will ask for you

    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 · 3

  1. Daniel 2:10 שְׁאֵ֔ל he has asked

    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.

  2. Daniel 2:11 שָׁאֵל֙ [is] asking

    What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

    Here: "Is asking." The form describes something still in progress, so the demand is still hanging over the room. The same verb closes their complaint in 2:10 that no king has ever asked such a thing.

  3. Daniel 2:27 שָׁאֵ֔ל [is] asking

    Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

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