שְׁאֵלָה shᵉʼêlâh

Hebrew · Strong's H7596 · pronounced sheh-ay-law' · used 14 times in 14 verses

Meaning

a petition; by implication, a loan

In the King James Version: loan, petition, request.

Derivation: or שֵׁלָה; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592 (שָׁאַל);

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Where it is used

Judges 8:24 Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
1 Samuel 1:17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
1 Samuel 1:27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
1 Samuel 2:20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
1 Kings 2:16 So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
1 Kings 2:20 “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
Esther 5:6 And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Esther 5:7 Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:
Esther 5:8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Esther 7:2 and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Esther 7:3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Esther 9:12 who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
Job 6:8 If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
Psalms 106:15 So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.