# שְׁאֵלָה (sheelah)

Israeli respelling: she-e-lah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7596. 14 Old Testament occurrences.

a petition; by implication, a loan

King James renderings: loan, petition, request.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/sheelah-h7596

## Occurrences

- [Judges 8:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/24) — And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden…
- [1 Samuel 1:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/1/17) — Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
- [1 Samuel 1:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/1/27) — For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
- [1 Samuel 2:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/2/20) — And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went…
- [1 Kings 2:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/16) — And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
- [1 Kings 2:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/20) — Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will…
- [Esther 5:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/5/6) — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to…
- [Esther 5:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/5/7) — Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
- [Esther 5:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/5/8) — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king an…
- [Esther 7:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/7/2) — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted t…
- [Esther 7:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/7/3) — Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at…
- [Esther 9:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/9/12) — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Hama…
- [Job 6:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/6/8) — Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
- [Psalms 106:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/106/15) — And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.