שָׁאֵל֙
𐤔𐤀𐤋
shael
asks
(Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁאַל; {to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}; ask, demand, require.
Daniel 2:11 · Word #4
Lexicon H7593
| Lemma | שְׁאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | shᵉʼêl |
| Strong's | H7593 |
| In-context | asks |
Morphology AVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7593-01
the asking one
| Root | שאל (sh-ʾ-l) |
| Core Meanings | asking, inquiring, requesting, demanding |
| Semantic Range | to ask, inquire, request, petition, demand, seek information or favor |
| Conceptual Significance | The root שאל frequently expresses seeking information or making petition, whether from human authorities or from God. It can denote dependence, appeal, or formal inquiry, highlighting relational dynamics between petitioner and authority. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic verb, Peal stem (simple active), active participle, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is an Aramaic Peal (Qal-equivalent) active participle, masculine singular absolute, from the root שאל "to ask/inquire." Rendering it as "the asking one" preserves the participial sense (ongoing or characteristic action) and clearly reflects the masculine singular form while retaining the core idea of inquiry or request inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שאל (asking, inquiring, requesting, demanding)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7585-01 |
bisheol | in Sheol (the Demanding Realm) |
H7592-01 |
esheal | I will inquire |
H7592-02 |
eshealah | let me ask |
H7592-03 |
eshealekha | I will inquire of you (masculine singular) |
H847-01 |
eshetaol | Place-of-Entreaty |
H7587-01 |
hashauli | the Asked-one clansman |
H7592-05 |
hashoalim | the inquirers |
H7592-06 |
hisheiletihu | I have lent him |
H7585-02 |
kisheol | like Sheol—the Asking-Place |
H7586-01 |
leshaul | to the Asked-for (man) |
H7956-01 |
leshelah | to Shelah (“Asked-For”) |
H7592-07 |
lisheal | to inquire/ask |
H7592-08 |
lisheol | to inquire / to ask |
|
lisheol | to inquire |
H7592-09 |
lshvl | to ask, to inquire |
H7586-02 |
mishaul | from Shaul (the Asked-one) |
|
mishealoteykha | your askings |
H7585-03 |
misheol | from Sheol, the Asking-Place |
H7592-10 |
nisheal | the one being-asked |
H7592-11 |
nishealeti | I was inquired of |
H7592-12 |
nisheol | he was inquired of |
H7592-13 |
shaal | he inquired |
H7592-14 |
shaalah | she inquired |
H7592-15 |
shaaleta | you have inquired |
H7592-16 |
shaalete | you (feminine singular) have inquired |
H7592-17 |
shaaleti | I have inquired |
H7592-18 |
shaali | Inquire! |
H7592-19 |
shaalu | they inquired; you (masculine plural), inquire! |
H7597-01 |
shaletiel | I-Have-Asked-El |
H7592-20 |
shaol | to inquire / ask |
|
shaul | Asked-for (man) |
H7586-03 |
shaul | Asked-for One |
H7592-21 |
sheal | Ask! |
H7585-04 |
shealah | Sheʾol — the Asking-Place |
H7597-02 |
shealetiel | I-have-asked-God (masculine personal name) |
H7592-22 |
shealuni | You men, inquire of me |
H410-09 |
sheel | he has asked |
H7596-01 |
sheelah | an asking |
H7596-02 |
sheelatekhe | your asking-request |
H7596-03 |
sheelati | my asking-petition |
H7593-02 |
sheelena | we inquired |
H7595-01 |
sheeleta | the asked-matter |
H7592-23 |
sheeletem | you (masculine plural) inquired |
H7592-24 |
sheelunu | they inquired of us |
H7592-25 |
sheiletihu | I inquired of him |
H7592-26 |
sheiletiv | I have inquired of him |
H7956-02 |
shelah | Asked-for One |
H7585-05 |
sheol | the Asking-Place |
H7585-06 |
sheolah | Sheol-ward |
H7592-27 |
shoel | the inquiring one |
H7592-28 |
shoelet | she who is asking |
H7592-29 |
tisheal | you inquire |
H7592-30 |
tishealekha | she inquires of you |
H7592-31 |
tishealeni | you inquire of me |
H7594-01 |
usheal | and Asked-One |
H7592-32 |
usheelekhe | and he inquired of you (feminine singular) |
H7592-33 |
usheeletem | and you all inquired |
H7592-34 |
vaesheal | And I inquired |
H7592-35 |
vaeshealem | and I inquired of them |
H7592-36 |
vatisheal | and you inquired |
H7592-37 |
vayasheilum | and they lent to them |
H7592-38 |
vayisheal | and he inquired |
H7592-39 |
vayishealehu | and he inquired of him |
H7592-40 |
vayishealu | and they inquired |
H7592-41 |
veeshealekha | and I will inquire of you |
H7592-42 |
veeshealem | and I will inquire of them |
|
vehaeshetauli | and the Eshtaolite clansman |
H7592-43 |
venishealah | and let us inquire |
H7592-44 |
veshaal | and he inquired |
H7592-45 |
veshaalah | and she inquired |
H7592-46 |
veshaaleta | and you inquired |
H7592-47 |
veshaali | and you (feminine), inquire! |
H7592-48 |
veshaalu | and they inquired / and inquire (you, masculine plural) |
H7592-49 |
veshaol | and he asked |
H7586-05 |
veshaul | and Asked-for |
H7956-03 |
veshelah | and Asked-For (Shelah) |
H7592-50 |
veshielu | and they asked |
H7592-51 |
veshoel | and an inquiring one |
H7592-52 |
veyishealu | and let them inquire |
H7592-53 |
visheelekha | and he inquired of you |
H7592-54 |
yeshaalu | they would earnestly ask |
H7592-55 |
yisheal | he will inquire |
H7592-56 |
yishealekha | he will inquire of you |
H7592-57 |
yishealu | they will inquire |
H7592-58 |
yishealun | they will inquire |
H7592-59 |
yishealuni | they will inquire of me |
H7592-60 |
yshl | he will ask |
Word Usage (6 occurrences of H7593)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:10 | שְׁאֵ֔ל | sheel | has asked |
| Daniel 2:11 | שָׁאֵל֙ | shael | asks |
| Daniel 2:27 | שָׁאֵ֔ל | shael | has asked |