Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
petition
Usage: 1) request, thing asked for, demand 1a) request, petition 1b) thing asked for Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (שְׁאֵלָא "affair" H7595)
Strong's Number
H7596
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
6
Strong's H7596 Quick Answer
Strong's H7596 שְׁאֵלָה שֵׁלָה (sh'elah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sh'elah (sheh-ay-law') (or shelah (1 Samuel 1) n-f. 1. a petition 2. (by implication) a loan It has 14 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include petition, request, and loan. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- sh'elah (sheh-ay-law') (or shelah (1 Samuel 1) n-f. 1. a petition 2. (by implication) a loan
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- petition, request, and loan
Meaning and Definition
sh'elah (sheh-ay-law') (or shelah (1 Samuel 1) n-f. 1. a petition 2. (by implication) a loan [from H7592] KJV: loan, petition, request. Root(s): H7592
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7596. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7596 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sh'elah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H7596 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7596 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7596 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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 earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7596.
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 earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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 unto their own home.
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
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 not say thee nay.
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 the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
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 and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
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 thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
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 my petition, and my people at my request:
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 Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7596, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Esther 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7596 FAQ
What does sheelah (שְׁאֵלָה) mean?
Sheelah (Strong's H7596) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "loan". sh'elah (sheh-ay-law') (or shelah (1 Samuel 1) n-f. 1. a petition 2. (by implication) a loan
How many times is sheelah (שְׁאֵלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H7596 across 6 books.
Where can I study sheelah (שְׁאֵלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7596 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate sheelah (שְׁאֵלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as petition, request, and loan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.