Hebrew word

shᵉʼêlâh

sheh-ay-law'

שְׁאֵלָה

What it means

a petition

a petition; by implication, a loan

Where it comes from

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

How the King James translates it

petition10
request3
loan1

Every place it appears 14

Judges8:24

1 Samuel1:17 1:27 2:20

1 Kings2:16 2:20

Esther5:6 5:7 5:8 7:2 7:3 9:12

Job6:8

Psalms106:15