Quick Definition
petition
Strong's Definition
a petition; by implication, a loan
Derivation: or שֵׁלָה; (1 Samuel 1:17), from H7592 (שָׁאַל);
KJV Usage: loan, petition, request.
TWOT Reference: 2303a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) request, thing asked for, demand
1a) request, petition
1b) thing asked for
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) request, thing asked for, demand
1a) request, petition
1b) thing asked for
Aramaic equivalent: she.e.la (שְׁאֵלָא "affair" H7595)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁלָה / שְׁאֵלָה
sheêlâh / shêlâh
BDB Definition:
1) request, thing asked for, demand
1a) request, petition
1b) thing asked for
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7592
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2303a
Total KJV Occurrences: 14