{"def":{"short":"to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand","long":["to ask, enquire, borrow, beg",["(Qal)",["to ask, ask for","to ask (as a favor), borrow","to enquire, enquire of","to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)","to seek"],"(Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence","(Piel)",["to enquire, enquire carefully","to beg, practise beggary"],"(Hiphil)",["to be given on request","to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to"]]]},"deriv":"or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɔːˈʔɑl","ipa_mod":"ʃɑːˈʔɑl","sbl":"šāʾal","dic":"shaw-AL","dic_mod":"sha-AL"}}