Words the Bible translates as borrow
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sha'alשָׁאַלto borrow: to ask for the use of something belonging to someone else, expecting to return it
+3 more meanings
- to ask a question: to put a question to someone in order to find something out
- to ask for something: to request a gift, a favor, or a grant from someone who can give it
- to inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
- daneizōδανείζωto lend/borrownot studied yet
- lavahלָוָהto take or give a loan: to borrow, or, seen from the other side, to lend.
+1 more meaning
- to attach oneself to another, becoming joined, allied, or bound to them.
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Every English meaning beginning with B is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.