Words the Bible translates as inquire
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sha'alשָׁאַלto inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
+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 borrow: to ask for the use of something belonging to someone else, expecting to return it
- darashדָּרַשׁto seek something out with care and effort, going after it deliberately until it is found, answered, or settled
- eperōtaōἐπερωτάωto put a question to someone: to ask, inquire, or question a person directly
- epizēteōἐπιζητέωto seek a definite thing: to go after some particular person, thing, or answer that one wants, has lost, or has a claim to
- punthanomaiπυνθάνομαιto find something out by asking: to inquire about a matter, or to learn the answer the asking turns up
- ereunaōἐρευνάωto search something through: to go over the whole of it closely, part by part, until what is inside comes to light
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