שאלה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־א־ל (sh-ʾ-l)

Etymology

Compare Arabic سُؤَال (suʔāl) and its root س ء ل.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃe(ʔ)eˈla/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ʃäʔeːˈlɔː]

Noun

שְׁאֵלָה • (sh'elá) f (plural indefinite שְׁאֵלוֹת, singular construct שאלת־, plural construct שאלות־) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

1. question

   יֵשׁ לִי שְׁאֵלָה בִּשְׁבִילְךָ.

   yésh lí sh'elá bishvilkhá.

   I have a question for you.

Derived terms

• חָזַר בִּשְׁאֵלָה (khazár bish'elá)
• יָצָא בִּשְׁאֵלָה (yatsá bish'elá)
• סִימַן שְׁאֵלָה (simán sh'elá)

Related terms

• שָׁאַל (sha'ál)

See also

• תְּשׁוּבָה (t'shuvá)

Further reading

• H7596 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá).

Noun

שאלה • (shayle) f, plural שאלות (shayles)

1. question, especially one of Halacha

Derived terms

• קאָנטער־שאלה (konter-shayle)