Strong's Hebrew · H4862

H4862 mishʼâlâh

מִשְׁאָלָה

mish-aw-law'

petition

Looking for Greek G4862 sýn? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4862. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

mishʼâlâh appears twice in Scripture, in Psalms 20:5 and Psalms 37:4. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a request

In the King James Version

desire, petition.

Derivation

from H7592 (שָׁאַל);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Psalms 37:4

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Psalms 20:5

“May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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