שאל

Etymology
From root ש-א-ל.

Verb

 * 1) to ask, to inquire
 * 2) to lend, to borrow

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to ask (a question), to query
 * 2) to borrow (an item)

Usage notes

 * Unlike English, Hebrew is not usually used in the sense of “request”; for that,  is used.
 * Unlike English, Hebrew is not used with loans that are not returned exactly, such as money (since one does not return the same money that one borrows, as in the same bills or coins or the like, but rather an equivalent amount of money); for that,  is used.