Sheela (שאלה) means question in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
question
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sheela.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פניה לאחר והבעת רצון לקבל ממנו דבר.
אֶל-הַנַּעַר הַזֶּה הִתְפַּלָּלְתִּי וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה לִי אֶת-שְׁאֵלָתִי אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵעִמּוֹ.
- 2לקיחת חפץ מאחר על מנת להשתמש בו ואז להחזירו.
- 3ביטוי של חוסר ידיעה, או הבנה.
וְעַתָּה שְׁאֵלָה אַחַת אָנֹכִי שֹׁאֵל מֵאִתָּךְ אַל-תָּשִׁבִי אֶת-פָּנָי וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דַּבֵּר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sheela is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁאֵלָה
- Written without vowel points
- שאלה
- Said
- sheela
- Root
- ש־א־ל
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- שְׁאֵלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁאֵלוֹת
- Gematria
- 336
This is how Sheela is said in other languages.
- English
- question
- Arabic
- سؤال
- Russian
- вопрос
- Spanish
- pregunta
- German
- Frage
- Yiddish
- פֿרעג, קושיא, שאלה
These words mean nearly the same as Sheela.
- בקשה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sheela.
These words rhyme with Sheela.
The word Sheela is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יציאה בשאלה
- סימן שאלה
- שאלה בוערת
- שאלה רטורית
- שאלות ותשובות
- שו"ת
- שאלת גשמים
- שאלת הבל
- שאלת המליון
- שאלת חיים ומוות
- שאלת חכם
- שאלת חלום
- שאלה לרב
- שאלת קיטבג
- שאלת שלום
- שאלת תם
- נשאלת השאלה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Sheela comes from the root ש־א־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Sheela in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheela.
What does Sheela (שאלה) mean in Hebrew?
Sheela (שאלה) means question. It is said sheela, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Sheela (שאלה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sheela (שאלה) are בקשה.
What is the opposite of Sheela (שאלה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sheela (שאלה) are השאלה and תשובה.
What rhymes with Sheela (שאלה)?
Words that rhyme with Sheela (שאלה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.