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Inquire in Hebrew is שָׁאַל (sha'ál).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׁאַל
sha'ál
verb
Recording by Uziel302, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

inquire

/ɪnˈkwaɪə/ /ɪŋˈkwaɪə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for inquire as a verb.

to ask about something

  • שָׁאַלשאלsha'ál

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁאַל.

Written with vowel points
שָׁאַל
Written without vowel points
שאל
Said
sha'ál
Its meanings in English
inquire, to ask, to query, to borrow

These English words share a Hebrew word with inquire.

These words come before and after inquire in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨inquire⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨inquire⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨inquire⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁאַל⁩, said sha'ál. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שאל⁩.

What else does ⁨שאל⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨inquire⁩, ⁨שאל⁩ can mean ⁨to ask, to query and to borrow⁩.

How is ⁨inquire⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨inquire⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪnˈkwaɪə/, /ɪŋˈkwaɪə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry inquire and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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