Or shelah (1 Samuel 1:17) {shay-law'}; from sha'al; a petition; by implication, a loan -- loan, petition, request.
see HEBREW sha'al
H7596. sheelah
or shelah שְׁאֵלָה [I. שֵׁלָה] noun feminine request, thing asked for: — ׳שְׁא Judges 8:24, +; suffix שְׁאֵלָתִּי 1 Samuel 1:27 +, שֶׁאֱלָתּי Job 6:8, שְׁאֵלָתֵךְ Esther 5:6 +, שֵׁלָתֵךְ 1 Samuel 1:17, שֶׁאֱלָתָם Psalm 106:15; —
1 request, petition, Judges 8:24; 1 Kings 2:16, 20 (both accusative of congnate meaning with verb with שָׁאַל), Esther 5:6-7, (with נָתַן = grant), 7:2-3, 9:12. This passes easily into
2 thing asked for, 1 Samuel 2:20, with נָתַן Esther 5:8; Psalm 106:15; שׁ ׳תָּבוֺא Job 6:8. — II.שֵׁלָה see below אֶשָׁתָּאֹל proper name, masculine, see above.