Given name
Sheal
“asking”·“petition”
Sheal is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sheal means “asking” or “petition.”
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Where it comes from
Sheal is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb sha'al (שאל), “to ask or ask for.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sheal appears in Ezra 10:29.
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Sheal’s family of names
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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Shunammite
>99% girls