loan, petition, request

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Allowed by Hebrews, but all debts canceled in Sabbatical year
(Deut. 15:1-11). Usury not allowed (Ex. 22:25; Lev. 25:36; Deut. 15:3-10).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Transliteration:
sh’elah
Phonic:
sheh-ay-law’
Meaning:
or shelah (1 Samuel 1:17) {shay-law'}; from 7592; a petition; by implication, a loan
KJV Usage:
loan, petition, request