1 Samuel 13:16:11 Sam.13.16.W1TAB
וְשָׁא֞וּל
veshaul
“and Saul”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-UL
- Extended
- veh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /wəʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-UL
- clause
ve-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-ha-AM ha-nim-TSA im-AM yo-she-VIM be-GE-va bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
ve-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-ha-AM ha-nim-TSA im-AM yo-she-VIM be-GE-va bin-ya-MIN u-fe-lish-TIM kha-NU ve-mikh-MAS
Exegesis
The verse opens with a series of vav-consecutives where each vav {וְ | wə} attaches to successive subjects (veshaul {וְשָׁאוּל | wə-šā-ʼûl}, veyonatan {וְיוֹנָתָן | wə-yō-na-tān}, etc.), creating a cumulative narrative progression.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Aleph–Lamed
“to ask, request”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:16
And Saul and his son Jonathan and the people who were found with them dwelt in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:16, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁא֞וּל (veshaul) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.16.W1.S1) and character.