1 Samuel 13:22:141 Sam.13.22.W14TAB
לְשָׁא֔וּל
leshaul
“for Saul”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-UL
- Extended
- leh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
va-tim-ma-TSE le-sha-UL
- clause
va-tim-ma-TSE le-sha-UL u-le-yo-na-TAN be-NO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA be-YOM mil-khe-MET ve-LO nim-TSA KHE-rev va-kha-NIT be-YAD kol-ha-AM a-SHER et-sha-UL ve-et-yo-na-TAN va-tim-ma-TSE le-sha-UL u-le-yo-na-TAN be-NO
Exegesis
The disjunctive vav introduces vatimmatze {וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א | va-tim-mā-ṣēʾ} marking a contrasting result, and the lə- prefixes in lə-Šāʼûl {לְשָׁא֔וּל | lə-Šāʼûl} and ū-lə-Yōnāṯān {וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ן | ū-lə-Yōnāṯān} indicate beneficiary relationships, rendered “for” in English. This structure emphasizes the anomalous exclusivity of weapon availability with Saul and Jonathan.
Root and etymology
š-a-lshin–aleph–lamed
“asked for, requested”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:22
And it came to pass on the day of battle that no sword or spear was found in the hand of all the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but it was found for Saul and for Jonathan his son.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 13:22, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁא֔וּל (leshaul) 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.13.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.22.W14.S1) and character.