1 Samuel 13:3:101 Sam.13.3.W10TAB
וְשָׁאוּל֩
veshaul
“and Saul”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-UL
- Extended
- veh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /vəʃaːˈʔuːl/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM
- sentence
va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM
Exegesis
The narrative continues with wayyišmᵉʿû {וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ | wayyišmᵉʿû} ‘and they heard’, followed by the conjunction wə {וְ | wə} attaching to šāʼûl {שָׁאוּל | šāʼûl} ‘Saul’, which introduces the action ṯāqaʿ {תָּקַע | ṯāqaʿ} ‘blew’ in the shôp̄ār {שׁוֹפָר | šôp̄ār} ‘trumpet’.
Root and etymology
ש־א־ל
“requested”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan struck the Philistine garrison that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 13:3, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁאוּל֩ (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.13.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.3.W10.S1) and character.