שָׁאוּל֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁאוּל֙

   sha-UL

   Saul
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙

   hi-KA sha-UL

   struck Saul
3. clause🔊 וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל שָׁמְע֣וּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ‪ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים

   ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL sha-me-U le-MOR hi-KA sha-UL et-ne-TSIV pe-lish-TIM ve-gam-niv-ASH yis-ra-EL ba-pe-lish-TIM

   and all Israel heard saying struck Saul {direct object} garrison or pillar Philistines and also was made foul or became a stench Israel among the Philistines or to the Philistines
4. sentence🔊 וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל שָׁמְע֣וּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ‪ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁא֖וּל הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃

   ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL sha-me-U le-MOR hi-KA sha-UL et-ne-TSIV pe-lish-TIM ve-gam-niv-ASH yis-ra-EL ba-pe-lish-TIM va-yits-a-a-KU ha-AM a-kha-RE sha-UL ha-gil-GAL

   and all Israel heard saying struck Saul {direct object} garrison or pillar Philistines and also was made foul or became a stench Israel among the Philistines or to the Philistines and they cried out the people after Saul the Gilgal

Exegesis

Next, hiqqāh šāʾûl ʾet nəṣîb pəlištīm {הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | hiqqāh šāʾûl ʾet nəṣîb pəlištīm} employs the hiphil perfect to emphasize Saul’s striking of the Philistine outpost.

Finally, wayyiṣṣăʿăqû hā-ʿām ʾaḥărê šāʾûl hā-Gilgal {וַיִּצָּעֲקוּ הָעָם אַחֲרֵי שָׁאוּל הַגִּלְגָּל | wayyiṣṣăʿăqû hā-ʿām ʾaḥărê šāʾûl hā-Gilgal} uses the vav-consecutive and imperfect to convey the people’s assembly at Gilgal under Saul’s leadership. The structure links the battle report, Israel’s tarnished reputation, and the mobilization of the assembly, underscoring Saul’s role.

Root and etymology

ש־א־ל🔊 Shin–Aleph–Lamed

“requested”

• 🔊 שְׁאֵלָהšəʾēlāhrequest1 Samuel 1:17