1 Samuel 14:16:31 Sam.14.16.W3TAB
לְשָׁא֔וּל
leshaul
“belonging to Saul or of Saul”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-UL
- Extended
- leh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- belonging to Saul or of 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
- clause
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The construct chain lə-šā-ʾūl bǝ-gi-ʿaṯ bin-yā-min {לְשָׁאוּל֙ בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן} combines prepositional possession and locative elements to situate Saul’s watchers in Gibeah of Benjamin.
Root and etymology
š-’-lshin–aleph–lamed
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:16, 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.14.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W3.S1) and character.