1 Samuel 14:37:21 Sam.14.37.W2TAB
שָׁאוּל֙
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-AL sha-UL
- clause
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-NA-hu ba-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
The subject Sha’ul {שָׁאוּל | Šā’ūl} ‘Saul’ follows in VSO order.
Root and etymology
š-’-lshin–aleph–lamed
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:37
And Saul asked of God , “Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:37, so the Hebrew word שָׁאוּל֙ (shaul) 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.14.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.37.W2.S1) and character.