1 Samuel 14:40:151 Sam.14.40.W15TAB
אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל
elshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- el-sha-UL
- Extended
- ehl-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-sha-UL
- clause
va-yom-RE-U ha-AM el-sha-UL ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha a-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-KAL-yis-ra-EL a-TEM ti-he-YU le-E-ver e-KHAD va-a-NI ve-yo-na-TAN be-NI nih-ye-HE le-E-ver e-KHAD va-yom-RE-U ha-AM el-sha-UL ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha a-SE
Root and etymology
š-’-lshin–aleph–lamed
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:40
And he said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do the good in your eyes; do it.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:40:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 14:40, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל (elshaul) 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.14.40.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.40.W15.S1) and character.