1 Samuel 14:47:11 Sam.14.47.W1TAB
וְשָׁא֛וּל
veshaul
“and Saul”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-UL
- Extended
- veh-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Saul
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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
- clause
ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL va-yil-KHEM sa-VIV be-khol-o-ye-VAV be-mo-AV u-viv-ne-a-MON u-ve-e-DOM u-ve-mal-KHE tso-VA u-va-pe-lish-TIM u-ve-KHOL a-sher-yif-NE yar-shi-A
Exegesis
The verse opens with a vav-consecutive imperfect ve-sha’ul {וְשָׁא֛וּל | wə-šā-ʾūl} ‘and Saul’ marking a new narrative section.
Root and etymology
š-’-lshin–aleph–lamed
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:47
And Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, and he fought on every side against all his enemies—against Moab, against the sons of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:47:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:47, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁא֛וּל (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.14.47.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.47.W1.S1) and character.