1 Samuel 15:11:31 Sam.15.11.W3TAB

אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙

etshaool

Saul

Transliteration
et-sha-OOL
Extended
eht-shaa-OOL
IPA
/ʔɛt.ʃaːˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + שָׁא + וּל֙
et + sha + ool
etshaool

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-sha-OOL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL

  3. clause

    ni-KHAM-tee kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL le-ME-lekh kee-SHAV mee-ah-kha-RAI veh-et-de-va-RAI LO he-KIM

  4. sentence

    ni-KHAM-tee kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL le-ME-lekh kee-SHAV mee-ah-kha-RAI veh-et-de-va-RAI LO he-KIM va-yi-KHAR lish-mu-EL va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH kal-ha-LAI-la

Exegesis

This is followed by the causal conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introducing the Hiphil perfect himlāk·tî {הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי | him·laḵ·tî} ‘I made king’, with ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking Saul as object.

Root and etymology

שאלsh-a-l

to ask, request

In context1 Samuel 15:11

I was grieved because I made Saul king and he has turned back from following Me and has not fulfilled My words . Samuel burned with anger, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ (etshaool) 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.15.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.11.W3.S1) and character.