1 Samuel 15:24:21 Sam.15.24.W2TAB

שָׁא֤וּל

shaul

Saul

Transliteration
sha-UL
Extended
shaa-OOL
IPA
/ʃaːˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שָׁא֤ + וּל
sha + ul
shaul

Alphabet Analysis

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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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM

Root and etymology

שאלsh-a-l

to ask, request

In context1 Samuel 15:24

And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֤וּל (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.15.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W2.S1) and character.