1 Samuel 15:34:41 Sam.15.34.W4TAB
וְשָׁא֛וּל
veshaul
“and Saul”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-UL
- Extended
- veh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /və.ʃaː.ˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 a-LA el-BE-to giv-AT sha-UL
- sentence
va-YE-lekh she-moo-EL ha-ra-MA-ta ve-sha-UL a-LA el-BE-to giv-AT sha-UL
Exegesis
A parallel clause introduced by the conjunction vav with veshaul {וְשָׁאוּל | wə-šā’ûl} and the perfect verb alah {עָלָ֥ה | ʿā-lāh} communicates Saul’s movement “and he went up.”
Root and etymology
שאלsh-a-l
“to ask, request”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:34
And Samuel went to Ramah , and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:34, 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.15.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.34.W4.S1) and character.