1 Samuel 15:34:81 Sam.15.34.W8TAB
שָׁאֽוּל׃
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
giv-AT 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
The prepositional phrase elbeto gibbath shaul {אֶל־בֵּית֖וֹ גִּבְעַ֥ת שָׁאֽוּל׃ | ʾel-bēṯô gibbā‘aṯ šā’ûl}, “to his house, Gibeah of Saul,” employs a preposition plus construct chain with pronominal suffix to express possession and location. This structure contrasts Samuel’s and Saul’s paths while anchoring each in specific locales.
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 15:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:34, so the Hebrew word שָׁאֽוּל׃ (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.15.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.34.W8.S1) and character.