1 Samuel 15:35:41 Sam.15.35.W4TAB

אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙

etshaul

Saul

Transliteration
ET-sha-UL
Extended
EET-shah-OOL
IPA
/ʔɛt.ʃaˈuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + שָׁא + וּל֙
et + sha + ul
etshaul

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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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lir-OT ET-sha-UL

  3. clause

    ve-LO-ya-SAF she-mu-EL lir-OT ET-sha-UL ad-YOM mo-TO ki-hit-ab-BEL she-mu-EL el-sha-UL

  4. sentence

    ve-LO-ya-SAF she-mu-EL lir-OT ET-sha-UL ad-YOM mo-TO ki-hit-ab-BEL she-mu-EL el-sha-UL va-ye-ho-VAH ni-KHAM ki-him-LIKH ET-sha-UL al-yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lir’ot {לִרְא֤וֹת | li-rᵊ-ʾōṯ} ‘to see’ takes the objective marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} before the accusative (Shaul {שָׁאוּל | šāʾūl}).

Root and etymology

שאלsh-a-l

to ask, request

In context1 Samuel 15:35

And Samuel did not continue to see Saul again until the day of his death, for Samuel mourned for Saul. The LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:35, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ (etshaul) 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.15.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.35.W4.S1) and character.