1 Samuel 15:5:21 Sam.15.5.W2TAB
שָׁא֖וּל
shaaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- shaa-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
שָׁא֖ + וּל
↓
shaa + ul
↓
shaaul
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
shaa-UL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-BO shaa-UL
- clause
va-ya-BO shaa-UL ad-EER a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-BO shaa-UL ad-EER a-ma-LEK va-ya-REV ba-NAA-khal
Root and etymology
שאלsh-a-l
“to ask, request”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:5
Saul came up to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֖וּל (shaaul) 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.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.5.W2.S1) and character.