1 Samuel 15:6:21 Sam.15.6.W2TAB

שָׁא֣וּל

shaul

Saul

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

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שָׁא֣ + 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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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni le-KHU su-RU re-DU mi-TOKH a-ma-le-KI pen-oh-SIF-kha i-MO ve-a-TA a-SI-ta KHE-sed im-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-lo-TAM mi-mits-RA-yim

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-KEI-ni le-KHU su-RU re-DU mi-TOKH a-ma-le-KI pen-oh-SIF-kha i-MO ve-a-TA a-SI-ta KHE-sed im-kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ba-a-lo-TAM mi-mits-RA-yim va-ya-SAR kei-NI mi-TOKH a-ma-LEK

Root and etymology

שאלsh-a-l

to ask, request

In context1 Samuel 15:6

And Saul said to the Kenite , “Go, turn aside, depart from among the Amalekites, lest I gather you with him; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenite departed from among the Amalekites.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:6, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֣וּל (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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.6.W2.S1) and character.