1 Samuel 16:17:21 Sam.16.17.W2TAB
שָׁא֖וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
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
va-YO-mer sha-UL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-a-va-DAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-a-va-DAV re-U-NA LI ISH me-TIV le-nag-GEN va-ha-vi-o-TEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The subject Šā’ûl {שָׁאוּל | Šā’ûl} is followed by the prepositional frame ’el-‘avādāyw {אֶל־עֲבָדָיו | ’el-‘avādāyw} ‘to his servants’ specifying the recipients of the command.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:17
And Saul said to his servants , “Please look for me a man who is skilled at playing, and bring him to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:17, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֖וּל (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.16.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.17.W2.S1) and character.