1 Samuel 16:23:111 Sam.16.23.W11TAB

לְשָׁאוּל֙

leshaul

for Saul

Transliteration
le-sha-UL
Extended
leh-shaa-OOL
IPA
/ləʃaːˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
for Saul

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Result
לְ + שָׁא + וּל֙
le + sha + ul
leshaul

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
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

    le-sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL

  3. clause

    ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA bi-he-YOT RU-akh-e-lo-HIM el-sha-UL ve-la-KHAKH da-VID et-ha-ki-NOR ve-ni-GEN be-ya-DO ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

In context1 Samuel 16:23

And it happened, whenever the spirit of God was upon Saul, David would take the lyre and play with his hand, and relief came to Saul, and it was good for him; and the evil spirit departed from him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 16:23, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁאוּל֙ (leshaul) 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.16.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.23.W11.S1) and character.