1 Samuel 17:14:81 Sam.17.14.W8TAB
שָׁאֽוּל׃
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
a-kha-RE sha-UL
- clause
u-she-lo-SHA ha-ge-do-LIM hol-KHU a-kha-RE sha-UL
- sentence
ve-da-VID HU ha-ka-TAN u-she-lo-SHA ha-ge-do-LIM hol-KHU a-kha-RE sha-UL
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the cardinal numeral u-sheloshah {וּשְׁלֹשָׁה | ū-šə-lō-šāh} ‘and three,’ modified by the definite adjective ha-gedolim {הַגְּדֹלִים | ha-gə-dō-lîm} ‘the oldest,’ as the subject, followed by the verb haleku {הָלְכוּ | hā-lə-ḵû} ‘went’ and the prepositional phrase akharey {אַחֲרֵי | ʾă-ḥă-rê} ‘after’ plus the proper noun shaul {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʾûl}. The parallel structure highlights the contrast between David’s relative youth and the prominence of his older brothers, while the prepositional phrase indicates directional following in the narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
ש־א־לš–ʾ–l
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:14
David was the youngest , and the three oldest went after Saul.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 17:14, so the Hebrew word שָׁאֽוּל׃ (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.17.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.14.W8.S1) and character.