1 Samuel 17:2:11 Sam.17.2.W1TAB
וְשָׁא֤וּל
veshaul
“and Saul”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-UL
- Extended
- veh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-UL ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-sha-UL ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ne-es-FU va-ya-kha-NU be-E-mek ha-E-la
- sentence
ve-sha-UL ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ne-es-FU va-ya-kha-NU be-E-mek ha-E-la va-ya-ar-KHU mil-kha-MA lik-ra-AT pe-lish-TIM
Root and etymology
ש־א־לš–ʾ–l
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:2
Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah , and they arranged their battle lines to meet the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁא֤וּל (veshaul) 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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.2.W1.S1) and character.