1 Samuel 17:37:161 Sam.17.37.W16TAB
שָׁא֤וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈmɛr/
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 el-da-VID
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-tsi-LA-ni mi-YAD ha-a-RI u-mi-YAD ha-DOV HU ya-tsi-LE-ni mi-YAD ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LEKH va-ye-ho-VAH yih-ye im-MAKH
Root and etymology
ש־א־לš–ʾ–l
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:37
David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and may the LORD be with you .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:37:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 17:37, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֤וּל (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.17.37.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.37.W16.S1) and character.