1 Samuel 17:8:161 Sam.17.8.W16TAB
לְשָׁא֔וּל
leshaul
“to Saul or of Saul”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-UL
- Extended
- leh-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ləʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Saul or of Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
a-va-DIM le-sha-UL
- clause
ha-lo a-no-KHI ha-pe-lish-TI ve-a-TEM a-va-DIM le-sha-UL be-RU-la-KHEM ISH ve-ye-RED e-LAI
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD va-yik-RA el-ma-a-re-KHOT yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER la-HEM la-MA te-tse-U la-a-ROKH mil-kha-MA ha-lo a-no-KHI ha-pe-lish-TI ve-a-TEM a-va-DIM le-sha-UL be-RU-la-KHEM ISH ve-ye-RED e-LAI
Root and etymology
שׁ־א־ל
“to ask, request”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:8
He stood and summoned Israel’s ranks and addressed them, “Why have you come out to arrange battle ? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants of Saul ? Select one man from among you and let him come down to confront me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 17:8, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁא֔וּל (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.17.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.8.W16.S1) and character.