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

Result
לְ + שָׁא֔ + וּל
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

    a-va-DIM le-sha-UL

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.