1 Samuel 18:10:71 Sam.18.10.W7TAB
אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙
elshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- el-sha-UL
- Extended
- ehl-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kha-RAT va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL va-yit-na-BE be-TOKH-ha-BA-yit ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-ya-DO ke-YOM be-YOM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kha-RAT va-tits-LAKH RU-akh e-lo-HIM ra-A el-sha-UL va-yit-na-BE be-TOKH-ha-BA-yit ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-ya-DO ke-YOM be-YOM ve-ha-kha-NIT be-yad-sha-UL
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:10
And it happened on the next day that an evil spirit of God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied within the house, while David was playing by his hand as day by day; and the spear was in Saul’s hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 18:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ (elshaul) 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.18.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.10.W7.S1) and character.