1 Samuel 18:15:21 Sam.18.15.W2TAB

שָׁא֔וּל

shaul

Saul

Transliteration
sha-UL
Extended
shaa-OOL
IPA
/ʃaːˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

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Result
שָׁא֔ + וּל
sha + ul
shaul

Alphabet Analysis

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-YAR-e sha-UL

  3. clause

    va-YAR-e sha-UL a-SHER-HU mas-ki-IL me-OD

  4. sentence

    va-YAR-e sha-UL a-SHER-HU mas-ki-IL me-OD va-ya-GAR mi-pa-NAV

Root and etymology

shin–aleph–lamed

asked for, desired

In context1 Samuel 18:15

And Saul saw that he was very successful , and he feared him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 18:15, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֔וּל (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.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.15.W2.S1) and character.