1 Samuel 18:20:31 Sam.18.20.W3TAB
בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל
batshaul
“daughter of Saul”
- Transliteration
- BAT-sha-UL
- Extended
- BAHT-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /bat.ʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
BAT-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
MI-khal BAT-sha-UL
- clause
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID
- sentence
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
Exegesis
The construct phrase mîkḥāl baṯ-šāʼûl {מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל | mîkḥāl baṯ-šāʼûl} ‘Michal the daughter of Saul’ expresses her lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the matter was pleasing in his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל (batshaul) 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.18.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W3.S1) and character.