1 Samuel 18:20:61 Sam.18.20.W6TAB
לְשָׁא֔וּל
leshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-UL
- Extended
- leh-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL
- clause
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
- 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 following wayyaggîḏû {וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ | wayyaggîḏû} ‘and they told’ continues the report, while lə-šāʼûl {לְשָׁא֔וּל | lə-šāʼûl} ‘to Saul’ indicates the recipient.
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 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:20, 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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W6.S1) and character.