1 Samuel 18:30:111 Sam.18.30.W11TAB
שָׁא֔וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
a-ve-DE sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
Exegesis
A comparative prepositional phrase mikkōl ʿăvdê Šā’ûl {מִכֹּל עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל | mikkōl ʿăvdê šā’ûl} 'more than all the servants of Saul' contrasts his achievements with those of Saul’s officers.
Root and etymology
ś-ʾ-lShin–Aleph–Lamed
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:30
And the commanders of the Philistines went out, and as often as they went out, David prospered more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:30:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 18:30, 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.18.30.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.30.W11.S1) and character.