1 Samuel 18:5:61 Sam.18.5.W6TAB
שָׁאוּל֙
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
be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-TSE da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL yas-KEEL va-ye-si-ME-hu sha-UL AL an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL yas-KEEL va-ye-si-ME-hu sha-UL AL an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA va-yi-TAV be-e-NE KAL-ha-AM ve-GAM be-e-NE av-DE sha-UL
Exegesis
Parallel prepositional phrases be’einei kol-ha-ʿām {בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָ֔ם | bə-ʿêynê kol-hā-ʿām} ‘in the eyes of all the people’ and be’einei ʿavdê šāʾūl {בְּעֵינֵי עַבְדֵי שָׁאֽוּל | bə-ʿêynê ʿavdê šāʾûl} ‘in the eyes of Saul’s servants’ underscore both public and official approval.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:5
And David went out wherever Saul sent him and acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war , and he was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁאוּל֙ (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.18.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.5.W6.S1) and character.