1 Samuel 18:9:21 Sam.18.9.W2TAB
שָׁא֖וּל
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
va-ye-HI sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
Exegesis
The subject shaul {שָׁאוּל | šā·ʼûl} ‘Saul’ is immediately followed by the participle oyin {עוֹיִ֣ן | ʿō·yēn} ‘eyeing’, highlighting his ongoing scrutiny.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:9
And it came to pass that Saul kept a suspicious eye on David from that day onward.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 18:9, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֖וּל (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.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.9.W2.S1) and character.