1 Samuel 19:11:21 Sam.19.11.W2TAB
שָׁא֨וּל
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-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-BET da-VID le-sha-me-RO ve-la-ha-mi-TO ba-BO-ker
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-BET da-VID le-sha-me-RO ve-la-ha-mi-TO ba-BO-ker va-tag-GED le-da-VID mi-KHAL ish-TO le-mor im-EN-kha me-mal-LET et-naf-she-KHA ha-LAI-la ma-KHAR a-TA mu-MAT
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked, borrowed”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:11
Saul sent messengers to David’s house to keep watch and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, his wife, warned David, saying, “If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be slain.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 19:11, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֨וּל (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.19.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.11.W2.S1) and character.