1 Samuel 19:17:121 Sam.19.17.W12TAB
אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל
elshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- el-sha-UL
- Extended
- ehl-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-sha-UL
- clause
va-to-MER mi-KHAL el-sha-UL HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI shal-khe-NI la-MA a-mi-TEKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-mi-KHAL LA-ma KA-kha rim-mi-TI-ni va-te-shal-LE-KHI et-o-ye-VI va-yim-ma-LET va-to-MER mi-KHAL el-sha-UL HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI shal-khe-NI la-MA a-mi-TEKH
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked, borrowed”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:17
And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy , so that he has escaped?” And Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל (elshaul) 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.19.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.17.W12.S1) and character.