1 Samuel 19:21:21 Sam.19.21.W2TAB
לְשָׁא֗וּל
leshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-UL
- Extended
- leh-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL
- clause
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma va-YO-sef sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM she-li-SHIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked, borrowed”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:21
And they informed Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Then Saul persisted and sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁא֗וּל (leshaul) 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.19.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.21.W2.S1) and character.