1 Samuel 19:4:51 Sam.19.4.W5TAB
אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל
elshaul
“to Saul”
- Transliteration
- el-sha-UL
- Extended
- ehl-shah-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-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
Exegesis
The indirect object is introduced by el-shaul aviv {אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו | ʾel·šā·ʾūl ʾā·vî·w} ‘to Saul his father’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“asked, borrowed”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל (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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W5.S1) and character.