1 Samuel 20:28:31 Sam.20.28.W3TAB
אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל
etshaul
“{direct object marker} Saul”
- Transliteration
- ET-sha-UL
- Extended
- EET-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-sha-UL
- clause
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL ni-she-OL ni-she-AL da-VID me-im-ma-DI ad-BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʼet} signals the recipient Saul {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʼūl}.
Root and etymology
ש–א–ל
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:28
And Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked me for leave to go to Bethlehem .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל (etshaul) 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.20.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.28.W3.S1) and character.