1 Samuel 20:32:31 Sam.20.32.W3TAB
אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל
etshaul
“{direct object} Saul”
- Transliteration
- ET-sha-UL
- Extended
- EET-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} 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 a-VIV
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
Exegesis
The subject is implicit in the verb, and et-shaul aviv {אֶת־שָׁאוּל אָבִיו | ʾet-šā-ʾūl ʾā-vîw} marks “Saul his father” as the definite object.
Root and etymology
ש–א–ל
“asked”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should this man die ? What has he done ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל (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.20.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.32.W3.S1) and character.