1 Samuel 21:10:61 Sam.21.10.W6TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:11
שָׁא֙וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shah-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
mip-pe-NE sha-UL
- clause
mip-pe-NE sha-UL va-YA-vo el-a-KHISH ME-lekh GAT
- sentence
va-YA-kam da-VID va-yiv-Rakh ba-YOM-ha-HU mip-pe-NE sha-UL va-YA-vo el-a-KHISH ME-lekh GAT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min-{מִן־ | min-} + šā-ʼûl {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʼûl} ‘Saul’ signals departure, while ʼel {אֶל | ʼel} + ʿăqîš {עֲקִישׁ | ʿă-qîš} ‘Achish’ marks the destination.
Root and etymology
ש־א־ל
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:10
And David fled from Saul and went to Achish , king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 21:10, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֙וּל (shaul) 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.21.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.10.W6.S1) and character.