1 Samuel 22:12:21 Sam.22.12.W2TAB
שָׁא֔וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
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
va-yo-MER sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV va-yo-MER hin-NI a-do-NI
Exegesis
The subject Šā-ʼūl {שָׁא֔וּל | Šā-ʼūl} issues the imperative shema-na {שְׁמַע-נָא | šə-maʿ-nāʼ} ‘listen now’, where the particle na adds a polite entreaty to the command.
Root and etymology
ש־א־לsh-ʾ-l
“to ask, request”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:12
And Saul said, “Listen , son of Ahitub,” and he replied, “Here I am, my lord .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁא֔וּל (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.22.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.12.W2.S1) and character.