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

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Result
שָׁא֔ + וּל
sha + ul
shaul

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-MER sha-UL

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV

  4. 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 context1 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.