1 Samuel 23:21:21 Sam.23.21.W2TAB
שָׁא֔וּל
shaul
“Saul”
- Transliteration
- sha-UL
- Extended
- shaa-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
va-yo-MER sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH KI kha-mal-TEM a-LAI
Exegesis
The proper name Saul {שָׁאוּל | šāʾûl} functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
shin–aleph–lamedš–ʼ–l
“to ask, inquire”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, “May you be blessed by the LORD , because you have shown mercy to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 23:21, 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.23.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.21.W2.S1) and character.