2 Samuel 22:1:142 Sam.22.1.W14TAB

שָׁאֽוּל׃

shaul

Saul

Transliteration
sha-UL
Extended
shaa-OOL
IPA
/ʃaːˈʔuːl/

Meaning by language

English
Saul

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שָׁאֽ + 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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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-UL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mi-KAF sha-UL

  3. clause

    be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL

  4. sentence

    va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL

Exegesis

The parallel prepositional phrases mikaf kol oybav and umikaf shaul {מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל | mi·kaf kol ʾō·y·ḇāw u·mi·kaf šā·ʾūl} employ “hand of” as a metaphor for control, emphasizing total rescue from hostile opponents.

Root and etymology

ש־א־ל

to inquire or demand

In context2 Samuel 22:1

David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD brought him safe out of the grasp of all his enemies and from Saul’s grasp.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 22:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word שָׁאֽוּל׃ (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 2 Sam.22.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.1.W14.S1) and character.