Hebrew · H7586

שָׁאוּל

Shaul , the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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שָׁאוּלH7586

What does שָׁאוּל mean in the Bible?

שָׁאוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "Shaul , the name of an Edomite and two Israelites".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שָׁאוּל mean in the Bible?

שָׁאוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "Shaul , the name of an Edomite and two Israelites".

How does the BSB render H7586?

The BSB source-word alignment has 406 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Saul (144), of Saul (49), Then Saul (28), And Saul (21), So Saul (21).

Where does שָׁאוּל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 36:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (297), 2 Samuel (66), 1 Chronicles (32), Psalms (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Saul144×1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7

of Saul49×1 Samuel 11:4, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:49, 1 Samuel 14:52

Then Saul28×1 Samuel 14:18, 1 Samuel 14:20, 1 Samuel 14:35, 1 Samuel 14:42

And Saul21×1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:10, 1 Samuel 13:11

So Saul21×1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 14:19

Saul’s20×1 Samuel 9:15, 1 Samuel 10:15, 1 Samuel 14:51, 1 Samuel 16:15

-13×1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 15:16, 1 Samuel 15:26

to Saul11×1 Samuel 14:33, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 19:21, 1 Samuel 24:9

When Saul9×1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 19:19

But Saul7×1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 17:33, 1 Samuel 18:17

of Saul’s6×1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 18:30, 1 Samuel 21:7

and Shaul4×Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, 1 Chronicles 4:24, 1 Chronicles 6:24

. . .3×1 Samuel 14:40, 1 Samuel 19:6, 1 Samuel 28:6

And he3×1 Samuel 15:6, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 24:3

he3×1 Samuel 18:29, 1 Samuel 19:20, 1 Samuel 23:7

him3×1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 15:13, 1 Samuel 19:9

Is Saul3×1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 10:12, 1 Samuel 19:24

Now Saul3×1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 18:10, 2 Samuel 3:7

while Saul3×1 Samuel 28:4, 2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2

[him]2×1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 19:10

And when Saul2×1 Samuel 23:25, 1 Samuel 27:4

Now Saul’s2×1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 18:20

Shaul2×Genesis 36:37, 1 Chronicles 1:48

Therefore Saul2×1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Samuel 18:13

When Shaul2×Genesis 36:38, 1 Chronicles 1:49

[and they were] Saul’s1×1 Chronicles 12:2

[He]1×1 Samuel 13:2

about Saul1×2 Samuel 4:4

After Saul1×1 Samuel 14:47

against1×1 Chronicles 12:19

against Saul1×2 Samuel 4:8

and of Saul’s1×1 Samuel 18:5

and Saul’s1×1 Samuel 19:20

and that his1×1 Samuel 18:28

are Saul1×1 Samuel 28:12

are with Saul1×1 Samuel 17:19

As Saul1×1 Samuel 17:55

At that time Saul1×1 Samuel 22:6

But when Saul’s1×1 Samuel 18:23

by Saul’s head1×1 Samuel 26:12

confirmed Saul1×1 Samuel 11:15

Finally, Saul1×1 Samuel 10:21

for Saul1×1 Samuel 14:24

from Saul1×1 Samuel 18:12

from Shaul1×Numbers 26:13

He had made Saul1×1 Samuel 15:35

His1×1 Samuel 14:50

I have made Saul1×1 Samuel 15:11

Meanwhile, Saul1×1 Samuel 14:2

Now when Saul’s1×1 Samuel 14:16

of Saul’s robe1×1 Samuel 24:5

only Saul1×1 Samuel 13:22

Saul, however1×1 Samuel 13:7

shed by Saul1×2 Samuel 21:1

So [he]1×1 Samuel 13:9

So whenever [he]1×1 Samuel 14:52

Soon Saul1×1 Samuel 22:6

that Saul1×1 Samuel 11:12

Then he1×1 Samuel 14:34

Then Saul’s1×1 Samuel 20:30

though Saul1×2 Samuel 2:7

to join Saul1×1 Samuel 13:4

to turn Saul’s1×1 Chronicles 12:23

was Saul1×2 Samuel 1:6

Will Saul1×1 Samuel 23:11

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 36:37

Aligned rows406

Books represented8

Genesis3Exodus1Numbers11 Samuel2972 Samuel661 Chronicles32Psalms5Isaiah1

Source forms

שָׁא֔וּל75xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Samuel 11:4, 1 Samuel 11:5

שָׁא֖וּל55xšā·’ūlGenesis 36:37, 1 Samuel 9:15, 1 Samuel 9:25, 1 Samuel 10:11

שָׁאוּל֙47xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 11:7

שָׁא֗וּל34xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 9:27

שָׁא֑וּל30xšā·’ūlGenesis 36:38, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 10:15

שָׁא֜וּל23xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:2

שָׁא֣וּל21xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:22, 1 Samuel 10:21, 1 Samuel 11:11

שָׁא֛וּל21xšā·’ūl1 Samuel 9:18, 1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:10

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular352xGenesis 36:37, Genesis 36:38, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular25xGenesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 13:3

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular25xNumbers 26:13, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:33

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 23:13, 2 Samuel 3:7

Preposition1x1 Chronicles 12:19

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 4:8

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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