Hebrew · H7586

שָׁאוּל

Shaul , the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

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שָׁאוּל H7586

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

Saul 144× 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7

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

Then Saul 28× 1 Samuel 14:18, 1 Samuel 14:20, 1 Samuel 14:35, 1 Samuel 14:42

And Saul 21× 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:10, 1 Samuel 13:11

So Saul 21× 1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 14:19

Saul’s 20× 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 Saul 11× 1 Samuel 14:33, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 19:21, 1 Samuel 24:9

When Saul 9× 1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 19:19

But Saul 7× 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 17:33, 1 Samuel 18:17

of Saul’s 6× 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 14:50, 1 Samuel 18:30, 1 Samuel 21:7

and Shaul 4× 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 he 3× 1 Samuel 15:6, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 24:3

he 3× 1 Samuel 18:29, 1 Samuel 19:20, 1 Samuel 23:7

him 3× 1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 15:13, 1 Samuel 19:9

Is Saul 3× 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 10:12, 1 Samuel 19:24

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

while Saul 3× 1 Samuel 28:4, 2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Chronicles 11:2

[him] 2× 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 19:10

And when Saul 2× 1 Samuel 23:25, 1 Samuel 27:4

Now Saul’s 2× 1 Samuel 10:14, 1 Samuel 18:20

Shaul 2× Genesis 36:37, 1 Chronicles 1:48

Therefore Saul 2× 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Samuel 18:13

When Shaul 2× Genesis 36:38, 1 Chronicles 1:49

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

[He] 1× 1 Samuel 13:2

about Saul 1× 2 Samuel 4:4

After Saul 1× 1 Samuel 14:47

against 1× 1 Chronicles 12:19

against Saul 1× 2 Samuel 4:8

and of Saul’s 1× 1 Samuel 18:5

and Saul’s 1× 1 Samuel 19:20

and that his 1× 1 Samuel 18:28

are Saul 1× 1 Samuel 28:12

are with Saul 1× 1 Samuel 17:19

As Saul 1× 1 Samuel 17:55

At that time Saul 1× 1 Samuel 22:6

But when Saul’s 1× 1 Samuel 18:23

by Saul’s head 1× 1 Samuel 26:12

confirmed Saul 1× 1 Samuel 11:15

Finally, Saul 1× 1 Samuel 10:21

for Saul 1× 1 Samuel 14:24

from Saul 1× 1 Samuel 18:12

from Shaul 1× Numbers 26:13

He had made Saul 1× 1 Samuel 15:35

His 1× 1 Samuel 14:50

I have made Saul 1× 1 Samuel 15:11

Meanwhile, Saul 1× 1 Samuel 14:2

Now when Saul’s 1× 1 Samuel 14:16

of Saul’s robe 1× 1 Samuel 24:5

only Saul 1× 1 Samuel 13:22

Saul, however 1× 1 Samuel 13:7

shed by Saul 1× 2 Samuel 21:1

So [he] 1× 1 Samuel 13:9

So whenever [he] 1× 1 Samuel 14:52

Soon Saul 1× 1 Samuel 22:6

that Saul 1× 1 Samuel 11:12

Then he 1× 1 Samuel 14:34

Then Saul’s 1× 1 Samuel 20:30

though Saul 1× 2 Samuel 2:7

to join Saul 1× 1 Samuel 13:4

to turn Saul’s 1× 1 Chronicles 12:23

was Saul 1× 2 Samuel 1:6

Will Saul 1× 1 Samuel 23:11

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 36:37

Aligned rows 406

Books represented 8

Genesis 3 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 1 Samuel 297 2 Samuel 66 1 Chronicles 32 Psalms 5 Isaiah 1

Source forms

שָׁא֔וּל 75x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Samuel 11:4, 1 Samuel 11:5

שָׁא֖וּל 55x šā·’ūl Genesis 36:37, 1 Samuel 9:15, 1 Samuel 9:25, 1 Samuel 10:11

שָׁאוּל֙ 47x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 11:7

שָׁא֗וּל 34x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Samuel 9:27

שָׁא֑וּל 30x šā·’ūl Genesis 36:38, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 10:15

שָׁא֜וּל 23x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:2

שָׁא֣וּל 21x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:22, 1 Samuel 10:21, 1 Samuel 11:11

שָׁא֛וּל 21x šā·’ūl 1 Samuel 9:18, 1 Samuel 9:24, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 13:10

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 352x Genesis 36:37, Genesis 36:38, 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 25x Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 13:3

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 25x Numbers 26:13, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:16, 1 Samuel 14:33

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 23:13, 2 Samuel 3:7

Preposition 1x 1 Chronicles 12:19

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 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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