Original Language Studio
1 Samuel 13:16
“And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁאוּלShâʼûwl · shaw-ool'
H7586 · Hebrew
H7586 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
- Derivation
- passive participle of H7592 (שָׁאַל); asked;
- KJV renderings
- Saul, Shaul.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- שָׁא֞וּל — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 406 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 36:37Genesis 36:38Genesis 46:10Exodus 6:15Numbers 26:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁאוּל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.