שָׁאוּל
sha.ulProper Noun (Masculine)H7586
Saul
From: passive participle of H7592 (שָׁאַל); asked;
Short Definition
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A king of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Kish (H7027); married to Ahinoam (H0293) and Rizpah (H7532); father of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) § Saul or Shaul = "desired" 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
311 timesAppears 311 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
228
2 Samuel
55
1 Chronicles
22
Genesis
3
Exodus
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:48
- 1 Samuel 14:37
- 1 Samuel 18:6
- 1 Samuel 23:17
- 1 Samuel 9:26
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