H7586 H7586
Saul/Shaul; proper name meaning 'asked [of God],' borne by Israel's first king and several other figures
Sha'ul ('asked') is best known as the name of Israel's first king, the tall Benjamite son of Kish whose turbulent reign dominates 1 Samuel. The name derives from the root sha'al ('to ask'), reflecting the people's request for a monarch (1 Sam 8:5). Beyond King Saul, the same name identifies an Edomite king from Rehoboth on the River (Gen 36:37), a son of Simeon by a Canaanite woman (Gen 46:10), and a Levite ancestor (1 Chr 6:9). Translations across languages uniformly transliterate rather than translate: Spanish Saul, French Saul, German Saul.
Senses
1. Saul / Shaul (proper name) — Proper masculine name from the root sha'al ('to ask, request'), applied primarily to Israel's first king, son of Kish of Benjamin (1 Sam 9:2), whose 360+ occurrences dominate the corpus. Also borne by an Edomite king (Gen 36:37), a Simeonite clan ancestor (Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15), and a Levite (1 Chr 6:9). The etymological link to 'asking' resonates with the narrative of Israel requesting a king. 406×
AR["شَاوُل"]·ben["শৌল", "শৌলকে", "শৌলের"]·DE["Saul"]·EN["Saul"]·FR["Saül"]·heb["שָׁאוּל", "שאול"]·HI["शाऊल", "शाऊल-के", "शाऊल-ने"]·ID["Saul"]·IT["Saul"]·jav["Saul"]·KO["사울", "사울도", "사울을", "사울의", "사울이", "사울이었다"]·PT["Sha'ul"]·RU["Шаулем", "Шауль", "Шаулю", "Шауля"]·ES["Saúl"]·SW["Sauli"]·TR["Şaul"]·urd["ساؤل", "ساؤل-نے", "ساؤل-کے"]
1 Sam 9:2, 1 Sam 9:3, 1 Sam 9:3, 1 Sam 9:7, 1 Sam 9:8, 1 Sam 9:10, 1 Sam 9:15, 1 Sam 9:17, 1 Sam 9:18, 1 Sam 9:19, 1 Sam 9:21, 1 Sam 9:22 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שָׁאוּל n.pr.m. (= asked (of י׳), cf. שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל infr.; Palm. n.pr. שאילא Lzb371 Cooke283);—Σαουλ: 1. 397 1st king of Isr., 1 S 9:2, 3(×2), 5 (son of Kish, a Benjamite) + 359 times Sm, 28 times 1 Chr, ψ 18:1; 52:2; 54:2; 57:1; 59:1 (all in titles); גִּבְעַת שׁ׳ Is 10:29 (and 1 S 11:4; 15:34; 2 S 21:6 v. II. גִּבְעָה). †2. a king of Edom Gn 36:37, 38 (P) = 1 Ch 1:48, 49. †3. a son of Simeon Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu 26:13 (all P) = 1 Ch 4:24. †4. a Levite 1 Ch 6:9.