Saul
שָׁאוּלStrong’s H7586shaul (sha-ul)
Appears in 335 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shaul is the Hebrew word usually translated “saul” and “shaul”. It appears in 335 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- A Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel
- An early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah
- A son of Simeon
- A Levite, son of Uzziah
- A Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel
- An early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah
- A son of Simeon
- A Levite, son of Uzziah
- A Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel
- An early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah
- A son of Simeon
- A Levite, son of Uzziah
- Son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah
- Eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer
- A Simeonite chief
- A Reubenite
- A chief of Gad
- Son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar
How it's translated
- saul 349
- and saul 22
- to saul 22
- shaul 5
- and shaul 3
- of saul 2
- and to saul 2
- of shaul 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 241
- 2 Samuel 57
- 1 Chronicles 26
- Psalms 5
- Genesis 3
- Exodus 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 36:38And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 46:10And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
- Exodus 6:15And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
- Numbers 26:13Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
- 1 Samuel 9:2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
- 1 Samuel 9:3And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
All 335 verses, by book
- Exodus 1
- 6:15
- Numbers 1
- 26:13
- 1 Samuel 241
- 9:29:39:59:79:89:109:159:179:189:199:219:229:249:259:269:2710:1110:1210:1410:1510:1610:2110:2611:411:511:611:711:1111:1211:1311:1513:113:213:313:413:713:913:1013:1113:1313:1513:1613:2214:114:214:1614:1714:1814:1914:2014:2114:2414:3314:3414:3514:3614:3714:3814:4014:4114:4214:4314:4414:4514:4614:4714:4914:5014:5114:5215:115:415:515:615:715:915:1115:1215:1315:1515:1615:2015:2415:2615:3115:3415:3516:116:216:1416:1516:1716:1916:2016:2116:2216:2317:217:817:1117:1217:1317:1417:1517:1917:3117:3217:3317:3417:3717:3817:3917:5517:5717:5818:118:218:518:618:718:818:918:1018:1118:1218:1318:1518:1718:1818:1918:2018:2118:2218:2318:2418:2518:2718:2818:2918:3019:119:219:419:619:719:919:1019:1119:1419:1519:1719:1819:1919:2019:2119:2420:2520:2620:2720:2820:3020:3220:3321:721:1021:1122:622:722:922:1222:1322:2122:2223:723:823:923:1023:1123:1223:1323:1423:1523:1623:1723:1923:2123:2423:2523:2623:2723:2824:124:224:324:424:524:724:824:924:1624:2225:4426:126:226:326:426:526:626:726:1226:1726:2126:2527:127:428:328:428:528:628:728:828:928:1028:1228:1328:1428:1528:2028:2128:2529:329:531:231:331:431:531:631:731:831:1131:12
- 2 Samuel 57
- 1:11:21:41:51:61:121:171:211:221:231:242:42:52:72:82:102:122:153:13:63:73:83:103:133:144:14:24:44:84:105:26:166:206:237:159:19:29:39:69:79:912:716:516:819:1719:2421:121:221:421:621:721:821:1121:1221:1321:1422:1
- 1 Chronicles 26
- 1:481:494:245:106:248:339:3910:210:310:410:510:610:710:810:1110:1210:1311:212:112:212:1912:2312:2913:315:2926:28
- Isaiah 1
- 10:29
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁאוּל shaul · Saul
A king of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.2; 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
שָׁאוּל shaul · Shaul
A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10; son of: Simeon (H8095) and Canaanite_woman (H3669); brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199) and Zerah (H2226L); father of: Shallum (H7967K) Also named: sha.u.li (שָׁאוּלִי "Shaulite" H7587) § 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
שָׁאוּל shaul · Shaul
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.37 § 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
יוֹאֵל yoel · Joel
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.24; son of: Uzziah (H5818H); father of: Elkanah (H0511I); also called Joel at 1Ch.6.36; Another name of sha.ul (שָׁאוּל "Shaul" H7586J) § Joel = "Jehovah is God" 1) son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah 2) eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer 3) a Simeonite chief 4) a Reubenite 5) a chief of Gad 6) son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.