שאול

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שאול^¹

/ʃa.ˈ(ʔ)ul/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Passive participle of שָׁאַל (sha'ál, “to ask, to borrow”). Proper noun follows from Adjective.

adjective שָׁאוּל · sha'úl · שְׁאוּלָה · שְׁאוּלִים · שְׁאוּלוֹת

borrowed וַיְהִי הָאֶחָד מַפִּיל הַקּוֹרָה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל נָפַל אֶל־הַמָּיִם וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי וְהוּא שָׁאוּל׃

proper noun שָׁאוּל · sha'úl

a male given name, Shaul, equivalent to English Saul
Saul (the first king of Israel in the Old Testament)

שאול^²

/ʃeˈ(ʔ)ol/ Modern Israeli
/ʃʔol/ Modern Israeli

noun שְׁאוֹל · she'ól

The netherworld (where the dead reside) יְהוָה מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה מוֹרִיד שְׁאוֹל וַיָּֽעַל׃

In English

Saul first king of Israel
underworld world of the dead
netherworld the spirit world

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"שאול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

שאול. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C

Chicago

"שאול." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שאול},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}