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Saul¹
- /sɔːl/ UK
- /soːl/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /sɔl/ US
- /sɑl/ US, cot caught merger
- /sɔl/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔːl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.
proper noun
- The first king of Israel in the Old Testament. And it came to paſſe, when the euill ſpirit from God was vpon Saul, that Dauid tooke an harpe, and played with his hand: So Saul was refreſhed, and was well, and the euill ſpirit departed from him.
- The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament. Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him
- A male given name from Hebrew. “You got an uncle named Saul?” “I never mentioned him?” “What are you saying —you got some Jewish guy for an uncle?” “He's not Jewish. It's just a name they have back in the old country.”
- A surname.
- A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
- A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
- An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
saul²
noun sauls
- Archaic form of sal (“the tree, Shorea Robusta”).
saul³
noun sauls
- Obsolete form of soul
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paul, apostle paul, seoul, sol, bellow, shaul, psyche, heart, mind, anima, spirit, essence, pneuma, ghost, ka, atman
Translations
Every language
name first king of Israel
| Español | Saúl |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사울 |
| 日本語 | サウル |
| 中文 | 掃羅 /扫罗 Sǎoluó |
| हिन्दी | शाऊल śāūl |
| Português | Saul |
| Français | Saül |
| Deutsch | Saul |
| Italiano | Saul, Saulo |
| Ελληνικά | Σαούλ Saoúl |
| Română | Saul |
| Русский | Сау́л Saúl, Савл Savl, Шау́ль Šaúlʹ |
| العربية | شَاؤُول šāʔūl, طَالُوت ṭālūt |
| עברית | שָׁאוּל sha'úl |
Talk about this word "saul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saul. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saul. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saul "saul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saul.Cite this
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title = {saul},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saul},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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