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Lexicon :: Strong's H7586 - šā'ûl

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שָׁאוּל
Transliteration
šā'ûl
Pronunciation
shaw-ool'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part of שָׁאַל (H7592)
Strong’s Definitions

שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'; passive participle of H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites:—Saul, Shaul.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 406x

The KJV translates Strong's H7586 in the following manner: Saul (399x), Shaul (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 406x
The KJV translates Strong's H7586 in the following manner: Saul (399x), Shaul (7x).
  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁאוּל Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'; passive participle of H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites:—Saul, Shaul.
STRONGS H7586: Abbreviations
שָׁאוּל proper name, masculine)= asked (of י׳), compare שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל below; Palmyrene proper name שאילא Lzb371 Cooke283); — Σαονλ:
1. 397 1st king of Israel, 1 Samuel 9:2, 3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 9:5 (son of Kish, a Benjamite) + 359 times Samuel; + 28 times 1 Chronicles; Psalm 18:1; Psalm 52:2; Psalm 54:2; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 59:1 (all in titles); גִּבְעַת שׁ׳ Isaiah 10:29 (and 1 Samuel 11:4; 1 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 21:6 see II. גִּבְעָה).
2. a king of Edom Genesis 36:37, 38 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:48, 49.
3. a son of Simeon Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13 (all P) = 1 Chronicles 4:24.
4. a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:9.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

36:37; 36:38; 46:10

Exodus

6:15

Numbers

26:13

1 Samuel

9:2; 9:3; 9:5; 11:4; 15:34

2 Samuel

21:6

1 Chronicles

1:48; 1:49; 4:24; 6:9

Psalms

18:1; 52:2; 54:2; 57:1; 59:1

Isaiah

10:29

H7586

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7586 matches the Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šā'ûl),
which occurs 406 times in 335 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 7 (Gen 36:37–1Sa 14:2)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:37 -

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River reigned in his place.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:38 -

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

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Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:15 -

The sons of Simeon:

Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,

Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

These are the clans of Simeon.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:13 -

the Zerahite clan from Zerah;

the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 -

He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else.[fn]

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One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys.”

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When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”

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“Suppose we do go,” Saul said to his servant, “what do we take the man? The food from our packs is gone, and there’s no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have? ”

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The servant answered Saul, “Here, I have a little[fn] silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us which way we should go.”

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“Good,” Saul replied to his servant. “Come on, let’s go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:15 -

Now the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had informed Samuel,

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When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people.”

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Saul approached Samuel in the city gate and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:19 -

“I am the seer,” Samuel answered.[fn] “Go up ahead of me to the high place and eat with me today. When I send you off in the morning, I’ll tell you everything that’s in your heart.

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Saul responded, “Am I not a Benjaminite from the smallest of Israel’s tribes and isn’t my clan the least important of all the clans of the Benjaminite tribe? So why have you said something like this to me? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:22 -

Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them to the banquet hall, and gave them a place at the head of the thirty[fn] or so men who had been invited.

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The cook picked up the thigh and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Notice that the reserved piece is set before you. Eat it because it was saved for you for this solemn event at the time I said, ‘I’ve invited the people.’ ” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

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Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.[fn]

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They got up early, and just before dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get up, and I’ll send you on your way! ” Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went outside.

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As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I’ll reveal the word of God to you.” So the servant went on.

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Everyone who knew him previously and saw him prophesy with the prophets asked each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 -

Then a man who was from there asked, “And who is their father? ”

As a result, “Is Saul also among the prophets? ” became a popular saying.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 -

Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go? ”

“To look for the donkeys,” Saul answered. “When we saw they weren’t there, we went to Samuel.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:15 -

“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 -

Saul told him, “He assured us the donkeys had been found.” However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21 -

Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the Matrite clan was selected.[fn] Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they searched for him, they could not find him.

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Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 -

When the messengers came to Gibeah, Saul’s hometown, and told the terms to the people, all wept aloud.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5 -

Just then Saul was coming in from the field behind his oxen. “What’s the matter with the people? Why are they weeping? ” Saul inquired, and they repeated to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

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When Saul heard these words, the Spirit of God suddenly came powerfully on him, and his anger burned furiously.

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He took a team of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by messengers who said, “This is what will be done to the ox of anyone who doesn’t march behind Saul and Samuel.” As a result, the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out united.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:11 -

The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions. During the morning watch, they invaded the Ammonite camp and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. There were survivors, but they were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:12 -

Afterward, the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not[fn] reign over us? Give us those men so we can kill them! ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:13 -

But Saul ordered, “No one will be executed this day, for today the LORD has provided deliverance in Israel.”

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So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the LORD’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the LORD’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:1 -

Saul was thirty years[fn] old when he became king, and he reigned forty-two years[fn] over Israel.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:2 -

He chose three thousand men from Israel for himself: two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in Bethel’s hill country, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the troops away, each to his own tent.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:3 -

Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison[fn] in Gibeah,[fn] and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land saying, “Let the Hebrews hear! ”[fn]

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And all Israel heard the news, “Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and Israel is now repulsive to the Philistines.” Then the troops were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

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Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.

Saul, however, was still at Gilgal, and all his troops were gripped with fear.

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So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.

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Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So Saul went out to greet him,

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and Samuel asked, “What have you done? ”

Saul answered, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me and you didn’t come within the appointed days and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 -

Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. It was at this time that the LORD would have permanently established your reign over Israel,

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:15 -

Then Samuel went[fn] from Gilgal to Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul registered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

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Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines were camped at Michmash.

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So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:1 -

That same day Saul’s son Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s cross over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” However, he did not tell his father.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:2 -

Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah.[fn] The troops with him numbered about six hundred.


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