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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)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:37 - When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:38 - When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:10 - The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:15 - The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:13 - from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3 - The donkeys of Saul's father Kish wandered off, so Kish said to his son Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come on, let's head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:7 - So Saul said to his servant, "All right, we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:8 - The servant went on to answer Saul, "Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:10 - So Saul said to his servant, "That's a good idea! Come on. Let's go." So they went to the town where the man of God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:15 - Now the day before Saul arrived, the LORD had told Samuel:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:17 - When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said, "Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:19 - Samuel replied to Saul, "I am the seer! Go up in front of me to the high place! Today you will eat with me and in the morning I will send you away. I will tell you everything that you are thinking.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:21 - Saul replied, "Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel's tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:22 - Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:24 - So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said, "What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said, 'I have invited the people.'" So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:25 - When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:26 - They got up at dawn and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, "Get up, so I can send you on your way." So Saul got up and the two of them - he and Samuel - went outside.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:27 - While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us." So he did. Samuel then said, "You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God's message."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:11 - When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people all asked one another, "What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - A man who was from there replied, "And who is their father?" Therefore this became a proverb: "Is even Saul among the prophets?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, "Where did you go?" Saul replied, "To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, we went to Samuel."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:15 - Saul's uncle said, "Tell me what Samuel said to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 - Saul said to his uncle, "He assured us that the donkeys had been found." But Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21 - Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:26 - Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5 - Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked, "What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?" So they told him about the men of Jabesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:6 - The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:7 - He took a pair of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said, "Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!" Then the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out as one army.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:11 - The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:12 - Then the people said to Samuel, "Who were the ones asking, 'Will Saul reign over us?' Hand over those men so we may execute them!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:13 - But Saul said, "No one will be killed on this day. For today the LORD has given Israel a victory!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:15 - So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the LORD's presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the LORD's presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:1 - Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:2 - Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:3 - Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted all the land saying, "Let the Hebrews pay attention!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:4 - All Israel heard this message, "Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!" So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:7 - Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:9 - So Saul said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." Then he offered a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:10 - Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:11 - But Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul replied, "When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn't come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 - Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the LORD your God gave you. Had you done that, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:15 - Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:16 - Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:22 - So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:1 - Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us." But he did not let his father know.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:2 - Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.

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