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saul

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Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/sɔːl/(UK)
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/sɔːl/(UK) · /sɑl/

Definition of saul

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. 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.”
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  1. 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.”
  2. 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”
  3. 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.””
  4. A surname.
  5. A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
  6. A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  7. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

noun

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of sal (“the tree, Shorea Robusta”).
  2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of soul.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Hebrew שָׁאַל Hebrew שָׁאוּלlbor. Ancient Greek Σαούλ (Saoúl)lbor. Late Latin Saullbor. Old English Saulbor. English Saul Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

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