King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4549
Transliteration: Saoul
Phonetic Spelling: (sah-ool')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Saul, the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul
Meaning: Saul -- the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul
Σαούλ (שָׁאוּל, 'asked for'), ὁ, indeclinable (in Josephus, Σαουλος), Saul;
Word Summary
Saoul: Saul, the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul
Original Word: ΣαούλTransliteration: Saoul
Phonetic Spelling: (sah-ool')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Saul, the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul
Meaning: Saul -- the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul
Strong's Concordance
Saul. Of Hebrew origin (Sha'uwl); Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul -- Saul. Compare Saulos.
see GREEK Saulos
see HEBREW Sha'uwl
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4549: ΣαούλΣαούλ (שָׁאוּל, 'asked for'), ὁ, indeclinable (in Josephus, Σαουλος), Saul;
1. the name of the first king of Israel: Acts 13:21.
2. the Jewish name of the apostle Paul, but occurring only in address (cf. Buttmann, 6): Acts 9:4, 17; Acts 22:7, 13; Acts 26:14; in the other passages of the Book of Acts the form Σαῦλος (which see) with the Greek terminology is used.