Shaul (שָׁאוּל) means Saul in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁאוּל
shaul
noun · masculine
In English
Saul
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shaul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הראשון במלכי ישראל, שנמשח על־ידי שמואל הנביא, עד אשר מאס בו והמליך את דוד תחתיו.
וְהָיָה בִּהְיוֹת רוּחַ-אֱלֹהִים אֶל-שָׁאוּל וְלָקַח דָּוִד אֶת-הַכִּנּוֹר וְנִגֵּן בְּיָדוֹ וְרָוַח לְשָׁאוּל וְטוֹב לוֹ וְסָרָה מֵעָלָיו רוּחַ הָרָעָה.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיָּמָת שַׂמְלָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו שָׁאוּל מֵרְחֹבוֹת הַנָּהָר. וַיָּמָת שָׁאוּל וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו בַּעַל חָנָן בֶּן-עַכְבּוֹר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shaul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁאוּל
- Written without vowel points
- שאול
- Said
- shaul
- Root
- ש־א־ל
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Gematria
- 337
This is how Shaul is said in other languages.
- English
- Saul
These words rhyme with Shaul.
The word Shaul is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הגם שאול בנביאים
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The word Shaul comes from the root ש־א־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shaul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shaul.
What does Shaul (שָׁאוּל) mean in Hebrew?
Shaul (שָׁאוּל) means Saul. It is said shaul, with the stress on ul.
What rhymes with Shaul (שָׁאוּל)?
Words that rhyme with Shaul (שָׁאוּל) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
Is Shaul (שָׁאוּל) masculine or feminine?
The word Shaul (שָׁאוּל) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שאול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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