שָׁא֑וּל

𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋

shaul

Saul

passive participle of שָׁאַל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

H7586

2 Samuel 21:7 · Word #9

Lexicon H7586

Lemmaשָׁאוּל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
TransliterationShâʼûwl
Strong'sH7586
In-contextSaul

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H7586-03

Asked-for One

Rootשאל (š-ʾ-l)
Core Meaningsto ask, to request, to inquire, to petition, to borrow
Semantic Rangeone who is asked for, requested one, petitioned-for person; as a proper name, Saul/Shaul
Conceptual SignificanceThe name highlights the narrative theme of petition and divine response—most notably Israel’s request for a king, resulting in Saul. It underscores the theological motif that leadership was granted in response to human asking, with all the covenantal implications that follow.
Morphological NotesQal passive participle, masculine singular absolute (HVqsmsa); frequently used as a proper noun (HNp). Functions as a substantival participle meaning "the one who was asked for."
Rendering Rationaleשָׁאוּל is the Qal passive participle masculine singular of שאל, meaning "asked" or "requested." Rendering it as "Asked-for One" preserves the passive sense of "one who was asked for" and reflects the masculine singular form indicated in the morphology, while retaining the root connection to asking or petitioning.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שאל (to ask, to request, to inquire, to petition, to borrow)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7585-01 bisheol in Sheol (the Demanding Realm)
H7592-01 esheal I will inquire
H7592-02 eshealah let me ask
H7592-03 eshealekha I will inquire of you (masculine singular)
H847-01 eshetaol Place-of-Entreaty
H7587-01 hashauli the Asked-one clansman
H7592-05 hashoalim the inquirers
H7592-06 hisheiletihu I have lent him
H7585-02 kisheol like Sheol—the Asking-Place
H7586-01 leshaul to the Asked-for (man)
H7956-01 leshelah to Shelah (“Asked-For”)
H7592-07 lisheal to inquire/ask
H7592-08 lisheol to inquire / to ask
H7592-09 lshvl to ask, to inquire
H7586-02 mishaul from Shaul (the Asked-one)
H7585-03 misheol from Sheol, the Asking-Place
H7592-10 nisheal the one being-asked
H7592-11 nishealeti I was inquired of
H7592-12 nisheol he was inquired of
H7592-13 shaal he inquired
H7592-14 shaalah she inquired
H7592-15 shaaleta you have inquired
H7592-16 shaalete you (feminine singular) have inquired
H7592-17 shaaleti I have inquired
H7592-18 shaali Inquire!
H7592-19 shaalu they inquired; you (masculine plural), inquire!
H7593-01 shael the asking one
H7597-01 shaletiel I-Have-Asked-El
H7592-20 shaol to inquire / ask
H7592-21 sheal Ask!
H7597-02 shealetiel I-have-asked-God (masculine personal name)
H7592-22 shealuni You men, inquire of me
H410-09 sheel he has asked
H7596-01 sheelah an asking
H7596-02 sheelatekhe your asking-request
H7596-03 sheelati my asking-petition
H7593-02 sheelena we inquired
H7592-23 sheeletem you (masculine plural) inquired
H7592-24 sheelunu they inquired of us
H7592-25 sheiletihu I inquired of him
H7592-26 sheiletiv I have inquired of him
H7956-02 shelah Asked-for One
H7585-04 sheol the Asking-Place
H7585-05 sheolah Sheol-ward
H7592-27 shoel the inquiring one
H7592-28 shoelet she who is asking
H7592-29 tisheal you inquire
H7592-30 tishealekha she inquires of you
H7592-31 tishealeni you inquire of me
H7594-01 usheal and Asked-One
H7592-32 usheelekhe and he inquired of you (feminine singular)
H7592-33 usheeletem and you all inquired
H7592-34 vaesheal And I inquired
H7592-35 vaeshealem and I inquired of them
H7592-36 vatisheal and you inquired
H7592-37 vayasheilum and they lent to them
H7592-38 vayisheal and he inquired
H7592-39 vayishealehu and he inquired of him
H7592-40 vayishealu and they inquired
H7592-41 veeshealekha and I will inquire of you
H7592-42 veeshealem and I will inquire of them
H7592-43 venishealah and let us inquire
H7592-44 veshaal and he inquired
H7592-45 veshaalah and she inquired
H7592-46 veshaaleta and you inquired
H7592-47 veshaali and you (feminine), inquire!
H7592-48 veshaalu and they inquired / and inquire (you, masculine plural)
H7592-49 veshaol and he asked
H7586-05 veshaul and Asked-for
H7956-03 veshelah and Asked-For (Shelah)
H7592-50 veshielu and they asked
H7592-51 veshoel and an inquiring one
H7592-52 veyishealu and let them inquire
H7592-53 visheelekha and he inquired of you
H7592-54 yeshaalu they would earnestly ask
H7592-55 yisheal he will inquire
H7592-56 yishealekha he will inquire of you
H7592-57 yishealu they will inquire
H7592-58 yishealun they will inquire
H7592-59 yishealuni they will inquire of me
H7592-60 yshl he will ask

Word Usage (406 occurrences of H7586)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 36:37 שָׁא֖וּל shaul Shaul
Genesis 36:38 שָׁא֑וּל shaul Shaul
Genesis 46:10 וְ/שָׁא֖וּל veshaul and Shaul
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