Etymology

saul

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Today it means: The first king of Israel in the Old Testament. Full definition →

Old English Sau ← Late Latin Saul ← Ancient Greek Σαούλ (Saoúl)
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  1. Hebrewשָׁאַל
  2. Hebrewשָׁאוּל
  3. Ancient GreekΣαούλ (Saoúl)
  4. Late LatinSaul
  5. Old EnglishSau
  6. English todaySaul

Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.