Meanings
saul1
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- biblicalThe 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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 16:23, column 2 - ChristianityThe 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
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:9, column 2 - 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.”
2000, Peter Abrahams, Crying Wolf, Ballantine Books, →ISBN - A surname.
- A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
- A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Origin
- Hebrewשָׁאַל
- Hebrewשָׁאוּל
- Ancient GreekΣαούλ (Saoúl)
- Late LatinSaul
- Old EnglishSau
- EnglishSaul
Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Σαῦλος, Σαούλ
- Σαῦλος (Saûlos)first king of Israel
- Σαούλ (Saoúl)first king of Israel
- Σαῦλος (Saûlos)Hebrew name of Paul
- Σαούλ (Saoúl)Hebrew name of Paul
Arabic شَاؤُول, طَالُوت
- شَاؤُول (šāʔūl)first king of Israel
- طَالُوت (ṭālūt)first king of Israel
- شَاؤُول (šāʔūl)Hebrew name of Paul
- سَوْل (sawl)male given name
- شَاؤُول (šāʔūl)male given name
Bengali তালূত
- তালূত (talūt)first king of Israel
Catalan Saül
- Saülfirst king of Israel
Chinese Cantonese 掃羅 /扫罗, 撒烏耳 /撒乌耳
- 掃羅 /扫罗first king of Israel
- 撒烏耳 /撒乌耳 (saat³ wu¹ ji⁵)first king of Israel
- 掃羅 /扫罗Hebrew name of Paul
- 掃祿 /扫禄 (sou³ luk⁶)Hebrew name of Paul
Chinese Mandarin 掃羅 /扫罗, 撒烏耳 /撒乌耳
- 掃羅 /扫罗 (Sǎoluó)first king of Israel
- 撒烏耳 /撒乌耳 (Sāwū'ěr)first king of Israel
- 掃羅 /扫罗 (Sǎoluó)Hebrew name of Paul
- 掃祿 /扫禄 (Sǎolù)Hebrew name of Paul
- 索爾 /索尔 (Suǒ'ěr)male given name
Czech Saul, Saul
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulHebrew name of Paul
- ŠaulHebrew name of Paul
- ŠavelHebrew name of Paul
Danish Saul, Saulus
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulusHebrew name of Paul
Dutch Saul, Saulus
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulusHebrew name of Paul
- SaulHebrew name of Paul
- Saulmale given name
Esperanto Saŭlo, Saŭlo
- SaŭloHebrew name of Paul
- Saŭlomale given name
Finnish Saul, Saul
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulHebrew name of Paul
- Saulimale given name
French Saül, Saul
- Saülfirst king of Israel
- SaulHebrew name of Paul
German Saul, Saulus
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulusHebrew name of Paul
Greek Σαούλ
- Σαούλ (Saoúl)first king of Israel
Hebrew שָׁאוּל, שָׁאוּל
- שָׁאוּל (sha'úl)first king of Israel
- שָׁאוּל (sha'úl)male given name
Hindi शाऊल, शाऊल
- शाऊल (śāūl)first king of Israel
- शाऊल (śāūl)Hebrew name of Paul
Italian Saul, Saulo
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- Saulofirst king of Israel
- SauloHebrew name of Paul
Japanese サウル
- サウルfirst king of Israel
Korean 사울
- 사울first king of Israel
Latin Saul, Saulus
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulusHebrew name of Paul
Lithuanian Saulius
- Sauliusmale given name
Māori Haora
- Haoramale given name
Norwegian Saul, Saulus
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulusHebrew name of Paul
Polish Saul, Szaweł
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SzawełHebrew name of Paul
- Saulmale given name
Portuguese Saul, Saulo
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SauloHebrew name of Paul
- Saulomale given name
Romanian Saul
- Saulfirst king of Israel
Russian Сау́л, Савл
- Сау́л (Saúl)first king of Israel
- Савл (Savl)first king of Israel
- Шау́ль (Šaúlʹ)first king of Israel
- Сау́л (Saúl)Hebrew name of Paul
- Савл (Savl)Hebrew name of Paul
Spanish Saúl, Saulo
- Saúlfirst king of Israel
- SauloHebrew name of Paul
- Saúlmale given name
Swedish Saul, Saul
- Saulfirst king of Israel
- SaulHebrew name of Paul
Yiddish שאול, שאול
- שאול (shoel)first king of Israel
- שאול (shoel)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with saul
Anagrams
Cite this entry
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