Strong G45492 sensesΣαούλ

Saul

Transliteration
Saoul
Pronunciation
sah-ool'

Meaning of the name

Saul, "asked of God" or possibly "dedicated to God"

The 2 senses of Strong G4549

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong G4549 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesG4549G5 verses · Acts
  2. First king of Israel, anointed by SamuelG4549H1 verse · Acts

General definition

Of Hebrew origin [H7586];
Saul (that is Shaul) the Jewish name of Paul : - Saul. Compare G4569 .

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • saul6

First verses

  1. Acts 9:4
    And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
  2. Acts 9:17
    And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
  3. Acts 13:21
    And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
  4. Acts 22:7
    And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
  5. Acts 22:13
    Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
  6. Acts 26:14
    And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.