Strong H7586H7586Hשָׁאוּל

Shaul

One of the 4 senses of Strong H7586

Transliteration
shâ'ûl
Pronunciation
shaw-ool'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;
son of: Simeon (H8095) and Canaanite_woman (H3669);
brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H161), Jachin (H3199) and Zerah (H2226L);
father of: Shallum (H7967K)
Also named: sha.u.li (שָׁאוּלִי "Shaulite" H7587)

Meaning of the name

Saul or Shaul = "desired"

General definition

Passive participle of H7592; asked;
{Shaul} the name of an Edomite and two Israelites: - {Saul} Shaul.

In the biblical story

Shaul

Son of Simeon, grandson of Jacob

Shaul, the son of Simeon, was the grandson of Jacob and is listed among the descendants who went to Egypt with Jacob.

In the Bible

Strong H7586H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shaul4

First verses

  1. Genesis 46:10
    And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
  2. Exodus 6:15
    And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
  3. Numbers 26:13
    Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:24
    The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
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