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Saul
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Saül Saúl saul
English
<dab!>
Etymology
en :bor ang:Saul + + en Silas, which derived from Aramaic.
Pronunciation
en /sɔːl/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Saul.wav Southern England
en /soːl/ SSB,AU,NZ
en US
en /sɔl/ non-cot-caught
en /sɑl/ cot-caught
en /sɔl/ Scotland
en ɔːl 1
Proper noun
en Q28730en biblical character The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
1 Samuel 16 23 387 2 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.
en Christianity The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
Acts 13 9 1363 2 Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him
en male Hebrew.
en 2000 Peter Abrahams Crying Wolf Ballantine Books 9780345442611 “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.”
en.
en village par/Fretherne with Saul dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref SO7409.
en village near town/Downpatrick co/Down cc/Northern Ireland.
en unincorporated community co/Perry County s/Kentucky c/USA.
Translations
first king of Israel
Arabic: ar شَاؤُول m used by Christians, ar طَالُوت m used by Muslims
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܫܵܐܘܿܠ m Šaol
Armenian: hy Սավուղ
Bengali: bn তালূত talūt
Catalan: ca Saül m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 掃羅 sou3 lo4, yue 撒烏耳 saat3 wu1 ji5 Catholic
Hokkien: nan-hbl 掃羅 Sò-lô, Sàu-lô
Mandarin: cmn 掃羅 Sǎoluó, cmn 撒烏耳 Sāwū'ěr Catholic
Comorian:
Maore Comorian: swb Saulusu
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Twalut
Czech: cs Saul m
Danish: da Saul
Dutch: nl Saul
Finnish: fi Saul
French: fr Saül m
German: de Saul m
Greek: el Σαούλ m
Ancient Greek: grc Σαῦλος m, grc Σαούλ m
Hebrew: he שָׁאוּל sha'úl
Hindi: hi शाऊल m
Italian: it Saul m, it Saulo m
Japanese: ja サウル
Korean: ko ^사울
Latin: la Saul m
Norwegian: no Saul
Polish: pl Saul m
Portuguese: pt Saul m
Romanian: ro Saul
Russian: ru Сау́л m, ru Савл m, ru Шау́ль m
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Sávlos
Spanish: es Saúl m
Swedish: sv Saul
Yiddish: yi שאול m shoel
Hebrew name of Paul
Arabic: ar شَاؤُول m
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܫܵܐܘܿܠ m Šaol
Cherokee: chr ᏐᎳ
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 掃羅 sou3 lo4, yue 掃祿 sou3 luk6 Catholic
Hokkien: nan-hbl 掃羅 Sò-lô, Sàu-lô
Mandarin: cmn 掃羅 Sǎoluó, cmn 掃祿 Sǎolù Catholic
Comorian:
Maore Comorian: swb Saulusu
Czech: cs Saul m, cs Šaul m, cs Šavel m
Danish: da Saulus
Dutch: nl Saulus, nl Saul
Esperanto: eo Saŭlo
Finnish: fi Saul
French: fr Saul m
German: de Saulus m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Σαῦλος m, grc Σαούλ m
Hindi: hi शाऊल m
Italian: it Saulo m
Kazakh: kk Саул
Latin: la Saulus m
Norwegian: no Saulus
Polish: pl Szaweł m
Portuguese: pt Saulo m
Russian: ru Сау́л m, ru Савл m
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Sávlos
Spanish: es Saulo m
Swedish: sv Saul
male given name
Arabic: ar سَوْل m, ar شَاؤُول m
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܫܵܐܘܿܠ m Šaol
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 索爾 Suǒ'ěr
Dutch: nl Saul
Esperanto: eo Saŭlo
Finnish: fi Sauli
Hebrew: he שָׁאוּל m sha'úl
Lithuanian: lt Saulius m
Māori: mi Haora
Polish: pl Saul m
Portuguese: pt Saulo m
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Sávlos
Spanish: es Saúl m
Yiddish: yi שאול m shoel
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Saul is the 4981th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7047 individuals. Saul is most common among White (95.85%) individuals.
Anagrams
en alsu Auls Luas ULAS ULAs alus auls
Estonian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sauli Sauli
et
Finnish
Etymology
From fi hbo שָׁאוּל šāʾûl asked (for).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical Saul
fi male
Declension
0 Saul a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 138 86 886 4
References
Latin
Etymology
la :lbor grc:Σαούλ + +
Pronunciation
saūl
Proper noun
((Saūl<0>,Saūl<3>)) m
Saul, the first king of Israel
Declension
((Saūl<0>,Saūl<3>))
References
la Biblical characters
Old English
Etymology
ang :lbor la-lat:Saul + ang la-lat Saūl, from ang grc-koi Σαούλ, from ang hbo שָׁאוּל šāʾûl.
Proper noun
m
Saul biblical king of Israel
Declension
Saul sg
ang Biblical characters
Old Irish
Etymology
From sga la Saūl, from sga grc-koi Σαούλ, from sga hbo שָׁאוּל šāʾûl.
Proper noun
sga proper noun m
Saul first king of Israel
Ml 30 a 3
sga Amal nád n-airigther ⁊ nád fintar a ndu·gníther hi suidi, la sic ba in fortgidiu ⁊ ba hi temul du·gníth Saul cona muntair intleda ⁊ erelca fri Dauid. As what is done in this is not perceived and discovered, so it was covertly and it was in darkness that Saul with his people was making snares and ambushes against David.
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :lbor la-lat:Saul + 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Saul.ogg
Proper noun
m-pr
pl biblical character Saul (first ruler of Israel)
pl 2003 Poznań Jan Łach Pierwsza Księga Samuela 15 https://biblia.deon.pl/rozdzial.php?id=1168 translation of he anonymous ספר שְׁמוּאֵל Wydawnictwo Pallottinum Żałuję tego, że Saula ustanowiłem królem. I regret that I made Saul king.
pl countable rare pl male Late Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Saul
pl Rodzinie Saula nieźle się powodzi. Saul's family is doing quite well.
Declension
<m.pr.nomplowie>
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :lbor la-lat:Saul + +
Pronunciation
pt ul Portugal uw Brazil 2
pt Sa ul
Proper noun
m
pt biblical character en Saul first king of Israel