English Explanatory Dictionary

Saul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
  2. The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A surname.
  5. A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
  6. A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  7. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
noun
  1. Archaic form of sal (“the tree, Shorea Robusta”).
noun
  1. Obsolete form of soul.

Pronunciation

/sɔːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Saul.wav /sɑl/

Word forms

Saul sauls

Etymology

Etymology tree Hebrew שָׁאַל Hebrew שָׁאוּלlbor. Ancient Greek Σαούλ (Saoúl)lbor. Late Latin Saullbor. Old English Saulbor. English Saul Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

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