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Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of שָׁאוּל , the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul . The name translates to "asked for/borrowed".
New Hebrew-German Dictionary: with grammatical notes and list of abbreviations, compiled by Wiesen, Moses A., published by Rubin Mass, Jerusalem, in 1936 [12] The modern Greek-Hebrew, Hebrew-Greek dictionary, compiled by Despina Liozidou Shermister, first published in 2018; The Oxford English Hebrew dictionary, published in 1998 by the Oxford ...
This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin. Transliterated pronunciations not found in Merriam-Webster or the American Heritage Dictionary follow Sephardic/Modern Israeli pronunciations as opposed to Ashkenazi pronunciations, with the major difference being that the letter taw ( ת ) is transliterated as a 't' as opposed to an 's'.
The Jewish English Lexicon was created by Sarah Bunin Benor, an associate professor of Jewish studies at the Los Angeles division of Hebrew Union College.Benor, a scholar of the varieties of Jewish English spoken in the United States, created the lexicon in 2012 with the support of volunteers who contribute to the growth of the lexicon's database.
Shaul Ben-Tzvi, Hebrew name of Paul Shulman (1922-1994), second commander of the Israeli Navy; Shaul Eisenberg (1921–1997), Jewish businessmen and billionaire; Shaul Elovitch (born 1949), Polish-born Israeli businessman and owner of Eurocom Group; Shaul Foguel (1931–2020), Israeli mathematician; Shaul Gordon (born 1994), Canadian-Israeli ...
He anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel and later anointed David. As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation . Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote ...
Ben-Yehuda's dictionary was the most popular and comprehensive dictionary of the Hebrew language among the people until "Even-Shoshan Dictionary" by Avraham Even-Shoshan was published. The dictionary made significant contributions to the lexicographic research of the Hebrew language.
Saul offered his elder daughter Merab as a wife to the now popular David, after his victory over Goliath, but David demurred. David distinguishes himself in the Philistine wars. Upon David's return from battle, the women praise him in song: Saul has slain his thousands and David his tens of thousands [46] implying that David is the greater warrior.