saul — ozdic

Definitions

name

1

The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.

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.

2

The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.

Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him

3

A male given name from Hebrew.

“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.”

4

A surname.

5

A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).

noun

1

Archaic form of sal (“the tree, Shorea Robusta”).

noun

1

Obsolete form of soul.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

considered

VERB + SAUL

doesn't, hand, know, knows, name, named

SAUL + NOUN

al, dauid, david, he's, hed, king, o, refre

ADV.

then

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles

paul

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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.

Wiktionary

02

Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him

Wiktionary

03

“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.”

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04

From that day onward, Saul considered David his enemy.

Tatoeba · #9133536

05

Carmen doesn't know Saul, but he's a friend of a friend of Carmen.

Tatoeba · #9180605

06

Saul was the king of Israel.

Tatoeba · #10841371

Usage Notes

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In some senses, saul is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.