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saul
/sɔːl/
name 5noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
considered
VERB + SAUL
doesn't, hand, know, knows, name, named
SAUL + NOUN
al, dauid, david, he's, hed, king, o, refre
ADV.
then
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him
Wiktionary03
“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.”
Wiktionary04
From that day onward, Saul considered David his enemy.
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Carmen doesn't know Saul, but he's a friend of a friend of Carmen.
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Saul was the king of Israel.
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