Lexicon
שָׁאוּלִי
sha.u.li
H7587
N:N--PG Hebrew

Shaulite

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Hebrew
Language

sha.u.li identifies a person or group as belonging to Saul’s clan in a genealogical listing.

The attested use is a masculine singular gentilic identifying the clan associated with Saul within a listing of family groups.

Senses in use

  1. Clan designation associated with Saul · dominant

    In Numbers 26:13, the masculine singular gentilic occurs in a clause that names Saul and then identifies the corresponding clan; the APB renders the clause “and Saul, the clan of the Shaulites.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 26:13, the APB presents the term in the clan statement “the clan of the Shaulites.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clause reflects a clan designation.

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