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View Name: Saul


SAUL

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Biblical, Hebrew (Anglicized), Biblical Latin

Other Scripts: שָׁאוּל (Hebrew)

Pronounced: SAWL (English)  [key]

From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel who ruled just before King David, as told in the Old Testament. Also, Saul was the original Hebrew name of Saint Paul.


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