saul

n. the first king of Israel in the Old Testament of the Bible.

n. The first monarch of the Kingdom of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible.

“The story of Saul and David is one of the most famous in the Bible.”

“In the First Book of Samuel, Saul is depicted as a tragic figure whose initial success as king eventually gives way to divine rejection.”

n. the name used by the Apostle Paul before he became a Christian leader.

n. The Hebrew name of the Apostle Paul, primarily used in the New Testament prior to his conversion on the road to Damascus.

“Before he was known as Paul, he was called Saul of Tarsus.”

“The narrative in the Book of Acts describes Saul as a zealous persecutor of the early church before his transformative experience.”

n. a common first name for men or a family name.

n. A masculine given name or a surname of Hebrew origin.

“Saul Goodman is a famous fictional lawyer from a popular television show.”

“The professor, whose surname was Saul, published several influential papers on ancient Mediterranean history during the late nineties.”

n. an old way of spelling the word 'soul'.

n. An obsolete orthographic variant of 'soul'.

“In very old books, you might see the word 'soul' written as 'saul'.”

“The manuscript contains several instances of the spelling 'saul', reflecting the phonetic variability common in Middle English texts.”

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