- שאול
- שָׁאוּל(b. h.) pr. n. m. Shaul, Saul, 1) king of Israel. Meg.14a ש׳ ויהואוכ׳ Saul and Jehu, who were anointed out of a flask. Yoma 22b; Yalk. Sam. 117, v. עָנָה II. Sot.10a ש׳ בצוארו Saul (bore a divine appearance) by reason of his neck (high stature); a. fr. 2) אַבָּא שָׁ׳ Abba Shaul, a Tannai (v. Fr. Darkhé, p. 176 sq.). Tosef.Ter.VII, 2. Tosef.Kil.IV, 10. Yeb.3a. Sabb.133b; a. fr. 3) Gen. R. s. 94 ר׳ יוחנן בר ש׳ ed. Wil. (oth. ed. שְׁאוּלָה).
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