1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:2

²And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites — a head taller than any of the people.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְלוֹ־	wə·lōw-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
he had	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a son	בֵ֜ן	ḇên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
named	וּשְׁמ֤וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
choice	בָּח֣וּר	bā·ḥūr	Noun - masculine singular	H970 young man
and handsome	וָט֔וֹב	wā·ṭō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
without equal	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
among	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Israelites	מִבְּנֵ֥י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
a head	מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ	miš·šiḵ·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
taller	גָּבֹ֖הַּ	gā·ḇō·ah	Adjective - masculine singular	H1364 high, exalted
than any	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.