saul

Other forms of saul

plural

sauls·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about saul

What does saul mean?

saul means "(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in saul?

saul has 1 syllable: saul. In IPA it is /ˈsɔl/.

What is another word for saul?

Close synonyms include Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is saul a common word?

saul is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with saul?

2 words rhyme with saul. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.