Saul
n.
male first name; (Bible) first king of Israel; (New Testament) Saul of Tarsus, the original name of Paul (one of the apostles of Jesus)
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Saul
Noun
1. (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
(hypernym) king, male monarch
(classification) Old Testament
2. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
(synonym) Paul, Saint Paul, St. Paul, Apostle Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle of the Gentiles, Saul of Tarsus
(hypernym) Apostle
(classification) New Testament
Saul
n.
Saul, male first name, (Biblical) first king of Israel, King David's predecessor; former name of the Apostle Paul, Saul of Tarsus
Saul (m)
n.
Saul, male first name, Bellow, Saul Bellow (born 1915), American author, winner of the Nobel prize
Saül (m)
n.
Saul, male first name