Definition of "Saul"

Saul

/sɔːl/

proper noun
1. (Christianity, Judaism) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
  Quotations
  And it came to paſſe, when the euill ſpirit from God was vpon Saul, that Dauid tooke an harpe, and played with his hand: So Saul was refreſhed, and was well, and the euill ſpirit departed from him.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Samuel 16:23, column 2
2. (Christianity) The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
  Quotations
  Then Saul (who alſo is called Paul) filled with the holy Ghoſt, ſet his eyes on him
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Acts 13:9, column 2
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  Quotations
  “You got an uncle named Saul?” “I never mentioned him?” “What are you saying —you got some Jewish guy for an uncle?” “He's not Jewish. It's just a name they have back in the old country.”
  2000, Peter Abrahams, Crying Wolf, Ballantine Books
4. A surname.
5. A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
6. A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
7. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.