Lexical Definition

‎שְׁמוּאֵל‎ Shᵉmûwʼêl (sehm-oo-ale') Samuel ^N:N-M-P
from the passive participle of ‎שָׁמַע‎ and ‎אֵל‎; heard of God

Samuel, Shemuel.

• § Samuel = "his name is El"
• Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

1) son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David
2) son Ammihud and the prince of the tribe of Simeon who was chosen to divide the land of Canaan between the tribes. Spelled 'Shemuel'
3) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. Spelled 'Shemuel'

See Greek: Σαμουήλ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁמוּאֵל‎₁₄₀ proper name, masculine Samuel (= name of El Thes and others (or, his name is El Hom^{Heb.Trad.98f.} Wkl^{KAT 3. 225} Now 181, 20), compare ‎פּנוּאֵל‎, ‎רְעוּאֵל‎; see Dr^{181, 20}; Prät^{ZMG 1903, 777 ff.} caritative from ‎יִשְׁמָעֵאל‎; Palmyrene ‎שמואל‎ Lzb³⁷⁷; see further Gie^{AT Schätzung d. Gottesn. (1901), 102 ff.}); —

1. great prophet, 11th cent. B.C., σαμουηλ: 1Sam 1:20 (name explained as if from ‎שָׁאַל‎), 1Sam 1:18; 1Sam 1:21; 1Sam 1:26 + 125 t. 1 Samuel; 1Chr 6:13*; 1Chr 6:18*; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 11:3; 1Chr 26:28; 1Chr 29:29; 1Chr 2:18; Ps 99:6.

2. in Simeon, Num 34:30 (P), σαλαμιηλ.

3. in Issachar 1Chr 7:2, (I) σαμουηλ.

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