שְׁמוּאֵל
she.mu.elProper Noun (Masculine)H8050
Samuel
From: from the passive participle of H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); heard of God;
Short Definition
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Elkanah (H0511H) and Hannah (H2584); father of: Joel (H3100) and Abijah (H0029) Also named: Samouēl (*Σαμουήλ *"Samuel" G4545) § Samuel = "his name is El" 1) son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and ) 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'
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
118 timesAppears 118 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
109
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
Numbers
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:3
- 1 Samuel 12:20
- 1 Samuel 15:34
- 1 Samuel 28:16
- 1 Samuel 7:10
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