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HebrewH8050Proper Noun (Masculine)

שְׁמוּאֵל

she.mu.el

118Occurrences
H8050Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

from the passive participle of H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); heard of God;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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'

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

שְׁמוּאֵל appears 118 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Samuel
109
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
Numbers
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:3BSB

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

1 Samuel 12:20BSB

“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

1 Samuel 15:34BSB

Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 28:16BSB

“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

1 Samuel 7:10BSB

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.