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Samuel — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל

שְׁמוּאֵל

Shᵉmûwʼêl · pronounced sehm-oo-ale' · Strong's H8050 · a man · also spelled Shemuel

Samuel means heard of God.

Built from

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (passive participle of, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the passive participle of H8085 and H410; heard of God; Shemuël, the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

Num 34:20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. (KJV)

Every verse that names Samuel

120 occurrences in 120 verses — Numbers, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Jeremiah

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