שְׁמוּאֵל

Strong’s Definition

Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

Samuel, Shemuel.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Shᵉmûwʼêl; Pronunciation: sehm-oo-ale'