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Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵלStrong’s H8050

shemuel (she-mu-el)

Appears in 121 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shemuel is the Hebrew word usually translated “samuel”, “o samuel” and “shemuel”. It appears in 121 verses of the Old Testament.

“And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.”
Numbers 34:20 KJV
Meaning
  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'
  4. Son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David
  5. Son Ammihud and the prince of the tribe of Simeon who was chosen to divide the land of Canaan between the tribes. Spelled 'Shemuel'
  6. Son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. Spelled 'Shemuel'
  7. Son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David
  8. Son Ammihud and the prince of the tribe of Simeon who was chosen to divide the land of Canaan between the tribes. Spelled 'Shemuel'
  9. Son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. Spelled 'Shemuel'
How it's translated
  • samuel 119
  • and samuel 15
  • to samuel 3
  • o samuel 3
  • shemuel 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 109
  • 1 Chronicles 8
  • Numbers 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1
  • Psalms 1
  • Jeremiah 1

6 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שְׁמוּאֵל shemuel · Samuel

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.20; 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 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'

שְׁמוּאֵל shemuel · Shemuel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.20; son of: Ammihud (H5989H) § 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 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'

שְׁמוּאֵל shemuel · Shemuel

A man of the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.2; son of: Tola (H8439); brother of: Uzzi (H5813H), Rephaiah (H7509I), Jeriel (H3400), Jahmai (H3181) and Ibsam (H3005) § 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 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'

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.