Strong G4545Σαμουήλ

Samuel

Transliteration
Samouēl
Pronunciation
sam-oo-ale'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H8050];
Samuel (that is Shemuel) an Israelite: - Samuel.

Meaning of the name

Samuel, "his name is God [El]; heard of God [El]; the unnamed god is El"

Detailed definition

Σαμουήλ, ὁ indecl.
(in FlJ, Σαμούηλος; Heb. שְׁמוּאֵל),
Samuel (1Ki.1:20, al.): Act.3:24 13:20, Heb.11:32.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Samuel

Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Samuel was a prophet and the last judge of Israel before the establishment of the monarchy, who anointed both Saul and David as kings.

In the Bible

Strong G4545 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • samuel3

First verses

  1. Acts 3:24
    Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
  2. Acts 13:20
    And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
  3. Hebrews 11:32
    And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
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