1 Samuel 1:20
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
Biblical meaning of the name Samuel
Meaning
“Heard by God”
From the Hebrew Shemu’el (שְׁמוּאֵל): shama (to hear) and El (God). When she named him, Hannah explained, “because I have asked him of the LORD” — the boy was her answered prayer.
In the original:שְׁמוּאֵל Shᵉmûwʼêl · Strong H8050
Who was Samuel in the Bible?
Samuel was the last judge of Israel and one of its greatest prophets. As a boy serving in the temple, he heard God call him by name. As a man, he anointed Israel’s first two kings: Saul and David.
Where the name appears
1 Samuel 3:10
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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