MEANING OF SAMUEL IN THE BIBLE

The name Samuel is a Hebrew baby name included in the Bible Names, which means “Heard by God; Asked of God. In the Old Testament, the prophet Samuel was responsible for anointing the kings of Israel, Saul and David.

Meaning and History

From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu’el), which could mean “name of God” or “God has heard”. As stated in the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of the ruling judges.

Samuel commanded the Israelites during a time when the Philistines were in control until they were defeated at the battle of Mizpah. Later Saul was appointed the first king of Israel and Samuel was in charge of his anointing, as he did with the next one, David.

Numerology

Number of expression: 8

People who use that name are highlighted for their competence, skills and are believed to tend to succeed economically, achieving power and material abundance.

Living life solely focused on material wealth often leads them to neglect their personal relationships. They generally feel satisfied helping others, either financially or by passing on the knowledge that has enabled them to achieve success.

Male Gender

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Scripts שְׁמוּאֵל (Hebrew)

Pronounced SAM-yoo-əl (English) SAM-yəl (English) SA-MWEHL (French) ZA-mwehl (German) sa-MWEHL (Spanish) sa-MOO-ehl (Polish) SA-moo-ehl (Czech, Slovak) ) SAH-moo-ehl (Swedish, Finnish) [key – IPA]

As a Christian Name

The name Samuel became popular after the Protestant Reformation. Some celebrities in history have used the name Samuel, including Samuel Morse, Irish writer Samuel Beckett, and American writer Samuel Clemens (pseudonym Mark Twain).

Related Names

Variant: Samuli (Finnish)

Abbreviations

Sam, Sammie, Sammy (English) Samu (Spanish) Sami, Samppa, Samu (Finnish)

Other Languages and Cultures

Ismail (Albanian) Esmail, Ismaeel, Isma’il, Ismail (Arabic) Ismael, Samouel (Biblical Greek) Shemu’el, Yishma’el (Biblical Hebrew) Ismahel, Samuhel (Biblical Latin)

Samuil (Bulgarian) Shmuel ( Hebrew) Sámuel, Samu (Hungarian) Ismaele, Samuele (Italian) Samoil (Macedonian) Ismail (Malay) Esmail (Persian) Samuil (Russian) Ismail (Turkish) Ismail (Uyghur) Sawyl (Welsh)

Surname Derived from Name Samuel

Samuels, Samuelson (English) Samuel (French) Samuel (German) Samuel (Jewish) Samuelsson (Swedish)

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