King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4545
Transliteration: Samouēl
Phonetic Spelling: (sam-oo-ale')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Samuel, a prophet and judge in Isr
Meaning: Samuel -- a prophet and judge in Israel
Σαμουήλ (שֲׁמוּאֵל, for שְׁמוּעֲאֵל, i. e. 'beard of God', from שָׁמַע and אֵל; cf. 1 Samuel 1:20, 27 (see B. D. under the word)), ὁ (indeclinable; Josephus (Antiquities 5, 10, 3) Σαμουηλος, Σαμουηλου), Samuel, the son of Elkanah by his wife Anna (or Hannah), the last of the שֹׁפְטִים or judges, a distinguished prophet, and the founder of the prophetic order. He gave the Jews their first kings, Saul and David: Acts 3:24; Acts 13:20; Hebrews 11:32. (1 Samuel 1-25; cf. 1 Samuel 28; Sir. 46:13ff.)
Word Summary
Samouēl: Samuel, a prophet and judge in Isr
Original Word: ΣαμουήλTransliteration: Samouēl
Phonetic Spelling: (sam-oo-ale')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Samuel, a prophet and judge in Isr
Meaning: Samuel -- a prophet and judge in Israel
Strong's Concordance
Samuel. Of Hebrew origin (Shmuw'el); Samuel (i.e. Shemuel), an Israelite -- Samuel.
see HEBREW Shmuw'el
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4545: ΣαμουήλΣαμουήλ (שֲׁמוּאֵל, for שְׁמוּעֲאֵל, i. e. 'beard of God', from שָׁמַע and אֵל; cf. 1 Samuel 1:20, 27 (see B. D. under the word