Hebrew · H8050

שְׁמוּאֵל

Shemuël , the name of three Israelites

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שְׁמוּאֵלH8050
Pronunciationšĕmûʾēl

What does שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Shemuël , the name of three Israelites".

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What does שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Shemuël , the name of three Israelites".

How does the BSB render H8050?

The BSB source-word alignment has 140 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Samuel (58), Then Samuel (16), And Samuel (15), So Samuel (10), of Samuel (8).

Where does שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 34:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (129), 1 Chronicles (7), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Samuel58×1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1
Then Samuel16×1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:5, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 8:22
And Samuel15×1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 9:23
So Samuel10×1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 3:18, 1 Samuel 7:15
of Samuel1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Samuel 8:6, 1 Samuel 28:20
but Samuel1 Samuel 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:14, 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 15:33
to Samuel1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:8, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 8:19
When Samuel1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 15:13, 1 Samuel 25:1
He1 Samuel 3:15, 1 Samuel 7:9
Now Samuel1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 3:7
-1 Samuel 15:20
. . .1 Samuel 15:12
After this, Samuel1 Samuel 10:17
Afterward, Samuel1 Samuel 7:12
and Shemuel1 Chronicles 7:2
are Samuel1 Samuel 19:22
As Samuel1 Samuel 15:27
by Samuel1 Chronicles 26:28
did Samuel1 Samuel 10:15
Now by this time Samuel1 Samuel 28:3
ShemuelNumbers 34:20
so he1 Samuel 8:6
Thus Samuel1 Samuel 10:20
to him1 Samuel 3:16
was Samuel1 Samuel 28:14
with Samuel1 Samuel 19:20
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 34:20
Aligned rows140
Books represented6
Numbers11 Samuel1291 Chronicles72 Chronicles1Psalms1Jeremiah1
Source forms
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל26xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 3:11
שְׁמוּאֵל֙23xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:15, 1 Samuel 3:18
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל20xšə·mū·’êlNumbers 34:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 4:1
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל10xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Samuel 13:15
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל9xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 8:1, 1 Samuel 8:19
שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל7xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:21, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 10:25
שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל7xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 10:24
שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל5xšə·mū·’êl1 Samuel 3:16, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 28:14, 1 Chronicles 29:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular123xNumbers 34:20, 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular14x1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:15
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular3x1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 15:12
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