What does שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) mean in the Bible?
שְׁמוּאֵל (šĕmûʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Shemuël , the name of three Israelites".
Hebrew · H8050
שְׁמוּאֵל
Shemuël , the name of three Israelites
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שְׁמוּאֵל H8050
Pronunciation šĕmûʾēl
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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Questions this entry answers
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 Samuel 58× 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1
Then Samuel 16× 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:5, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 8:22
And Samuel 15× 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 9:23
So Samuel 10× 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 3:18, 1 Samuel 7:15
of Samuel 8× 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Samuel 8:6, 1 Samuel 28:20
but Samuel 5× 1 Samuel 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:14, 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 15:33
to Samuel 5× 1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:8, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 8:19
When Samuel 3× 1 Samuel 9:17, 1 Samuel 15:13, 1 Samuel 25:1
He 2× 1 Samuel 3:15, 1 Samuel 7:9
Now Samuel 2× 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 3:7
- 1× 1 Samuel 15:20
. . . 1× 1 Samuel 15:12
After this, Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 10:17
Afterward, Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 7:12
and Shemuel 1× 1 Chronicles 7:2
are Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 19:22
As Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 15:27
by Samuel 1× 1 Chronicles 26:28
did Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 10:15
Now by this time Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 28:3
Shemuel 1× Numbers 34:20
so he 1× 1 Samuel 8:6
Thus Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 10:20
to him 1× 1 Samuel 3:16
was Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 28:14
with Samuel 1× 1 Samuel 19:20
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 34:20 שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל to Shemuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 1:20 שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:18 וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל to Now Samuel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:21 שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:26 שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 3:1 שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 3:3 וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל to Samuel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 3:4 שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל to to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 3:6 שְׁמוּאֵל֒ to Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 3:6 שְׁמוּאֵל֙ to So Samuel Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 34:20
Aligned rows 140
Books represented 6
Numbers 1 1 Samuel 129 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל 26x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 3:11
שְׁמוּאֵל֙ 23x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:15, 1 Samuel 3:18
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל 20x šə·mū·’êl Numbers 34:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 4:1
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל 10x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Samuel 13:15
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל 9x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 8:1, 1 Samuel 8:19
שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל 7x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:21, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 10:25
שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל 7x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 9:19, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 10:24
שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל 5x šə·mū·’êl 1 Samuel 3:16, 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 28:14, 1 Chronicles 29:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 123x Numbers 34:20, 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 14x 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:15
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 3:9, 1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 15:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shemuël , the name of three Israelites
Source Gloss
Shemuël , the name of three Israelites
Extended definition
Samuel, Shemuel.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G4545 LXX equivalent Greek
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain