n.
Pronunciation: ' sam-y ə -w ə l, -y ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Samouel, from Hebrew Sh ĕ m ū ' ē l
Date: 14th century
1 : the early Hebrew judge who successively anointed Saul and David king
2 : either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures ― see BIBLE table