SAMUEL


Meaning of SAMUEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsam-yə-wəl, -yəl ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek Samouel, from Hebrew Shĕmū'ēl

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

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