Samuel
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (shmuel), means "The one who listens to God"
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
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- A male given name.
- 1837 Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34:
- It was quite unnecessary to call Samuel Weller; for Samuel Weller stepped briskly into the box the instant his name was pronounced; and placing his hat on the floor, and his arms on the rail, took a bird’s–eye view of the Bar, and a comprehensive survey of the Bench, with a remarkably cheerful and lively aspect. ‘What’s your name, sir?’ inquired the judge. / ‘Sam Weller, my Lord,’ replied that gentleman. / ‘Do you spell it with a “V” or a “W”?’ inquired the judge. / ‘That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord,’ replied Sam; ‘I never had occasion to spell it more than once or twice in my life, but I spells it with a “V.” ’ / Here a voice in the gallery exclaimed aloud, ‘Quite right too, Samivel, quite right. Put it down a “we,” my Lord, put it down a “we.”’
- 1914 Jack London, The Strength of the Strong/Samuel:
- I went down the dark road between the hawthorn hedges puzzling over the why of like, repeating SAMUEL to myself and aloud and listening to the rolling wonder in its sound that had charmed her soul and led her life in tragic places. SAMUEL! There was a rolling wonder in the sound. Aye, there was!
- 1837 Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34:
- One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Samuel 1:20:
- Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Samuel 1:20:
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
male given name
book of the Bible
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biblical person
Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel m
- A male given name, cognate to Samuel.
Danish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- Samuel (Biblical figure)
- A male given name
Dutch [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- the ninth (1 Samuel) and tenth (2 Samuel) book of the Bible
- A male given name (Biblical figure)
Finnish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsɑmuel/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Declension [edit]
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Declension of Samuel (type risti)
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Related terms [edit]
French [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel m
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Related terms [edit]
- Sämi in East part of Switzerland
Norwegian [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Spanish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel m
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Swedish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Samuel
- Samuel.
- A male given name.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English proper nouns
- en:Books of the Bible
- English male given names from Hebrew
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech male given names
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish male given names
- Dutch male given names
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- French proper nouns
- French male given names
- German proper nouns
- German male given names
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian male given names
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish male given names
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish male given names
