Definition

Shemuel, the name of three Israelites

Etymology

from the passive participle of H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); heard of God;

Word family

• שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
• אֵל ʼêl

How the KJV renders it

• Samuel
• Shemuel

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.