שמואל

Compound of an unknown first element with אֵל‎ (ʾēl, “god”). The part is often said to be שָׁמַע‎ (šāmáʿ, “to hear, to listen”) since elistic names tend to derive from exhortations from verbs, however this is of little verisimilitude since the third radical ע‎ (ʿ) of the verb is wanting. Another theory posits (proposes for consideration) the presence of שֵׁם‎ (šēm, “name”), starting from a pre-biblical Hebrew *šimuhu-ʾílu “his name is El”, which also lacks plausibility since man would not be put on a par with El. Other theories posit derivation from roots meaning ‘God’ as in Heaven or the upper sky (see שָׁמַיִם‎) and ‘high’ (see עלי‎ (literally “elevation”)) giving “God is high”.

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃmu.el/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃmu.ejl/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃemuˈel/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃæ̆muˈʔel/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃămuˈʔel/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃəmuːˈʔeːl/

שְׁמוּאֵל • (šəmūʾḗl)

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name, Samuel
3. Samuel I and II (taken as one book)

• → Ancient Greek: Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl)
  • → Latin: Samūēl
  • → Old Armenian: Սամուէլ (Samuēl)
• → Arabic: سَمَوْأَل‎ (samawʔal)

שמואל • (shmuel) m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

• שמוליק‎ (shmulik)
• שמעלקע‎ (shmelke)