Samuel

Samuel
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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  • samuel — m. C. Rica. Acción de samuelear. echar un samuel. fr. C. Rica. samuelear …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Samuel — Samuel, Sohn des Elkana u. der Hanna, aus dem Stamme Levi, Prophet u. letzter auf Lebenszeit erwählter Richter der Israeliten, wurde von seiner Mutter zum Nasiräat bestimmt, von Kindheit auf unter Eli beim Heiligthum zu Silo erzogen, erhielt die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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