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Samuel

Syllabification: (Sam·u·el)
Pronunciation: /ˈsamyə(wə)l/
Definition of Samuel
  • (in the Bible) a Hebrew prophet who rallied the Israelites after their defeat by the Philistines and became their ruler.
  • either of two books of the Bible covering the history of ancient Israel from Samuel’s birth to the end of the reign of David.

Samuel in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Samuel in the British & World English dictionary