Samuel

noun

Sam·u·el | \ ˈsam-yə-wəl

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, -yəl\

Definition of Samuel

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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The first known use of Samuel was in the 14th century

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