SINCE 1828
Samuel
noun
Sam·u·el
| \ ˈsam-yə-wəl
, -yəl\
, -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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