Shmuel (שמואל) means Samuel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁמוּאֵל
shmuel
noun · masculine
In English
Samuel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shmuel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחרון השופטים שהיה אף נביא והחניך של עלי הכהן במקדש שילה.
וּשְׁמוּאֵל מְשָׁרֵת אֶת־פְּנֵי יהוה; נַעַר חָגוּר אֵפוֹד בָּד.
- 2הספר השלישי בקובץ הנביאים שבתנ"ך, המספר על ראשית ימי המלוכה בעם ישראל וקורות שני מלכיה הראשונים: שאול ודויד.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
וּלְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן; שְׁמוּאֵל בֶּן־עַמִּיהוּד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shmuel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁמוּאֵל
- Written without vowel points
- שמואל
- Said
- shmuel
- Root
- ש־ו־מ
- Gematria
- 377
This is how Shmuel is said in other languages.
- English
- Samuel
- Arabic
- سموأل
- Russian
- Самуил
- French
- Samuel
- Spanish
- Samuel
- German
- Samuel
- Yiddish
- שמואל
These words rhyme with Shmuel.
The word Shmuel comes from the root ש־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shmuel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shmuel.
What does Shmuel (שמואל) mean in Hebrew?
Shmuel (שמואל) means Samuel. It is said shmuel, with the stress on el.
What rhymes with Shmuel (שמואל)?
Words that rhyme with Shmuel (שמואל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
Is Shmuel (שמואל) masculine or feminine?
The word Shmuel (שמואל) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמואל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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