Samuel

[ sam-yoo-uh l ]

/ ˈsæm yu əl /

a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.

either of two books of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: I Sam., II Sam.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “name of God.”

Example sentences from the Web for samuel

The house decays around Amelia and Samuel, their world narrows and becomes mad, undealable with.

Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook |Tim Teeman |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Samuel is not weapons-obsessed because he is the kind of young boy who gravitates to wars and fighting.

Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook |Tim Teeman |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Wiseman as Samuel is alternately Devil-child and a cute young kid.

Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook |Tim Teeman |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He died in a car crash on the way to the hospital where she gave birth to her son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman).

Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook |Tim Teeman |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Amelia must do this every day in loving Samuel—who often appears as a reminder of the irreparable past and death of Oskar.

‘The Babadook’ Is the Best (and Most Sincere) Horror Movie of the Year |Samuel Fragoso |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The invitation was proffered, and Samuel Lynn did not see reason to decline it.

Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles |Mrs. Henry Wood
The Samuel Tompson referred to in the following entry seems to have been the son of the deacon, and was born Nov. 6, 1662.

Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England |Charles Francis Adams
William, catching Samuel Lynn's eye, came across and entered.

Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles |Mrs. Henry Wood
Smith's brother Samuel was the first convert won over, Cowdery baptizing him.

The Story of the Mormons |William Alexander Linn
Samuel Adams tells us that he paid two thousand dollars for a hat and a suit of clothes.

The Story of American History |Albert F. Blaisdell

Samuel

/ (ˈsæmjʊəl) /

a Hebrew prophet, seer, and judge, who anointed the first two kings of the Israelites (I Samuel 1–3; 8–15)

either of the two books named after him, I and II Samuel