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A Name Meaning "Heard of God"
Commentators unanimously explain that the name Samuel (Sh'mua El) means "heard of God." Hannah's reason, "Because I have asked him of the Lord," is not a literal translation but the powerful motivation behind the name. She chose a name that would forever testify that God had heard and answered her desperate prayer.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 1:20
18th Century
Theologian
Samuel - that is, heard of God, because he was given in answer to prayer. The names “Ishmael” and “Elishama” have the same etymology.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 1:20
19th Century
Bishop
And called his name Samuel—the words translated “because I have asked him of the Lord,” do not explain the meaning of the name “Sa…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 1:20
17th Century
Pastor
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about, after
Hannah had conceived
O…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 1:19–28
17th Century
Minister
Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move until they had worshipped God…