SAMUEL

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Lehite PN 1. A Book of Mormon PN of a LAMANITE prophet (Helaman 13:Preface, 2, 5; 14:1; 16:1, 2, 5, 6; 3 Nephi 1:5, 6, 9; 8:3; 20:24; 23:9, 10; Mormon 1:19; 2:10)

Etymology

The Book of Mormon PN SAMUEL is from the HEBREW שמואל shemuʾēl "name of El" or "his name is El"[1]; cf. Amorite Sa-mu-ú-i-la, Sa-mi-ya, Su-mu-i-la [2] and Ugaritic sm-adil, šum-addi, šumu-abi.[3]

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐝𐐈𐐣𐐏𐐆𐐅𐐇𐐢 (sæmjɪuːɛl)

Notes



Bibliography

Bowen, Matthew L., “’If Ye Believe on His Name’: Wordplay on the Name Samuel in Helaman 14:2, 12–13 and 3 Nephi 23:9 and the Doctrine of Christ in Samuel’s Speech,” Interpreter, 46 (2021):49-76, online at https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/if-ye-believe-on-his-name-wordplay-on-the-name-samuel-in-helaman-142-12-13-and-3-nephi-239-and-the-doctrine-of-christ-in-samuels-speech/ .

Smith, Bob, “Where does the name Samuel come from?” Quora, Jan 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-Samuel-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .

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