20And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the LORD.”
Though the literal meaning of Samuel is his name is God or name of God,1 Hannah’s reason for giving him the name is that he is the son who was asked of the Lord.2
20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the LORD.”