An interesting point here, of course, is that the name $emu)el (Samuel)
has
nothing to do with the verb $)L. $emu)el means "his name is God", or "God
has named", or, if the shin is originally a sin, perhaps "God has placed".
A
name meaning "asked of God" would be "Shealtiel".
Yigal Levin
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