גבריאל

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See also: גבֿריאל

Hebrew

Etymology

Roots
ג־ב־ר (g-b-r)
א־ל (ʾ-l)

גַּבְרִי אֵל (gavrí 'él, gaḇrī ʾēl, “my hero is God”)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

גַּבְרִיאֵל • (gavri'él, gaḇrīʾēl) m

  1. Gabriel (an archangel associated with carrying messages from God.)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Gabriel

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Arabic: جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl), جِبْرِيل (jibrīl) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܓܒܪܐܝܠ (Gebrael, Gabriel)
  • → Yiddish: גבֿריאל (Gavriel)

References

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