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Hebrew
Etymology
רָפָא (rāp̄ā, “he (has) cured”) + אֵל (ʾēl, “God”), literally “God has cured”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
רָפָאֵל • (rafa'el) m
- Raphael (archangel)
- a male given name
Derived terms
Descendants
Yiddish
Proper noun
רפאל • (refoyl) m
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of רפֿאל (refoyl).