גבריאל

See also: גבֿריאל

Hebrew

Etymology

Roots
ג־ב־ר (g-b-r)
10 terms
א־ל (ʾ-l)
8 terms

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

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡav.riːˈʔeːl/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡav.ʁiˈ(ʔ)el/

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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

• H1403 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible