Raphael

See also: Raphaël

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl) meaning "God cures" or "God has healed".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæ.feɪ.ɛl/, /ˈɹæ.fɪ.əl/
• IPA^(key): /ɹɑ.fɑɪˈɛl/

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Proper noun

Raphael

1. An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
4. An Italian Renaissance painter.

Translations

Archangel

• Arabic: رُفَائِيل m (rufāʔīl)
• Armenian: Ռափայել (Ṙapʻayel)
• Catalan: Rafael (ca) m, Rafel (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉菲爾／拉菲尔 (Lāfēiěr), 拉斐尔 (zh) (Lāfěiěr), 拉法艾尔 (Lāfǎyìěr)

• Finnish: Rafael (fi)
• French: Raphaël (fr) m
• German: Raphael (de) m
• Greek: Ραφαήλ (el) m (Rafaḯl)

  Ancient Greek: Ῥαφαήλ (Rhaphaḗl)

• Italian: Raffaele (it) m
• Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru)
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• Korean: 라파엘 (Rapa-el)
• Latin: Raphael (la) m
• Macedonian: Рафаил m (Rafail)
• Marathi: राफाएल m (rāphāel)
• Polish: Rafał (pl) m
• Portuguese: Rafael (pt) m
• Russian: Рафаи́л (ru) m (Rafaíl)
• Spanish: Rafael (es) m
• Swedish: Rafael (sv) pers
• Yiddish: רפֿאל m (Refoyl)

given name

• Armenian: Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel)
• Catalan: Rafael (ca) m, Rafel (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉菲爾／拉菲尔 (Lāfēiěr), 拉斐尔 (zh) (Lāfěiěr), 拉法艾尔 (Lāfǎyìěr)

• Finnish: Rafael (fi)
• French: Raphaël (fr) m
• Galician: Rafael (gl) m
• German: Raphael (de) m
• Italian: Raffaele (it) m, Raffaello (it) m
• Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: Raphael (la) m
• Macedonian: Рафаил m (Rafail)
• Occitan: Rafeu m
• Persian: رافائل (râfâ'el)
• Piedmontese: Rafael
• Polish: Rafał (pl) m
• Portuguese: Rafael (pt) m
• Russian: Рафаи́л (ru) m (Rafaíl)
• Spanish: Rafael (es) m
• Swedish: Rafael (sv) pers
• Yiddish: רפֿאל m (Refoyl)

Quotations

• Template:RQ:Authorized Version: Tobit 12:15:

  I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.

Anagrams

• phalera

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Raphael, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)

Proper noun

Raphael m (genitive Raphael or Raphaels)

1. Raphael (biblical character).
2. a male given name. Alternative spelling: Rafael.

Related terms

• female given names: Rafaela, Raffaela, Raphaela, Raphaella