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Gamaliel.

Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.

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Meaning & usage

name/ ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl//ɡəˈmeɪl.jəl//ɡæməˈliːəl/
  1. Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.

    Judaism
  2. A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

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