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Raphael.

An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/UK/ˈɹæf.eɪ.əl/UK/ˈɹæf.ɪ.əl/UK/ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/UK
  1. An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

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  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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  4. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, an Italian Renaissance painter (1483–1520).

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Where this word comes from

Latin Raphael. From Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl, literally “God cures/has healed”).

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