Gabriel

[ gey-bree-uhl ]

noun

1. Judaism, Christianity. one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger or guardian.
2. Islam. the angel of revelation and the intermediary between God and Muhammad.
3. a male given name.

Gabriel

¹

/ ɡabriɛl /

noun

1. GabrielJacques-Ange16981782MFrenchARCHITECTURE: architect Jacques-Ange (ʒakɑ̃ʒ). 1698–1782, French architect: designed the Petit Trianon at Versailles

Gabriel

²

/ ˈɡeɪbrɪəl /

noun

1. Bible one of the archangels, the messenger of good news (Daniel 8:16–26; Luke 1:11–20, 26–38)

Gabriel

1. An angel in Jewish, Christian , and Muslim systems of belief. He is usually represented in the Bible (see also Bible ) as a messenger from God, bearing God's word to the Israelites and appearing to Mary, the mother of Jesus , at the Annunciation . Gabriel also revealed the sacred laws of the Koran to Muhammad .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gabriel¹

From Late Latin Gabriel, Gabrihel, from Greek Gabriḗl, from Hebrew Gabhriēl “God is my strength”

Example Sentences

“It’s really been driven by income gains among high income taxpayers, which are benefiting a lot from the very strong stock market trends that we’ve been seeing,” said Gabriel Petek, legislative analyst.

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Next month, Netflix will release Part 1 of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” based on the sprawling magical realism novel by Gabriel García Márquez about the rise and fall of a fictional town in Colombia.

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This is a story about how Gabriel Pec and the Galaxy got their grooves back.

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Biden has designated six monuments and expanded four, including enlarging the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles by nearly a third earlier this year.

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“There’s so many things happening at the same time. ... This is the actual nuclear renaissance,” said Gabriel Ivory, 22, a student at Texas A&M and vice president of NARO.

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