Gabriel

[ gey-bree-uhl ]

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

Gabriel

/ ˈɡ��ɪ��ɪə�� /

noun

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

Gabriel

/ ɡ��ɛ�� /

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Gabriel

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 .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gabriel¹

From Late Latin Gabriel, Gabrihel, from Greek �Ҳ��, from Hebrew �Ҳ��ŧ�� “God is my strength”

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"The rest of the chicken from yesterday," replies Father Gabriel Romanelli.

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While most of their full-moon rides in the San Gabriel Mountains are private, the group opens one or two of them to the public each year.

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He was appointed on a three-year contract but had to manage without two leading members of last season's team, Jonathan Rowe and Gabriel Sara, who had both been sold by the club.

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Rather than play the odds, he played the man and got Gabriel Macht to play Harvey Specter again.

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Striker Gabriel Biancheri has been on the fringes of the first team, as have Darren Fletcher's twin sons Jack and Tyler Fletcher.

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Gaborone García Márquez, Gabriel

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