Gabrîyʼêl — H1403

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gabriel, an archangel

1. Gabriel = "warrior of God" or "man of God"
2. an archangel; the angel God used to send messages of great importance to man; sent to Daniel, to Zacharias, and to Mary

Usually translated as

Garbriel

Origin

from H1397 and H410; man of God

• Derived from Geber (H1397)
• Derived from ʼêl (H410)

Greek equivalents

• Gabriḗl (G1043)

Occurrences

Gabrîyʼêl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 8:16 — And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel (גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל), make this man to understand the vision.
• Daniel 9:21 — Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel (גַּבְרִיאֵ֡ל), whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.