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Raphael

//ˌɹɑ.faɪˈɛl// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. countable, uncountable

    "I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One."

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew. countable
  3. 3
    A surname originating as a patronymic. countable
  4. 4
    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, an Italian Renaissance painter (1483–1520). countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    an archangel of the Hebrew tradition wordnet

Etymology

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

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