Etymology

Raphael

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Today it means: An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Full definition →

Latin Raphael ← Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ ← Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromרָפָאֵל
  2. Koine Greek · derived fromῬᾱφᾱήλ
  3. Latin · borrowed fromRaphael
  4. English todayRaphael

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.