Uriel

U1R1I1E1L1

proper noun

An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.

OriginAncient Greek Οὐριήλ ← Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.

    And vnto these things Uriel the Archangel gaue them answere, and said, Euen when the number of seedes is filled in you: for he hath weighed the world in the ballance.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 4:36
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאוּרִיאֵל“God is my light”
  2. Ancient GreekΟὐριήλ
  3. EnglishUriel

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ
  • Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl)archangel
Arabic أُورِيئِيل, يُورِيل
  • أُورِيئِيل (ʔūrīʔīl)archangel
  • يُورِيل (yūrīl)archangel
Catalan Uriel, Uriel
  • Urielarchangel
  • Urielmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 烏列爾 /乌列尔
  • 烏列爾 /乌列尔 (Wūliè'ěr)archangel
Dutch Uriël
  • Uriëlarchangel
Esperanto Urielo
  • Urieloarchangel
Greek Ουριήλ
  • Ουριήλ (Ouriíl)archangel
Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל, אוֹרִיאֵל
  • אוּרִיאֵל (uri'él)male given name
  • אוֹרִיאֵל (ori'él)male given name
Hungarian Uriél
  • Uriélarchangel
Korean 우리엘
  • 우리엘 (uriel)archangel
Portuguese Uriel, Uriel
  • Urielarchangel
  • Urielmale given name
Russian Уриил
  • Уриил (Uriil)archangel
Thai อูรีเอล
  • อูรีเอล (urieen)archangel
Ukrainian Уриїл
  • Уриїл (Uryjil)archangel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lurie
Cite this entry
APA

Uriel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uriel

MLA

“Uriel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uriel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uriel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uriel.

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