Meanings
alternative Azriel
- The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
And his voice through all the garden is a thunder sent to bring / Black Azrael and Ariel and Ammon on the wing.
1915, Gilbert K[eith] Chesterton, “[War Poems.] Lepanto.”, in Poems, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published 1916, →OCLC, page 31Synonyms: Death, the Grim Reaper, the reaper, the pale rider, the rider, the angel of death, the Shinigami, psychopomp
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewעֲזַרְאֵל
- Ancient GreekἈζαραήλ
- LatinAzrahel
- EnglishAzrael
From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)).
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Arabic عَزْرَائِيل, عِزْرَائِيل
- عَزْرَائِيل (ʕazrāʔīl)angel of death
- عِزْرَائِيل (ʕizrāʔīl)angel of death
- مَلَك اَلْمَوْت (malak al-mawt)angel of death
Bengali আজরাইল
- আজরাইল (ajrail)angel of death
Catalan Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Chinese Mandarin 亞茲拉爾 /亚兹拉尔
- 亞茲拉爾 /亚兹拉尔 (Yàzīlā'ěr)angel of death
Dutch Azraël
- Azraëlangel of death
Esperanto Azraelo
- Azraeloangel of death
French Azraël
- Azraëlangel of death
German Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Greek Αζραήλ
- Αζραήλ (Azraḯl)angel of death
Hebrew עזראל
- עזראלangel of death
Italian Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Japanese アズラーイール
- アズラーイール (Azurāīru)angel of death
Malay Izrail
- Izrailangel of death
Polish Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Portuguese Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Romanian Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Russian Азраи́л
- Азраи́л (Azraíl)angel of death
Spanish Azrael
- Azraelangel of death
Turkish Azrail
- Azrailangel of death
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Cite this entry
Azrael. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azrael
“Azrael.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Azrael. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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