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Where does “Raphael” come from?

Raphael is the English form of the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל, derived from elements meaning "God heals."

Ancestry of “Raphael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRaphael—
2Koine GreekῬᾱφᾱήλ—
3Hebrewרָפָאֵל—

Words derived from “Raphael”

  • Raphaelesque
  • Raphaelism
  • preraphaelite
  • Pre-Raphaelite
  • preraphaelism
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