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Where does “Raphael” come from?

Raphael (German) comes from Latin Raphael, from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל.

Ancestry of “Raphael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRaphael—
2Koine GreekῬᾱφᾱήλ—
3Hebrewרָפָאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew רָפָאֵל →