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Where does “גבֿריאל” come from?

גבֿריאל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew גבריאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “גבֿריאל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewגבריאלGabriel, an archangel associated with carrying...
2Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
3Hebrewשמואל—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →