gabriel

n. male first name; family name; one of the four archangels (Bible)

This article is about the archangel Gabriel. For other uses, see Gabriel (disambiguation).In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִיאֵל, Standard Hebrew Gavriʼel, Latin Gabrielus, Greek , Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل Jibrīl or Jibrail, literally "Master, of God", i.e., a Master, who is "of God") is an angel who is thought to serve as a messenger from God ("angel" literally translates to "messenger" from the Koine Greek; an "arch" angel is a "primary" or "chief" messenger). He first appears in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. He is also referred to as the "Left Hand of God and the embodiment of the Holy Spirit".  Christians and Muslims believe him to have foretold the births of John the Baptist and Jesus to Zacharias and the Virgin Mary respectively, and  Muslims believe he was the medium through which God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad, and Muslims also believe he sent a message to most, if not all, prophets revealing their obligation.
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The name Gabriel is found as:Gabriël is one of the pseudonyms used by Dutch novelist Carel van Nievelt.Gabriel is the name of an ArchangelFor the leader of a United States slave rebellion in 1800, see Gabriel (rebel)
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Noun
1. (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
(hypernym) archangel
(classification) Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word

n. Gabriel, male first name

n. Gabriel, male first name, Tarde, Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904), French sociologist