Gamaliel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).

Pronunciation

gə-māʹlē-əl / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/ /ɡəˈmeɪl.jəl/ /ɡæməˈliːəl/

Word forms

Gamaliel Gamliel

Etymology

From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

Derived words

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