Raphael
Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/, /ˈɹæf.eɪ.əl/, /ˈɹæf.ɪ.əl/, /ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/, /ˌɹɑː-/, /ˈɹɑː-/
  • (chiefly US) IPA: /ˌɹɑː.faɪˈɛl/, /ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/, /ˈɹæf.i.əl/, /ˈɹɑː.fi.əl/, /-eɪ-/
  • (certain Carolina accents) IPA: /ˈɹæf.ɛəl/
Proper noun
  1. An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Tobit 12:15 ↗:
      I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.
  2. (countable) A male given name.
  3. (countable) Surname.
  4. (arts) Raphael, an Italian Renaissance painter (1483–1520).
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