Uriel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

Proper noun

Uriel

An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 4:36:
  And vnto these things Uriel the Archangel gaue them answere, and said, Euen when the number of seedes is filled in you: for he hath weighed the world in the ballance.
A male given name from Hebrew.

Anagrams

Lurie

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (ʾūrīʾēl, “God is my light”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.eːl/, [ˈʊrieːɫ̪]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.el/, [ˈuːriel]

Proper noun

Uriēl m (indeclinable)

Uriel.

Descendants

→ Catalan: Uriel
→ Dutch: Uriël
→ English: Uriel
→ Hungarian: Uriél
→ Spanish: Uriel

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