Γαβριήλ
Gabriēl
Gabriel
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word Γαβριήλ (Gabriēl) is a proper name, specifically referring to a person in the Bible. It appears twice in the text. The definition of the name Γαβριήλ is the same as its transliteration: Gabriel. As a proper name, the significance of Γαβριήλ lies in its identification as a specific individual, likely a significant figure mentioned in the context of its occurrences in the Bible. The limited number of occurrences suggests that the name is used in a specific or exceptional way, such as referring to a messenger or angel.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
Daniel 9:21yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.