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Ῥαφαήλ

Ῥαφαήλ is a given name from Hebrew.

Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Rhāphāḗl.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ῥαφαήλ comes from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hebrew רפאל.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ῥαφαήλ’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Ῥαφαήλ has a conventional equivalent in the French form Raphaël. Ῥαφαήλ has a transliteration in Rhāphāḗl.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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“Jah is my God”

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