Given name
Amraphel
“but perhaps: one that darkens counsel”·“or the commandment which went forth”
Amraphel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאמרפל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Amraphel is thought to mean “but perhaps: one that darkens counsel” or “or the commandment which went forth.”
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Where it comes from
Amraphel is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb amar (אמר), “to talk or command,” and the Hebrew verb 'pl (אפל), “to be dark.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Amraphel appears in Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:9.
- Genesis 14:1
- Genesis 14:9
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Amraphel’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Omarshares a root
- Amariahshares a root
- Apollosshares a root
- Homershares a root
- Immershares a root
- Pulshares a root
- Pelethshares a root
- Pelaiahshares a root
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