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in reply to a message by Sabertooth
These interpretations are indeed debated, at least with GABRIEL. But the I istself has nothing to do with this.
"God's man (or maybe hero)" is a possible meaning (although the word for man/hero is GEVER; GABR indicates another grammatical form which for instanstance serves as the basis of GABRI, "my man"). "God's man" in Hebrew is GVAR-EL.
But as I said, vowels are pretty unstable, and this does leave room for interpretation. The I in GABRIEL however either means "my" or else is meaningless.
"God's man (or maybe hero)" is a possible meaning (although the word for man/hero is GEVER; GABR indicates another grammatical form which for instanstance serves as the basis of GABRI, "my man"). "God's man" in Hebrew is GVAR-EL.
But as I said, vowels are pretty unstable, and this does leave room for interpretation. The I in GABRIEL however either means "my" or else is meaningless.
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Using the "i" = of/from rationale, Gabri would mean "He-man of (me)" with "me" being implied (in the absence of another objective owner). "He-man of me" would translate to "my he-man."
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Now I understand what you mean. The I then would include not only "of" but also "me" and then mean "my".
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That is seen in the "nissi" part of one of God's names in the Bible, YHVH-nissi.
See https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H3071&t=KJV
See https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H3071&t=KJV
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