Gender Masculine
Scripts רְעוּאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹuːl/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "friend of God" in Hebrew, from רֵעַ (reaʿ) meaning "friend" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is another name for Jethro. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a famous bearer.

Related Names

Rootsreaʿ + ʾel
Other Languages & CulturesRhagouel(Biblical Greek) Raguhel, Rauhel(Biblical Latin) Raguel(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend)
User SubmissionReüel

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h7467, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h7467.
Entry updated October 6, 2024