Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts גַּםְלִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Γαμαλιήλ(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Means "my reward is God" in Hebrew, from the roots גָּמַל (gamal) meaning "to reward" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to a son of Pedahzur. It was also borne by a 1st-century Jewish priest and scholar, mentioned in Acts in the New Testament as a teacher of Saint Paul.