Uriel

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
7/11/2018, 11:16 AM	Mike C	update #100
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	update #99
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
10/10/2012, 5:50 PM	Mike C	update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Biblical, Hebrew

Scripts אוּרִיאֵל(Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈjʊɹ.i.əl/(English)

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל (ʾUriʾel) meaning "God is my light", from אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Uriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition. He is mentioned only in the Apocrypha, for example in the Book of Enoch where he warns Noah of the coming flood.