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Adriel עַדְרִיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "flock of God" in Hebrew, from עֵדֶר (ʿeḏer) meaning "flock, herd" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is the name of a man who married Saul's daughter Merab.

Ammiel עַמִּיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew, from the roots עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation, kinsman" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of one of the spies sent out by Moses in the Old Testament.

'Ari'el אֲרִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Ariel.

'Avdi'el עֲבְדִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abdiel.

'Avi'el אֲבִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abiel.

'Avima'el אֲבִימָאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abimael.

Azarel עֲזַרְאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew, derived from עָזַר (ʿazar) meaning "to help" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of several minor Old Testament characters.

Aziel עֲזִיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "God comforts" in Hebrew, from the roots עוּז (ʿuz) meaning "to take refuge" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Otherwise it might a variant of Uzziel. This is the name of a musician (also called Jaaziel) in the Old Testament.

'Azri'el עֲזְרִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Azriel.

Betu'el בֵּתוּאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Bethuel.

Chaza'el חֲזָאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Hazael.

Daniyyel דָּנִיֵּאל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Daniel.

Eliel אֱלִיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "my God is God" in Hebrew. This name is borne by a number of characters in the Old Testament.

Gamli'el גַּמְלִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Gamaliel.

Gavri'el גַּבְרִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gabriel.

Hevel הֶבֶל m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abel.

Hillel הִלֵּל m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew הָלַל (halal) meaning "praise". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament as the father of the judge Abdon. It was also borne by the 1st-century BC Jewish scholar Hillel the Elder.

Immanuel עִמָּנוּאֵל m Hebrew, German (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of Emmanuel used in most translations of the Old Testament. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment who is sometimes called the father of modern philosophy.

'Izevel אִיזֶבֶל f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jezebel.

Lael לָאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of the father of Eliasaph in the Old Testament. It is misspelled as Δαήλ (Dael) in the Greek translation, the Septuagint.

Lemuel לְמוּאֵל m Biblical, Mormon, Biblical Hebrew
Means "for God" in Hebrew, from the proposition לְמוֹ (lemo) combined with אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This was the name of a king briefly mentioned in Proverbs in the Old Testament. In the Book of Mormon it is the name of a rebellious son of Lehi and Sariah. It is also borne by the hero of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels (1726).

Mehetav'el מְהֵיטַבְאֵל f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Mehetabel.

Mikha'el מִיכָאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Michael.

Netan'el נְתַנְאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Nathanael.

Paltiel פָּלְטִיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "God is my deliverance" in Hebrew, derived from פָּלַט (palaṭ) meaning "to deliver, to rescue, to escape" combined with אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of two Israelites in the Old Testament.

Penuel פְּנוּאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "facing God" in Hebrew, from פָּנָה (pana) meaning "to turn to" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of two minor characters in the Old Testament.

Qemu'el קְמוּאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Kemuel.

Rachel רָחֵל f English, Hebrew, French, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Raḥel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob. Her father Laban tricked Jacob into marrying her older sister Leah first, though in exchange for seven years of work Laban allowed Jacob to marry Rachel too. Initially barren and facing her husband's anger, she offered her handmaid Bilhah to Jacob to bear him children. Eventually she was herself able to conceive, becoming the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.... [more]

Rafa'el רָפָאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Raphael. This name does not appear in any surviving Hebrew text of the Old Testament Apocrypha.

Reuel רְעוּאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
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.

She'alti'el שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shealtiel.

Shemu'el שְׁמוּאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Samuel.

Tzuri'el צוּרִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zuriel.

'Uri'el אוּרִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Uriel.

Uzziel עֻזִּיאֵל m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power is God" in Hebrew, from the roots עֹז (ʿoz) meaning "strength, power" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Ya'asi'el יַעֲשִׂיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jaasiel.

Yachle'el יַחְלְאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jahleel.

Yachtze'el יַחְצְאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jahzeel.

Yael יָעֵל f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.

Yechezkel יְחֶזְקֵאל m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ezekiel.

Yechi'el יְחִיאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jehiel.

Yerachme'el יְרַחְמְאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jerahmeel.

Yishma'el יִשְׁמָעֵאל m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ishmael.

Yisra'el יִשְׂרָאֵל m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Israel.

Yoel יוֹאֵל m Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joel, as well as a Spanish variant.

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