Raphael

See also: Raphaël

English

Etymology

From Hebrew רָפָאֵל‎ (Rāfāʾēl) meaning "God cures" or "God has healed".

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæ.feɪ.ɛl/, /ˈɹæ.fɪ.əl/
(chiefly US) IPA^(key): /ɹɑ.fɑɪˈɛl/

Proper noun

Raphael

An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
A male given name.
A patronymic surname.
An Italian Renaissance painter.

Translations

Archangel

Armenian: Ռափայել (Ṙapʿayel)
Catalan: Rafael (ca) m, Rafel (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉菲爾 (Lāfēiěr), 拉斐尔 (zh) (Lāfěiěr), 拉法艾尔 (Lāfǎyìěr)
Finnish: Rafael (fi)
French: Raphaël (fr) m
German: Raphael (de) m
Greek: Ραφαήλ (el) m (Rafaḯl)
Ancient Greek: Ῥαφαήλ (Rhaphaḗl)
Italian: Raffaele (it) m
Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru)

Korean: 라파엘 (Rapa-el)
Latin: Raphael (la) m
Macedonian: Рафаил m (Ráfail)
Marathi: राफाएल m (rāfāela)
Polish: Rafał (pl) m
Portuguese: Rafael (pt) m
Russian: Рафаи́л (ru) m (Rafaíl)
Spanish: Rafael (es) m
Swedish: Rafael (sv) pers
Yiddish: רפֿאל‎‎ m (Refoyl)

given name

Armenian: Ռաֆայել (Ṙafayel)
Catalan: Rafael (ca) m, Rafel (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉菲爾 (Lāfēiěr), 拉斐尔 (zh) (Lāfěiěr), 拉法艾尔 (Lāfǎyìěr)
Finnish: Rafael (fi)
French: Raphaël (fr) m
Galician: Rafael (gl) m
German: Raphael (de) m
Italian: Raffaele (it) m, Raffaello (it) m
Japanese: ラファエル (Rafaeru)

Latin: Raphael (la) m
Macedonian: Рафаил m (Ráfail)
Persian: رافائل‎‎ (râfâ'el)
Polish: Rafał (pl) m
Portuguese: Rafael (pt) m
Russian: Рафаи́л (ru) m (Rafaíl)
Spanish: Rafael (es) m
Swedish: Rafael (sv) pers
Yiddish: רפֿאל‎‎ m (Refoyl)

Quotations

1611, Bible (King James Version):
: Tobit 12:15:
I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.

Anagrams

phalera

German

Etymology

From Latin Raphael, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל‎ (Rāfāʾēl)

Proper noun

Raphael m (genitive Raphael or Raphaels)

Raphael (biblical character).
A male given name. Alternative spelling: Rafael.

Related terms

female given names: Rafaela, Raffaela, Raphaela, Raphaella

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