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Gamaliel

/ ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/

Gamaliel proper noun: gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.

Proper noun

Gamaliel

  1. (Judaism) Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
    • I am verely a man which am a iewe / boꝛne in Tharſus / a cite in Cicill / nevertheleſſe yet bꝛoght vppe in this cite / at the fete off Gamaliel / and infoꝛmed diligẽtly in the lawe off the fathers / and was fervẽt mynded to God warde / as ye all are this ſame daye / […]1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts xxij:[3], folio clxxxviij, recto
  2. A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).

Forms of Gamaliel

alternative formGamliel

Origin of Gamaliel

From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

Words formed from Gamaliel

Questions about Gamaliel

What does Gamaliel mean?
Gamaliel means gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
What part of speech is Gamaliel?
Gamaliel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gamaliel?
Gamaliel is pronounced / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/.

Words near Gamaliel in the dictionary

  1. gamahuched
  2. gamahuches
  3. gamahuching
  4. gamaka
  5. gamakas
  6. Gamaliel
  7. Gamalielian
  8. Gamaliil
  9. gamalost
  10. Gamao
  11. gamari

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