"Gabriel" meaning in English

See Gabriel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡeɪbɹi.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gabriel.wav
Etymology: From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl, “God, deity”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Gabriel}} Latin Gabriel, {{der|en|grc|Γαβρῑήλ}} Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), {{der|en|he|גַּבְרִיאֵל|t=God is my strong man|tr=gaḇrīʾḗl}} Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), {{der|en|sem-pro|*ʾil-}} Proto-Semitic *ʾil-, {{doublet|en|Jibril}} Doublet of Jibril Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gabriel
  1. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Related terms (female given names): Gabriela, Gabriella, Gabrielle Translations (male given name): Gavril (Albanian), Bjelli (Albanian), جِبْرِيل (jibrīl) (note: used mainly by Muslims) (Arabic), جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl) (note: used mainly by Christians) (Arabic), ܓܒܪܐܝܠ [Syriac] (Aramaic), ܓܒܪܝܐܝ [Syriac] (Aramaic), Գաբրիել (english: Gabriel) (Armenian), 加布里埃爾 (Jiābùlǐāiěr) (Chinese Mandarin), 蓋布列 /盖布列 (Chinese Mandarin), Gabriel [masculine] (Czech), Gabriel (Danish), Gabrielo (Esperanto), Kaapo (Finnish), Gabriel [masculine] (French), Gabriel [masculine] (Galician), Gabriel [masculine] (German), Γαβριήλ (Gavriíl) [masculine] (Greek), Jibirilu (Hausa), Kapeliela (Hawaiian), גַּבְרִיאֵל (gavriél) (Hebrew), जबराइल (jabrāil) [masculine] (Hindi), जब्रील (jabrīl) [masculine] (Hindi), Gábor (Hungarian), Gabriele [masculine] (Italian), Gabriello [masculine] (Italian), ガブリエル (Gaburieru) (Japanese), 가브리엘 (Gabeuriel) (Korean), Gabriel [masculine] (Latin), Gabrihel [masculine] (Latin), Га́врил (Gávril) [masculine] (Macedonian), Jibril (Malay), Gabriel (Maltese), Kaperiere (Maori), Gabriel (Norwegian), جبرئیل (jebra'il) (Persian), جبرییل (jebrayil) (english: prescriptive) (Persian), جبریل (jebril) [literally] (Persian), گابریل (gâbriel) (Persian), Gabriel [masculine] (Polish), Gabriel [masculine] (Portuguese), Гаврии́л (Gavriíl) [masculine] (Russian), Габриэ́л (Gabriél) [masculine] (Russian), Gabriel [masculine] (Spanish), Gabriel (Swedish), Гаври́ло (Havrýlo) [masculine] (Ukrainian), גבֿריאל (gavriyel) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Gabriel-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of Individuals: 73 8 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hausa translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lisu translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Rohingya translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tatar translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uyghur translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 7 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 74 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 82 5 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 79 7 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 77 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 75 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hausa translations: 75 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 87 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 75 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 79 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Lisu translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 71 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 7 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 74 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 7 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Rohingya translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 75 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 65 22 13 Disambiguation of 'female given names': 90 3 7 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 94 1 5
  2. An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (archangel): ገብርኤል (gäbrəʾel) (Amharic), Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), جِبْرِيل (jibrīl) (note: used mainly by Muslims) (Arabic), جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl) (note: used mainly by Christians) (Arabic), ܓܒܪܐܝܠ [Syriac] (Aramaic), ܓܒܪܝܐܝ [Syriac] (Aramaic), Գաբրիել (english: Gabriel) (Armenian), Cəbrayıl (Azerbaijani), 加百列 (Jiābǎiliè) (Chinese Mandarin), 加俾額爾 /加俾额尔 (Jiābǐ'é'ěr) [Catholic] (Chinese Mandarin), Gabriel [masculine] (Czech), Gabriel (Danish), Gabriël [masculine] (Dutch), Gabrielo (Esperanto), Gabriel (Finnish), Gabriel [masculine] (French), Gabriel [masculine] (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻 (gabriēl) (Gothic), Γαβριήλ (Gavriíl) [masculine] (Greek), Jibirilu (Hausa), Gaberiela (Hawaiian), גבריאל (Hebrew), जब्रील (jabrīl) [masculine] (Hindi), जबराइल (jabrāil) [masculine] (Hindi), Gábriel (Hungarian), Gabríel [masculine] (Icelandic), Gabriel [masculine] (Icelandic), Gabriele [masculine] (Italian), Жәбірейіл (Jäbıreiıl) (Kazakh), 가브리엘 (Gabeuriel) (Korean), Gabriel [masculine] (Latin), ꓚꓬ-ꓑꓷ-ꓡꓰ (tʃɑ-pɤ-le) (Lisu), Га́врил (Gávril) [Judaism] [Christianity] (Macedonian), Џи́брил (Džíbril) [Islam, religion, lifestyle] (Macedonian), Jibril (Malay), Djibril (Ngazidja Comorian), Gabriel (Norwegian), جبرئیل (jebra'il) (Persian), Gabriel [masculine] (Portuguese), Jibrail (Rohingya), Гаврии́л (Gavriíl) [masculine] (Russian), Gabriel [masculine] (Spanish), Gabriel [masculine] (Swedish), Җибрил (Cibril) (Tatar), Җәбраил (Cäbrail) (Tatar), Cebrail (Turkish), Cebrâil (Turkish), Гавриї́л (Havryjíl) (Ukrainian), جەبرائىل (jebra'il) (Uyghur), גבֿריאל (gavriyel) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Gabriel-en-name-kftHhC-g Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of 'archangel': 26 71 3
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Gabriel-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: San Gabriel, Stoke Gabriel Related terms (pet form): Gabe
Disambiguation of 'pet form': 50 9 41
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          "ref": "1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212",
          "text": "Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality."
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          "ref": "1986, Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking, published 1987, →ISBN, page 20:",
          "text": "\"I'm the only Gabriel in the whole school,\" I told my father. \"You don't have to whisper it from the tomb, lad. You should thank your mother and me for giving you a handle that people notice. You ought to be pleased, not down in the dumps. Backstreet Gabriels aren't bumped into on every corner, remember.",
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          "word": "Gabriella"
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "used mainly by Muslims",
          "roman": "jibrīl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "جِبْرِيل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "used mainly by Christians",
          "roman": "jibrāʔīl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "جِبْرَائِيل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "syc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "Syriac"
          ],
          "word": "ܓܒܪܐܝܠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "syc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "Syriac"
          ],
          "word": "ܓܒܪܝܐܝ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "english": "Gabriel",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Գաբրիել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Jiābùlǐāiěr",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "加布里埃爾"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "蓋布列 /盖布列"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gabrielo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Kaapo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Gavriíl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Γαβριήλ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Jibirilu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Kapeliela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gavriél",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "גַּבְרִיאֵל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jabrāil",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जबराइल"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jabrīl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जब्रील"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gábor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriele"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriello"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Gaburieru",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "ガブリエル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Gabeuriel",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "가브리엘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabrihel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Gávril",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Га́врил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Jibril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Kaperiere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jebra'il",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "جبرئیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "english": "prescriptive",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jebrayil",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "جبرییل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jebril",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "word": "جبریل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gâbriel",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "گابریل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Gavriíl",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Гаврии́л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Gabriél",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Габриэ́л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Havrýlo",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Гаври́ло"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 1 5",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "gavriyel",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גבֿריאל"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 48 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Biblical characters",
          "orig": "en:Biblical characters",
          "parents": [
            "Bible",
            "Books",
            "Christianity",
            "Judaism",
            "Literature",
            "Mass media",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Media",
            "Religion",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation."
        },
        {
          "text": "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God."
      ],
      "id": "en-Gabriel-en-name-kftHhC-g",
      "links": [
        [
          "archangel",
          "archangel"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "gäbrəʾel",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "ገብርኤል"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "used mainly by Muslims",
          "roman": "jibrīl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "جِبْرِيل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "used mainly by Christians",
          "roman": "jibrāʔīl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "جِبْرَائِيل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "syc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "Syriac"
          ],
          "word": "ܓܒܪܐܝܠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "syc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "Syriac"
          ],
          "word": "ܓܒܪܝܐܝ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "english": "Gabriel",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Գաբրիել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Cəbrayıl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Jiābǎiliè",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "加百列"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Jiābǐ'é'ěr",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "Catholic"
          ],
          "word": "加俾額爾 /加俾额尔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriël"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gabrielo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "gabriēl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Gavriíl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Γαβριήλ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "Gabriḗl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Γαβριήλ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Jibirilu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gaberiela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "גבריאל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jabrīl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जब्रील"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jabrāil",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जबराइल"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gábriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabríel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriele"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Jäbıreiıl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Жәбірейіл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Gabeuriel",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "가브리엘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "lis",
          "lang": "Lisu",
          "roman": "tʃɑ-pɤ-le",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "ꓚꓬ-ꓑꓷ-ꓡꓰ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Gávril",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "Judaism"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "Christianity"
          ],
          "word": "Га́врил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Džíbril",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "topics": [
            "Islam",
            "religion",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "Џи́брил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Jibril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Djibril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jebra'il",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "جبرئیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "rhg",
          "lang": "Rohingya",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Jibrail"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Gavriíl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Гаврии́л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gabriel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Cibril",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Җибрил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Cäbrail",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Җәбраил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Cebrail"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Cebrâil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Havryjíl",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "Гавриї́л"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "jebra'il",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "word": "جەبرائىل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "26 71 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "gavriyel",
          "sense": "archangel",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גבֿריאל"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
      "id": "en-Gabriel-en-name-Xs1vzbdd",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "San Gabriel"
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      "sense": "pet form",
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      "sense": "female given names",
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      "sense": "female given names",
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          "ref": "1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212",
          "text": "Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality."
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          "ref": "1986, Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking, published 1987, →ISBN, page 20:",
          "text": "\"I'm the only Gabriel in the whole school,\" I told my father. \"You don't have to whisper it from the tomb, lad. You should thank your mother and me for giving you a handle that people notice. You ought to be pleased, not down in the dumps. Backstreet Gabriels aren't bumped into on every corner, remember.",
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          "text": "Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation."
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          "text": "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gavril"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Bjelli"
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      "word": "جِبْرِيل"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "ܓܒܪܐܝܠ"
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      "lang": "Aramaic",
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      "word": "Գաբրիել"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "Jiābùlǐāiěr",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "加布里埃爾"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "蓋布列 /盖布列"
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "Gabrielo"
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      "word": "Kaapo"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Gavriíl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Γαβριήλ"
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      "code": "ha",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kapeliela"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gavriél",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "גַּבְרִיאֵל"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jabrāil",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "जबराइल"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jabrīl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "जब्रील"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gábor"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Gabriele"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gabriello"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Gaburieru",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ガブリエル"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gabeuriel",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "가브리엘"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Gabrihel"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Gávril",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Га́врил"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Jibril"
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    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gabriel"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Kaperiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jebra'il",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "جبرئیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "english": "prescriptive",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jebrayil",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "جبرییل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jebril",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "جبریل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gâbriel",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "گابریل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gavriíl",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Гаврии́л"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gabriél",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Габриэ́л"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Havrýlo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гаври́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "gavriyel",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גבֿריאל"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "gäbrəʾel",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "ገብርኤል"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "used mainly by Muslims",
      "roman": "jibrīl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "جِبْرِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "used mainly by Christians",
      "roman": "jibrāʔīl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "جِبْرَائِيل"
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    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "Syriac"
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      "word": "ܓܒܪܐܝܠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "Syriac"
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      "word": "ܓܒܪܝܐܝ"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "english": "Gabriel",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Գաբրիել"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Cəbrayıl"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jiābǎiliè",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "加百列"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jiābǐ'é'ěr",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic"
      ],
      "word": "加俾額爾 /加俾额尔"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gabriel"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Gabriël"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gabrielo"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
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    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gabriēl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Gavriíl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Γαβριήλ"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Gabriḗl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Γαβριήλ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Jibirilu"
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    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gaberiela"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "גבריאל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jabrīl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "जब्रील"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jabrāil",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जबराइल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gábriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabríel"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriele"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Jäbıreiıl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Жәбірейіл"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gabeuriel",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "가브리엘"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Gabriel"
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    {
      "code": "lis",
      "lang": "Lisu",
      "roman": "tʃɑ-pɤ-le",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "ꓚꓬ-ꓑꓷ-ꓡꓰ"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Gávril",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
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      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
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      "word": "Га́врил"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Džíbril",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Џи́брил"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Jibril"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Djibril"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jebra'il",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "جبرئیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "rhg",
      "lang": "Rohingya",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Jibrail"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gavriíl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Гаврии́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabriel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Cibril",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Җибрил"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Cäbrail",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Җәбраил"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Cebrail"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Cebrâil"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Havryjíl",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "Гавриї́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "jebra'il",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "word": "جەبرائىل"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "gavriyel",
      "sense": "archangel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גבֿריאל"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gabriel"
}

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