Biblical meaning of the name Gabriel

Meaning

“Man of God”

From the Hebrew Gavri’el (גַּבְרִיאֵל): gever (a valiant man) and El (God). The same root, gavar (to be strong), also allows the reading “God is my strength”.

In the original:גַּבְרִיאֵל Gabrîyʼêl · Strong H1403

Who was Gabriel in the Bible?

Gabriel is the angel who carries God’s messages: he explains the visions to Daniel, announces the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah and the birth of Jesus to Mary. In Luke 1:19 he introduces himself as the one who stands in the presence of God.

Where the name appears

Daniel 8:16

And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Luke 1:26

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

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