The name Raphael is usually given to a Boy.
And we are pleased to let you know that we found the meaning of your name, God Has Healed.
The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Raphael is pronounced as RAA-fay-EHL
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Raphael is derived from the Hebrew words 'rafa', which means 'to heal', and 'el', which means 'God or all powerful'.
Summary
Pronunciation
RAA-fay-EHL
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Raphael | Boy's Baby Names | Bounty
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Meaning
Raphael is a biblical name that means "God has healed". It was also the name of one of the archangels.
Pronunciation
RAA-fay-EHL
Meaning, origin and history of the name Raphael - Behind the Name
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Meaning
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafaʾel) meaning "God heals", from the roots רָפָא (
Rafa) meaning "to heal" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God".
In Hebrew tradition
Raphael is the name of an archangel.
He appears
In the Book of
Tobit,
In which
He disguises himself as a man named
Azarias and accompanies
Tobias on his journey to
Media, aiding him along the way.
In the end
He cures
Tobias's father
Tobit of his blindness.
He is not mentioned
In the New Testament, though tradition identifies him with the angel troubling the water
In John 5:4.This name has never been common
In the English-speaking world, though it has been well-used elsewhere
In Europe. A famous bearer was the Italian Renaissance master
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), usually known simply as
Raphael In English.
Origin
German, English, Biblical
Pronunciation
/ˈʁaː.fa.eːl/(German) /ˈɹæf.i.əl/(English) /ˈɹæf.eɪ.ɛl/(English) /ɹɑ.fɑɪ.ˈɛl/(English)