Uriel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

Proper noun

Uriel

1. An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Esdras 4:36:

     And vnto these things Uriel the Archangel gaue them answere, and said, Euen when the number of seedes is filled in you: for he hath weighed the world in the ballance.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Anagrams

• Lurie

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (ʾūrīʾēl, “God is my light”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.eːl/, [ˈʊrieːɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ri.el/, [ˈuːriel]

Proper noun

Uriēl m (indeclinable)

1. Uriel.

Descendants

• → Catalan: Uriel
• → Dutch: Uriël
• → English: Uriel
• → Hungarian: Uriél
• → Spanish: Uriel