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gamaliel

/ ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
gamaliel
IPA
/ ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.

name

A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).

Example Sentences

  • "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 / […]"

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gamaliel, Gamaliēl, Γαμαλιήλ, גַמַלִיאיֵל, גַּמְלִיאֵל

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Gamliel (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gamalielian

Questions

How do you pronounce gamaliel?
The recorded pronunciation is / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/.
What does gamaliel mean?
Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
Where does gamaliel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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