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Immanuel

/ɪˈmænjuəl/ · name

Meaning

  1. A figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emmanuel.
  3. This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ.

Etymology / origin

From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʿimanuʾél), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (ʿimánu ʾél, literally “God is with us”).

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