עמנואל

Hebrew

Etymology

From עִמָּנוּ ('imánu, “with us”) + אֵל (el, “God”); hence literally “God with us”.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)i.ma.nu.ˈ(ʔ)el/

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Proper noun

עִמָּנוּאֵל • ('imanu'él) m

1. a male given name, Immanuel or Emmanuel
2. (biblical) Immanuel (a figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible)
   • Isaiah 7:14:

     […] הִנֵּה הָעַלְמָה הָרָה וְיֹלֶדֶת בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ עִמָּנוּאֵל׃

     […] hiné ha'almá hará v'yolédet bén v'karát sh'mó imanuél.

     […] Behold, the maiden will become pregnant and bear a son, and she will name him Immanuel.

Usage notes

• Some sources for Isaiah 7:14 give the name as two words, עִמָּנוּ אֵל.

References

• H6005 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible