Immanuel

Im·man·u·el

[ih-man-yoo-uhl]
noun
1.
the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
2.
a male given name.

Origin:
< Hebrew ʿimmānū'ēl literally, God is with us

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Immanuel or Emmanuel (ɪˈmænjʊəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Bible the child whose birth was foretold by Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14) and who in Christian tradition is identified with Jesus
 
[from Hebrew `immānū'el, literally: God with us]
 
Emmanuel or Emmanuel
 
n
 
[from Hebrew `immānū'el, literally: God with us]

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Immanuel is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Immanuel definition


God with us. In the Old Testament it occurs only in Isa. 7:14 and 8:8. Most Christian interpreters have regarded these words as directly and exclusively a prophecy of our Saviour, an interpretation borne out by the words of the evangelist Matthew (1:23).

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