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Immanuel - 3 dictionary results

Im⋅man⋅u⋅el

[i-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:
< Heb ʿimmānū'ēl lit., God is with us

Immanuel

Im*man"u*el\, n. [Heb. 'imm[=a]n?[=e]l, fr. 'im with + [=a]n? us + [=e]l God.] God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. --Is. vii. 14. Matt. i. 23.

Immanuel

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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