Barachiel
/ˌbærəˈkiːəl/noun
A name attributed in Jewish and Christian angelological traditions to an archangel associated with divine blessings.
Did you know?Barachiel is not named in the canonical Bible; the angel appears in later Jewish and Christian angelological traditions, where he is associated with blessings and sometimes depicted holding roses or scattering them.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*barak-
“To kneel or bless; the root connects blessing with kneeling in reverence.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בָּרַךְ (barakh)
“To bless, kneel, or invoke blessing.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בְּרָכָה (berakhah)
“Blessing or benediction.”
Late Antique / Medieval Angelology
Hebrew-Aramaic
בַּרַכְאֵל (Barak’el)
““Blessing of God,” formed from barakh, “bless,” and El, “God.””
Medieval Greek and Latin Traditions
Greek/Latin
Barachiel
“A transliterated angelic name meaning “Blessing of God.””
Modern English
English
Barachiel
“A proper name for an angel associated in later tradition with divine blessings.”