Baraqiel
/ˈbær.ə.ki.əl/noun
A variant spelling of Barachiel, an archangel named in Jewish and Christian angelological traditions.
Did you know?Baraqiel appears among the named angels in 1 Enoch, where angelic names often combine a natural force with the divine element -el, meaning “God.”
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בָּרָק (bāraq)
“Lightning; also used as a personal name meaning “lightning.””
Second–First Century BCE
Aramaic/Hebrew tradition
Baraq’el
““Lightning of God,” an angelic name formed from baraq, “lightning,” and -el, “God.””
Second–First Century BCE
Ge’ez tradition
Baraqiel
“A named angel in the Book of Enoch, associated in later traditions with lightning and astral knowledge.”
Late Antiquity
Greek
Barakiel
“A Greek-transliterated form of the angel’s Semitic name.”
Late Antiquity–Middle Ages
Latin
Barachiel
“The Latinized angelic name used in Christian angelological writings.”
Modern English
English
Baraqiel
“A variant English transliteration of Barachiel or Barakiel.”