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Immanuel definition

Im·manu·el (i man′yo̵̅o̅ el′, -əl)

noun

  1. a masculine name: var. Emmanuel, Manuel
  2. a name given by Isaiah to the Messiah of his prophecy (Isa. 7:14), often applied to Jesus (Matt. 1:23)

Etymology: Heb ʼimmānūēl < ʼim, with + ānū, us + ēl, God, hence, lit., God with us

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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