Lexical Definition

‎עִמָּנוּאֵל‎ ʻImmânûwʼêl (im-maw-noo-ale') Immanuel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עִם‎ and with a pronominal suffix inserted; with us (is) God

Immanuel.

• § Immanuel = "God with us" or "with us is God"
• Immanuel, a type name of Isaiah's son

1) symbolic and prophetic name of the Messiah, the Christ, prophesying that He would be born of a virgin and would be 'God with us'

See Greek: Ἐμμανουήλ

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Isa.7.14
• son of: Joseph (Ἰωσήφ) and Mary (Μαρία)
• brother of: James (Ἰάκωβος), Joseph (Ἰωσῆς), Simon (Σίμων) and Jude (Ἰούδας)
• Also named: Emmanouēl (Ἐμμανουήλ "Immanuel" Ἐμμανουήλ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: אֵל | עִם

‎עִמָּנוּאֵל‎ proper name, masculine Immanuel (with us is God); — ‎׳‎‎י‎ Isa 7:14 van d. H. Baer; ‎עִמָּנוּ אֵל‎ Gi; — name of child, symbolizing presence of ‎׳‎‎י‎ to deliver his people (on interpret. see Commentaries) — ‎עִמָּנוּ אֵל‎ Isa 8:8; Isa 8:10 is declaration of trust and confidence, with us is God ! (compare Ps 46:8*; Ps 46:12*); see ‎עִם‎.

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