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Immanuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6005

עִמָּנוּאֵל

im.ma.nu.el — Immanuel

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Isa.7.14; son of: Joseph (G2501) and Mary (G3137); brother of: James (G2385I), Joseph (G2500), Simon (G4613H) and Jude (G2455I) Also named: Emmanouēl (Ἐμμανουήλ "Immanuel" G1694) § Immanuel = "God with us" or "with us is God" symbolic and prophetic name of the Messiah, the Christ, prophesying that He would be born of a virgin and would be 'God with us'

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GREEK · G1694

Ἐμμανουήλ

Emmanouēl — Immanuel

Ἐμμανουήλ, ὁ (Heb. עִמָּנוּאֵל, Isa.7:14), Immanuel: Mat.1:23 (LXX).† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

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).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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