Definitions

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  • proper noun this sense) (biblical, also spelled Emmanuel) A figure whose birth the Book of Isiah prophesizes.
  • proper noun A male given name: alternative form of Emmanuel.

Etymologies

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From Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (imánu él, "G-d is with us")

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Examples

  • In the very next chapter, the name Immanuel occurs twice more.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • In the very next chapter, the name Immanuel occurs twice more.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • This statement with which Matthew closes shows in what sense he uses the term Immanuel, “God with us,” in the very first chapter of his Gospel (1: 23).

    The New Testament Commentary Vol. III: John 1886

  • PROPHECY: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel” Isaiah 7:14 NASB.

    Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010

  • PROPHECY: “Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son and, and she will call His name Immanuel” Isaiah 7:14 NASB.

    Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010

  • FULFILLMENT: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’

    Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010

  • And so it was natural that the pious Jewish Christian named Matthew, would see in the birth, career, and actions of Jesus the full realization of everything that had ever been encapsulated in the name Immanuel.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • And so it was natural that the pious Jewish Christian named Matthew, would see in the birth, career, and actions of Jesus the full realization of everything that had ever been encapsulated in the name Immanuel.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • Matthew 1: 23, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, 'God with us.'"

    The Record-Courier - Top Stories Leo Kruger 2010

  • My goal in doing so is to make the name Immanuel meaningful enough that you will forever hear it as heaven’s assurance that no one who knows and trusts Jesus will ever be left without his presence.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

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