GAMALIEL


Meaning of GAMALIEL in English

/geuh may"lee euhl, -mayl"yeuhl/ , n.

1. ( "the Elder" or "Gamaliel I" ), died A.D. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.

2. his grandson ( "the Younger" or "Gamaliel II" ), died A.D. 115?, leader of the Jews after the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70.

3. a male given name: from Hebrew, meaning "the Lord is my reward."

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .