Dictionary
Ga•ma•li•el
Pronunciation: (gu-mā'lē-ul, -māl'yul), [key]—
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 Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.