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Re: abrahamic names
From a usage standpoint, the "i" in Daniel and Gabriel can be taken as "of" or "from."That would make
  • Dan-i-el = "Judge of/from God" and
  • Gabr-i-el = "He-man of/from God"
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah Joseph
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These interpretations are indeed debated, at least with GABRIEL. But the I istself has nothing to do with this.
"God's man (or maybe hero)" is a possible meaning (although the word for man/hero is GEVER; GABR indicates another grammatical form which for instanstance serves as the basis of GABRI, "my man"). "God's man" in Hebrew is GVAR-EL. But as I said, vowels are pretty unstable, and this does leave room for interpretation. The I in GABRIEL however either means "my" or else is meaningless.
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Using the "i" = of/from rationale, Gabri would mean "He-man of (me)" with "me" being implied (in the absence of another objective owner). "He-man of me" would translate to "my he-man."
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Now I understand what you mean. The I then would include not only "of" but also "me" and then mean "my".
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That is seen in the "nissi" part of one of God's names in the Bible, YHVH-nissi.See https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H3071&t=KJV
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