Shurahbil () is an

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male

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of Syriac and

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origin. Alternative spellings of this name include Sharhabil, Sharhabeel, Charhabil, Cherhabil and Shurihbi'il.

Lexicology and meaning

The meaning of the name Shurahbil is generally unknown. According to the Muslim lexicographer

Ibn Duraid Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Duraid al-Azdī al-Baṣrī ad-Dawsī Al-Zahrani (), or Ibn Duraid () (c. 837-933 CE), a leading grammarian of Baṣrah, was described as "the most accomplished scholar, ablest philologer and first poet of ...

, the name Shurahbil is not of native Arab origin, rather it is derived from Syriac.

Ibn al-Kalbi Hishām ibn al-Kalbī (), 737 – 819 CE / 204 AH, also known as Ibn al-Kalbi (), was an Arab historian. His full name was Abu al-Mundhir Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib ibn Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. L ...

states that every name with "il" at the back means something that is from El, which is

for God (

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). Muslim scholar

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compares the name with other names of Aramaic origin like

Ismail In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael (; ; ; ) is the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age of 137. Traditionally, he is seen as the ancestor of the Arabs. Within Islam, Ish ...

(derived from Ishmael) and

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(derived from Raphael). The name is also said to be of

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origin with links to the word Shura which is another name for the

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god,

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. A Mandaean female version of the name, Sharhabeil, exists as well.

Transliterations and popularity

The name Shurahbil is also transliterated as Sharhabil or Sharhabeel. It also has the alternative spellings Charhabil and Cherhabil. An ancient version of this name, Shurihbi'il, appears in inscriptions from the

Himyarite Kingdom Himyar was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qataban, Qatabanian kingdom, afterwards being recognized as an independent kingdom. According ...

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. The name is most common in

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and

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People with the given name

Shurahbil

Shurahbil ibn Hasana Abū ʿAbd Allāh Shuraḥbīl ibn Ḥasana () was one of the earliest Muslim converts, ''sahaba'' (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) and a key commander in the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. Early life Shurahbil ...

(died 639 CE) one of the earliest converts to

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and a companion of

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, as well as a key military commander for the

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Shurahbil ibn Simt Shurahbil ibn al-Simt ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi () was a Kindite commander in the Muslim army against the Sasanian Persians at the Battle of al-Qadisiyya in 636 and later a Homs-based member of the inner circle of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan during the ...

, 7th-century South Arabian Muslim warrior and military commander from the tribe of

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Sharhabil

Sharhabeil In Mandaeism, Shurbai and Sharhabeil (Šurbai and Šarhabʿil) were a couple named as the progenitors of the third generation of humans. Shurbai is the husband, while Sharhabeil is his wife. According to Book 18 of the ''Right Ginza'', Shurbai a ...

, a saint of the faith of

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Sharhabil Ya'fur Sharhabil Ya'fur (Arabic: شرحبيل يعفر), also known as 'Amr ibn Tubba' al-Himyari, was a Himyarite king who ruled in the 5th century CE. His rule was unique, as he was the only ruler descended from Dhamar Ali Yahbur II who ruled by himself ...

(died ) a

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king who ruled in the 5th century CE *

Sharhabil Yakkuf Sharhabil Yakkuf (Arabic: شرحبيل يكف) also known as Šaraḥbiʾil Yakûf ( Ge'ez: Sarābhēl Dänkəf) was a king of Himyar who reigned in the 5th century CE. He succeeded the similarly-named Sharhabil Yafur. He is also the founder of a ...

(died ) a

king who founded a new ruling dynasty in the 5th century CE and persecuted

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in his realm * Sharhabil Ahmed, musician from

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People with the surname

Sharhabil

* Yusuf ibn Sharhabil (died ) a

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ruler of the

kingdom who was well known for his persecutions of Christians throughout his realm and an infamous role in both Islamic and Christian traditions * Ayyub ibn Sharhabil, 8th-century

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governor of

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Cherhabil

* Hocine Cherhabil, former Minister of Digitization and Statistics in

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Lexicology and meaning

Transliterations and popularity

People with the given name

Shurahbil

Sharhabil

People with the surname

Sharhabil

Cherhabil

See also

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