Names Categorized "twelve tribes of Israel"
9 Names found
Asher is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "happy" or "blessed." It is derived from the Hebrew root אָשַׁר (ʾashar), „to be happy“ or „to be blessed.“ In the Old Testament (Genesis 30:13), Leah, Jacob‘s wi...
Benjamin is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin), meaning "son of the south" or "son of the right hand." The name combines the elements ben ("son") and yamin ("right hand, south"). In the...
Dan is a Hebrew name meaning "he judged," derived from the verb din (דִּין) meaning "to judge." In the Old Testament, Dan is the fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah, the servant of Jacob's wife Rachel. According to Genesis 30:...
Ephraim is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. From the Hebrew name ʾEfrayim, it means "fruitful," deriving from the root פר separated and combined with the suffix ־ָיִם av iting plural abundrant suffix, connoting d...
Gad is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "fortune, luck". In the Old Testament, Gad appears as both a person and a prophet. As a figure, he is the first son of Jacob by Leah's maidservant Zilpah, and the progenit...
Issachar is a biblical masculine given name, traditionally interpreted as meaning "man of hire" or "there is reward." It appears in the Old Testament as the name of the ninth son of Jacob (the fifth son of Leah) and the...
Judah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yehudah (יְהוּדָה). It is most familiar from the Bible as the name of the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Tribe of Judah...
Manasseh is a biblical name derived from the Hebrew Menashshe, meaning "causing to forget." This etymology stems from the verb nasha ("to forget"), reflecting the sentiment expressed by Joseph, who named his firstborn so...
Naphtali is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew, derived from the root paṯal meaning "to twist, to struggle, to wrestle." In the Old Testament, Naphtali is the sixth son of Jacob...