Hebrew Bible Names
These names appear in the Hebrew Bible. See also about biblical names.
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415Shet is the Hebrew form of Seth. In the Old Testament, specifically in the Book of Genesis, Shet (or Seth in English) is the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the murder of Abel by Cain. According to the biblical nar...
Shifra is a Hebrew name that appears in the Old Testament as one of two midwives who defied Pharaoh's decree to kill newborn Hebrew boys. The name is a Hebrew form of Shiphrah, which may derive from a Hebrew root meaning...
Shim'at is the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Shimeath, borne in the Old Testament as the mother of one of the assassins of King Joash of Judah. The name Shimeath is derived from the Hebrew root shemaʿ, meaning "report...
Shim'i is the Hebrew form of Shimei, a biblical name derived from the Hebrew root שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear, to listen."In the Hebrew Bible, Shim'i appears primarily as a variant or scribal spelling of Shimei, whi...
Shimon is the original Hebrew form of the names Simon 1 and Simeon. Derived from the Hebrew root shamaʿ (to hear), it is often interpreted as “he has heard,” reflecting the biblical context where Leah, the mother of the...
Shimshon is the original Hebrew form of the name Samson, borne by the biblical judge whose story is told in the Book of Judges (chapters 13–16). The name derives from the Hebrew element shemesh meaning "sun," and is ofte...
Shoshanna is the Biblical Hebrew form of Susanna, derived from the Hebrew word shoshan meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew also "rose"). The name ultimately traces back to the Egyptian word sšn for "lotus".EtymologyThe Hebr...
Shulammit is a Biblical Hebrew form of Shulammite, a name derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace." It appears in the Song of Songs in the Old Testament, where the beloved is called the Shulammite (Song of So...
Talmai (Hebrew: תלמי, also transliterated as Tolmai) is a name meaning "furrowed" (related to the Hebrew word for furrow). In the Old Testament, two distinct figures bear this name. First, Talmai is mentioned among the g...
Tamar is a female given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew word tamar meaning "date palm" or "date" (the fruit). The name is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where it appears in two significant narratives....
Tammuz is a name with dual significance: in the Hebrew Bible, it refers to a Mesopotamian deity, and in Judaism, it denotes the tenth month of the civil year. The name is the Hebrew form of Dumuzi, a Sumerian god of shep...
Teman is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, likely derived from the word yamin, meaning "right hand" or "south". In the Hebrew Bible, a right hand often symbolizes strength and favor, while "south" reflects directional si...
Terach is a Hebrew form of Terah, a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis. The name Terah itself is often interpreted as possibly meaning "station" or "wandering" in Hebrew, reflecting the narrative of Terah's...
Tiglath-Pileser is the Anglicized form of the Hebrew Tiḡlaṯ Pilʾeser (תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר), which itself derives from the Akkadian Tukulti-Apil-Esharra (Tukulti-apil-esharra), meaning "my trust is in the son of Esharra."...
Etymology and OriginsTiras is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, found in the Old Testament as the seventh and youngest son of Japheth, making him a grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). The name is derived f...
Tirtza is a Hebrew variant of the name Tirzah. In the Old Testament, Tirzah appears both as a personal name and as a place name. As a personal name, she is one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, whose story is narrated...
Tovi is a Hebrew masculine name that appears in the Bible as a diminutive form of Tobit. In the original Hebrew, Tovi (טוֹבִיה) means "my good" — a possessive derivation from the root ṭov (טוֹב), meaning "good".Etymology...
Toviyya is the Biblical Hebrew form of Tobiah, a theophoric name that combines the Hebrew elements ṭov (meaning "good") and yah (referring to the Hebrew God). The name thus carries the meaning "Yahweh is good." In the He...
Tzefanya is the original Hebrew form of the name Zephaniah, borne by a prophet of the Old Testament who ministered during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (640–609 BCE). The name derives from the Hebrew verb tsafan mean...
Tzeruya is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament, representing a less common spelling or variant form of Zeruiah. The name Zeruiah is derived from the Hebrew root tsori, meaning "balm" or "salve," referring to a fragr...
Tzidqiyyahu is the original Hebrew form of the name Zedekiah. It is composed of two elements: tseḏeq, meaning "justice" or "righteousness", and yah, a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of the Hebrew God. Thus, the name...
Tzilla is a Biblical Hebrew name, the original form of Zillah. In the King James Version of the Old Testament, the name appears as Zillah in Mark 12:19 (actually Genesis 4:19, 22, 23); Tzilla is the transliteration of th...
Tzion (צִיּוֹן) is the original Hebrew form of the name Zion, used as a masculine given name. In the Tanakh, Tzion is a placename found in 2 Samuel 5:7, where it refers to a fortress on a hill in Jerusalem that was captu...
Tzippora is the Hebrew form of Zipporah, the biblical wife of Moses. The name is derived from the Hebrew root tsippor, meaning “bird,” evoking a sense of freedom and delicacy. Etymology and Origin The name Tzippora (also...
Tziva is the Hebrew form of Ziba2, a name meaning "station" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Ziba is a servant of King Saul (1 Samuel 9:2-3). The name Tziva appears in genealogical lists and reflects the tradition of Heb...
Tzivya is a Hebrew name that appears in the context of the Hebrew Bible. It is the feminine Hebrew form of Zibiah, which itself originates from the Hebrew word for "female gazelle" (derived from the element tsevi). The n...
Tzuri'el is a Hebrew name found in the Bible, the original form of the name Zuriel. It is composed of two Hebrew elements: tsur, meaning "rock," and ʾel, meaning "God," yielding the meaning "rock of God" or "my rock is G...
Etymology and Meaning'Uri is a Biblical Hebrew form of the name Uri. Uri itself derives from the Hebrew root אור ('ur), meaning "light," and the possessive suffix י (i), giving it the sense of "my light." This etymology...
'Uri'el is the Biblical Hebrew form of the angelic name Uriel, meaning "God is my light." Derived from elements (ʾur) "light, flame" and (ʾel) "God," the name is exclusively attested in the Hebrew Bible (the Masoretic Te...
'Uriya is the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Uriah, which appears in the Old Testament. The name is derived from the Hebrew elements 'ur meaning "light, flame" and yah, a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of the God o...
Uzzi is a masculine name appearing in the Old Testament, meaning "my power" or "my strength" in Hebrew. It is a possessive form derived from the Hebrew root ʿoz, meaning "strength, power." The name is borne by several mi...
Uzziel is a Hebrew name borne by several minor figures in the Old Testament. Its meaning, "my power is God" or "God is my strength," derives from the Hebrew roots עֹז (ʿoz) (strength, power) and אֵל (ʾel) (God). Biblical...
Etymology'Uzziyya is the Hebrew form of Uzziah, a theophoric name deriving from the Hebrew words whose roots are found in ʿoz meaning "strength, power" and yah referring to the Hebrew God Yahweh. The name thus signifies...
Washti is a Biblical Hebrew form of Vashti, most notably known as the name of the first wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia in the Old Testament Book of Esther. The name Vashti is probably of Persian origin, possibly derivi...
Etymology Ya'anai is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament, representing a variant or anglicized form of Jaanai. The name Jaanai is derived from the Hebrew root ʿana (עָנָה), meaning "to answer," which conveys the sen...
Ya'aqov is a Biblical Hebrew form of Jacob. In the original Hebrew of the Old Testament, the name appears as יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov), and is borne by the patriarchal figure who is later renamed Israel. The name is traditionall...
Ya'asi'el is a Hebrew name that functions as a direct form of the more common Jaasiel, appearing in the Hebrew Bible. The name derives from two Hebrew elements: עָשָׂה, meaning "to make," and אֵל, meaning "God." Thus, Ya...
Yachle'el is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament, where it is the original form of the more familiar Jahleel. The name is derived from two Hebrew elements: yaḥal (יָחַל) meaning "to wait" and ʾel (אֵל) meaning "God....
Yachtze'el is a Hebrew name appearing in the Old Testament as the form of Jahzeel. The name Jahzeel means "God will divide" in Hebrew, derived from the elements ḥatsa (“to divide”) and ʾel (“God”). In the biblical narrat...
Yadon is the original Hebrew form of the name Jadon, occurring in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) as a minor figure. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may derive from the Hebrew root yaḏa (יָדָה), meaning "th...
Yael is a female given name of Hebrew origin, the original Hebrew form of Jael, derived from the Hebrew word ya'el, meaning "ibex" or "mountain goat." The name is most famously borne by the biblical heroine Jael, whose s...
Yair is a Hebrew given name, the original Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant. The name derives from the Hebrew verb or (ʾor), meaning "to shine" or "to give light." Thus, Yair conveys a sense of radiance o...
Yakhin is a name found in the Hebrew Bible, serving as a Hebrew form of Jachin. The name Jachin itself means “he establishes” in Hebrew, derived from the element kun meaning “to establish.” In the Old Testament, Yakhin i...
Yamin is a Hebrew name that appears in the Old Testament. It is the Hebrew form of Jamin, which means "right hand" in Hebrew. In the biblical context, Yamin is mentioned as a son of Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Le...
Ya'ra is a Hebrew name of Biblical origin. It is a variant form of Jarah, which means "honeycomb" in Hebrew. Neither name appears widely in the Hebrew Bible; Jarah is noted as a descendant of King Saul (1 Chronicles 9:42...
Yared is the Hebrew form of Jared. As a given name in the Hebrew Bible, Yared (or Yered) is mentioned as a descendant of Adam and father of Enoch, whose name means "descent" in Hebrew. This form is also used in Ethiopia,...
Yarov'am is the Hebrew form of Jeroboam, a theophoric name appearing in the Old Testament. The name is derived from the Hebrew roots riv meaning "to strive, to contend" and ʿam meaning "people, nation", yielding the inte...
Yawan is the Hebrew form of Javan, the name of a grandson of Noah according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. In the Hebrew Bible, Yawan appears as the progenitor of the Ionian Greeks, reflecting the term's broader...
Yechezkel (יְחֶזְקֵאל) is the original Hebrew form of the name Ezekiel, derived from the Hebrew roots ḥazaq meaning “to strengthen” and ʾel meaning “God,” thus signifying “God will strengthen.” In the Hebrew Bible, Yeche...
Yechi'el is the biblical Hebrew form of the name Jehiel (from Hebrew יְחִיאֵל), which means “God lives” or “May God live”, derived from the elements ḥaya (“to live”) and ʾel (“God”). This name appears several times in th...
Yedida is a Hebrew feminine name that appears in the Old Testament. It is a direct Hebrew form of Jedidah, which is derived from the Hebrew element yaḏiḏ meaning "beloved" or "friend." In the biblical narrative, Jedidah...
Yedidya is the Hebrew form of Jedidiah, a name that appears in the Hebrew Bible as an epithet for King Solomon.EtymologyThe name Yedidya (יְדִידְיָה) is a theophoric name combining yaḏiḏ meaning "beloved" or "friend" wit...
Yefet is the Hebrew form of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah in the Old Testament book of Genesis. The name is derived from the Hebrew root y-p-t, which carries connotations of "enlargement" or "extension," as refl...
Yeho'addan is the Hebrew form of Jehoaddan, a feminine name meaning "Yahweh delights" from the components (yeho, referring to the Hebrew God) and (ʿaḏan, meaning "to delight"). In the Hebrew scriptures, specifically the...
Yeho'ash is the original Hebrew form of the name Jehoash, an extended variant of Joash. In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), this name appears as the given name of a king of Israel who reigned in the 8th century BCE, als...
Yehochanan is the original Hebrew form of the name John (and Jehohanan). It derives from the Hebrew roots yo, referring to the Hebrew God (a shortened form of Yahweh), and ḥanan, meaning "to be gracious." Combined, Yehoc...
Yehonatan is a Hebrew name that serves as a direct form of Jonathan (and Jehonathan). It closely mirrors the Biblical Hebrew name Yəhōnāṯān, which appears in the original text alongside the contracted form Yōnāṯān. The n...
Yehoram is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament, where it is the original form of Jehoram. It is derived from the Hebrew elements yeho, referring to the God Yahweh, and rum, meaning "to exalt," thus carrying the mean...
Yehoshaphat is the Hebrew form of Jehoshaphat, a theophoric name meaning "Yahweh has judged." In the Hebrew Bible, Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah. His reign, detailed in 2 Chro...
Yehosheva' is the original Hebrew form of the name Jehosheba. It is a feminine name found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). The name is derived from two Hebrew elements: yeho, referring to the Hebrew God Yahweh, and s...