ACHINOAM f Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Hebrew form of AHINOAM 'ADALYA' m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ADALIA ADAM This

is the Hebrew word for "man"... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Hebre w, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Latin,Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS: (Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian) (Hebrew), ( Arabic), (Ancient Greek) PRONOUNCED: A-dm (English), AH-dahm (German, Dutch, Polish), ah-DAHM (Russian) Meaning & History This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew ('adamah) "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until Adam ate a forbidden fruit given to him by Eve. As an English Christian name, Adam has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790). 'ADINAH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ADINA ADLAI m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Contracted form of ADALIA... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew (Ancient Hebrew) PRONOUNCED: AD-lay (English), AD-lie (English) [key] Meaning & History Contracted form of ADALIA. This was the name of the father of one of King David's herdsmen in the Old Testament. Related Names VARIANTS: Adalia (Biblical), 'Adalya' (Biblical Hebrew) 'ADONIYAH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ADONIJAH AHARON m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of AARON 'AMARYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of AMARIAH AMNON m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Means "faithful" in Hebrew... Contribute Add to List AMNON GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Hebrew) Meaning & History Means "faithful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of the eldest son of King David. He was killed by his brother Absalom in revenge for the rape of his sister Tamar. AMOS m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "carried" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, English, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew (Hebrew), (Ancient Greek) PRONOUNCED: AY-ms (English)

Meaning & History Means "carried" in Hebrew. Amos was one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos, the oldest of the prophetic books. As an English name,Amos has been used since the Protestant Reformation, and was popular among the Puritans. AMRAM m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew (Ancient Hebrew) PRONOUNCED: AM-ram (English) Meaning & History Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Amram was the father of Moses. Related Names OTHER LANGUAGES: Imran, Imram (Arabic), Ambram (Biblical Greek) ANAIAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "YAHWEH answers" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "YAHWEH answers" in Hebrew. This was the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.
ANAT (2) f & m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of ANATH (1)... GENDER: Feminine & Masculine USAGE: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Original Hebrew form of ANATH (1). In modern times it is often used as a feminine name.
ARAN (2) m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "wild goat" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

( Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Dishan in the Old Testament.
ARIEH m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "lion" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "lion" in Hebrew. This was the name of an officer of king Pekahiah in the Old Testament.
VARIANT: Aryeh (Hebrew) 'ARI'EL m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ARIEL ASA m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "doctor" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: AY-s (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Means "doctor" in Hebrew. This name was borne by a king of Judah in the Old Testament.
ASAF m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ASAPH 'ASENAT f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ASENATH ASHER m Biblical, Hebrew, English, Biblical Hebrew Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, English, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: A-shr (English)

Meaning & History

Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew. Asher in the Old Testament was a son of Jacob and Leah's handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. DIMINUTIVE: Anshel (Yiddish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Aser (Biblical Greek), Aser (Biblical Latin) 'ASHTORET f Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology Hebrew form of ASHTORETH ATALYAH f & m Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of ATHALIAH ATARAH f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "crown" in Hebrew... GENDER: Feminine USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: AT--r (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Means "crown" in Hebrew. She was a minor Old Testament character, the wife of Jerahmeel.
VARIANT: Atara (Hebrew) AVIDAN m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIDAN 'AVI'EL m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIEL 'AVIGAYIL f Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of ABIGAIL AVIHU m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIHU 'AVIMA'EL m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIMAEL 'AVIMELEKH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIMELECH AVIRAM m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABIRAM AVISHAG f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABISHAG 'AVISHAY m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABISHAI AVITAL f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABITAL 'AVIYAH m & f Biblical Hebrew

Hebrew form of ABIJAH AVNER m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABNER AVRAHAM m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABRAHAM AVRAM m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABRAHAM 'AVSHALOM m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABSALOM 'AZARYAH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of AZARIAH 'AZAZYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of AZAZIAH 'AZRI'EL m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of AZRIEL BARAK (1) m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "lightning" in Hebrew... GENDER: Masculine USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew OTHER SCRIPTS:

(Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: BER-k (English), BAR-k (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Means "lightning" in Hebrew. This was the name of a military commander in the Old Testament.
BARUKH m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of BARUCH BASMAT f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of BASEMATH and BASMATH BAT-SHEVA f Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of BATHSHEBA BELSHATZZAR m Biblical Hebrew Form of BELSHAZZAR found in the Hebrew Bible. BENAYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of BENAIAH BEULAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English Means "married" in Hebrew... [more] BINYAMIN m Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew and Arabic form of BENJAMIN BITYAH f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of BITHIAH BOAZ m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "swiftness" in Hebrew... [more] CHAGGIT f Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of HAGGITH CHANANYAH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of HANANIAH CHANNAH f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of HANNAH CHANOKH m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ENOCH CHAVAQQUQ m Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of HABAKKUK CHAWWAH f Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of EVE

CHEFTZI-BAH f Biblical Hebrew Ancient Hebrew form of HEPHZIBAH CHIZQIYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of HEZEKIAH CHULDAH f Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of HULDAH DAN (1) m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "he judged" in Hebrew... [more] DANIYYEL m Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of DANIEL DARYAWESH m Biblical Hebrew Form of DARIUS used in the Hebrew Bible. DAWID m Polish, Biblical Hebrew Polish form of DAVID, as well as the original Hebrew form. DELAYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of DELAIAH DELILAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew... [more] DEVORAH f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of DEBORAH DIKLAH m & f Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more] DINAH f Biblical, English, Biblical Hebrew Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more] 'EDNAH f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of EDNA (2) EFRAT f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of EPHRATH 'EFRAYIM m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of EPHRAIM EHUD m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "united" in Hebrew... [more] EIRAN m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ERAN EITAN m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ETHAN 'EL'AZAR m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ELEAZAR ELI (1) m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more] 'ELI'EZER m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ELIEZER 'ELIFALET m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ELIPHALET 'ELIFELET m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ELIPHELET ELIHU m Biblical, English (Archaic), Biblical Hebrew Means "my God is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more] ELISHA m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew m m s d m ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation"... [more] ELISHEBA f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH... [more] ELIYYAHU m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ELIJAH

ELKANAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "God has purchased" in Hebrew... [more] ENOSH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "human being" in Hebrew... [more] 'ESAW m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ESAU 'ESTER f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ESTHER EZER m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "help" in Hebrew... [more] 'EZRA' m Biblical Hebrew Ancient Hebrew form of EZRA GAVRI'EL m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of GABRIEL GEDALYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of GEDALIAH GEMARYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of GEMARIAH GERSHOM m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there"... [more] GERSHON m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Variant of GERSHOM... [more] GID'ON m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of GIDEON GILAD m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of GILEAD HADASSAH f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew... [more] HAGAR f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin... [more] HARAN m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "hill, mountain" in Hebrew... [more] HEVEL m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ABEL HILLEL m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Derived from Hebrew (halal) meaning "praise"... [more] HIRAM m Biblical, English, Biblical Hebrew Probably of Phoenician origin, though it could be from Hebrew meaning "exalted brother"... [more] HODIYAH f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of HODIAH HOSHEA m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name (Hoshe'a) meaning "salvation"... [more] IMMANUEL m German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Form of EMMANUEL used in most translations of the Old Testament... [more] 'IRA' m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of IRA (1) ITAMAR m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of ITHAMAR 'ITTAY m Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of ITHAI 'IYYOV m Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew form of JOB KALEV (2) m Biblical Hebrew

Hebrew form of CALEB KAYIN (2) m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of CAIN KEINAN m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of CAINAN KENANYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of KENANIAH KETZI'AH f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of KEZIAH KORESH m Biblical Hebrew Form of CYRUS used in the Hebrew Bible. LEAH f English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word "weary"... [more] LEMUEL m Biblical, Mormon, Biblical Hebrew Means "belonging to God" in Hebrew... [more] LEWI m Biblical Hebrew Ancient Hebrew form of LEVI LOT m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "covering, veil" in Hebrew... [more] MACHALAT f Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of MAHALATH MACHLAH f & m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of MAHLAH MACHLI m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of MAHLI MAL'AKHI m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of MALACHI MATTAN m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "gift" in Hebrew... [more] MATTANYAHU m Biblical Hebrew Hebrew form of MATTANIAH MATTITYAHU m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW

(le'ah) meaning