| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Balfur (Balfour)
בַּלְפוּר | The Hebrew name "Balfur" is derived of the family name of Arthur James Balfour. |  |
Bar
בַּר | Grain, cereal; grain cleaned of its chaff; clean, pure; wild, outside, in the nature; son. |  |
Barak
בָּרָק | Lightning. | |
Bar-El (Barel, Bar'el)
בַּר-אֵל (בַּרְאֵל) | Son (בר) of God (אל). | |
Baruch
בָּרוּךְ | Blessed. | |
Bashemath (Basmat, Bosmat)
בָּשְׂמַת | The name "Bashemath" seems to be derived from the word "בושׂם" (bosem, "perfume"). The Biblical pronunciation is "Basmat"; today, it is often pronounced "Bosmat". | |
Bat-Ami (Bat-Ammi)
בַּת-עַמִּי | Member of my people. | |
Batel (Bat'el)
בַּתְאֵל | God's (אל) daughter (bat, בת). | |
Bat-Hen (Bat-Chen)
בַּת-חֵן | Daughter of grace, graceful girl. | |
Bath-Sheba (Bat-Sheva)
בַּת-שֶׁבַע | Literally, the meaning of the name is "seven-year old (girl)", but following the etymology of the city name Be'er-Sheva, the name Bat-Sheva can be understood as "(a woman) of oath" (see Genesis 26, 31-33). | |
Bat-Shahar (Bat-Shachar)
בַּת-שַׁחַר | Daughter of dawn. | |
Batya
בַּתְיָה | God's (יה) daughter (bat, בת). | |
Bat-Zion (Bat-Tziyon)
בַּת-צִיּוֹן | Daughter of Zion, daughter of Jerusalem. | |
Beeri (Be'eri)
בְּאֵרִי | There are two people in the Bible called Beeri. One of them is the father of the prophet Hosea. | |
Behira (Behirah)
בְּהִירָה | Fair, bright, light, clear. | |
Ben
בֵּן | Boy, son, child. | |
Benaiah (Bnaya)
בְּנָיָה | There are several people in the Bible called Benaiah. One of them was one of the heros of King David. | |
Benammi (Ben-Ammi, Ben-Ami)
בֶּן-עַמִּי | Member of my people. | |
Benjamin (Binyamin)
בִּנְיָמִין | The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. | |
Benny
בֶּנִי | "Benny" is the shortened version of the name "Binyamin" ("Benjamin"). | |
Ben-Zion (Benzion)
בֶּן-צִיּוֹן (בנציון) | Son of Zion, son of Jerusalem. | |
Bezaleel (Betsalel, Betsal’el)
בְּצַלְאֵל | The name "Bezaleel" seems to mean "in the shadow (בצל, be-tsel) of God (אל, el)". | |
Bilhah (Bilha)
בִּלְהָה | Bilhah was Rachel's maid and Jacob's mistress. | |
Bina (Binah)
בִּינָה | Wisdom, wit, intelligence. | |
Biran
בִּירָן | The name Biran may derive from the word "בירנית" (biranit, "fortress"). | |
Bithyah (Bitya)
בִּתְיָה | Bithyah was the daughter of Pharaoh. | |
Boaz (Bo'az)
בֹּעַז (בועז) | The second husband of Ruth the Moabitess. The father of King David's grandfather. | |
Bracha (Berachah)
בִּרָכָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). greeting, wish; prayer; blessing. | |
Brosh
בְרוֹשׁ | Cypress tree. | |
Brurit
בְּרוּרִית | The name "Brurit" may be derive from the name "Brurya". | |
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