| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Hadar
הָדָר | Glory; citrus fruits. |  |
Hadara
הֲדָרָה | The name "Hadara" is derived from the word "הדר" (hadar), which means "glory" or "citrus fruits". | |
Hadas
הֲדַס | Myrtle. One of Sukkot's "four varieties". | |
Hadassah (Hadasa)
הֲדַסָּה | Myrtle. | |
Hagar
הָגָר | Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maid, was Ishmael's mother. | |
Hagara
הֲגָרָה | The name "Hagara" is derived from the name "Hagar". | |
Haggai (Chagai)
חַגַּי | The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate. |  |
Haggith (Chagit)
חַגִּית | The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate. | |
Hai (Chai)
חַי | Alive, living, vivid. | |
Hamutal (Chamutal)
חֲמוּטָל | Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Jehoahaz. | |
Hanan (Chanan)
חָנָן | There are few people called Hanan in the Bible. One of them of one of King David's heros. | |
Hanita (Chanita)
חֲנִיתָה | Hanita is the name of an ancient settlement in the land of Asher. Today: the name of a kibbutz in the Galilee. The name is originated from the verb "לחנות" (lahanot, "encamp", "stop for a rest"). | |
Hannah (Chana)
חַנָּה | Hannah was Elkanah's wife and the mother of the prophet Samuel. | |
Hanny (Hanni, Channy)
חַנִּי | The name "Hanny" is derived from the name "Hannah". | |
Harduf (Hardoof)
הַרְדּוּף | Oleander. | |
Harel (Har'el)
הַרְאֵל | Combined of the words הר (har, "mountain") and אל (el, "God"), the meaning of the name Harel is "the mountain of God". The altar in the Temple is called "harel" or "ariel". | |
Harela (Har'ela)
הַרְאֵלָה | The name "Harela" is derived from the name "Harel". The altar in the Temple is called "harel" or "ariel". In the Jewish tradition, Harel is one of the names of Jerusalem. | |
Hasia (Hasya, Chasia)
חַסְיָה | The name may originat from the verb "לָחוּס" (lachus, "have mercy") or "לַחֲסוֹת" (lachasot, "take refuge"). One of the psalms says: "Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee (חָסָיָה), yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast" (Psalms 57, 1; verse 2 in the Hebrew version of the Bible). | |
Hasida (Chasida)
חֲסִידָה | Pious, righteous, kind; a follower of Hasidic Judaism - the religious movement of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (Ba'al Shem Tov); stork (a bird). | |
Havatselet (Havazelet, Chavatzelet)
חֲבַצֶלֶת | Sand lily. This flower, which grows in Israel in the sands by the beach, is mentioned in the Bible: "I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys" (Song of Solomon 2, 1). | |
Haviv (Chaviv)
חָבִיב | Pleasant, kind, amiable, loved. | |
Haviva (Chaviva)
חֲבִיבָה | Pleasant, kind, amiable, loved. | |
Haya (Chaya)
חַיָּה | Animal; life, vitality. | |
Hayuta (Hayyuta, Chayuta)
חַיּוּתָה | The name "Hayuta" may be derived of the word "חַיּוּת" (hayut, "lifespan"). | |
Heda
הֵדָה | The name "Heda" may be derived from the word "הֵד" (hed), which means: echo. | |
Hedva (Chedva)
חֶדְוָה | Joy, happiness. | |
Hemda (Chemda)
חֶמְדָּה | Desire, love; desired object, beautiful thing. "אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה" (a pleasant land) is an appellation of Israel (Jeremiah 3, 19). | |
Hen (Chen)
חֵן | Charm, grace. | |
Hepher (Hefer, Chefer)
חֵפֶר | Hepher is the name of a city and a region within the land of Manasseh. | |
Hephzi-bah (Hefziba, Heftziba)
חֶפְצִיבָּה (חֶפְצִי-בָהּ) | The meaning of the name "Hephzi-bah" is "I want her". This name is used by the prophet Isaiah to refer to Jerusalem: "But thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah" (Isaiah 62, 4). | |
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