| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Ibri (Ivri)
עִבְרִי | An offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite. |  |
Idan
עִדָּן (עידן) | Era, epoch. |  |
Iddo (Ido)
עִדּוֹ (עִדּוֹא, עידו) | There are several people called Iddo in the Bible. One of them is the prophet Zechariah's grandfather. | |
Iddo (Ido)
אִדּוֹ (אידו) | | |
Idit (Iddit)
עִדִּית | Best soil; the best, cream, elite. | |
Ilai (1) (Ilay)
עִילַי | Ilai was one of the heros of King David. | |
Ilai (Ilay)
אִילַי (איליי) | The origin of the name "אִילַי" (Ilai) may be the name "עִילַי" (Ilai), where the letter ע was replaced by the letter א. | |
Ilan
אִילָן | Tree. | |
Ilana
אִילָנָה | The name is derived of the word אילן (Ilan, “tree”). | |
Ilanit
אִילָנִית | The name is derived of the word אילן (Ilan, “tree”). | |
Ilil (Il'il)
אִילְאִיל | The Israeli poet Shaul Tchernichovsky wrote a love song where he calls his lover by the nickname he invented: Ilil. | |
Imanuela (Immanuela, Imanu'ela)
עִמָּנוּאֵלָה (עימנואלה) | The name "Imanuela" is derived of the name "Imanuel". | |
Immanuel (Emanuel, Imanuel, Imanu'el)
עִמָּנוּאֵל (עימנואל) | The meaning of the name "Immanuel" is "God is with us". | |
Inbal
עִנְבָּל | Bell's clapper. | |
Inbar
עִנְבָּר | Amber; the honey-like yellow color of amber. | |
Iris
אִירִיס | A popular name of the flower אירוּס (irus, “iris”). | |
Irit (1)
אִירִית | The literal meaning of the name is “Irish (woman)”. The name’s origin may be the name עירית (Irit) or אורית (Orit), both of which sound similar to it. | |
Irit (2)
עִירִית | Asphodel; chives. | |
Isaac (Yitschak)
יִצְחָק | The Biblical story relates the name יצחק (Isaac) to the verb לצחוק (laugh): "And Abraham was an hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me." Genesis 21, 5-6 | |
Isaiah (Yeshaaya, Yeshaayahu)
יְשַׁעְיָה (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ) | The first part of the name "Isaiah" is derived of the root יש"ע, which denotes salvation. The other part of the name - the letters יהו - is the name of God. | |
Ishi (Yishi, Yish'i)
יִשְׁעִי | The meaning of the name "Ishi" is "my salvashion (יֶשַׁע, yesha)". | |
Israel (Yisrael, Yisra'el)
יִשְׂרָאֵל | According to the Biblical explanation, the first part of the name "Israel" is derived of the verb לִשְׂרות (lisrot, "wrestle"); the second half of the name is אֵל (El, "God"). This name was given to Jacob because he wrestled with God's angel. | |
Israela (Yisraela, Isra'ela, Isreela)
יִשְׂרְאֵלָה | The name "Israela" is derived of the name "Israel". | |
Issachar (Yisachar)
יִשָּׂשכָר | According to the Biblical explanation, the name Issachar is related to the word "שָׂכָר" (sachar, "reward", "wages"). | |
Ithamar (Itamar, I’tamar)
אִיתָמָר | Ithamar was one of the sons of Aaron, the high priest. | |
Ithiel (Itiel, Iti'el)
אִיתִיאֵל | The meaning of the name is "God (אֵל) is with me (אִיתִי)". | |
Ittai (Itay)
אִתַּי (איתי) | This was the name of one of King David’s friends (2 Samuel 15, 19-22). It was also the name of one of King David’s heros (2 Samuel 23, 29). | |
Ivriya
עִבְרִיָּה | An offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite. | |
Izhar (Yitzhar)
יִצְהָר | Refined fresh olive oil. | |