| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Dror
דְּרוֹר | Freedom, liberty; sparrow. |  |
Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה | Redemption, salvation. |  |
Herzl (Hertsel)
הֶרְצְל | Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) is considered to be the founder of Zionism as a national movement. | |
Igal (Yigal, Yig'al)
יִגְאָל | In modern Hebrew, the name "יגאָל" sounds just like the verb "יגאַל" (the future tense masculine singular form of the verb לגאול [lig'ol]), which means: (he) will liberate. | |
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. | |
Nehama (Nechama, Nexama)
נֶחָמָה | Condolence, consolation, comfort; redemption, salvation. | |
Nili
נִילִי | The name is an acronym composed of the first letters of the Hebrew words in the Biblical sentence "the Strength of Israel will not lie" (1 Samuel 15, 29). | |
Oz
עֹז (עוז) | Valor, courage, strength. | |
Tchiya (Tehiyya, Txiya)
תְּחִיָּה (תחייה) | Resurrection, rebirth, revival. | |
Tikvah (Tikva)
תִּקְוָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name), which means: hope. | |
|