| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Ezekiel (Yehezkel, Yechezkel, Yexezkel)
יְחֶזְקֵאל | There are two people in the Bible called Ezekiel. One of them is the prophet Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi. |  |
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. | |
Isaac (Yitschak, Yitsxak)
יִצְחָק | The Biblical story points to a connection between the name יצחק (Isaac) and the verb לצחוק (litsxok, "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 | |
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. | |
Jacob (Yaakov, Ya'akov)
יַעֲקֹב (יעקוב) | The Bible explains that the name "יעקׁב" (Jacob) comes from the word עֲקֵב (akev, "heel"). According to the Biblical story, when Jacob was born right after his twin brother, Esau, he was holding his heel in his hand. | |
Jael (Yael, Ya’el)
יָעֵל | A kind of a mountain goat (capra baden). |  |
Jair (Yair, Ya'ir)
יָאִיר | (He) will illuminate. The future tense masculine singular form of the verb להאיר (leha'ir). | |
Jarah (Yaara, Ya'ara)
יַעְרָה (יַעֲרָה) | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Its meanning is: honeycomb; honeysuckle. | |
Jarib (Yariv)
יָרִיב | As a noun: adversary, opponent, rival. As a verb: “he will fight”, like in the verse “Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause (יָרִיב רִיבָם) and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.” Proverbs 22, 22-23. | |
Jephthah (Yiftach, Yiftax)
יִפְתָּח | One of the judges of Israel, who fought against Ammon. | |
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