Learn Hebrew Names - All names

Hebrew Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Aaron (Aharon) אַהֲרֹן (אהרון)	Aaron, the hight priest, was Moses’s brother.
Aba (Abba) אַבָּא	Father.
Abiathar (Evyatar) אֶבְיָתָר	Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was one of King David's priests.
Abigail (Avigayil) אֲבִיגַיִל	Abigail was Nabal’s wife, and after her husband’s death – one of King David’s wives.
Abijah (Aviya, Aviyah, Abiah) אֲבִיָּה	The name is composed of the word אבי (avi, “my father”) and the letters יה (the name of God).
Abishag (Avishag) אֲבִישַׁג	Abishag was King David’s personal servant.
Abishai (Avishai, Avshai) אֲבִישַׁי (אַבְשַׁי)	Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, David's sister, was one of King David's heros.
Abital (Avital) אֲבִיטַל	Abital was one of King David’s wives.
Abner (Avner) אַבְנֵר	Abner son of Ner was King Saul's captain of host.
Abraham (Avraham) אַבְרָהָם	According the bible, the name Abraham is constructed of the words אב (av, “father”) and המון (hamon, “many”), since Abraham was the father of many peoples.
Absalom (Avshalom) אַבְשָׁלוֹם	Absalom was one of King David's sons.
Adam אָדָם	Person, man, human being. The root of the names is אדמ, just like the root of the word “ground” or “earth”. According to the Biblical account, God used earth to create man.
Adi עֲדִי	Jewel, ornament.
Aharona אַהֲרֹנָה (אהרונה)	The name is derived of the name Aharon (Aaron).
Ahinoam (Achinoam, Axino’am) אֲחִינֹעַם (אחינועם)	There are two women in the Bible called Ahinoam: the first one is King Saul’s wife, and the second – one of King David’s wives.
Aliza עַלִּיזָה	Merry, cheerful, joyful.
Almog אַלְמוֹג	Coral.
Alon (Allon) אַלּוֹן	Oak.
Amir (1) אָמִיר	Treetop.
Amir (2) עָמִיר	Little sheaf, little bundle of cut stalks of grain.
Amira (1) אֲמִירָה	The name is derived of the word אמיר (amir, “treetop”). Literally, אמירה means “saying”, “speech”, “words”.
Amira (2) עֲמִירָה	Binding cut stalks of grain into sheaves.
Amit (Amith) עָמִית	Friend; colleague.
Amittai (Amitay) אֲמִתַּי	The name of the father of Jonah, the prophet.
Amnon אַמְנוֹן	The flower’s name אמנון ותמר (Amnon ve-Tamar, “pansy”) is called after Amnon, son of David, and his sister Tamar.
Amos עָמוֹס	Amos was one of the prophets of Israel.
Anath (Anat) עֲנָת	A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name).
Ariel (Ari’el) אֲרִיאֵל	The name is composed of the words ארי (ari, “lion”) and אל (el, “God”)
Arnon אַרְנוֹן	Arnon is the name of a river in Jordan. In the Biblical era, the Arnon river was situated at the border between Israel and Moab.
Aryeh (Arye) אַרְיֵה	Lion.
Asaph (Asaf) אסף	There are several people called Asaph in the Bible. One of them is a poet of the Levites of the time of King David.
Asenath (Asnat, Osnat) אָסְנַת	The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".
Asher אָשֵׁר	According to the explanation in the Bible, the name אשר is derived of the word אושר (osher, “happiness”).
Aviad (Avi’ad) אֲבִיעַד	“Father of eternity”.
Aviv אָבִיב	Spring
Aviva אֲבִיבָה	The name is derived from the word אביב (aviv, “spring”).
Aya (Aiah) אַיָּה	A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). buzzard (a type of raptor).
Ayal אַיָּל	Deer.
Ayala אַיָּלָה	Hind, doe, female deer
Ayelet אַיֶּלֶת	Hind, doe, female deer.
Bar בַּר	Grain, cereal; grain cleaned of its chaff; clean, pure; wild, outside, in the nature; son.
Barak בָּרָק	Lightning.
Baruch (Barux) בָּרוּךְ	Blessed.
Bashemath (Basmat, Bosmat) בָּשְׂמַת	The Biblical pronunciation is "Basmat"; today, it is often pronounced "Bosmat".
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).
Batya בַּתְיָה	God's (יה) daughter (bat, בת).
Ben בֵּן	Boy, son, child.
Benjamin (Binyamin) בִּנְיָמִין	The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.
Bezaleel (Betsalel, Betsal’el) בְּצַלְאֵל	The name seems to be composed of the words בצל (batsal, “onion”) and אל (el, “God”).
Boaz (Bo'az) בֹּעַז (בועז)	The second husband of Ruth the Moabitess. The father of King David's grandfather.
Bracha (Berachah, Braxa) בִּרָכָה	A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). greeting, wish; prayer; blessing.
Brurya (Bruria) בְּרוּרְיָה	Brurya is the name of the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples.
Carmel (Karmel) כַּרְמֶל	A plece of vineyards and orchards; roasted grains.
Carmela (Karmela) כַּרְמֶלָּה	The name Carmela is derived of the name Carmel, which means "a plece of vineyards and orchards"; "roasted grains".
Carmit (Karmit) כַּרְמִית	The name maybe derived of the word כֶּרֶם (kerem, "vineyard").
Chaim (Xayim) חַיִּים	Life.
Dafna (Daphna) דַּפְנָה	Laurel, daphne.
Dalit דָּלִית	Vine, the branches of which are rishing up or hanging on posts; long branch rising up or hanging on posts.
Daliya (Dalia, Dalya) דָּלִיָּה	A long branch rising up or hanging on posts. The name Daliya resembles the name of the flower Dahlia.
Dan דָּן	(He) judges.
Dana דָּנָה	(She) judges.
Daniel דָנִיֵּאל	There are several men called Daniel in the Bible. One of them is a wise person of the time when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, reigned in Jerusalem.
Daniela דָּנִיֵּאלָה	The name is derived of the name Daniel.
David דָּוִד (דויד)	David son of Jesse (Yishai) was Israel's second king and King Solomon's father. He occupied Jerusalem and made it his capital. According to tradition, the Messiah is going to be of his seed.
Debir (Dvir) דְּבִיר	Dvir is "the most holy place" - the inner part of the Temple: "And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle (דְּבִיר) of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims." 1 Kings 8, 6
Deborah (Dvora) דְּבוֹרָה	Bee.
Dinah (Dina) דִּינָה	Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah.
Dor דּוֹר	Generation.
Dorit דּוֹרִית	The name is derived of the word דור (dor, “generation”).
Doron דּוֹרוֹן	Present, gift, offering.
Dov דֹב (דוב)	Bear.
Dror דְּרוֹר	Freedom, liberty; sparrow.
Eden עֵדֶן	Pleasure.
Edna עֶדְנָה	Pleasure, delight.
Ehud אֵהוּד	Ehud Ben-Gera was one of the judges of Israel, who killed Eglon, the king of Moab.
Einat (Ei'nat) עֵינַת	The name maybe derived of the word עַיִן (ayin, "eye" or "spring").
Elah (Ela) אֵלָה	A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Pistachia tree.
Eldad אֶלְדָּד	The name of a person of the time when the Israelites wandered in the desert.
Elead (Elad, El’ad) אֶלְעָד	The name may be composed of the words אל (el, God) and עד (ad, “eternity”).
Eli אֵלִי	My God.
Eliezer (Eli’ezer) אֵלִיעֶזֶר	The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, “my God”) and עזר (ezer, “help”).
Elijah (Eliyahu) אֵלִיָּהוּ	The name is composed of the word אלי (eli, “my God”) and the letters יהו (the name of God).
Elisheba (Elisheva) אֱלִישֶׁבַע	The name is composed of אלי (eli, “my God”) and שבע (sheva, “seven” – a number that may express the notion of “many”). Another explanation for שבע may relate it to the verb להישבע (lehishava, “to take an oath”).
Enoch (Chanoch, Xanox) חֲנוֹךְ	There are few people in the Bible called Enoch. The first of them is Cain's son.
Ephraim (Efrayim, Efra’im) אֶפְרַיִם	According to the explanation in the Bible, the name אפרים (Ephraim) is derived of the verb להפרות (lehafrot, “fertilize”, “inseminate”).
Ephrath (Efrat) אֶפְרָת	Ephrath is the other name of Beth-Lehem: "And Rachel died and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-Lehem." Genesis 35, 19
Erez אֶרֶז	Cedar tree. Grows in the mountains of Lebanon. Was used in constructing the Temple.
Esther (Ester) אֶסְתֵּר	Queen Esther was King Ahasuerus’s wife.
Ethan (Eitan, Eytan) אֵיתָן	Strong, steadfast, firm.
Eve (Chava, Hava, Xava) חַוָּה	The root of the name is ח' י' ה', denoting “life”. According to the bible, Eve was thus named for being “the mother of all living”, i.e. of all mankind.
Eyal אֱיָל	Strength, vigor, courage.
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.
Ezra עֶזְרָא	There are several people by this name in the Bible. One of them is Ezra the scribe, an offspring of Aaron the high priest, who immigrated from Babylon to Jerusalem during the time of the Persian Empire.
Gabriel (Gavriel, Gavri'el) גַּבְרִיאֵל	The name is composed of the words גברי (gavri, in the sense of "man-like") and אל (el, "God"). It points to the fact that God's angel has appeared before Daniel as flesh and blood.
Gad גָּד	According to the Bible, the name גָּד (Gad) is equivalent to the word גַּד (gad) which means "luck", "happiness", "success".
Gal גַּל	Wave.
Galit גַּלִּית	Derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"), the literal meaning of the name is "having waves / stormy".
Galya גַּלְיָה	The name may be derived of the word גל (gal, "wave").
Gershon גֵּרְשׁוֹן	According to the explanation in the Bible, the name Gershom (which may replace the name "Gershon") is derived of the word גֵּר (ger, "foreign"). Of Gershom, the elder son of Moses, the Bible says: "And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land." Exodus 2, 22
Geula (Ge'ula) גְּאוּלָה	Redemption, salvation.
Gideon (Gidon, Gid'on) גִּדְעוֹן	One of Israel's judges. He fought against the Midianites.
Gil גִּיל	Joy, happiness.
Gila גִּילָה	Joy, happiness.
Gilead (Gilad, Gil'ad) גִּלְעָד	There are two people in the Bible called Gilead. One of them is the father of Jephthah, one of the judges of Israel. Gilead is also the name of a Geographical region east to the Jordan river and a name of a city in that region.
Giyora (Giyyora) גִּיּוֹרָא	The father of Simeon Bar Giyora, who was one of the leaders in the Great Revolt against the Romans (66-73 C.E.)
Golan גּוֹלָן	Golan is the name of a geographical region east of the Galilee.
Gur גּוּר	Cub, puppy.
Guy (Gay) גַּיְא	Valley.
Hadar הָדָר	Glory; 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.
Haggai (Chagai, Xagay) חַגַּי	The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.
Haggith (Chagit, Xagit) חַגִּית	The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.
Hamutal (Chamutal, Xamutal) חֲמוּטָל	Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Jehoahaz.
Hanan (Chanan, Xanan) חָנָן	There are few people called Hanan in the Bible. One of them of one of King David's heros.
Hannah (Chana, Xana) חַנָּה	Hannah was Elkanah's wife and the mother of the prophet Samuel.
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".
Haya (Chaya, Xaya) חַיָּה	Animal; life, vitality.
Hedva (Chedva, Xedva) חֶדְוָה	Joy, happiness.
Hen (Chen, Xen) חֵן	Charm, grace.
Herzl (Hertsel) הֶרְצְל	Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) is considered to be the founder of Zionism as a national movement.
Hila (Hilla) הִלָּה (הילה)	Halo, aura, radiance.
Hillel (Hilel) הִלֵּל (הילל)	(He) praised, glorified. The past tense masculine singular form of the verb לְהַלֵּל (lehalel).
Hiyya (Chiya, Xiya) חִיָּא (חייא)	Rabbi Chiya Rabbah was one of the Tannaim, a contemporary of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi.
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.
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.
Ilan אִילָן	Tree.
Ilana אִילָנָה	The name is derived of the word אילן (Ilan, “tree”).
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, 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.
Ithamar (Itamar, I’tamar) אִיתָמָר	Ithamar was one of the sons of Aaron, the high priest.
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).
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).
Jane
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.
Jeroham (Yeroham, Yeruham, Yerucham, Yeruxam) יְרוּחָם (יְרֹחָם)	The Bible contains the name ירֹחם (Jeroham/Yeroham). Today, the more common style of the name is ירוּחם (Yerucham).
Joab (Yoav, Yo'av) יוֹאָב	There are several people in the Bible called Joab. One of them is Joab son of Zeruiah, King David's captain of the host.
Joel (Yoel, Yo'el) יוֹאֵל	There are different people in the Bible called Joel. One of them is the elder son of the prophet Samuel; another is Joel the prophet.
Johanan (Yohanan, Yochanan, Yoxanan) יוֹחָנָן	There are different people in the Bible called Johanan. One of them is the elder son of King Josiah.
Jonah (Yona) יוֹנָה	Dove, pigeon.
Jonathan (Jehonathan, Yonatan, Yehonatan) יוֹנָתָן (יְהוֹנָתָן)	There are different people in the Bible called יונתן (Jonathan) or יהונתן (Jehonathan). One of them is King Saul's son and the friend of David.
Joram (Jehoram, Yoram, Yehoram) יוֹרָם (יְהוֹרָם)	The name "יהורם" (Jehoram) is composed of God's name and the word רָם (ram, "high", "supreme").
Jordan (Yarden) יַרְדֵּן	Jordan is the name of the longest river in Israel.
Joseph (Yosef) יוֹסֵף