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Aaron (Aharon)
אַהֲרֹן (אהרון) | Aaron, the hight priest, was Moses’s brother. |  |
Aba (Abba)
אַבָּא | Father. | |
Abi (Avi)
אֲבִי | In the Bible, "Abi" is a girl’s name. It is the shortened version of the name "Abijah". | |
Abiasaph (Aviasaf, Avi'asaf)
אֲבִיאָסָף | One possible meaning of this name is "my father (אָבִי) has gathered (אָסַף)". | |
Abiathar (Evyatar)
אֶבְיָתָר | Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was one of King David's priests. | |
Abidan (Avidan)
אֲבִידָן | One possible meaning of this name is "my father (אָבִי) has judged (דָן)". | |
Abiel (Aviel, Avi'el)
אֲבִיאֵל | The name seems to be composed of the words "אָבִי" (avi, "my father") and "אֵל" (el, "God"). | |
Abiezer (Aviezer, Avi'ezer)
אֲבִיעֶזֶר | One possible meaning of this name is "my father (אָבִי) is help (עֶזֶר)". | |
Abigail (Avigayil)
אֲבִיגַיִל | Abigail was Nabal’s wife, and after her husband’s death – one of King David’s wives. |  |
Abihail (Avihayil, Avichayil)
אֲבִיחַיִל | One possible meaning of this name is "the father (אֲבִי) of strength or army (חַיִל)". | |
abihu (Avihu)
אֲבִיהוּא (אֲבִיהוּ) | The meaning of the name may be "he is (הוּא) my father (אָבִי)". | |
Abijah (Aviya, Aviyah, Abiah)
אֲבִיָּה | The name seems to be composed of the word "אָבִי" (avi, "my father") and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Abimelech (Avimelech)
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ | The name seems to be composed of the words "אָבִי" ("my father") or "אֲבִי" ("father of...") and "מֶלֶךְ" (king). | |
Abinadab (Avinadav)
אֲבִינָדָב | The meaning of the name may be "my father (אָבִי) contributed (נָדַב)" or "the father (אֲבִי) of Nadab". | |
Abinoam (Avinoam, Avinoam)
אֲבִינֹעַם (אבינועם) | Abinoam was the father of Barak, judge of Israel. | |
Abiram (Aviram)
אֲבִירָם | The name seems to be composed of the words "אָבִי" ("my father") and "רָם" (lofty). | |
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. | |
Abishalom (Avishalom)
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם | The meaning of the name may be "my father (אָבִי) is peace (שָׁלוֹם)" or "the father (אֲבִי) of peace (שָׁלוֹם)". | |
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. | |
Adah (Ada)
עָדָה | There are two women in the Bible called Adah. One of them is the wife of Lamech, Cain's offspring. The other one is Esau's wife. | |
Adaiah (Adaya)
עֲדָיָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
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. | |
Addar (Adar)
אַדָּר | A name of a settlement in the land of Judah: "And ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar" (Joshua 15, 3). In the modern pronunciation of Hebrew, the name "אַדָּר" sounds like the name of the sixth Jewish month: "אֲדָר". | |
Adi
עֲדִי | Jewel, ornament. | |
Adiel (Adi'el)
עֲדִיאֵל | God's jewel, God's ornament. | |
Adin
עָדִין | Gentle, delicate, tender. | |
Adina
עֲדִינָה | Gentle, delicate, tender. | |
Adir
אַדִּיר | Great, mighty, powerful. | |
Adiv
אָדִיב | Courteous, gentle, polite. | |
Adiva
אֲדִיבָה | Courteous, gentle, polite. | |
Adva
אַדְוָה | Ripple. | |
Afek
אֲפֵק | The name "Afek" may be derived of the word "אֹפֶק" (ofek, "horizon") or "אָפִיק" (afik, "riverbed"). | |
Afik (Aphik)
אֲפִיק | Aphik was a city in the land of Asher: "Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho nor the inhabitants of Zidon nor of Ahlab nor of Achzib nor of Helbah nor of Aphik nor of Rehob" (Judges 1, 31). "אֲפִיק" is the construct form of the word "אָפִיק" (afik, "riverbed"). In modern pronunciation, the construct form of this word sounds exactly like its absolute form. | |
Agam
אֲגַם | Lake, pond. | |
Aharona
אַהֲרֹנָה (אהרונה) | The name Aharona is derived of the name Aharon (Aaron). | |
Ahiezer (Ahi'ezer)
אֲחִיעֶזֶר | The meaning of the name may be "my brother (אָחִי) is help (עֶזֶר)" or "the brother (אֲחִי) of Ezer". | |
Ahijah (Ahiya, Ahiyah, Achiya, Achiyah)
אֲחִיָּה | The name seems to be composed of the words "אָחִי" (my brother) and "אֵל" (God). | |
Ahinadab (Ahinadav)
אֲחִינָדָב | The meaning of the name may be "my brother (אָחִי) contributed (נָדַב)" or "the brother (אֲחִי) of Nadab". | |
Ahinoam (Achinoam, Achino’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. | |
Ahuva
אֲהוּבָה | Loved, beloved. | |
Akiva (Akiba)
עֲקִיבָא | The name "Akiva" seems to be derived from the verb "לעקוב" (la'akov, "follow"). | |
Aliza
עַלִּיזָה | Merry, cheerful, joyful. | |
Alma (1)
אַלְמָה | The name "אלמה" sounds like the name "עלמה", which means "a young woman". | |
Alma (2)
עַלְמָה | Young woman. | |
Almog
אַלְמוֹג | Coral. | |
Alon (Allon)
אַלּוֹן | Oak. | |
Aluf
אַלּוּף | Champion; Major General (in the army). | |
Aluma
אֲלוּמָה | In Middle Ages Hebrew, the word "אֲלוּמָה" means "strong, brave". In modern Hebrew, this word sounds like the word "אֲלֻמָּה" (sheaf). | |
Amalya (Amalia)
עֲמַלְיָה | The name may be composed of the word "עָמָל" (amal, "work") and the letters יה (the name of God), thus meaning "the work of God". | |
Amaziah (Amatzia, Amatsya)
אֲמַצְיָה (אֲמַצְיָהוּ) | There are several people in the Bible called Amaziah. One of them is Amaziah, the son of Jehoash, the king of Judah. | |
Ami
עַמִּי | My people, my nation. | |
Amiad (Ammiad, Ami'ad)
עַמִּיעַד | The name "amiad" is composed of the words "עמי" (ami: my people) and "עד" (ad: eternity). | |
Amichai (Amikhai, Amihai)
עַמִּיחַי | My people is alive, my nation survives. | |
Amikam (Ammikam)
עַמִּיקָם | The meaning of the name "amikam" is "my people rise". | |
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. | |
Amiram
עַמִּירָם | My nation is lofty, my people is supreme. | |
Amiran (Ammiran)
עַמִּירָן | The meaning of the name "amiran" is "my people sings joyfully". | |
Amit (Amith)
עָמִית | Friend; colleague. | |
Amittai (Amitay)
אֲמִתַּי | The name of the father of Jonah, the prophet. | |
Amiya (Ammiya)
עַמִּיָה | The name "amiya" is derived from the name "Ami", which means "my people". | |
Amizur (Ammitzur)
עַמִּיצוּר | The meaning of the name "amizur" is "my people is a big rock". | |
Ammiel (Amiel, Ami'el)
עַמִּיאֵל | The name Ammiel is composd of the words "עמי" (ami: my people) and "אל" (el: God). | |
Amminadab (Aminadav)
עַמִּינָדָב | There are a few people in the Bible called Amminadab. One of them is the father in law of Aaron, the high priest. | |
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. | |
Amoz (Amotz, Amots)
אָמוֹץ | Amoz was the father of Isaiah the prophet. | |
Amram
עַמְרָם | Lofty nation, supreme people. | |
Anael (Ana'el)
אָנָּאֵל | The name may be composed of the words "אנא" (ana, "please") and "אל" (el, “God”). | |
Anath (Anat)
עֲנָת | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
Aner
עָנֵר | Aner is the name of a man who was Abraham's ally. | |
Aram
אֲרָם | Aram is the name of a country in the Mesopotamia region. | |
Arava (Arabah)
עֲרָבָה | Savanna, prairie; desert; willow tree; a geographical region in Israel, near the Jordan river: "The plain (=Arabah) also and Jordan and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea under Ashdoth pisgah eastward" (Deuteronomy 3, 17). | |
Arbel
אַרְבֵּל | "Arbel" is the name of a mountain near the sea of Galilee. | |
Ari
אֲרִי | Lion. | |
Ariel (Ari’el)
אֲרִיאֵל | The name is composed of the words ארי (ari, “lion”) and אל (el, “God”) | |
Ariela (Ari'ela)
אֲרִיאֵלָה | The name Ariela is derived of the name Ariel. | |
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. | |
Arnona
אַרְנוֹנָה | The name Arnona is derived of the name Arnon. | |
Aryeh (Arye)
אַרְיֵה | Lion. | |
Asa
אָסָא | There are two people in the Bible called Asa. One of them was a king in Judah. | |
Asahel (Asael, Asa'el)
עֲשָׂהאֵל | The meaning of the name Asahel is "God (אל, el) did (עשה, asa)". | |
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”). | |
Asi (Assi)
אָסִי | "Asi" is the shortened version of the name "Asaf" ("Asaph"). | |
Asia (Asya)
אַסְיָה | Asia. | |
Atarah (Atara)
עֲטָרָה | Crown. | |
Ateret
עֲטֶרֶת | crown. | |
Athaliah (Atalya, Atalia)
עֲתַלְיָה | Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, was the queen of Judah. There are also two men in the Bible called Athaliah. | |
Aviad (Avi’ad)
אֲבִיעַד | Father of eternity. | |
Avichai (Avihai)
אֲבִיחַי | One possible meaning of this name is "my father (אָבִי) is alive (חַי)". | |
Avidor
אֲבִידוֹר | The meaning of the name "Avidor" is "the father (אבי, avi) of a generation (דור, dor)". | |
Avigdor
אֲבִיגְדוֹר | The meaning of the name is "Gedor's (גְדוֹר) father (אֲבִי)", as in the Biblical verse "And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor" (1 Chronicles 4, 18). | |
Avihen (Avichen)
אֲבִיחֵן | One possible meaning of this name is "the father (אֲבִי) of charm (חֵן)". | |
Avinatan (Avinathan)
אֲבִינָתָן | The meaning of the name may be "my father (אָבִי) gave (נָתַן)" or "the father (אֲבִי) of Nathan". | |
Avior (Avi'or)
אֲבִיאוֹר | The meaning of the name may be "my father (אָבִי) is light (אוֹר)" or "the father (אֲבִי) of light (אוֹר)". | |
Aviran
אֲבִירָן | One possible meaning of this name is "my father (אָבִי) is singing (רָן)". | |
Aviv
אָבִיב | Spring | |
Aviva
אֲבִיבָה | The name is derived from the word אביב (aviv, “spring”). | |
Avivi
אֲבִיבִי | The name is derived from the word אביב (aviv, “spring”). | |
Avivit
אֲבִיבִית | 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. | |
Azareel (Azarel, Azar'el)
עֲזַרְאֵל | The meaning of the name Azareel is "God (אל, el) helped (עזר, azar)". | |
Azariah (Azaria, Azarya)
עֲזַרְיָה | The meaning of the name "Azariah" is "God (יה) helped (עָזַר, azar)". | |
Azriel (Azri'el)
עַזְרִיאֵל | The first part of the name comes from the word "עֵזֶר" (ezer, "aid", "support"; "helper"). The second part is "אֵל" (el, "God"). | |
Balfur (Balfour)
בַּלְפוּר | The Hebrew name "Balfur" is derived of the family name of Arthur James Balfour. | |
Bar
בַּר | Grain, cereal; grain cleaned of its chaff; clean, pure; wild, outside, in the nature; son. | |
Barak
בָּרָק | Lightning. | |
Bar-El (Barel, Bar'el)
בַּר-אֵל (בַּרְאֵל) | Son (בר) of God (אל). | |
Baruch
בָּרוּךְ | Blessed. | |
Bashemath (Basmat, Bosmat)
בָּשְׂמַת | The name "Bashemath" seems to be derived from the word "בושׂם" (bosem, "perfume"). The Biblical pronunciation is "Basmat"; today, it is often pronounced "Bosmat". | |
Bat-Ami (Bat-Ammi)
בַּת-עַמִּי | Member of my people. | |
Batel (Bat'el)
בַּתְאֵל | God's (אל) daughter (bat, בת). | |
Bat-Hen (Bat-Chen)
בַּת-חֵן | Daughter of grace, graceful girl. | |
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). | |
Bat-Shahar (Bat-Shachar)
בַּת-שַׁחַר | Daughter of dawn. | |
Batya
בַּתְיָה | God's (יה) daughter (bat, בת). | |
Bat-Zion (Bat-Tziyon)
בַּת-צִיּוֹן | Daughter of Zion, daughter of Jerusalem. | |
Beeri (Be'eri)
בְּאֵרִי | There are two people in the Bible called Beeri. One of them is the father of the prophet Hosea. | |
Behira (Behirah)
בְּהִירָה | Fair, bright, light, clear. | |
Ben
בֵּן | Boy, son, child. | |
Benaiah (Bnaya)
בְּנָיָה | There are several people in the Bible called Benaiah. One of them was one of the heros of King David. | |
Benammi (Ben-Ammi, Ben-Ami)
בֶּן-עַמִּי | Member of my people. | |
Benjamin (Binyamin)
בִּנְיָמִין | The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. | |
Benny
בֶּנִי | "Benny" is the shortened version of the name "Binyamin" ("Benjamin"). | |
Ben-Zion (Benzion)
בֶּן-צִיּוֹן (בנציון) | Son of Zion, son of Jerusalem. | |
Bezaleel (Betsalel, Betsal’el)
בְּצַלְאֵל | The name "Bezaleel" seems to mean "in the shadow (בצל, be-tsel) of God (אל, el)". | |
Bilhah (Bilha)
בִּלְהָה | Bilhah was Rachel's maid and Jacob's mistress. | |
Bina (Binah)
בִּינָה | Wisdom, wit, intelligence. | |
Biran
בִּירָן | The name Biran may derive from the word "בירנית" (biranit, "fortress"). | |
Bithyah (Bitya)
בִּתְיָה | Bithyah was the daughter of Pharaoh. | |
Boaz (Bo'az)
בֹּעַז (בועז) | The second husband of Ruth the Moabitess. The father of King David's grandfather. | |
Bracha (Berachah)
בִּרָכָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). greeting, wish; prayer; blessing. | |
Brosh
בְרוֹשׁ | Cypress tree. | |
Brurit
בְּרוּרִית | The name "Brurit" may be derive from the name "Brurya". | |
Brurya (Bruria)
בְּרוּרְיָה | Brurya is the name of the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples. | |
Bsora
בְּשׂוֹרָה | Tidings, good news. | |
Bukki (Buki)
בֻּקִּי (בוקי) | There are two men in the Bible called Bukki. One of them is an offspring of Aaron the priest. | |
Canaan (Knaan, Kna'an)
כְּנַעַן | Canaan is the ancient name of the land of Israel. | |
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 "כַּרְמִית" may be derived of the word כֶּרֶם (kerem, "vineyard"). | |
Carmiya (Carmiyya, Karmiya)
כַּרְמִיָּה (כרמייה) | The name "כַּרְמִיָּה" may be derived of the word כֶּרֶם (kerem, "vineyard"). | |
Chaim (Chayim)
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. The name "Dana" is derived of the name "Dan". | |
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. | |
Danit
דָּנִית | The name "Danit" is derived of the name "Dan", which means "(he) judges". | |
Danny (Dani)
דָנִי | "Danny" is the pet name derived from the names "Dan" and "Daniel". | |
Datia (Datya)
דַּתְיָה | The meaning of the name Datia is "God's (יה, ya) religion (דת, dat)". | |
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. | |
Davida
דָּוִידָה | The name "Davida" is derived of the name "David". | |
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. | |
Dekel
דֶּקֶל | Palm tree. | |
Dganit (Deganit)
דְגָנִית | The name "דגנית" is derived of the word דָּגָן (dagan, "grain" "cereal"). | |
Diklah (Dikla)
דִּקְלָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). The name "דקלה" may be derived of the word "דֶּקֶל" (dekel, "palm tree"). | |
Dinah (Dina)
דִּינָה | Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah. | |
Dor
דּוֹר | Generation. | |
Dora
דּוֹרָה | The name "Dora" is derived of the word "דור" (dor, "generation"). | |
Dori
דּוֹרִי | The name "Dori" is derived of the word דור (dor, “generation”). | |
Dorit
דּוֹרִית | The name "Dorit" is derived of the word דור (dor, “generation”). | |
Doriya (Doriyya)
דּוֹרִיָּה | The name "Doriya" is derived of the word דור (dor, “generation”). | |
Doron
דּוֹרוֹן | Present, gift, offering. | |
Dov
דֹב (דוב) | Bear. | |
Dror
דְּרוֹר | Freedom, liberty; sparrow. | |
Drora (Derora)
דְּרוֹרָה | The name "דרורה" is derived of the word דרור (dror, "Freedom", "liberty"; "sparrow"). | |
Drorit (Derorit)
דְּרוֹרִית | The name "דרורית" is derived of the word דרור (dror, "Freedom", "liberty"; "sparrow"). | |
Dvorit
דְּבוֹרִית | The name "Dvorit" is derived of the word "דבורה" (dvora, "bee"). | |
Eden
עֵדֶן | Pleasure. | |
Edna
עֶדְנָה | Pleasure, delight. | |
Ehud
אֵהוּד | Ehud, son of Gera, was one of the judges of Israel, who killed Eglon, the king of Moab. | |
Eilat (Elath)
אֵילַת | A city by the Red Sea: "And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab" (Deuteronomy 2, 8). | |
Eilona (Elona)
אֵילוֹנָה | The name is derived of the name Eilon (Elon). | |
Einat (Ei'nat)
עֵינַת | The name maybe derived of the word עַיִן (ayin, "eye" or "spring"). | |
Eitam (Etham)
אֵיתָם | The name "Eitam" (אֵיתָם) may derive of the place name "Etham" (אֵתָם). This was the second camping place of the children of Israel on their exodus from Egypt: "And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness" (Exodus 13, 20). | |
Elah (Ela)
אֵלָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Pistachia tree. | |
Elam (Eilam)
עֵילָם | Aram is the name of a country in the Mesopotamia region. | |
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”). | |
Eleazar (Elazar, El'azar)
אֶלְעָזָר | The meaning of the name "Elazar" is "God (אֵל, el) helped (עָזַר, azar)". | |
Elhanan (Elchanan)
אֶלְחָנָן | Two of King David's heros are called Elhanan. | |
Eli (1)
אֵלִי | My God. "Eli" is the shortened version of the name "Eliyahu" ("Elijah"). | |
Eli (2)
עֵלִי | Eli is the name of a high priest in Shiloh. | |
Eliab (Eliav, Eli'av)
אֱלִיאָב | The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, "my God") and אב (av, "father"). | |
Eliada (Elyada)
אֶלְיָדָע | The meaning of the name is "God (אֵל) knew (יָדַע)". | |
Elichai (Elihai)
אֶלְחַי | The name is composed of the words אל (el, "God") and חי (chai, "alive"). | |
Elichai (Elihai)
אֱלִיחַי | The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, "my God") and חי (chai, "alive"). | |
Eliel (Eli'el)
אֱלִיאֵל | The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, "my God") and אל (el, "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). | |
Elimelech
אֱלִימֶלֶךְ | The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, "my God") and מלך (melech, "king"). | |
Elior (Eli'or)
אליאור | The meaning of the name is "my God (אלי, eli) is light (אור, or)". | |
Eliora (Eli'ora)
אליאורה | The meaning of the name is "my God (אלי, eli) is light (אורה, ora)". | |
Eliraz
אֱלִירָז | The meaning of the name is "my God (אלי, eli) is a mystery or a secret (רז, raz)". | |
Elisha
אֱלִישָׁע | Elisha the son of Shaphat was one of the prophets of Israel. | |
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”). | |
Eliya
אֱלִיָּה | The name is composed of the word אלי (eli, “my God”) and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Elizur (Elitzur, Elitsur)
אֱלִיצוּר | The meaning of the name is "my God (אלי, eli) is a rock (צוּר, Tzur)". | |
Elkanah (Elkana)
אֶלְקָנָה | The meaning of the name is "God (אֵל) bought (קָנָה)". | |
Elnathan (Elnatan)
אֶלְנָתָן | The meaning of the name is "God (אֵל) gave (נָתַן)". | |
Elon (Eylon, Eilon)
אֵילוֹן | Elon was a city in the land of Dan: "And Elon and Thimnathah and Ekron" (Jushua 19, 43). Today, Eilon is the name of a kibbutz in Glilee. | |
Emuna (Emunah)
אֱמוּנָה | Faith, belief. | |
Enan (Einan)
עֵינָן | Having big eyes; curious. | |
Enav (Einav)
עֵנָב (עינב) | Grape. | |
Enoch (Chanoch)
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 | |
Eran
עֵרָן | Eran is the name of a man of the tribe of Ephraim. | |
Erel (Er'el)
אֶרְאֵל | Angel. | |
Erela (Er'ela)
אֶרְאֶלָּה | The name is derived of the word "אראל" (angel). | |
Erez
אֶרֶז | Cedar tree. Grows in the mountains of Lebanon. Was used in constructing the Temple. | |
Eshcol (Eshkol)
אֶשְׁכּוֹל | bunch, cluster (of grapes, etc.). Eshcol is also a name of a brook near Hebron: "And they came unto the brook of Eshcol and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff" (Numbers 13, 23). | |
Eshed
אֶשֶׁד | Rapid; waterfall. | |
Esther (Ester)
אֶסְתֵּר | Queen Esther was King Ahasuerus’s wife. | |
Ethan (Eitan, Eytan)
אֵיתָן | Strong, steadfast, firm. The adjective "איתן" (eitan) refers to a stream whose water flows all year round. | |
Etti (Eti, Etty)
אֶתִּי | The name Etti is the shortened version of the name "Esther". | |
Eve (Chava, Hava)
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)
יְחֶזְקֵאל | There are two people in the Bible called Ezekiel. One of them is the prophet Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi. | |
Ezer
עֵזֶר | Aid, support, help; helper. | |
Ezra
עֶזְרָא | "Ezra", in Aramaic, is "עֵזֶר" (ezer, "aid", "support", "help"; "helper"). | |
Ezri
עֶזְרִי | The meaning of the name "Ezri" is "my aid"; "my supporter", "my helper". | |
Gabi (Gabbi, Gabby)
גַּבִּי | "Gabi" is the shortened version of the name "Gavriel" ("Gabriel"). | |
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". | |
Gaia (Gaya)
גַּאיָה | "Gaia" is the greek word for "earth", or "land". It is also the name of the Goddess of Earth. | |
Gal
גַּל | Wave; heap, pile. | |
Galila
גָּלִילָה | the name "Galila" is derived of "גליל" (Galil, Galilee), which is the name of a geographical region in the north of Israel. | |
Galit
גַּלִּית | Derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"), the literal meaning of the name is "having waves / stormy". | |
Galon (Gal'on)
גַּלְאוֹן | The name Galon means "a wave (גל, gal) of courage (און, on)" or "a heap of power". | |
Galya
גַּלְיָה | The name may be derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"). | |
Gamaliel (Gamliel)
גַּמְלִיאֵל | Gamaliel was the leader of the tribe of Manasseh. | |
Gania (Ganya)
גַּנְיָה | The meaning of the name is "God's (represented by the letters יה) garden (גן, gan)". | |
Ganit
גַּנִית | The name "Ganit" is derived of the word "גן" (gan, "garden"). | |
Gavri
גַּבְרִי | Manly, virile. | |
Gavriela (Gavri'ela)
גַּבְרִיאֵלָה | The name "Gavriela" is derived of the name "Gavriel" (Gabriel). | |
Gedaliah (Gedalya, Gdalya)
גְּדַלְיָה | The name seems to be composed of the verb "גָּדַל" (gadal, "was grand") and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Gera
גֵּרָא | There are several people in the Bible called Gera. One of them is the father of Ehud, the judge of Israel. | |
Gershom
גֵּרְשֹׁם (גרשום) | According to the explanation in the Bible, the name Gershom is derived of the word גֵּר (ger, "foreign"). | |
Gershon
גֵּרְשׁוֹן | According to the explanation in the Bible, the name Gershom (which is sometimes replaced 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. | |
Geva
גֶּבַע | Hill. Geva (Geba) is the name of two differen cities - one in the land of Benjamin and one in the land of Judah: "And king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah" (1 Kings 15, 22). | |
Gideon (Gidon, Gid'on)
גִּדְעוֹן | One of Israel's judges. He fought against the Midianites. | |
Gidi
גִּידִי | "Gidi" is the shortened version of the name "Gidon" ("Gideon"). | |
Gidona (Gid'ona)
גִּדְעוֹנָה | The name Gidona is derived of the name Gidon (Gideon). | |
Gil
גִּיל | Joy, happiness. | |
Gila
גִּילָה | Joy, happiness. | |
Gilat
גִּילַת | The name Gilat may be related to the words "גיל" (gil) and "גילה" (gila), which mean "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. | |
Gili
גִּילִי | My joy, my happiness. | |
Gilit
גִּילִית | The name Gilit is derived from the word "גיל" (gil, "joy", "happiness"). | |
Ginath (Ginat)
גִּינַת | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
Givon (Giv'on)
גִּבְעוֹן | The name "Givon" is derived of the word "גֶּבַע" (geva) or "גבעה" (giv'a), which means "hill". Givon (Gibeon) is the name of a city in the land of Benjamin. | |
Giyora (Giora, Giyyora)
גִּיּוֹרָא | "Giyora", in Aramaic, is a person who has converted to Judaism. | |
Goel (Go'el)
גּוֹאֵל | Savior, liberator. | |
Golan
גּוֹלָן | Golan is the name of a geographical region east of the Galilee. | |
Golda
גּוֹלְדָּה | The name is derived of the word "gold" in English, German and other languages. | |
Gonen
גּוֹנֵן | "גוֹנֵן" is a Hebrew verb. Its meaning is "(he) defended", "(he) sheltered". | |
Goni
גּוֹנִי | The name Goni may be related to the word "גָּוֶן" (gaven, "color" or "shade"). | |
Guni
גּוּנִי | There are several men in the Bible called Guni. One of them is one of Naphtali's sons. | |
Gur
גּוּר | Cub, puppy. | |
Gurion (Guryon)
גֻּרְיוֹן (גוריון) | Gurion was the grandfather of the Mishnaic sage Hananya son of Hezekiah. Ben-Gurion is the family name of the first Prime Minister of the state of Israel. | |
Guy (Gay)
גַּיְא | Valley. | |
Gvira
גְּבִירָה | Lady, madam, an important woman. | |
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). | |
Hermona (Chermona)
חֶרְמוֹנָה | The name "Hermona" is derived from "Hermon", which is the name of a mountain located in the north of the Golan Hights. | |
Herut (Cherut)
חֵרוּת | Liberty, freedom. | |
Heruta (Cheruta)
חֵרוּתָה | The name "Heruta" is derived from the word "חֵרות" (herut), which means "liberty", "freedom". | |
Herzl (Hertsel)
הֶרְצְל | The Hebrew name "Herzl" is derived of the family name of Theodor Herzl. | |
Hezekiah (Hizkiya, Chizkiya)
חִזְקִיָּה (חִזְקִיָּהוּ) | The name Hezekiah seems to be composed of the word "חוזק" (chozek, "strength") and the letters יה (God's name). | |
Hiddai (Hidai, Hiday)
הִדַּי (הידי) | Hiddai was one of King David's heros. | |
Hila (Hilla)
הִלָּה (הילה) | Halo, aura, radiance. | |
Hilit (Hillit)
הִלִּית (הילית) | The name "הִלִּית" is derived of the word "הילה" (hila, "halo", "aura, "radiance"). | |
Hillel (Hilel)
הִלֵּל (הילל) | (He) praised, glorified. The past tense masculine singular form of the verb לְהַלֵּל (lehalel). | |
Hiyya (Chiya)
חִיָּא (חייא) | Rabbi Chiya Rabbah was one of the Tannaim, a contemporary of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. | |
Hobab (Hovav, Chovav)
חֹבָב (חובב) | Hobab was the son of Raguel, Moses' father in law. | |
Hodaya
הוֹדָיָה | The meaning of the name "הוֹדָיָה" is "thanksgiving". | |
Hosea (Hoshea, Hoshe'a)
הוֹשֵׁעַ | Save! Rescue! (imperative) | |
Huldah (Hulda, Chulda)
חֻלְדָּה (חולדה) | In the Bible: a woman's name. Later on: also "rat". | |
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. | |
Jaakobah (Yaakova, Ya'akova)
יַעֲקֹבָה (יעקובה) | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
Jabin (Yavin)
יָבִין | The meaning of "יבין" (yavin) is: (he) will understand. | |
Jachin (Yachin)
יָכִין | There are two people in the Bible called "Jachin". One of them is one of Simeon's sons. The other one is a priest of the time of Nehemiah. | |
Jacob (Yaakov, Ya'akov)
יַעֲקֹב (יעקוב) | The name "Jacob" seems to be derived from the verb "לעקוב" (la'akov, "follow"). 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: (bees') honeycomb; honeysuckle (the plant). | |
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. | |
Jedidah (Yedida)
יְדִידָה | Friend. | |
Jedidiah (Yedidia, Yedidya)
יְדִידְיָה | The name "Jedidiah" is composed of the word "יָדִיד" (yadid, "friend") and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Jehiel (Yehiel, Yechiel, Yechi'el)
יְחִיאֵל | The meaning of the name "Jehiel" is "may God live" or "God shall live". | |
Jehoiachin (Yehoyachin, Yoyachin)
יְהוֹיָכִין (יוֹיָכִין) | The meaning of the name "Jehoiachin" is "God (represented by the letters יהו) will prepare (יכין, yachin)". | |
Jehoiada (Yehoyada)
יְהוֹיָדָע | The meaning of the name "Jehoiada" is "God (יהו, Yeho) knew (ידע, yada)". | |
Jehonadab (Yehonadav, Yonadav)
יְהוֹנָדָב (יוֹנָדָב) | The meaning of the name "Jehonadab" is "God (represented by the letters יהו) contributed (נדב, nadav)". | |
Jehoshaphat (Yehoshafat, Yoshafat)
יְהוֹשָׁפָט (יוֹשָׁפָט) | The meaning of the name "Jehoshaphat" is "God (represented by the letters יהו) judged (שפט, shafat)". | |
Jemima (Yemima)
יְמִימָה | "Jemima" is the name of one of Job's daughters. | |
Jephthah (Yiftach)
יִפְתָּח | One of the judges of Israel, who fought against Ammon. | |
Jerah (Yerah, Yerach)
יֶרַח | Month. | |
Jerahmeel (Yerahmiel, Yerahmi'el)
יְרַחְמְאֵל, יְרַחְמִיאֵל | The name may be a combination of the words "יְרַחֵם" and "אֵל", meaning: God shall have mercy. | |
Jeremiah (Yirmiya, Yirmiyahu)
יִרְמְיָה (יִרְמְיָהוּ) | There are several people in the Bible called Jeremiah. One of them is the prophet Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah. | |
Jeroham (Yeroham, Yeruham, Yerucham)
יְרוּחָם (יְרֹחָם) | The Bible contains the name ירֹחם (Jeroham/Yeroham). Today, the more common style of the name is ירוּחם (Yerucham). | |
Jesse (Yishai)
יִשַׁי | Jesse, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, is King David's father. | |
Jesurun (Yeshurun)
ישֻׁרוּן (ישורון) | | |
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. | |
Joash (Jehoash, Yoash, Yo'ash)
יוֹאָשׁ (יְהוֹאָשׁ) | There are several people in the Bible called "Joahs" or "Jehoash". Among them are the king of Judah and the king of Israel. | |
Jobab (Yovav)
יוֹבָב | | |
Jochebed (Yocheved, Yokheved)
יוֹכֶבֶד | Jochebed is the mother of Moses and Aaron. | |
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, Yehochanan)
יוֹחָנָן (יְהוֹחָנָן) | 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) | The meaning of the name "Jonathan" is "God (יהו, Yeho) bestowed (נתן, natan)". | |
Jorai (Yorai)
יוֹרַי (יוראי) | | |
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 (Yoseph, Yosef)
יוֹסֵף | The name יוסף is the future form (third person singular) of the verb להוסיף (le’hosif, “to add”). Rachel, Joseph’s mother, hoped God would give her another son. | |
Joshua (Yehoshua, Yehoshu'a)
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (יהושוע) | Joshua, the son of Nun, was Moses's servant when he led the Israelites in the desert. Later on he became Moses's successor, leading the Israelites in their entrance to Canaan. | |
Jotham (Yotam)
יוֹתָם | There are different people in the Bible called "Jotham". One is the judge Gideon's son; another is Jotham son of Uziiah, king of Judah. | |
Jubal (Yuval)
יוּבַל | Stream, creek. | |
Judah (Yehuda)
יְהוּדָה | According to the Biblical explanation, the name יהודה (Judah) is related to the verb להודות (lehodot, "to thank"). | |
Judith (Yehudit)
יְהוּדִית | Hebrew, the language of Judah. | |
Kalanit (Kallanit)
כַּלָּנִית | Anemone, windflower. | |
Kalman
קַלְמָן | The name "Kalman" may be derived of the name "Solomon" ("Shlomo"). | |
Katriel (Katri'el)
כַּתְרִיאֵל | The first part of the name may come from the word "כֶּתֶר" (keter, "crown"). The second part is "אֵל" (el, "God"). | |
Keren
קֶרֶן | (Animal's) horn; shofar; horn (the musical instrument); ray, beam (of light); fund, capital. | |
Keshet
קֶשֶת | Bow; crossbow; rainbow. | |
Kfir
כְּפִיר | Yong lion. | |
Kineret
כִּנֶּרֶת (כינרת) | The Sea of Galilee. | |
Klila (Kelila)
כְּלִילָה | The meaning of the word "כלילה" (klila) is: perfect; utterly. It is said of Jerusalem after the destruction of the First Temple: "Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?" (Lamentations 2, 15). | |
Kochava
כּוֹכָבָה | The name "Kochava" is derived of the word "כוכב" (kochav, "star"). | |
Lali
לָלִי | The name "Lali" may have started as a pet name for names that contain the letter ל, such as "לאה" (Leah), "חמוטל" (Hamutal) and "הילה" (Hila). | |
Leah (Lea, Le'a)
לֵאָה | One of the “four mothers” of the Jewish people. Leah and her younger sister Rachel were the two wives of Jacob. | |
Lebanah (Levana)
לְבָנָה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Its meanning is: white (the feminine form of the adjective "white"); moon. | |
Levi
לֵוִי | According to the Biblical explanation, the name Levi is related to the verb "להילוות" (lehilavot, "accompany"). | |
Levia (Levi'a)
לְבִיאָה | Lioness. | |
Liat (Li'at)
לִיאַת | The meaning of the name "Liat" may be "you (אַתְּ, hi) are mine (לי, li)". | |
Liav (Li'av)
לִיאָב | The meaning of the name Liav is "I have (לי, li) a father (אב, av)". | |
Libbi
לִבִּי (ליבי) | My heart. | |
Lidor
לִידוֹר | The meaning of the name "Lidor" is: "I have (לי, li) a generation (דור, dor)". | |
Liel (Li'el)
לִיאֵל (לי-אל) | The meaning of the name Liel is "I have (לי, li) a God (אל, el)". | |
Lihi
לִיהִי (לִיהִיא) | The meaning of the name "Lihi" may be "she (היא, hi) is mine (לי, li)". | |
Lilach
לִילָךְ | Lilac. | |
Limor
לִימוֹר | The name לִימוֹר (Limor) sounds like the sentence לִי מֹר (li mor, "I have myrth" or "myrth for me"). | |
Lion (Li'on)
לִיאוֹן | The meaning of the name "Lion" is: "I have (לי, li) strength (און, on)". | |
Lior (Li'or)
לִיאוֹר | The meaning of the name "Lior" is: "I have (לי, li) a light (אור, or)". | |
Liora (Li'ora)
לִיאוֹרָה | The meaning of the name "Liora" is: "I have (לי, li) a light (אורה, ora)". | |
Liran
לִירָן | The name is composed of the words לי (li, “for me”) and רָן (ran, "he sings"). | |
Lirit
לִירִית | The name "Lirit" may be derived of the word "lyric". | |
Liron
לִירוֹן | The name is composed of the words לי (li, “for me”) and רֹן (ron, "singing", "joyful sounds"). It menas “singing/joy for me”, or “I have singing/joy”. | |
Lishai (Li-Shai, Lishay)
לִישַׁי (לי-שי) | The meaning of the name Lishai is "I have (לי, li) a present (שי, shai)". | |
Lital
לִיטַל | The meaning of the name Lital is "I have (לי, li) dew (טל, tal)". | |
Lotan
לוֹטָן | Lotan was one of Seir's sons. Seir is another name of Esau. | |
Lotem
לֹטֶם (לוטם) | Cistus. | |
Maayan (Ma'ayan)
מַעֲיָן | Spring, fountain. | |
Malachi (Mal'achi)
מַלְאָכִי | The meaning of the name Malachi is "my angel" or "angel-like". | |
Malchiel (Malkiel, Malki'el)
מַלְכִּיאֵל | The meaning of the name Malchiel is "God (אל, el) is my king (מלכי, malki)". | |
Malka
מַלְכָּה | Queen. | |
Manasseh (Menashe)
מְנַשֶּׁה | According to the explanation in the Bible, the name מנשה (Manasseh) is derived of the verb לְנַשּׁוֹת (lenashot, “cause to forget”). | |
Maor (Ma'or)
מָאוֹר | Light; source of light. The Bible says: "And God made two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, he made the stars also" (Genesis 1, 16). | |
Maoz (Ma'oz)
מָעוֹז | fortress, shelter, cliff. | |
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית | Pearl; a precious object. | |
Marganit
מַרְגָּנִית | Pimpernel (a flower). | |
Marit
מָרִית | The name "Marit" may be derived from the word "מָרָה" (mara: lady, madam). In Modern Hebrew, the word "marit" means "spatula" (for mortar). | |
Matanel (Mattanel, Matan'el)
מַתַּנְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Matanel" is "God's (אל, el) gift (מתן, matan)". | |
Mattan (Matan)
מַתָּן | Present, gift, offering. | |
Mattaniah (Mattania, Matania, Matanya)
מַתַּנְיָה (מַתַּנְיָהוּ) | The meaning of the name "Mattaniah" is "God's (יה) gift (מתן, mattan)". | |
Matti (Mati)
מַתִּי | "Matti" is the shortened version of the name "Mattitya" ("Mattithiah"). | |
Mattithiah (Matitya, Matityahu)
מַתִּתְיָה (מַתִּתְיָהוּ) | There are several people in the Bible called "Mattithiah". One of them is a certain Levite. | |
May (Mai)
מַאי | May (the month). | |
Maya
מַיָּה (מַאיָה) | The name Maya maybe derived of the name of the month "May", which was named after the Roman Goddess of spring and fertility - Maia. | |
Mazal
מַזָּל | Luck, fortune; fate; sign of the zodiac; star. | |
Meir (Me’ir)
מֵאִיר | The verb (leha’ir, “illuminate”) in present tense masculine singular: illuminates. | |
Meira (Me'ira)
מֵאִירָה | The verb (leha’ir, “illuminate”) in present tense feminine singular: illuminates. | |
Meital
מֵיטַל | Dew-water. | |
Menahem (Menachem)
מְנַחֵם | (He) comforts, consoles. The present tense masculine singular form of the verb לנחם (lenachem). | |
Merab (Merav)
מֵרַב (מירב) | Most of, majority, maximum. | |
Meron
מֵירוֹן | Meron is the name of a mountain in the Galilee. | |
Meshi
מֶשִׁי | Silk. | |
Meshullam (Meshulam)
מְשֻׁלָּם (משולם) | | |
Metuka
מְתוּקָה | Sweet. | |
Micah (Micha)
מִיכָה | There are several people in the Bible called Micah. One of them is the prophet Micah the Morashthite. | |
Michael (Micha'el)
מיכאל | There are different people in the Bible called Michael. One of them is a Persian prince of Israel. Daniel tells about him that he is an angel of God. | |
Michaela (Micha'ela)
מִיכָאֵלָה | The name "Michaela" is derived of the name "Michael". | |
Michal (Michelle)
מִיכַל | Michal was King Saul’s daughter and one of King David’s wives. When Saul wanted to kill David, Michal helped him escape. | |
Mika
מִיקָה | Mika may be a shortened version of the name "Michal". | |
Miki (Micky)
מִיקִי | "Miki" is the shortened version of the names "Michael" and "Michal". | |
Mira
מִירָה | "Mira" is the shortened version of the name "Miriam". | |
Miri
מִירִי | "Miri" is the shortened version of the name "Miriam". | |
Miriam (Miryam)
מִרְיָם | There are two women in the Bible called Miriam. One of them is Moses's sister. | |
Mirit
מִירִית | The name "Mirit" is derived of the names "Miriam" and "Miri". | |
Mishael (Misha'el)
מִישָׁאֵל | There are several people in the Bible called "Mishael". One of them is Aaron's cousin. | |
Mor
מוֹר | Myrth. | |
Moran
מוֹרָן | Viburnum (plant); palace, large building. | |
Mordecai (Mordechai)
מָרְדְּכַי | Mordecai the Jew was Queen Esther's uncle. Together they saved the Jews from Haman's evil plot. | |
Morel (Mor'el)
מוֹרְאֵל | The meaning of the name is "God's (אל, el) myrty (מור, mor)" or "God is myrth". | |
Moria (Moriah, Moriya)
מוֹרִיָּה | "Moriah" is the name of the place where Abraham bound his son Isaac. It is also the name of the mountain in Jerusalem, where the Tample stood: "Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah" (2 Chronicles 3, 1). Hence, "Moriah" is one of the appellations of Jerusalem. | |
Moriel (Mori'el)
מוֹרִיאֵל | The meaning of the name is "my God (אלי, eli) is myrty (מור, mor)". | |
Moses (Moshe)
מֹשֶׁה | According to the Bible, the name משה is related to the verb למשות (limshot, “to draw out of the water”). According to the Biblical story, Pharaoh’s daughter found Moses the baby floating in an ark in the river. | |
Moshit
מוֹשִׁית | The name "Moshit" is derived of the name "Moshe" (Moses). | |
Moti
מוֹטִי | "Moti" is the shortened version of the name "Mordechai" ("Mordecai"). | |
Naamah (Naama, Na’ama)
נַעֲמָה | Pleasantness, graciousness, loveliness. | |
Nadab (Nadav)
נָדָב | There are several people by this name in the Bible. One of them is the son of Aaron, the high priest. Another is the king of Israel, Nadab son of Jeroboam. | |
Nadiv
נָדִיב | Generous. | |
Nahman (Nachman)
נַחְמָן | The name "nahman" is derived of the verb "לְנַחֵם" (lenachem, "comfort", "console"). | |
Nahmi (Nachmi)
נַחְמִי | The name "Nahmi" is related to the word "נחמה" (nehama: consolation). | |
Nahshon (Nachshon)
נַחְשׁוֹן | Darter ("snake-bird"). A bird who has a long and flexible snake-like neck. | |
Nahum (Nachum)
נַחוּם | The root of the name נחום (Nahum), נחמ, signifies "consoling", "comforting". | |
Naomi (No'omi)
נָעֳמִי | The mother in law of Ruth the Moabitess. After Ruth's husband's death, she stayed with her mother in law. "And Ruth said: Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me." Ruth 1, 16-17 | |
Naphtali (Naftali)
נַפְתָּלִי | According to the Biblical explanation, the name נפתלי (Naphtali) is related to the word נַפְתּוּל (naftul, "twist" or "struggle"). | |
Narkis
נַרְקִיס | Daffodil, narcissus. | |
Natalie (Natali, Nataly)
נָטָלִי | The name entered modern Hebrew from other languages. | |
Nathan (Natan)
נָתָן | There are several people called Nathan in the Bible. One of them is a prophet of the time of King David and King Solomon. | |
Nati
נָתִי | The name "Nati" is derived from the name Natan (Nathan). | |
Nava
נָאוָה | Beautiful, pretty. | |
Negev
נֶגֶב | South; the Negev is a desert region in the south of Israel. | |
Nehama (Nechama)
נֶחָמָה | Condolence, consolation, comfort; redemption, salvation. | |
Nehamit (Nechamit)
נֶחָמִית | The name "Nehamit" is derived from the word "נחמה" (nehama: consolation). | |
Nehemiah (Nehemia, Nehemya, Nechemya)
נְחֶמְיָה | The first part of the name "Nehemiah" is derived of the root נח"מ, which denotes comforting, consoling. The other part of the name - the letters יה - is the name of God. | |
Nehorai (Nehoray)
נְהוֹרַאי | The name "Nehorai" is derived of the Aramaic word "נְהוֹר" (nehor) or "נְהוֹרָא" (nehora), which means "light". | |
Neri
נֵרִי | My candle, my oil lamp. | |
Neriah (Neriahu, Neria, Neriya)
נֵרִיָּה (נֵרִיָּהוּ) | The meaning of the name "Neriah" is: "God (יהו/יה) is my candle/lamp (נֵרִי, neri)". | |
Neta
נֶטַע | Seedling. | |
Netanela (Netan'ela)
נְתַנְאֵלָה | The name "Netanela" is derived of the name "Netanel" (Nethaneel). | |
Nethaneel (Netanel, Netan'el)
נְתַנְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Nethaneel" is "God (אֵל, el) has bestowed (נָתַן, natan)". | |
Nevo (Nebo)
נְבוֹ | "Nevo" is the name of a mountain east of the Jordan river. From the top of that mountain, Moses saw Canaan, and there he died without ever crossing the Jordan river into Cannan. | |
Nili
נִילִי | The name is an acronym composed of the first letters of the Hebrew words in the Biblical verse "the Strength of Israel will not lie" (1 Samuel 15, 29). | |
Nimrod
נִמְרוֹד | Ths son of Cush, son of Ham, son of Noah. | |
Nina
נִינָה | Great-granddaughter. | |
Nir
נִיר | Plowed field. | |
Nira
נִירָה | The name "Nira" is derived of the word "ניר" (nir, "plowed field"). | |
Nirel (Nir'el)
נִירְאֵל | The meaning of the name is "God's (אל, el) plowed field (ניר, nir)". | |
Nirit
נִירִית | The name "Nirit" is derived of the word "ניר" (nir, "plowed field"). | |
Nisan
נִיסָן | Nisan is the name of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. In early times it was the first month of the calendar. Also called "the spring month". | |
Nissim (Nisim)
נִסִּים (ניסים) | Miracles. The plural form of the word נֵס (nes). | |
Nittai (Nitai, Nitay)
נִתַּאי (ניתאי) | Nittai of Arbela was one of the Tannaim. | |
Nitza (Nitsa)
נִצָּה (ניצה) | Bud. | |
Nitzan (Nitsan)
נִצָּן (ניצן) | Bud. | |
Niv
נִיב | Idiom, phrase; dialect; canine tooth. | |
Niva
נִיבָה | Idiom, phrase, speech; crop, fruit bearing. | |
Noah (1) (Noach, No'ach)
נֹחַ (נוח) | According to the Biblical explanation, the name נֹחַ (Noah) is related to the verb לנחם (lenaxem, "comfort", "console"). In Modern Hebrew the name sounds like the adjective נוֹחַ (no'ax, "comfortable"). | |
Noah (2) (Noa, No’a)
נֹעָה (נועה) | Noa was one of the daughters of Zelophehad, a descendent of Menasseh. | |
Noam (No’am)
נֹעַם (נועם) | Pleasantness, graciousness, loveliness. | |
Nogah (Noga)
נֹגַהּ, נוגה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Light, brilliance, glow; the planet Venus. | |
Noy
נוֹי | Beauty, ornamentation. | |
Noya
נוֹיָה | The name "Noya" is derived of the word "נוֹי" (noy, "beauty"). | |
Nuphar (Nufar)
נוּפָר | Nuphar (water plant). | |
Nurith (Nurit)
נורית | Ranunculus. | |
Obadiah (Ovadya, Ovadia)
עוֹבַדְיָה (עֹבַדְיָה) | There are several people in the Bible called Obadiah. One of them is Obadiah the prophet. | |
Oded
עוֹדֵד | There are two people in the Bible called Oded. One of them was a prophet, and the other - the father of Azariah the prophet. | |
Odeda
עוֹדֵדָה | The name "Odeda" is derived of the name "Oded". | |
Ofek (Ophek)
אֹפֶק (אופק) | Horizon. | |
Ofer (Opher)
עֹפֶר (עופר) | Fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc. | |
Ofri (Ophri)
עָפְרִי (עופרי) | The name "Ofri" is derived of the word "עופר" (ofer, "fawn", "the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc."). | |
Ohad
אֹהַד (אוהד) | One of the sons of Simeon, the son of Jacob. | |
Omer
עֹמֶר (עומר) | Little sheaf, little bundle of cut stalks of grain; an ancient measure. | |
Omri
עָמְרִי (עומרי) | My sheaf (עומר). | |
On
אוֹן | Strength, power, courage. | |
Ophir (Ofir)
אוֹפִיר | Ophir was a descendent of Shem. Ophir is also the name of a country which was the place of origion of gold, as attested in the verse: “And they came to Ophir and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.” 1 Kings 9, 28 | |
Ophira (Ofira)
אוֹפִירָה | The name is composed of the name “Ophir” and the final letter ה which denotes a direction. The meaning of the name is: “to Ophir”. | |
Ophrah (Ofra)
עָפְרָה (עופרה) | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name), which means: female fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc. | |
Or
אוֹר | Light. | |
Ora
אוֹרָה | Light. | |
Oranit
אוֹרָנִית | The name is derived of the word אורן (oren, “pine tree”). | |
Orel (Or'el)
אוֹרְאֵל | The meaning of this name is: the light (אוֹר) of God (אֵל). | |
Oren
אֹרֶן (אורן) | Pine tree. | |
Ori
אוֹרִי | My light. | |
Orit
אוֹרִית | The name is derived of the word אור (light). | |
Orli (Orlie)
אוֹרְלִי | The name is composed of the words אור (or, “light”) and לי (li, “for me”). It menas “a light for me”, or “I have a light”. | |
Orna
אָרְנָה (אורנה) | The name is derived of the word אורן (oren, “pine tree”). | |
Ornan
אָרְנָן (אורנן) | Ornan was the name of a Jebusite man from whom King David bought a threshingfloor. | |
Ornit
אָרְנִית (אורנית) | The name is derived of the word אורן (oren, “pine tree”). | |
Ortal
אוֹרְטַל | The name is combined of the words אור (or, “light”) and טל (tal, “dew”). It menas “dew glow”. | |
Osher
אֹשֶׁר (אושר) | Happiness. | |
Oshra
אָשְׁרָה (אושרה) | The name is derived of the word אושר (happiness). | |
Oshrat
אָשְׁרַת (אשרת) | The name is derived of the word אושר (happiness). | |
Oshri
אָשְׁרִי (אושרי) | My happiness. | |
Oshrit
אָשְׁרִית (אושרית) | The name is derived of the word אושר (happiness). | |
Oz
עֹז (עוז) | Valor, courage, strength. | |
Paltiel (Palti'el)
פַּלְטִיאֵל | There are two people in the Bible called "Paltiel". One of them is a prince of the tribe of Issachar. | |
Paz
פָּז | Pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold. | |
Pazit
פַּזִּית | The name is derived of the word פָּז (paz), which means: pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold. | |
Pe'er
פְּאֵר | Magnificence, splendor, grandeur. | |
Peleg
פֶּלֶג | Brook, creek, stream; section, faction. | |
Peninnah (Pnina)
פְּנִנָּה (פנינה) | In modern Hebrew, the name "פְּנִנָּה" (Pnina) sounds like the word פְּנִינָה (pnina, "pearl"). | |
Pesach (Pesakh, Pesah)
פֶּסַח | Pesach (Passover) is the name of one of the Jewish holidays: "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover" (Leviticus 23, 5). | |
Phinehas (Pinhas, Pinchas)
פִּינְחָס, פִּנְחָס | There are several people called Phinehas in the Bible. One of them is the grandchild of Aaron the high priest. | |
Puah (Pua, Pu'a)
פּוּעָה | Shiphrah and Puah were two Hebrew midwives in Egype at the time when Moses was born. The Egyptian king ordered them to kill all the newborn Hebrew boys, but they disobeyed him. | |
Raanan (Ra'anan)
רַעֲנָן | Fresh, refreshed, invigorated. | |
Rachel
רָחֵל | Ewe, female sheep. | |
Rafi (Raphi, Raffi)
רָפִי | "Rafi" is the shortened version of the name "Refael" ("Rephael"). | |
Rahamim (Rachamim)
רַחֲמִים | Compassion, pity, mercy. "Sha'ar Ha-rachamim" (the "Golden Gate") is one of the gates in the wall of Jerusalem. Tradition has it that the Messiah will enter the city via this gate. | |
Rakefet
רַקֶּפֶת | Cyclamen (plant). | |
Ram
רָם | High, tall, lofty; exalted, supreme. | |
Rama
רָמָה | As an adjective, the word "רמה" (rama) means "high", "tall" or "exalted". As a noun, it means "height" (the georaphical term) or "plateau". | |
Rami
רָמִי | "Rami" is the pet name of "Ram", which means: high, tall, lofty; exalted, supreme. | |
Ran
רַן | (He) sang, uttered joyful sounds. The past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן (laron). | |
Rani (Ranni)
רָנִּי | The name "רָנִּי" is related to the verb "לָרֹן" (laron, "sing", "utter joyful sounds"). | |
Ranit
רָנִּית | The name is related to the words רֹן (ron), רִנָּה (rina) and רְנָנָה (renana), which mean "singing", "joyful sounds". | |
Ravit
רָוִית (רווית) | The meaning of the name "Ravit" is: "you drank your fill", "you quenched your thirst". | |
Raviv
רָבִיב | Rain. | |
Raya (Raaya, Ra'ya)
רַעְיָה | Beloved woman; wife; friend (feminine). | |
Raz
רָז | Secret, mystery. | |
Raziel (Razi'el)
רָזִיאֵל | The meaning of the name "Raziel" is "God (אל, el) is my secret or my mystery (רזי, razi)". | |
Raziela (Razi'ela)
רָזִיאֵלָה | The name "Raziela" is derived from the name "Raziel", which means "God (אל, el) is my secret or my mystery (רזי, razi)". | |
Rea (Re'a)
רֵעַ | friend. | |
Rebekah (Rivka)
רִבְקָה | Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, and Isaac's wife, was the second of the “four mothers” of the Jewish people. | |
Rechela (Rehela)
רְחֵלָה | Ewe, female sheep. | |
Reem (Re'em)
רְאֵם | Oryx. | |
Regev
רֶגֶב | Clod, lump of earth. | |
Rehoboam (Rehavam, Rechavam, Rechav'am)
רְחַבְעָם | The name "Rehoboam" is composed of the words "רָחָב" (rahav, "broad") and "עַם" (am, "people"). | |
Rei (Re'i)
רֵעִי | My friend. | |
Renana
רְנָנָה | Singing, joyful sounds. | |
Rephael (Raphael, Refael, Refa'el)
רְפָאֵל | The first part of the name comes from the root רפא, which means "heal", "cure". The second part is "אֵל" (el, "God"). | |
Rephaela (Refaela, Refa'ela)
רְפָאֵלָה | The name "Rephaela" is derived of the name "Rephael". | |
Resheph (Reshef)
רֶשֶׁף | spark. | |
Reuben (Reuven, Re'uven)
רְאוּבֵן | According to the Biblical explanation, the name ראובן (Reuben) is related to the verb לראות (lir'ot, "to see"). | |
Reumah (Re'uma)
רְאוּמָה | Reumah was the concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother. | |
Reut (Re'ut)
רְעוּת | Friend (feminine). | |
Revital
רְוִיטַל | The meaning of the name "Revital" is: "drink dew (טל, tal) and quenched your thirst". | |
Reviva
רְבִיבָה | The name "Reviva" is derived of the word "רָבִיב" (raviv, "rain"). | |
Rimmon (Rimon)
רִמּוֹן (רימון) | Pomegranate. | |
Rimona (Rimmona)
רִמּוֹנָה (רימונה) | The name "Rimona" is derived of the word "רימון" (rimon: pomegranate). | |
Rinat
רִנַּת (רינת) | רִנַּת (rinat) is the construct state (סמיכות) form of the noun רִנָּה(rina, "singing", "joyful sounds"). | |
Rinnah (Rina)
רִנָּה (רינה) | A girl's name (in the Bible: a boy's name). Singing, joyful sounds. | |
Romi
רוֹמִי | The name "רוֹמִי" may be derived from the word "רוֹם" (rom: height). Another meaning of the word "רוֹמִי" comes from Latin: "Roman". | |
Ron
רוֹן | The word רֹן (ron) means "singing", "joyful sounds". | |
Rona
רֹנָּה (רונה) | The name is derived of the word רֹן (ron), which means "singing", "joyful sounds". | |
Rona-Li (Rona Li)
רֹנָה-לִי (רונה-לי, רונה לי) | The name "Rona-Li" is related to the name "Ronli", wich means "I have (לי, li) joyful singing (רון, ron)". | |
Ronel (Ron'el)
רוֹנְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Ronel" is "the joyful singing (רון, ron) of God (אל, el)". | |
Ronen
רוֹנֵן | (He) sings, utters joyful sounds. The present tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן (laron). | |
Roni
רוֹנִי | The name is derived of the word רֹן (ron), which means "singing", "joyful sounds". | |
Ronit
רוֹנִית | The name is derived of the word רֹן (ron), which means "singing", "joyful sounds". | |
Ronli
רוֹנְלִי | The meaning of the name "Ronli" is "I have (לי, li) joyful singing (רון, ron)". | |
Rotem
רֹתֶם (רותם) | Furze (a plant's name). | |
Roy (1) (Roi, Ro'i)
רֹעִי (רועי) | My shepherd. The Bible says: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" (Psalms 23, 1). | |
Roy (2) (Roi, Ro'i)
רוֹאִי | The meaning of the name "Roy" is: "the one who sees me". | |
Ruhamah (Ruhama, Ruchama)
רוּחָמָה | The meaning of the name "Ruhamah" is: "one who was spared", "one who received the feelings of mercy and pity". | |
Ruth (Rut)
רוּת | Ruth the Moabitess was the mother of King David's grandfather. | |
Saadia (Saadya, Seadya, Se'adya)
סְעַדְיָה | The first part of the name comes from the verb "לסעוד" (lis'od, "assist", "support"). The second part is God's name: "יה". | |
Saar (Sa'ar)
סַעַר | Storm. | |
Sagie (Sagi)
שַׂגִּיא | Lofty, tall, immense. | |
Sagit
שַׂגִּית | The name "Sagit" may be related to the adjective "שַׂגִּיא" (sagi; feminine form: שַׂגִּיאָה, sagi'a), which means: lofty, tall, immense. | |
Sagiv
שַׂגִּיב | Big, great, high. | |
Sahar
סַהַר | Moon. | |
Salit (Sal'it)
סַלְעִית | Wheatear, oenanthe (bird). The name of the bird, "סַלְעִית" (sal'it) is derived of the word "סֶלַע" (sela, "rock"). | |
Samson (Shimshon)
שִׁמְשׁוֹן | The name "samson" seems to be derived from the word "שֶׁמֶשׁ" (shemesh, "sun"). | |
Samuel (Shemuel, Shmuel, Smu'el)
שְׁמוּאֵל | One of the people in the Bible called "Samuel" is the prophet who anointed the first two kings of Israel: Saul and David. | |
Sapir (Sappir)
סַפִּיר | Sapir was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. The Classical Hebrew word refers to lapis lazuli. In Modern Hebrew, this word refers to sapphire. | |
Sarah (Sara)
שָׂרָה | (Female) ruler, mistress; (female) minister. | |
Sarai
שָׂרַי | "Sarai" is the first name of Sarah, Abraham's wife. | |
Sarel (Sar'el)
שַׂרְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Sarel" is "a minister (שׂר, sar) appointed by God (אל, el)" or "God is a minister". | |
Sari
שָׂרִי | "Sari" is the pet name of the name "Sarah". | |
Sarig
שָׂרִיג | A thin branch (especially that of a vine). | |
Sarit
שָׂרִית | The name "Sarit" is probably derived of the name "Sarah". | |
Sason
שָׂשָׂוֹן | Joy, happiness. | |
Saul (Shaul, Sha'ul)
שָׁאוּל | Saul was the first king of Israel. The Biblical story tells that he found kingship as he was searching for his father's lost mares (she-asses). | |
Savyon (Savion)
סַבְיוֹן | Ragwort (flower). | |
Sela
סֶלַע | Rock. | |
Shaanan (Sha'anan)
שַאֲנָן | Serene, secure, carefree. | |
Shabbethai (Shabtai)
שַׁבְּתַי (שבתאי) | Shabbethai was one of the Levites who returned to Israel from Babylon. | |
Shahaf (Shachaf)
שַׁחַף | Seagull. | |
Shahar (Shachar)
שַׁחַר | Dawn. | |
Shai (Shay)
שַׁי | Present, gift, offering. | |
Shaked
שָׁקֵד | Almond. | |
Shalhevet
שַׁלְהֶבֶת | Flame. | |
Shalom
שָׁלוֹם | Peace; condition, wellbeing; hello; goodbye. | |
Shalva
שַׁלְוָה (שלווה) | Calmness, serenity, tranquility, peace. | |
Shamir
שָׁמִיר | Dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee. | |
Shamira
שָׁמִירָה | The name "Shamira" is derived of the word "shamir", which means: dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee. | |
Shani
שָׁנִי | Scarlet. | |
Sharon
שָׁרוֹן | Sharon is a geographical region in Israel: the central section of the coast. | |
Sharona
שָׁרוֹנָה | The name "Sharona" is derived of "Sharon", which is the name of a geographical region in Israel: the central section of the coast. | |
Shaula (Sha'ula)
שָׁאוּלָה | The name "Shaula" is derived of the name "Shaul" (Saul). | |
Shavit
שָׁבִיט | Comet. | |
Shealtiel (She'alti'el)
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל | The meaning of the name "Shealtiel" may be "I asked (שאלתי, shaalti) God (אל, el)". | |
Shefer (Shepher)
שֶׁפֶר | The meaning of the name "Shefer" is: beauty, grace. | |
Sheli (Shelly)
שֶׁלִּי | Mine, belongs to me. | |
Shelomi (Shlomi)
שְׁלוֹמִי | The name "Shelomi" means "my peace (שָׁלוֹם)", "my well being". | |
Shelomith (Shlomit)
שְׁלוֹמִית | A girl’s name (in the Bible: also a boy’s name). The name maybe derived from the word שלום (shalom, "peace"). | |
Shemaiah (Shmaia, Shmaya, Shma'ia)
שְׁמַעְיָה | The first part of the name "Shemaiah" is derived of the verb "לשמוע" (lishmo'a, "hear"). The second part of the name is the name of God (יה). | |
Shemer
שֶׁמֶר | The name "Shemer" is derived of the verb "לשמור" (lishmor, "keep", "guard", "protect"). | |
Shem-Tov (Shem Tov)
שֵׁם-טוֹב (שֵׁם טוֹב) | Good name, good reputation. | |
Shevah (Shevach)
שֶׁבַח | Praise. | |
Shikma
שִׁקְמָה | Sycamore tree. | |
Shimona (Shim'ona)
שִׁמְעוֹנָה | The name "Shimona" is derived of the name "Shimon" (Simeon). | |
Shimrith (Shimrit)
שִׁמְרִית | The name "Shimrith" is derived of the verb "לשמור" (lishmor, "keep", "guard", "protect"). | |
Shiphrah (Shiphra, Shifra)
שִׁפְרָה | The meaning of the name "Shiphrah" is: beauty, grace. | |
Shir
שִׁיר | Song, poem. | |
Shira
שִׁירָה | Poetry, singing. | |
Shiran
שִׁירָן | The name "Shiran" may mean "a song (שיר, shir) singing joyfully (רן, ran)". | |
Shiraz
שִׁירָז | The name "Shiraz" may be composed of the words "שיר" (shir: song, poem) and "רז" (raz: secret, mystery). | |
Shirel (Shir'el)
שִׁירְאֵל | The meaning of the name "Shirel" is "God's (אל, el) song or poem (שיר, shir)". | |
Shirit
שִׁירִית | The name "Shirit" is derived from the word "שיר" (shir: song, poem). | |
Shirli (Shirly, Shirley)
שִׁירְלִי | The name is composed of the words שיר (shir, "song" or "poem") and לי (li, "for me"). It menas "a song for me", or "I have a song”". | |
Shobal (Shoval)
שׁוֹבָל | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
Shoham
שֹׁהַם (שוהם) | Shoham was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. It is sometimes identified as a black Onyx. | |
Shoshana
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה | Lilium; in colloquial language: rose. | |
Shraga (Sheraga)
שְׁרַגָּא | "Shraga", in Aramaic, means "candle", "lamp". | |
Shuah (Shua, Shu'a)
שׁוּעַ | | |
Shula
שׁוּלָה | "Shula" is the shortened version of the name "Shulamit". | |
Shulamit
שׁוּלַמִּית | The Song of Solomon mentions a women called הַשּׁוּלַמִּית (the Shulamite). Perhaps it refers to a person of a place called "Shulam". | |
Shunit
שׁוּנִית | The word "שׁוּנִית", or "שֻׁנִּית" means: reef. | |
Sigal
סִיגָל | Violet (plant). | |
Sigalit
סִיגָלִית | Violet (plant). | |
Sima
סִימָה | Treasure. | |
Simeon (Shimon, Shim'on)
שִׁמְעוֹן | According to the Biblical explanation, the name שמעון (Simeon) is related to the verb לשמוע (lishmo'a, "hear"). | |
Simha (Simcha)
שִׂמְחָה | Joy, happiness | |
Simona
סִימוֹנָה | A variation of the name "Shimona", which is derived of the name "Shimon" (Simeon). | |
Sinai
סִינַי | The name of the desert which is found between Canaan and Egypt. There, on Mount Sinai, God gave moses the Tables of the Covenant. | |
Sinaya (Sinaia)
סִינָיָה | The name "Sinaya" is derived of the name "Sinai": the desert which is found between Canaan and Egypt. There, on Mount Sinai, God gave moses the Tables of the Covenant. | |
Sivan
סִיוָן (סיוון) | Sivan is the name of the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. | |
Sivana
סִיוָנָה (סיוונה) | The name "Sivana" is derived of the name "Sivan", which is the name of the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. | |
Smadar (Semadar)
סְמָדַר | Nascent fruit, newly developed fruit. | |
Snait (Sena'it)
סְנָאִית | Female squirrel. | |
Snir
שְׂנִיר | "Snir" is another name of Mount Hermon, which is located in the north of the Golan Hights. | |
Solomon (Shlomo)
שְׁלׁמׁה | Solomon, King David's son, was Israel's third king. The Temple was built under his reign. According to tradition, Solomon, who was the wisest of men, is the composer of the books "Proverbs", "Ecclesiastes", and "The Song of Solomon". | |
Stav
סְתָו (סתיו) | Autumn, fall. | |
Tal
טַל | Dew. | |
Tala
טָלָה | The name "Tala" may be derived from the name "Tal". | |
Tali (Talli)
טַלִּי | The name "Tali" is derived from the word "טל" (tal), which means "dew". | |
Talia (Talya)
טַלְיָה | The name seems to be composed of the word "טַל" (tal, "dew") and the letters יה (the name of God). Hosea utters God's words: "I will be as the dew unto Israel" (Hosea 14, 5; verse 6 in the Hebrew version of the Bible). | |
Talila (Tallila)
טַלִּילָה | The name "Talila" is derived from the word "טל" (tal), which means "dew". | |
Talma
תַּלְמָה | Furrow. | |
Tal-Or (Tal'or)
טַל-אוֹר (טַלאוֹר) | The name is combined of the words טל (tal, “dew”) and אור (or, “light”). | |
Tamar
תָּמָר | Palm tree; date. | |
Tamara (Temara)
תְּמָרָה | The name "Tamara" is derived from the word "תמר" (tamar: palm tree, date). | |
Tami (Tammi, Tammy)
תַּמִּי | "Tami" is the pet name of the name "Tamar". | |
Tamir (1)
תָּמִיר | Tall. | |
Tamir (2)
טָמִיר | Hidden, secret. | |
Tchelet
תְּכֵלֶת | Azure, sky blue, pale blue. | |
Tchiya (Tehiyya)
תְּחִיָּה (תחייה) | Resurrection, rebirth, revival. | |
Tehila (Tehilla, Tehillah)
תְּהִלָּה (תהילה) | Glory, praise, fame. | |
Tidhar
תִּדְהָר | In the Bible, "tidhar" is the name of a certain tree (translated here as "pine"): "I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree, I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together" (Isaiah 41, 19). | |
Tikvah (Tikva)
תִּקְוָה (תקווה) | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name), which means: hope. "Hatikvah" ("The Hope") is Israel's national anthem. | |
Timna (Timnah)
תִּמְנָה | "Timnah" is the name of a place in the land of the tribe of Dan. | |
Tirza
תִּרְזָה | Birch. | |
Tirzah (Tirtza, Tirtsa)
תִּרְצָה | "Tirzah" is the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad, a descendent of Menasseh. this is also a name of a city in the land of Menasseh. | |
Tmima (Temima)
תְּמִימָה | Innocenct, naive, pure. | |
Tmira (1)
תְּמִירָה | Tall (woman). | |
Tmira (2) (Temira)
טְמִירָה | Hidden, secret. | |
Tom
תֹּם (תום) | Completion; perfection, wholeness; innocence, naivety, purity. | |
Tomer
תֹּמֶר (תומר) | Palm tree. | |
Tova
טוֹבָה | As an adjective: the feminine form of טוב (tov, "good"). As a noun: favor, kindness; welfare, well-being. | |
Tsabar
צַבָּר | Indian Fig Opuntia - a cactus that grows in Israel; Sabra, native-born Israeli. | |
Tsedef (Zedef)
צֶדֶף | Shell, nacre. | |
Tslil
צְלִיל | Sound, tone, note. | |
Tuvia (Tuvya)
טוּבְיָה | The name "Tuvia" is composed of the word "טוּב" (goodness) and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Tzach (Tsach)
צַח | Fresh, clear, pure. | |
Tzachi (Tzahi, Tsachi, Tsahi)
צַחִי | "Tzachi" is the shortened version of the name "Tzach", which means "fresh", "clear", "pure". | |
Tzofit (Tsofit)
צוֹפִית | The name "Tzofit" is related to the verb "צופָה" (tsofa) or "צופיה" (tsofiya), which means "(she is) watching". | |
Tzofiya (Tsofiya)
צוֹפִיָּה (צופייה) | "צופיה" is a verb that means "(she is) watching". This verb is known from Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah: "And towards the end of the East / An eye still watches towards Zion". | |
Tzufit (Tsufit, Tsoofit)
צוּפִית | Sunbird. It feeds mainly on nectar (צוף , tsuf) and insects. | |
Udi
אוּדִי | "Udi" is the shortened version of the name "Ehud". | |
Uri
אוּרִי | My fire (אוּר, ur). | |
Uriah (Uriyah, Uriya)
אוּרִיָּה | The name is composed of the words "אוּרִי" (my fire)and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Uriel (Uri'el)
אוּרִיאֵל | The name is composed of the words "אוּרִי" (my fire) and "אֵל" (God). | |
Uriela (Uri'ela)
אוּרִיאֵלָה | The name is derived of the name Uriel. | |
Uzzi (Uzi)
עֻזִּי (עוזי) | My valor, my courage, my strength. | |
Uzziah (Uziya, Uziyahu)
עֻזִּיָּה (עוזיה, עוזיהו) | The meaning of the name Uzziah is: God (יה) is my strength (uzzi, עֻזִּי). | |
Uzziel (Uziel, Uzi'el)
עֻזִּיאֵל (עוזיאל) | The meaning of the name Uzziel is: God (el, אֵל) is my strength (uzzi, עֻזִּי). | |
Varda
וַרְדָּה | Rose. | |
Vardit
וַרְדִּית | The namd "Vardit" may be derived of the flower's name "וֶרֶד" (vered, "rose"). "Vardit" is also the name of a small pinkish bird (Rosefinch). | |
Vered
וֶרֶד | Rose. | |
Yaari (Ya'ari)
יַעֲרִי | The name "Yaari" is derived from the word "ya'ar" (יער, forest). | |
Yaarit (Ya'arit)
יַעֲרִית | The meaning of the name "Yaarit" is "a piece of honeycomb". | |
Yafa
יָפָה | Beautiful, pretty. | |
Yafit
יָפִית | The name "Yafit" is derived of the verb "יָפָה" (yafa, "be beautiful"). From the Song of Solomon: "How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!" (Song of Solomon 7, 6; verse 7 in the Hebrew version of the Bible). | |
Yagil
יָגִיל | The meaning of "יגיל" (yagil) is: (he) will rejoice. | |
Yahel
יָהֵל | (He) will shine. | |
Yaheli
יָהֵלִי | The name "יָהֵלִי" may be derived of the verb "יָהֵל" (yahel, "he shines"). The book of Job says: "If I beheld the sun when it shined (yahel), or the moon walking in brightness" (Job 31, 26). | |
Yaira (Ya'ira)
יָאִירָה | The name "Yaira" is derived from the name "Yair", which means "(he) will illuminate". | |
Yakir (Yakkir)
יַקִּיר | Dear, Loved, respected. | |
Yakira (Yakkira)
יַקִּירָה | Dear, Loved, respected. | |
Yam
יָם | Sea, ocean. | |
Yamit (Yammit)
יַמִּית | The name "Yamit" is derived from the word "yam" (ים, sea). | |
Yanai (Yannai, Jannai)
יַנַּאי | Alexander Jannaeus (Yanai) was the king of Judah (103-76 B.C.E) at the time of the Second Temple. He belonged to the Hasmonean dynasty. | |
Yanetz (Yanets)
יָנֵץ | The meaning of the name "Yanetz" is "(he) will shine", "(he) will rise". | |
Yanir
יָנִיר | The meaning of the name "Yanir" is "(he) will plough (the field)". | |
Yaniv
יָנִיב | The meaning of "יניב" (Yaniv) is: (he) will bear fruit, yield, produce. The future tense masculine singular form of the verb להניב (lehaniv). | |
Yardena
יַרְדֵּנָה | The name is composed of the name of the Jordan river and the final letter ה which denotes a direction. The meaning of the name is: “to Jordan”, as attested in the verse: "And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here, for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan." 2 Kings 2, 6 | |
Yarin
יָרִין | The name "Yarin" may be related to the verbs "יָרֹן" (yaron: he will sing joyfully) and "יַרְנִין" (yarnin: he will cause someone to sing and be joyful). | |
Yaron
יָרוֹן | The meaning of "ירֹן" (Yaron) is: (he) will sing, utter joyful sounds. The future tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן (laron). | |
Yasmin
יַסְמִין | Jasmine. | |
Yeela (Ye'ela)
יְעֵלָה | The female of the יעל (yael, a kind of a mountain goat). | |
Yehiav (Yechiav, Yechi'av)
יְחִיאָב | The meaning of the name "Yehiav" is "may father (אב, av) live (יחי, yechi)" or "father shall live". | |
Yifat (Yif'at)
יִפְעַת | יפעת (yif'at) is the construct state (סמיכות) form of the noun יפעָה (yif'a, "beauty"). | |
Yigael (Igael, Yiggael, Yiga'el)
יִגָּאֵל (ייגאל) | The meaning of "יִגָּאֵל" (yigael) is: (he) will be liberated. | |
Yigal (Igal, 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. | |
Yinon (Yinnon)
יִנּוֹן | The verb "yinnon" (perhaps meaning "shall continue") appears in the Bible in reference to the ideal king: "His name shall endure for ever, his name shall be continued as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him, all nations shall call him blessed" (Psalms 72, 17). Later on, "Yinnon" became one of the Messiah's epithets. | |
Yizhar
יִזְהָר | The name maybe derived of the word זֹהַר (zohar, "light", "brilliance", "glow"). | |
Yochai (Yohai)
יוֹחַאי | Yochai is the father of Rabbi Simeon bar Yochai, one of the Tannaim. | |
Yoela (Yo'ela)
יוֹאֵלָה | The name "Yoela" is derived from the name "Yoel". | |
Yogev
יוֹגֵב | Farmer. | |
Yom-Tov (Yom Tov)
יוֹם-טוֹב (יוֹם טוֹב) | Good day, holiday. | |
Yonat
יוֹנַת | The name "Yonat" may be derived from the word "yona" (יונה, dove, pigeon). | |
Yoni
יוֹנִי | "Yoni" is the shortened version of the name "Yonatan" ("Jonathan"). | |
Yonina
יוֹנִינָה | The name "Yonina" may be derived from the word "yona" (יונה, dove, pigeon). | |
Yonit
יוֹנִית | The name "Yonit" may be derived from the word "yona" (יונה, dove, pigeon). | |
Yosepha (Yosefa)
יוֹסֵפָה | The name "Yosepha" is derived of the name "Yoseph" (Joseph). | |
Yossi
יוֹסִי | "Yossi" is the pet name derived from the name "Yosef" ("Joseph"). | |
Yuli
יוּלִי | July (the month). | |
Zadok (Tzadok, Tsadok)
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