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Hebrew NameMeaning or HistoryGender
Aaron (Aharon)
אַהֲרֹן (אהרון)
Aaron, the hight priest, was Moses’s brother.male
Aba (Abba)
אַבָּא
Father.male
Abiathar (Evyatar)
אֶבְיָתָר
Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, was one of King David's priests.male
Abigail (Avigayil)
אֲבִיגַיִל
Abigail was Nabal’s wife, and after her husband’s death – one of King David’s wives.female
Abijah (Aviya, Aviyah, Abiah)
אֲבִיָּה
The name is composed of the word אבי (avi, “my father”) and the letters יה (the name of God). femalemale
Abishag (Avishag)
אֲבִישַׁג
Abishag was King David’s personal servant.female
Abishai (Avishai, Avshai)
אֲבִישַׁי (אַבְשַׁי)
Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, David's sister, was one of King David's heros.male
Abital (Avital)
אֲבִיטַל
Abital was one of King David’s wives.female
Abner (Avner)
אַבְנֵר
Abner son of Ner was King Saul's captain of host.male
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.male
Absalom (Avshalom)
אַבְשָׁלוֹם
Absalom was one of King David's sons.male
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.male
Adi
עֲדִי
Jewel, ornament.femalemale
Aharona
אַהֲרֹנָה (אהרונה)
The name is derived of the name Aharon (Aaron).female
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.female
Aliza
עַלִּיזָה
Merry, cheerful, joyful.female
Almog
אַלְמוֹג
Coral.femalemale
Alon (Allon)
אַלּוֹן
Oak.male
Amir (1)
אָמִיר
Treetop.male
Amir (2)
עָמִיר
Little sheaf, little bundle of cut stalks of grain.male
Amira (1)
אֲמִירָה
The name is derived of the word אמיר (amir, “treetop”). Literally, אמירה means “saying”, “speech”, “words”.female
Amira (2)
עֲמִירָה
Binding cut stalks of grain into sheaves.female
Amit (Amith)
עָמִית
Friend; colleague.femalemale
Amittai (Amitay)
אֲמִתַּי
The name of the father of Jonah, the prophet.male
Amnon
אַמְנוֹן
The flower’s name אמנון ותמר (Amnon ve-Tamar, “pansy”) is called after Amnon, son of David, and his sister Tamar. male
Amos
עָמוֹס
Amos was one of the prophets of Israel.male
Anath (Anat)
עֲנָת
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name).female
Ariel (Ari’el)
אֲרִיאֵל
The name is composed of the words ארי (ari, “lion”) and אל (el, “God”)femalemale
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.male
Aryeh (Arye)
אַרְיֵה
Lion.male
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.male
Asenath (Asnat, Osnat)
אָסְנַת
The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".female
Asher
אָשֵׁר
According to the explanation in the Bible, the name אשר is derived of the word אושר (osher, “happiness”). male
Aviad (Avi’ad)
אֲבִיעַד
“Father of eternity”.male
Aviv
אָבִיב
Springfemalemale
Aviva
אֲבִיבָה
The name is derived from the word אביב (aviv, “spring”).female
Aya (Aiah)
אַיָּה
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). buzzard (a type of raptor).female
Ayal
אַיָּל
Deer.male
Ayala
אַיָּלָה
Hind, doe, female deerfemale
Ayelet
אַיֶּלֶת
Hind, doe, female deer.female
Bar
בַּר
Grain, cereal; grain cleaned of its chaff; clean, pure; wild, outside, in the nature; son.femalemale
Barak
בָּרָק
Lightning.male
Baruch (Barux)
בָּרוּךְ
Blessed.male
Bashemath (Basmat, Bosmat)
בָּשְׂמַת
The Biblical pronunciation is "Basmat"; today, it is often pronounced "Bosmat".female
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).female
Batya
בַּתְיָה
God's (יה) daughter (bat, בת).female
Ben
בֵּן
Boy, son, child.male
Benjamin (Binyamin)
בִּנְיָמִין
The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.male
Bezaleel (Betsalel, Betsal’el)
בְּצַלְאֵל
The name seems to be composed of the words בצל (batsal, “onion”) and אל (el, “God”).male
Boaz (Bo'az)
בֹּעַז (בועז)
The second husband of Ruth the Moabitess. The father of King David's grandfather.male
Bracha (Berachah, Braxa)
בִּרָכָה
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). greeting, wish; prayer; blessing.female
Brurya (Bruria)
בְּרוּרְיָה
Brurya is the name of the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples.female
Carmel (Karmel)
כַּרְמֶל
A plece of vineyards and orchards; roasted grains.femalemale
Carmela (Karmela)
כַּרְמֶלָּה
The name Carmela is derived of the name Carmel, which means "a plece of vineyards and orchards"; "roasted grains".female
Carmit (Karmit)
כַּרְמִית
The name maybe derived of the word כֶּרֶם (kerem, "vineyard").female
Chaim (Xayim)
חַיִּים
Life.male
Dafna (Daphna)
דַּפְנָה
Laurel, daphne.female
Dalit
דָּלִית
Vine, the branches of which are rishing up or hanging on posts; long branch rising up or hanging on posts.female
Daliya (Dalia, Dalya)
דָּלִיָּה
A long branch rising up or hanging on posts. The name Daliya resembles the name of the flower Dahlia.female
Dan
דָּן
(He) judges.male
Dana
דָּנָה
(She) judges.female
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.femalemale
Daniela
דָּנִיֵּאלָה
The name is derived of the name Daniel.female
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.male
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, 6male
Deborah (Dvora)
דְּבוֹרָה
Bee.female
Dinah (Dina)
דִּינָה
Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah.female
Dor
דּוֹר
Generation.femalemale
Dorit
דּוֹרִית
The name is derived of the word דור (dor, “generation”).female
Doron
דּוֹרוֹן
Present, gift, offering.femalemale
Dov
דֹב (דוב)
Bear.male
Dror
דְּרוֹר
Freedom, liberty; sparrow.male
Eden
עֵדֶן
Pleasure.femalemale
Edna
עֶדְנָה
Pleasure, delight.female
Ehud
אֵהוּד
Ehud Ben-Gera was one of the judges of Israel, who killed Eglon, the king of Moab.male
Einat (Ei'nat)
עֵינַת
The name maybe derived of the word עַיִן (ayin, "eye" or "spring").female
Elah (Ela)
אֵלָה
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Pistachia tree.female
Eldad
אֶלְדָּד
The name of a person of the time when the Israelites wandered in the desert.male
Elead (Elad, El’ad)
אֶלְעָד
The name may be composed of the words אל (el, God) and עד (ad, “eternity”). male
Eli
אֵלִי
My God.male
Eliezer (Eli’ezer)
אֵלִיעֶזֶר
The name is composed of the words אלי (eli, “my God”) and עזר (ezer, “help”). male
Elijah (Eliyahu)
אֵלִיָּהוּ
The name is composed of the word אלי (eli, “my God”) and the letters יהו (the name of God). male
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”).female
Enoch (Chanoch, Xanox)
חֲנוֹךְ
There are few people in the Bible called Enoch. The first of them is Cain's son.male
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”). male
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, 19female
Erez
אֶרֶז
Cedar tree. Grows in the mountains of Lebanon. Was used in constructing the Temple.male
Esther (Ester)
אֶסְתֵּר
Queen Esther was King Ahasuerus’s wife.female
Ethan (Eitan, Eytan)
אֵיתָן
Strong, steadfast, firm.male
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.female
Eyal
אֱיָל
Strength, vigor, courage.male
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.male
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.male
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.male
Gad
גָּד
According to the Bible, the name גָּד (Gad) is equivalent to the word גַּד (gad) which means "luck", "happiness", "success".male
Gal
גַּל
Wave.femalemale
Galit
גַּלִּית
Derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"), the literal meaning of the name is "having waves / stormy".female
Galya
גַּלְיָה
The name may be derived of the word גל (gal, "wave").female
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, 22male
Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה
Redemption, salvation.female
Gideon (Gidon, Gid'on)
גִּדְעוֹן
One of Israel's judges. He fought against the Midianites.male
Gil
גִּיל
Joy, happiness.femalemale
Gila
גִּילָה
Joy, happiness.female
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.male
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.)male
Golan
גּוֹלָן
Golan is the name of a geographical region east of the Galilee.male
Gur
גּוּר
Cub, puppy.femalemale
Guy (Gay)
גַּיְא
Valley.femalemale
Hadar
הָדָר
Glory; citrus fruits.female
Hadas
הֲדַס
Myrtle. One of Sukkot's "four varieties".female
Hadassah (Hadasa)
הֲדַסָּה
Myrtle.female
Hagar
הָגָר
Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maid, was Ishmael's mother.female
Haggai (Chagai, Xagay)
חַגַּי
The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.male
Haggith (Chagit, Xagit)
חַגִּית
The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.female
Hamutal (Chamutal, Xamutal)
חֲמוּטָל
Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Jehoahaz.female
Hanan (Chanan, Xanan)
חָנָן
There are few people called Hanan in the Bible. One of them of one of King David's heros.male
Hannah (Chana, Xana)
חַנָּה
Hannah was Elkanah's wife and the mother of the prophet Samuel.female
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".male
Haya (Chaya, Xaya)
חַיָּה
Animal; life, vitality.female
Hedva (Chedva, Xedva)
חֶדְוָה
Joy, happiness.female
Hen (Chen, Xen)
חֵן
Charm, grace.femalemale
Herzl (Hertsel)
הֶרְצְל
Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) is considered to be the founder of Zionism as a national movement.male
Hila (Hilla)
הִלָּה (הילה)
Halo, aura, radiance.female
Hillel (Hilel)
הִלֵּל (הילל)
(He) praised, glorified. The past tense masculine singular form of the verb לְהַלֵּל (lehalel).male
Hiyya (Chiya, Xiya)
חִיָּא (חייא)
Rabbi Chiya Rabbah was one of the Tannaim, a contemporary of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. male
Idan
עִדָּן (עידן)
Era, epoch.femalemale
Iddo (Ido)
עִדּוֹ (עִדּוֹא, עידו)
There are several people called Iddo in the Bible. One of them is the prophet Zechariah's grandfather.male
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.male
Ilan
אִילָן
Tree.male
Ilana
אִילָנָה
The name is derived of the word אילן (Ilan, “tree”).female
Inbal
עִנְבָּל
Bell's clapper.femalemale
Inbar
עִנְבָּר
Amber; the honey-like yellow color of amber.femalemale
Iris
אִירִיס
A popular name of the flower אירוּס (irus, “iris”).female
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.female
Irit (2)
עִירִית
Asphodel; chives.female
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, 5-6male
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.male
Ithamar (Itamar, I’tamar)
אִיתָמָר
Ithamar was one of the sons of Aaron, the high priest.male
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).male
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.male
Jael (Yael, Ya’el)
יָעֵל
A kind of a mountain goat (capra baden).female
Jair (Yair, Ya'ir)
יָאִיר
(He) will illuminate. The future tense masculine singular form of the verb להאיר (leha'ir).male
Jane
female
Jarah (Yaara, Ya'ara)
יַעְרָה (יַעֲרָה)
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). Its meanning is: honeycomb; honeysuckle.female
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.male
Jephthah (Yiftach, Yiftax)
יִפְתָּח
One of the judges of Israel, who fought against Ammon.male
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).male
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.male
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.male
Johanan (Yohanan, Yochanan, Yoxanan)
יוֹחָנָן
There are different people in the Bible called Johanan. One of them is the elder son of King Josiah.male
Jonah (Yona)
יוֹנָה
Dove, pigeon.femalemale
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.male
Joram (Jehoram, Yoram, Yehoram)
יוֹרָם (יְהוֹרָם)
The name "יהורם" (Jehoram) is composed of God's name and the word רָם (ram, "high", "supreme").male
Jordan (Yarden)
יַרְדֵּן
Jordan is the name of the longest river in Israel.femalemale
Joseph (Yosef)
יוֹסֵף