Enoch

Enoch is the name of two figures in the Bible, one the name of the son of Cain, the other the name of the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah for whom the Book of Enoch is named after. The name comes from Hebrew Hanokh/Chanokh meaning “dedicated, consecrated”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “dedicated, consecrated”…

Shamgar

Shamgar is the name of a figure in the Old Testament, a son of Anath. He was a minor judge who saves Israel from the Philistines by killing 600 of them with an ox goad. The name is of uncertain etymology. It could possibly mean “sword” but it seems likely that the name derives from…

Matat

Matat מתת is a Hebrew unisex name meaning “gift”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “gift” Usage: Hebrew Female forms: Male forms:

Itay

Itay איתי is Hebrew male name, a variant of Itai, the modern form of Ittai meaning “with me”. Ittai is the name of two figures in the Bible, including the name of one of King David‘s Mighty Warriors. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “with me” Usage: Hebrew Variants:

Jephtha

Jephtha is a male name, a variant of Jephthah, the name of a judge in the Old Testament who successfully defended Israel against the Ammonites. His success made him vow to give the first thing that came out of his house to God. Unfortunately, that turned out to be his daughter, whom he’d been forced…

Nimrod

Nimrod is the name of a mighty hunter in the Old Testament, a great-grandson of Noah and the king of Shinar, a region in Mesopotamia. The name derives from an unknown source, perhaps Akkadian in origin, though it’s sometimes been connected to Hebrew מֶרֶד “to rebel”. The origin of the real Nimrod is uncertain. He…

Yigal

Yigal יגאל is a Hebrew male name meaning “he will redeem”, and is the name of several figures in the Bible, spelled as Igal. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “he will redeem” Usage: Hebrew Variants:

Javan

Javan is the name of a minor figure in the Old Testament, one of the sons of Japheth, a grandson of Noah, believed to be the ancestor of the Greek people. The name may be related to Ancient Greek Ion Ἴων, the mythological ancestor of the Ionian people, likely why it means “Greece” in Hebrew….

Hulda

Hulda is a variant spelling of Huldah, a Hebrew female name meaning “weasel”. In the Old Testament, Huldah is the name of a prophetess. Hulda is also a Scandinavian female name with two possible sources- either from Old Norse hulda meaning “hiding, secrecy”or from Swedish and Danish huld meaning “fair, sweet, gracious, faithful, loyal” via…

Sabra

Sabra صبرا is an Arabic female name, a variant of Sabirah, itself the feminine form of Sabir صابر meaning “patient, steadfast, enduring”. Sabra is also the Hebrew name for a thorny desert plant, a species of cactus also known as a prickly pear, in the genus Opuntia, that is tough on the outside, but soft…

Tamir

Tamir تامر is an Arabic male name which derives from Arabic tamr تَمْر meaning “date (fruit)”. Tamir תָּמִיר is also a Hebrew male name meaning “tall”, as well as also being a Mongolian male name meaning “strength”. It’s also the name of a river in Mongolia. Origin: Arabic, Hebrew, Mongolian Meaning: “date (fruit)”; “tall”; “strength”…

Japheth

Japheth is the name of one of the sons of Noah, the brother of Shem and Ham. By his wife Adataneses he is the father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Through his descendants he is considered the ancestor of the Indo-European people. The etymology of Japheth is uncertain, though it has…

Zalmon

Zalmon צַלְמוֹן is the name of one of King David’s mighty men in the Old Testament, as well as the name of a mountain. The name seems to derive from Hebrew צַלְמוֹן meaning “darkness” or “shady”. It’s also possible the name may be related to Hebrew tsélem צֶלֶם “image; idol” Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “darkness” or…

Miriam

Miriam is the name of the older sister of Aaron and Moses, who watches over the baby Moses when their mother puts him in a basket and into the river to protect him from being killed by the Pharaoh’s soldiers. The name Miriam is of uncertain origin and etymology though several meanings have been ascribed…