Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yocha H3109 | יוֹחָא | Yocha | A personal name, Yocha, borne by two individuals identified as Israelites in biblical texts. Likely carries the underlying meaning 'Yahweh lives' or 'Yahweh has given … | 2 |
| Yochanan H3110 | יוֹחָנָן | Yochanan | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has been gracious' or 'Yahweh has shown favor.' Predominantly used as the name of multiple Israelite men in the Hebrew … | 22 |
| Yoyada H3111 | יוֹיָדָע | Yoyada | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh knows' or 'Yahweh has known.' The name יוֹיָדָע denotes an individual whose life or reputation is characterized by being known … | 5 |
| Yoyakhin H3112 | יוֹיָכִין | Yoyakhin | Personal name: 'Yahweh establishes' or 'Yahweh raises up.' Refers specifically to a late monarch of the Judahite kingdom, Jehoiachin, who reigned in the early 6th … | 1 |
| Yoyaqim H3113 | יוֹיָקִים | Yoyaqim | Personal name: Yôwyâqîym, transliterated Joiakim, meaning 'Yahweh raises up' or 'Yahweh establishes.' Used exclusively as the name of an Israelite or Judean leader, particularly in … | 4 |
| Yoyariv H3114 | יוֹיָרִיב | Yoyariv | Personal name of Israelite individuals, most frequently denoting the head of a priestly family during the post-exilic period. The name means 'YHWH contends' or 'YHWH … | 5 |
| Yokheved H3115 | יוֹכֶבֶד | Yokheved | Personal name: Yôkheved. Most likely means 'Yahweh is glory' or 'Yahweh is honored.' The name combines a theophoric prefix referring to the Israelite deity and … | 2 |
| Yukhal H3116 | יוּכַל | Yukhal | Personal name, Yûwkal (Yukal), designating an individual known from the late monarchic period. The word does not carry a meaning beyond its function as a … | 1 |
| Yom H3118 | יוֹם | Yom | A unit of time defined by the period of daylight or a full 24-hour cycle from one evening or morning to the next. The term … | 2 |
| Yavan H3120 | יָוָן | Yavan | Yâvân designates a people and region associated with the western seafaring Greeks, particularly the Ionians, and by extension, regions or populations considered Greek in the … | 11 |
| Yonadav H3122 | יוֹנָדָב | Yonadav | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has been generous' or 'Yahweh is noble.' Primarily used as the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible: a … | 7 |
| Yonah H3124 | יוֹנָה | Yonah | Proper name, masculine: Yonah. Refers to the individual prophet called Yonah, son of Amittai, known from the narrative in the Book of Jonah. As a … | 19 |
| Yonatan H3129 | יוֹנָתָן | Yonatan | Yônatan; a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given'. Used as the name of several Israelite men, most notably Jonathan, son of King Saul. The name … | 44 |
| Acher H313 | אַחֵר | Acher | A personal name denoting an individual in biblical genealogies; in the context of 1 Chronicles 7:12, the name belongs to a descendant of Benjamin and … | 1 |
| Yosef H3130 | יוֹסֵף | Yosef | Proper name Yoseph, meaning 'He adds' or 'May he add'; used as the personal name of various individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently the … | 213 |
| Yosifeyah H3131 | יוֹסִפְיָה | Yosifeyah | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh adds' or 'Yahweh has added.' Used to denote a specific individual identified as an ancestor of certain returning Israelites in … | 1 |
| Yoelah H3132 | יוֹעֵאלָה | Yoelah | Proper name designating an individual among the Israelites; specifically, Joelah, a person mentioned in the genealogical records. The word likely means 'Yah(weh) is God (El),' … | 1 |
| Yoed H3133 | יוֹעֵד | Yoed | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has appointed' or 'Yahweh is one who appoints.' The term operates as a theophoric name rather than a common noun … | 1 |
| Yoezer H3134 | יוֹעֶזֶר | Yoezer | Personal name meaning 'YHWH is help.' Refers specifically to an individual named Yo'ezer, identified as an Israelite in the genealogical and military contexts of the … | 1 |
| Yoash H3135 | יוֹעָשׁ | Yoash | A proper name designating several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably a king of Judah and a king of Israel. The name means 'YHWH … | 2 |
| Yotsadaq H3136 | יוֹצָדָק | Yotsadaq | A personal name meaning 'Yahweh is righteous' or 'Yahweh has acted justly.' Refers specifically to an Israelite priestly figure in the exilic and post-exilic period, … | 5 |
| Yoqim H3137 | יוֹקִים | Yoqim | Personal name: Jokim. Refers to an Israelite man mentioned in genealogical records. The name means 'YHWH establishes' or 'YHWH sets up,' deriving from the root … | 1 |
| Yorah H3139 | יוֹרָה | Yorah | Yôwrâh is a personal proper name, most likely meaning 'rainy' or 'autumn rain,' derived from notions of 'rain' or 'shooting (pouring forth) water.' Used as … | 1 |
| Yoray H3140 | יוֹרַי | Yoray | Proper personal name: Yorai. A masculine Israelite personal name likely derived from a verbal root meaning 'to send rain' or 'to shoot.' Its use as … | 1 |
| Yoram H3141 | יוֹרָם | Yoram | Personal name meaning 'YHWH is exalted' or 'YHWH raises.' Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, notably including a king … | 20 |
| Yushav Chesed H3142 | יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד | Yushav Chesed | Personal name: 'Kindness (חֶסֶד) returns' or 'Kindness is restored.' The name appears as an individual in genealogical records, signaling familial or hoped-for divine qualities such … | 2 |
| Yoshiveyah H3143 | יוֹשִׁבְיָה | Yoshiveyah | Yôshibyâh is a personal name meaning 'Yahweh establishes dwelling' or 'Yahweh causes to dwell.' In the Hebrew Bible, it identifies an individual Israelite, specifically listed … | 1 |
| Yoshah H3144 | יוֹשָׁה | Yoshah | Joshah, a personal name referring to an individual Israelite. The term designates a specific person listed among genealogies in the Hebrew Bible, notably as a … | 1 |
| Yoshaveyah H3145 | יוֹשַׁוְיָה | Yoshaveyah | Personal name meaning 'Yahweh has settled' or 'Yahweh has established.' The name is borne by an Israelite in the genealogies of the Hebrew Bible. It … | 1 |
| Yoshafat H3146 | יוֹשָׁפָט | Yoshafat | Yoshaphat (Yôshâphât) – a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has judged' or 'Yahweh judges.' Appears as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most … | 2 |
| Yotam H3147 | יוֹתָם | Yotam | A personal name meaning 'YHWH is blameless' or 'YHWH is complete.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, most notably a … | 24 |
| Yezaveel H3149 | יְזַוְאֵל | Yezaveel | A personal name borne by a figure in the genealogical lists of the tribe of Benjamin. The meaning is uncertain but has been traditionally explained … | 2 |
| Acherach H315 | אַחְרַח | Acherach | Aharah — a personal name, chiefly denoting a male individual from the tribe of Benjamin, one of the sons of Benjamin listed among the ancestral … | 1 |
| Yiziyah H3150 | יִזִּיָּה | Yiziyah | Yizzîyâh is a personal name meaning 'Yahweh sprinkles' or 'Yahweh distributes.' It refers specifically to an individual listed among Israelite genealogies. The name compounds a … | 1 |
| Yaziz H3151 | יָזִיז | Yaziz | A personal name referring to an Israelite individual. In the biblical record, 'Yaziz' is identified only as a proper name, with no explicit narrative attached … | 1 |
| Yizeliah H3152 | יִזְלִיאָה | Yizeliah | Yizli'ah — a personal name, likely meaning 'may He draw out' or 'He will deliver.' The word is a masculine proper noun, attested as the … | 1 |
| Yezaneyah H3153 | יְזַנְיָה | Yezaneyah | Personal name: Jezaniah. The name likely means 'Yahweh listens' or 'Yahweh hears.' Used as a proper name for at least one Israelite individual in the … | 2 |
| Yizeracheyah H3156 | יִזְרַחְיָה | Yizeracheyah | Proper noun. Name meaning 'Yahweh shines' or 'Yahweh causes to shine.' Yizrachyâh is used as a personal name borne by at least two individuals in … | 3 |
| Yizereel H3157 | יִזְרְעֵאל | Yizereel | The proper noun Yizre‘el refers primarily to (1) a city in the territory of Issachar, notably the site of Ahab's palace and Naboth's vineyard; (2) … | 36 |
| Acharechel H316 | אֲחַרְחֵל | Acharechel | A proper name designating an individual, specifically 'Aharhel,' found in genealogical records. The meaning is uncertain due to debated etymology, but the form may suggest … | 1 |
| Yechubah H3160 | יְחֻבָּה | Yechubah | Proper name: Yᵉchubbâh, a personal name occurring in genealogical lists, likely meaning 'she is hidden' or 'concealed', derived from the root חבה ('to hide, cover'). … | 2 |
| Yachedo H3163 | יַחְדוֹ | Yachedo | An adverb meaning 'together, simultaneously, in union,' expressing the idea of simultaneity or joint action among multiple subjects. In certain cases occurs as a personal … | 1 |
| Yachediel H3164 | יַחְדִּיאֵל | Yachediel | Yachdiel is a personal name meaning 'El (God) will make one/unite' or 'May El make into a unity.' The name is attested as an Israelite … | 1 |
| Yechediyahu H3165 | יֶחְדִּיָּהוּ | Yechediyahu | A personal name meaning 'YHWH unifies' or 'YHWH is unity.' Used as the name of two individuals in Israelite genealogical lists. The name combines the … | 2 |
| Yachaziel H3166 | יַחֲזִיאֵל | Yachaziel | A personal name meaning 'God sees' or 'God has beheld.' Used as the name of several male Israelites in biblical genealogies and narratives. The name … | 6 |
| Yachezeyah H3167 | יַחְזְיָה | Yachezeyah | Proper name referring to a male individual — Jazhezyah or Yachzeyah — meaning 'Yahweh sees' or 'Yahweh will see.' The name is constructed to express … | 1 |
| Yechezeqel H3168 | יְחֶזְקֵאל | Yechezeqel | Personal name meaning 'El (God) strengthens' or 'may El strengthen.' This theophoric name combines elements signifying divine strength or support. In the Hebrew Bible, it … | 3 |
| Yechizeqiyah H3169 | יְחִזְקִיָּה | Yechizeqiyah | A personal name meaning 'YHWH strengthens' or 'YHWH is strength.' Primarily used as the name of several Israelite individuals, most notably a king of Judah … | 1 |
| Yachezerah H3170 | יַחְזֵרָה | Yachezerah | Proper name designating an Israelite individual: Yahzêrâh (יַחְזֵרָה). The word is used as a personal name in genealogical lists; semantic content is limited to this … | 1 |
| Yechiel H3171 | יְחִיאֵל | Yechiel | A personal name meaning 'El lives' or 'May El give life.' This name combines a verbal element related to life or living with a theophoric … | 15 |