Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sila H5538 | סִלָּא | Sila | Proper noun identifying a place name, Silla, in Jerusalem referenced as a location associated with the assassination of King Joash of Judah. The precise meaning … | 1 |
| Seled H5540 | סֶלֶד | Seled | A personal name borne by an Israelite individual in the genealogies of Judah. The name itself likely means 'exultation' or 'one who exults', but its … | 2 |
| Salu H5543 | סַלּוּ | Salu | Çallûw (also variant spellings סַלּוּא, סָלוּא, סַלַּי; English transliteration: Sallu or Sallai) is a personal name of several individuals in biblical texts, referring specifically to … | 6 |
| Salekhah H5548 | סַלְכָה | Salekhah | Toponym: Salcah — a city located in the extreme southeastern boundary of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. Primarily designates a fortified site mentioned in … | 4 |
| Sela H5553 | סֶלַע | Sela | A large, prominent rock or crag, often indicating a sheer cliff or rocky height; in some contexts, used as a proper noun referring to the … | 1 |
| Sela H5554 | סֶלַע | Sela | A mass of rock, crag, or cliff; also used as a proper noun for a specific city located in Edom/Idumaea. Primarily denotes a prominent rocky … | 3 |
| Sela Hamacheleqot H5555 | סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת | Sela Hamacheleqot | A proper noun referring to a specific location, translated as 'Rock of Divisions' or 'Rock of Separation,' named for its association with being a site … | 2 |
| Samegar Nevo H5562 | סַמְגַּר נְבוֹ | Samegar Nevo | A proper name referring to a Babylonian leader mentioned among the officials involved in the conquest of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 39:3). Appears as part of a … | 2 |
| Semakheyahu H5565 | סְמַכְיָהוּ | Semakheyahu | Personal name meaning 'YHWH has supported' or 'Yahweh upholds.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, primarily within genealogical or administrative … | 1 |
| Ametsi H557 | אַמְצִי | Ametsi | Personal name meaning 'my strength is' or 'Yahweh is my strength.' Amtsi is the name of an Israelite individual mentioned in genealogical lists. The name … | 2 |
| Senaah H5570 | סְנָאָה | Senaah | A toponym designating a locality or settlement known as Senaah, occurring in post-exilic texts as a significant place whose inhabitants returned from the Babylonian exile. … | 3 |
| Sanevalat H5571 | סַנְבַלַּט | Sanevalat | Sanballat—personal name, specifically that of a prominent official associated with Samaria during the Persian period. Used as a proper noun referring to an individual opposing … | 10 |
| Seneh H5573 | סֶנֶה | Seneh | A thorn bush or thorny shrub, used both for the botanical reality of a thorn-bush and as a proper noun marking a specific geographical site; … | 1 |
| Senuah H5574 | סְנוּאָה | Senuah | A personal name, Senuah or Hasenuah, appearing in genealogies and returnee lists within biblical texts. The name derives from the root meaning 'to hate' or … | 2 |
| Sanecheriv H5576 | סַנְחֵרִיב | Sanecheriv | Sennacherib; proper name designating the Neo-Assyrian king who reigned from ca. 705–681 BCE, frequently referenced in biblical texts concerning the Assyrian campaigns against Israelite and … | 13 |
| Sanesanah H5578 | סַנְסַנָּה | Sanesanah | A bough or branch; as a proper noun, the name of a settlement mentioned in the southern territories allotted to the tribe of Judah (Joshua … | 1 |
| Amatseyah H558 | אֲמַצְיָה | Amatseyah | Personal name meaning 'Yahweh is mighty' or 'Yahweh has shown strength.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, predominantly noted for … | 40 |
| Sisemay H5581 | סִסְמַי | Sisemay | A personal name found in genealogical listings, referring to an Israelite associated with the clan of Caleb. The meaning of the name itself is uncertain, … | 2 |
| Saf H5593 | סַף | Saf | A personal name, Saph, used in biblical narrative to denote a Philistine warrior. The word functions exclusively as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, … | 1 |
| Sipay H5598 | סִפַּי | Sipay | Sipai (Çippay) — a personal name referring to a Philistine warrior, specifically one of the descendants of the Rephaim, encountered in a battle with the … | 1 |
| Sefar H5611 | סְפָר | Sefar | Proper name designating a geographic location mentioned in Genesis 10:30, most likely referring to a prominent region or settlement at the eastern edge of the … | 1 |
| Sefarad H5614 | סְפָרָד | Sefarad | A geographical name referring to a place called Sepharad, whose precise location is uncertain. In the sole biblical occurrence (Obadiah 20), it designates a region … | 1 |
| Sefarevayim H5617 | סְפַרְוַיִם | Sefarevayim | Sepharvaim; a proper noun referring to an ancient city or region, frequently mentioned in the context of its inhabitants, the Sepharvites. In the Hebrew Bible, … | 7 |
| Soferet H5618 | סֹפֶרֶת | Soferet | Proper name: Sophereth, an individual listed among the Nethinim, likely the matriarch of a designated temple-servant family during the post-exilic period. Lexically, as a feminine … | 2 |
| Saregon H5623 | סַרְגּוֹן | Saregon | The proper name Sargon, referring specifically to Assyrian kings. In biblical usage, it refers to Sargon II (reigned ca. 722–705 BCE), the ruler of the … | 1 |
| Sered H5624 | סֶרֶד | Sered | Proper name designating a descendant of Zebulun, specifically the eponymous ancestor of the clan known as the Seredites within the tribe of Zebulun. The form … | 2 |
| Sirah H5626 | סִרָה | Sirah | Proper noun: Sirah, the name of a specific locality associated with a well or cistern, mentioned solely in the context of the narrative concerning Abner's … | 1 |
| Setur H5639 | סְתוּר | Setur | A proper name designating a specific Israelite individual, frequently rendered as 'Sethur' in English translations. The underlying meaning points to the idea of 'hidden' or … | 1 |
| Imer H564 | אִמֵּר | Imer | Proper name designating both a priestly clan and individual descendants within that lineage; specifically refers to members of a certain division of priests in the … | 10 |
| Siteri H5644 | סִתְרִי | Siteri | Sithri; personal name designating a male Israelite individual. Derived from the idea of 'protection' or 'concealment,' the meaning points to 'my protection' or 'one protected.' … | 1 |
| Eved H5651 | עֶבֶד | Eved | Proper name signifying 'servant.' Refers to individuals bearing the name 'Ebed' in the Hebrew Bible. The term עֶבֶד as a name almost certainly derives from … | 6 |
| Aveda H5653 | עַבְדָּא | Aveda | Personal name meaning 'Servant' (from the root 'to serve, work'). Used as a theophoric or honorific name for at least two Israelite individuals in the … | 2 |
| Oved Edom H5654 | עֹבֵד אֱדוֹם | Oved Edom | Personal name meaning 'servant of Edom.' Refers specifically to individuals designated as 'Obed-Edom' within biblical narratives. The compound form indicates a relationship of service or … | 40 |
| Avedeel H5655 | עַבְדְּאֵל | Avedeel | Personal name meaning 'El/God is servant' or 'servant of El.' Functioning as a theophoric name, it reflects an individual's relationship to, or dedication to serve, … | 1 |
| Avedon H5658 | עַבְדוֹן | Avedon | Abdon: a proper noun referring either to a location or to several individuals in the Hebrew Bible. As a place name, it likely designates a … | 8 |
| Imeri H566 | אִמְרִי | Imeri | Imri — a proper masculine name referring to two individuals within Israelite genealogies in the Hebrew Bible. As a personal name, its primary lexical meaning … | 2 |
| Avedi H5660 | עַבְדִּי | Avedi | Proper noun: A masculine personal name meaning 'my servant.' Used in genealogical and narrative passages to refer to two individuals, both identified as Israelites. As … | 3 |
| Avediel H5661 | עַבְדִיאֵל | Avediel | A personal name meaning 'Servant of El' (God). The name designates an individual who is characterized by devotion or service to El, the chief deity … | 1 |
| Ovadeyah H5662 | עֹבַדְיָה | Ovadeyah | A personal name meaning 'YHWH is my servant' or 'Servant of YHWH.' Used as the personal name of multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, generally … | 20 |
| Eved Melekhe H5663 | עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ | Eved Melekhe | Proper name meaning 'servant of the king.' Refers specifically to an individual named Ebed-Melek, a court official in the narrative of Jeremiah, who intervened to … | 12 |
| Aved Nego H5664 | עֲבֵד נְגוֹ | Aved Nego | Proper name designating a Babylonian court official, specifically one of three Israelite youths (alongside Hananiah and Mishael) exiled to Babylon and assigned new Babylonian names … | 2 |
| Aved Nego H5665 | עֲבֵד נְגוֹא | Aved Nego | Personal name meaning 'servant of Nego/Nebo.' Used exclusively as the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of Daniel's companions in exile. The first element, עֲבֵד … | 28 |
| Avar H5675 | עֲבַר | Avar | (Aramaic) Used only as an adverb or preposition, denotes the region or area situated on the opposite side of a geographic reference point—primarily indicating 'the … | 14 |
| Ever H5677 | עֵבֵר | Ever | Proper name designating two early post-diluvian ancestors (descendants of Shem), as well as other individuals in later genealogies; also potentially used in a wider sense … | 15 |
| Amareyah H568 | אֲמַרְיָה | Amareyah | Personal name meaning 'Yah has said' or 'Yah speaks'. It appears as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, often connected with priestly … | 16 |
| Iveri H5681 | עִבְרִי | Iveri | Ethnic or genealogical designation referring to a person descended from 'Eber (עבר), often rendered 'Hebrew' in English. In biblical contexts, it primarily marks individuals or … | 1 |
| Avarim H5682 | עֲבָרִים | Avarim | A geographical term denoting a range of mountains or highlands situated east of the Jordan River, frequently referenced as a locality 'across' or 'beyond' (the … | 5 |
| Everon H5683 | עֶבְרֹן | Everon | Place name denoting a specific locality mentioned in the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah. While the precise meaning is uncertain, it is often … | 1 |
| Everonah H5684 | עֶבְרֹנָה | Everonah | Ebronah is a toponym referring to a specific location in the southern desert region traversed by the Israelites during the wilderness period. The name likely … | 2 |
| Amerafel H569 | אַמְרָפֶל | Amerafel | Proper name designating a ruler, specifically 'Amraphel,' identified as a king of Shinar (likely southern Mesopotamia) in Genesis 14. The word functions exclusively as a … | 2 |