Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piletay H6408 | פִּלְטַי | Piletay | Piltai is a personal name, referring to an individual Israelite in the post-exilic biblical texts. As a proper noun, its semantic range is limited to … | 1 |
| Paletiel H6409 | פַּלְטִיאֵל | Paletiel | A personal name meaning 'El (God) delivers' or 'El is deliverance.' Used in the Hebrew Bible to designate two distinct Israelite individuals: one, a leader … | 2 |
| Efod H641 | אֵפֹד | Efod | Ephod: a type of priestly garment or vestment, particularly associated with the Israelite sanctuary and priesthood. The term can also, in certain contexts, refer to … | 1 |
| Pelateyah H6410 | פְּלַטְיָה | Pelateyah | A personal name meaning 'Yah has delivered' or 'Yahweh delivers.' Used as the name of four distinct Israelite individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The … | 5 |
| Pelayah H6411 | פְּלָיָה | Pelayah | A masculine personal name meaning 'Yah (the LORD) has distinguished' or 'Yah has shown extraordinary favor.' Used as the name of at least three individuals … | 3 |
| Palal H6420 | פָּלָל | Palal | Palal, a proper name designating an Israelite individual in post-exilic records. The word is used exclusively as a personal name and does not carry a … | 1 |
| Pelaleyah H6421 | פְּלַלְיָה | Pelaleyah | Personal name meaning 'Yah has intervened in judgment' or 'Yah has judged.' The name appears as that of an individual among the Israelites in post-exilic … | 1 |
| Peleshet H6429 | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Peleshet | A geographical term referring to the territory inhabited by the Philistines, a group of non-Israelite coastal dwellers in the southern Levant, especially the southwestern maritime … | 8 |
| Pelet H6431 | פֶּלֶת | Pelet | A personal name (Peleth), borne by two Israelite individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The formation of the name suggests an association with swiftness or escape, … | 2 |
| Penuel H6439 | פְּנוּאֵל | Penuel | Proper noun: 1) The name of a location east of the Jordan River associated with the theophanic encounter of Jacob (see Genesis 32:31), meaning 'face … | 10 |
| Peninah H6444 | פְּנִנָּה | Peninah | Peninnâh is a proper feminine personal name, referring to a specific Israelite woman mentioned in the early monarchic narrative. The name, based on its linguistic … | 3 |
| Pisegah H6449 | פִּסְגָּה | Pisegah | A geological feature denoting a summit, height, or peak—especially a prominent, elevated ridge or mountain. Most frequently refers to a specific mountain or elevated region … | 8 |
| Pas Damim H6450 | פַּס דַּמִּים | Pas Damim | A place-name meaning 'End(s)' or possibly 'Boundary' of Bloodshed, referring to a location associated with significant conflict or violence in ancient Israelite tradition (see 1 … | 2 |
| Pasecha H6454 | פָּסֵחַ | Pasecha | A personal name meaning 'limping' or 'one who limps.' This term functions exclusively as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, designating two individuals listed … | 4 |
| Pasakhe H6457 | פָּסַךְ | Pasakhe | Proper noun: Pasak – a personal name borne by an Israelite individual in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. As a proper name, its precise meaning … | 1 |
| Pisepah H6462 | פִּסְפָּה | Pisepah | Piṣpāh, a personal name, borne by an Israelite individual mentioned among the descendants of Gilead. The lexical meaning of the name itself is uncertain, as … | 1 |
| Pau H6464 | פָּעוּ | Pau | A proper noun designating a geographic locality in Edom, known as Pau (also spelled Pai), mentioned as the residence of Hadar (also called Hadad), an … | 2 |
| Peor H6465 | פְּעוֹר | Peor | Peor: a specific mountain or high place located east of the Jordan River, noted primarily as a cultic site associated with non-Israelite religious practice; can … | 5 |
| Peuletay H6469 | פְּעֻלְּתַי | Peuletay | Peullethai — a personal name meaning 'work of Yah' or 'my deed', derived from the noun for 'deed, work'. Used specifically as an Israelite personal … | 1 |
| Aficha H647 | אֲפִיחַ | Aficha | A proper name designating an Israelite individual, Aphiach, found in genealogical contexts. The primary lexical meaning pertains to a personal name, the etymology of which … | 1 |
| Paaray H6474 | פַּעֲרַי | Paaray | A personal name, likely meaning 'belonging to Peʿer' or 'opening' depending on the interpretation of the underlying root. Primarily designates an individual named among the … | 1 |
| Pitsets H6483 | פִּצֵּץ | Pitsets | Pitsets is a personal name attested as a priestly figure among the list of those returning from exile to Yehud (Judea) in the Persian period. … | 1 |
| Peqod H6489 | פְּקוֹד | Peqod | Pᵉqôwd is a proper noun designating a people group mentioned in prophetic literature, specifically in oracles concerning Babylon. It likely refers to a group associated … | 2 |
| Apayim H649 | אַפַּיִם | Apayim | Proper noun; the name of a male individual of Israelite lineage, 'Appayim'. Primarily found in genealogical lists, the name may reflect a connection to the … | 2 |
| Peqach H6492 | פֶּקַח | Peqach | A proper noun designating 'Pekach,' an Israelite military officer who became king of the northern kingdom of Israel (Samaria) during the 8th century BCE; also … | 11 |
| Peqacheyah H6494 | פְּקַחְיָה | Peqacheyah | A personal name, meaning 'Yahweh has opened (the eyes),' 'Yahweh has made attentive,' or 'Yahweh has granted insight.' Used as the name of an Israelite … | 3 |
| Avel Mecholah H65 | אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה | Avel Mecholah | A toponym designating a location, likely meaning 'meadow of (the) dance' or 'meadow of dancing', with reference to a place associated with festive gathering, dancing, … | 6 |
| Piream H6502 | פִּרְאָם | Piream | Piram (פִּרְאָם) is a proper personal name designating an individual, specifically a king of Yarmuth/Jarmuth mentioned in the context of the Israelite conquest in Canaan. … | 1 |
| Parebar H6503 | פַּרְבָּר | Parebar | A specific architectural or administrative district associated with the temple complex in Jerusalem; the term likely refers to a 'suburb', 'outer court', or 'peripheral quarter' … | 1 |
| Parah H6511 | פָּרָה | Parah | A toponym referring to a specific settlement or locality named Parah in the territory of Benjamin. In biblical usage, the word designates only this place … | 1 |
| Purah H6513 | פֻּרָה | Purah | Proper noun: Purah, a personal name referring to an individual from the tribe of Manasseh who served as an assistant or aide to Gideon in … | 2 |
| Peruda H6514 | פְּרוּדָא | Peruda | A personal name referring to an individual among the descendants of Solomon's servants listed in post-exilic genealogies. The word functions primarily as a proper noun, … | 2 |
| Parucha H6515 | פָּרוּחַ | Parucha | Proper name: Paruach – the name of an Israelite mentioned in the period of the united monarchy; possibly deriving from the idea of 'blossomed' or … | 1 |
| Parevayim H6516 | פַּרְוַיִם | Parevayim | Parvayim is a toponym referring to a geographic region noted in biblical texts as a source of gold. The name designates an unspecified eastern land … | 1 |
| Paremasheta H6534 | פַּרְמַשְׁתָּא | Paremasheta | A proper noun referring to Parmashta, one of the sons of Haman named in the book of Esther. The name designates an individual and does … | 1 |
| Parenakhe H6535 | פַּרְנַךְ | Parenakhe | Parnak, a proper name designating an individual Israelite. The word functions solely as a personal name and does not possess an independent lexical meaning outside … | 1 |
| Paras H6539 | פָּרַס | Paras | The term פָּרַס (Pâras) primarily denotes the ancient polity and region known as Persia, referring both to the land and, by extension, its ruling people … | 28 |
| Efelal H654 | אֶפְלָל | Efelal | Ephlal — a proper masculine name referring to an Israelite individual, specifically a descendant of Zerah of the tribe of Judah in post-exilic genealogies. The … | 2 |
| Paras H6540 | פָּרַס | Paras | Name for the region of Persia and, by extension, its inhabitants. In the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, 'Paras' specifically refers to the ancient … | 5 |
| Pareoh H6547 | פַּרְעֹה | Pareoh | Official title for the monarch of Egypt, used throughout the Hebrew Bible to denote the reigning king of Egypt, irrespective of individual identity. The term … | 268 |
| Pareoh Chfera H6548 | פַּרְעֹה חׇפְרַע | Pareoh Chfera | Parʻôh Chophraʻ refers to the Egyptian ruler Pharaoh Hophra, who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a contemporary of the later Judahite monarchy. The term … | 2 |
| Pareoh Nekhoh H6549 | פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה | Pareoh Nekhoh | Proper name referring to a specific Egyptian sovereign: Pharaoh Necho (or Nekoh), ruler of Egypt at the end of the seventh century BCE, known in … | 10 |
| Pareosh H6551 | פַּרְעֹשׁ | Pareosh | A proper noun used as a personal or clan name in post-exilic Israelite records, likely denoting the head of a family group or clan named … | 6 |
| Pireaton H6552 | פִּרְעָתוֹן | Pireaton | Pirathon – a place-name referring to a settlement or town in the hill country of Ephraim. The term is primarily used as a toponym for … | 1 |
| Parepar H6554 | פַּרְפַּר | Parepar | Parpar: the name of a river in Aram (ancient Syria), cited in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two principal rivers of Damascus. The … | 1 |
| Perets H6557 | פֶּרֶץ | Perets | A personal name, Perets, primarily referring to two distinct individuals in Israelite genealogy: (1) an important descendant of Judah, son of Judah and Tamar, who … | 15 |
| Peratsim H6559 | פְּרָצִים | Peratsim | (Proper noun) A toponym referring to a place, 'Perazim', meaning 'breaks' or 'breaches', understood as 'the place of outbursts' or 'the place where breaches occurred.' … | 1 |
| Perets Uza H6560 | פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא | Perets Uza | A place-name meaning 'the breach (or bursting forth) against Uzzah.' Refers specifically to the location where the Israelite named Uzzah was struck down during the … | 4 |
| Peresh H6570 | פֶּרֶשׁ | Peresh | A personal name, Peresh, borne by a descendant of Manasseh among the Israelite clans. The meaning of the name itself is uncertain, but may derive … | 1 |
| Pareshanedata H6577 | פַּרְשַׁנְדָּתָא | Pareshanedata | Parshandatha — a proper personal name referring to one of the sons of Haman, an official at the court of the Persian King Xerxes I … | 1 |