Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perat H6578 | פְּרָת | Perat | Proper noun designating the Euphrates River—the major river flowing from the Taurus mountains in Anatolia through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf. In biblical usage, פְּרָת … | 19 |
| Efes Damim H658 | אֶפֶס דַּמִּים | Efes Damim | Proper name designating a specific location: 'Ephes-Dammim', literally 'edge of blood' or 'boundary of blood.' Refers to a place identified as a border area notable … | 2 |
| Pashechur H6583 | פַּשְׁחוּר | Pashechur | A personal name, most often applied to several individuals linked to priestly or temple service in late monarchic and early exilic periods; likely signifying association … | 14 |
| Avel Mayim H66 | אַבֵל מַיִם | Avel Mayim | Proper place name meaning 'meadow of water' or 'water meadow.' Refers to a location in the northern kingdom of Israel, likely characterized by abundant water … | 2 |
| Petuel H6602 | פְּתוּאֵל | Petuel | Pethuel is a personal name borne by an Israelite male, specifically the father of the prophet Joel. The lexical meaning of the name is interpreted … | 1 |
| Petor H6604 | פְּתוֹר | Petor | Pethor is a place name denoting a city located in Mesopotamia, most notably identified as the hometown of the diviner Balaam in the Hebrew Bible … | 2 |
| Petacheyah H6611 | פְּתַחְיָה | Petacheyah | Personal name meaning 'Yah has opened.' Used as a theophoric proper noun for four distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The primary lexical sense is … | 4 |
| Pitom H6619 | פִּתֹם | Pitom | A proper noun referring to the city of Pithom, an ancient settlement in the eastern Nile Delta region of Egypt. Appears particularly as a place … | 1 |
| Pateros H6624 | פַּתְרוֹס | Pateros | Pathros refers to Upper Egypt, specifically the region of southern Egypt, often contrasted with Lower Egypt in the Hebrew Bible. The term denotes a geographic … | 5 |
| Paterusi H6625 | פַּתְרֻסִי | Paterusi | An inhabitant or native of Pathros, a region in southern Egypt, primarily denoting an ethnogeographic identity rather than a specific ethnic or tribal group. In … | 1 |
| Afeq H663 | אֲפֵק | Afeq | Proper noun designating several different fortified sites or settlements in the Hebrew Bible named Aphek (or Aphik). The term is derived from a root meaning … | 9 |
| Tsaanan H6630 | צַאֲנָן | Tsaanan | Place name referring to a settlement, likely meaning 'sheep pasture' or 'place of flocks.' The term is a denominal formation potentially referencing the area's connection … | 1 |
| Tsevoim H6636 | צְבֹאִים | Tsevoim | Tsᵉbôʼîym (צְבֹאִים) is a proper noun referring to various place names in the Hebrew Bible. It literally means 'Gazelles,' taking the plural form of צְבִי … | 8 |
| Tsovevah H6637 | צֹבֵבָה | Tsovevah | Zobebah; a personal name, likely signifying 'one who surrounds' or 'encompasses'. The feminine active participle form suggests a woman whose name possibly invokes protective or … | 1 |
| Afeqah H664 | אֲפֵקָה | Afeqah | Proper noun designating a specific populated site or fortified location, typically rendered as 'Aphekah'. In biblical usage, the name identifies a particular town associated with … | 1 |
| Tsiveya H6644 | צִבְיָא | Tsiveya | Tsibya is a personal name, used for both men and women in the Hebrew Bible, most notably as a male proper name (the father of … | 1 |
| Tsiveyah H6645 | צִבְיָּה | Tsiveyah | Tsibyâh is a personal name meaning 'Gazelle of Yahweh' or 'Yahweh is my Gazelle,' attested as a feminine proper name in the Hebrew Bible. As … | 2 |
| Tsiveon H6649 | צִבְעוֹן | Tsiveon | Personal name: Zibeon, an individual associated with the Horites in the genealogies of Genesis and the Edomites (Idumaeans) in later biblical references. The name likely … | 8 |
| Tsevoim H6650 | צְבֹעִים | Tsevoim | Tsᵉbô'îym refers primarily to a toponym—one or more locations in the Hebrew Bible, typically rendered 'Zeboim' in English translations. The name is a plural form … | 2 |
| Tsedad H6657 | צְדָד | Tsedad | A toponym referring to a place located on the northern border of the land described in the biblical texts, particularly in delineations of Israelite territory. … | 2 |
| Tsadoq H6659 | צָדוֹק | Tsadoq | Proper noun denoting the personal name Tsadok, meaning 'righteous' or 'just' as derived from its etymological root. The name is most notably used for a … | 53 |
| Tsidim H6661 | צִדִּים | Tsidim | Tsiddim—proper name of a location, most likely meaning 'the sides' or 'the cliffs/slopes.' In its only occurrence, the word designates the Valley of Siddim, a … | 1 |
| Tsideqiyah H6667 | צִדְקִיָּה | Tsideqiyah | Tsidqîyâh is a masculine personal name meaning 'Yahweh is righteousness' or 'Yahweh is just'. The name is used for multiple individuals in the Hebrew Bible, … | 63 |
| Tsova H6678 | צוֹבָא | Tsova | Proper name referring to a kingdom or region located northeast of ancient Israel, typically translated as 'Zobah.' This placename designates a specific geopolitical entity mentioned … | 12 |
| Tsuar H6686 | צוּעָר | Tsuar | Proper name designating an individual of Israelite lineage, specifically Tsûwʻâr, identified as a chief of the tribe of Issachar in the wilderness accounts. The name … | 5 |
| Tsuf H6689 | צוּף | Tsuf | A personal and place name in the Hebrew Bible. As a noun, refers primarily to a proper name—Tsuph/Zuph—associated with an Israelite ancestor and a geographic … | 5 |
| Eferayim H669 | אֶפְרַיִם | Eferayim | Ephrayim: a personal, tribal, and geographic name in the Hebrew Bible. Primarily, it designates (1) the younger son of Joseph and Asenath born in Egypt, … | 180 |
| Tsofach H6690 | צוֹפַח | Tsofach | Proper name, masculine. Tsôwphach/Zophah, identified as an individual in genealogical lists of Israelite tribes. The word functions exclusively as a personal name without independent lexical … | 2 |
| Tsofar H6691 | צוֹפַר | Tsofar | Tsophar, a personal name designating one of Job's three interlocutors from the region of Naamah in the book of Job. Used exclusively as a proper … | 4 |
| Tsur H6698 | צוּר | Tsur | A large rock, boulder, or rocky outcrop; metaphorically, a source of strength, refuge, or reliability. In personal names, often indicating steadfastness or strength. Semantically, 'tsûwr' … | 5 |
| Avel Mitserayim H67 | אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם | Avel Mitserayim | A place-name meaning 'Meadow of Egypt' or 'Mourning-place of Egypt,' referring to a location east of the Jordan near the Jordan River, associated with the … | 2 |
| Tsuriel H6700 | צוּרִיאֵל | Tsuriel | Personal name: 'My rock is El' (or 'El is my rock'), indicating faith in the deity's steadfastness, reliability, or protection. Functions solely as an Israelite … | 1 |
| Tsurishaday H6701 | צוּרִישַׁדַּי | Tsurishaday | Tsûwrîyshadday is a proper noun designating an individual Israelite, specifically the father of Shelumiel, leader of the tribe of Simeon in the early records of … | 7 |
| Tsochar H6714 | צֹחַר | Tsochar | Proper name designating individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (1) a Hittite named Tsochar (Genesis 23:8), and (2) an Israelite of the tribe of Simeon (1 … | 5 |
| Tsiva H6717 | צִיבָא | Tsiva | Proper name; servant or steward of the household of Saul, later associated with Mephibosheth and David. Not a common noun but a personal name designating … | 16 |
| Eferat H672 | אֶפְרָת | Eferat | A proper noun primarily designating a geographic area or settlement in ancient Judah, most notably associated with Bethlehem; also used as a personal name for … | 10 |
| Tsidon H6721 | צִידוֹן | Tsidon | Tsidon (Sidon): An ancient coastal city on the northeastern Mediterranean, prominent in the northern Phoenician region, and the name of a progenitor figure in the … | 22 |
| Tsion H6726 | צִיּוֹן | Tsion | A specific and prominent elevation in Jerusalem, initially referring to the fortified Jebusite stronghold captured by David and thereafter associated with the location of the … | 153 |
| Tsicha H6727 | צִיחָא | Tsicha | Personal name used for two individuals or clans among the Nethinim, likely referencing a concept of 'parchedness' or 'dryness' but functioning predominantly as a proper … | 3 |
| Tsior H6730 | צִיעֹר | Tsior | A proper noun designating a specific settlement in the hill country of Judah, rendered in English as 'Zior.' The lexical base of the name suggests … | 1 |
| Tsits H6732 | צִיץ | Tsits | A flower, blossom, or bud; figuratively, something that protrudes or projects, such as a decorative plate or object (e.g., the golden plate on the high … | 1 |
| Tsilah H6741 | צִלָּה | Tsilah | A personal name, Tsillah, feminine; primarily known as a woman in the antediluvian genealogies (specifically, a wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah). … | 3 |
| Etsebon H675 | אֶצְבּוֹן | Etsebon | Etsbon – a proper name referencing two individuals in the genealogies of the Israelite tribes, specifically a son of Gad and a descendant of the … | 2 |
| Tseleleponi H6753 | צְלֶלְפּוֹנִי | Tseleleponi | A personal name borne by an Israelite woman, likely meaning 'one facing the shadow' or 'shade-facing.' Referenced as a woman from the tribe of Judah. … | 1 |
| Tsalemon H6756 | צַלְמוֹן | Tsalemon | Proper noun. Name of a location (probably a mountain or wooded elevation) associated with 'shade' or 'darkness'; also used as a personal name for an … | 3 |
| Tsalemonah H6758 | צַלְמֹנָה | Tsalemonah | A proper noun referring to an encampment site named Tsalmonah during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. The word suggests a place characterized by shade, … | 2 |
| Tsalemuna H6759 | צַלְמֻנָּע | Tsalemuna | Tsalmunnaʻ functions as a proper name, specifically designating one of the two principal Midianite chieftains defeated by Gideon in the book of Judges. The name … | 12 |
| Tsela H6762 | צֶלַע | Tsela | Tselaʻ is a proper noun referring to a specific geographic location, a town or city in the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. Its … | 2 |
| Tsalaf H6764 | צָלָף | Tsalaf | Tsâlâph is a proper name designating an Israelite individual mentioned in post-exilic genealogical records. The word functions as a personal name, with specific reference to … | 1 |
| Tselfechad H6765 | צְלׇפְחָד | Tselfechad | Tsᵉlophchad is a personal name referring to a specific Israelite male from the tribe of Manasseh, known primarily as the father of five daughters whose … | 11 |