Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avener H74 | אַבְנֵר | Avener | Proper name designating an individual; Abner, a prominent Israelite military commander, specifically the cousin of Saul and commander of the army of Israel during Saul's … | 63 |
| Ariel H740 | אֲרִיאֵל | Ariel | A proper name used both as a personal name and, symbolically, as a designation for Jerusalem. Its primary lexical meaning is 'Ariel,' interpreted contextually as … | 6 |
| Rakhal H7403 | רָכָל | Rakhal | A merchant, trader—someone who travels carrying merchandise for trade, often over distances; also used as a place name signifying a location connected with trade or … | 1 |
| Ram H7410 | רָם | Ram | A personal name meaning 'exalted' or 'high', used for both an Israelite (notably an ancestor in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah) and an … | 7 |
| Ramah H7414 | רָמָה | Ramah | Râmâh is a proper noun designating several towns or settlements in ancient Israelite and Judahite territories. The primary lexical meaning is 'height' or 'elevated place,' … | 36 |
| Rimon H7417 | רִמּוֹן | Rimon | A proper noun used as the name of a Syrian deity associated with weather and storm, as well as several geographic locations (cities or villages) … | 16 |
| Ramot H7418 | רָמוֹת | Ramot | Ramoth refers to 'heights, elevated places'; as a proper noun, Ramoth-Negeb (רָמֹת נֶגֶב or רָמַת נֶגֶב) designates a location in the arid southern region, characterized … | 2 |
| Ariday H742 | אֲרִידַי | Ariday | Aridai, a proper name referring to one of the ten sons of Haman, an official at the Achaemenid Persian court, as recorded in the book … | 1 |
| Rameyah H7422 | רַמְיָה | Rameyah | A personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) has raised/exalted.' The name identifies a male individual, and its formation expresses the notion of being elevated or uplifted by … | 1 |
| Remaleyahu H7425 | רְמַלְיָהוּ | Remaleyahu | Remalyahu (Remaliah) is a masculine proper name meaning 'Yahweh has adorned' or 'Yahweh has bedecked.' It refers to an Israelite father of Pekah, a king … | 13 |
| Rimon Perets H7428 | רִמֹּן פֶּרֶץ | Rimon Perets | Rimmôn Perets is a toponym designating a specific site mentioned as a stopping place during the Israelite wilderness journey. The name likely means 'pomegranate of … | 4 |
| Aridata H743 | אֲרִידָתָא | Aridata | Proper noun: Aridatha, a personal name of a son of Haman mentioned in the book of Esther. The name appears as one of several Persian … | 1 |
| Remet H7432 | רֶמֶת | Remet | A proper noun designating a specific geographic location, most likely a town in the territory allotted to the tribe of Issachar during the Israelite settlement … | 1 |
| Ramot Gilad H7433 | רָמֹת גִּלעָד | Ramot Gilad | A fortified city located in the territory of Gilead, east of the Jordan River, whose name means 'Heights of Gilead.' This toponym designates a prominent … | 21 |
| Ramat Hamitsepeh H7434 | רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה | Ramat Hamitsepeh | A toponym meaning 'Height of the Watchtower,' referring to a specific elevated location associated with lookout or surveillance in the context of ancient Israelite settlement … | 2 |
| Ramatayim Tsofim H7436 | רָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים | Ramatayim Tsofim | A proper place name, referring specifically to 'Ramathayim-Tsophim,' an Israelite settlement meaning 'the two heights (or high places) of the watchers.' The name designates a … | 2 |
| Ramat Lechi H7437 | רָמַת לֶחִי | Ramat Lechi | Ramath-Lechi: A proper place name meaning 'height of Lechi' or 'elevation of the jawbone.' The term designates a site in ancient Israelite territory notable as … | 2 |
| Rinah H7441 | רִנָּה | Rinah | Rinnâh is a personal name referring to an Israelite individual, attested as a proper noun in genealogical contexts. The underlying noun רִנָּה (rinnâ) means 'shout … | 1 |
| Risah H7446 | רִסָּה | Risah | Rissah: a toponym referring to a specific site encountered by the Israelites during their wilderness journey, likely denoting a place characterized by loose, crumbling material … | 2 |
| Resen H7449 | רֶסֶן | Resen | Resen — a proper noun designating a city in northern Mesopotamia, mentioned in the early genealogical narratives of Genesis. In its biblical context, it refers … | 1 |
| Areyeh H745 | אַרְיֵה | Areyeh | Lion; a large, powerful predatory feline (Panthera leo), typically used literally for the animal, but also employed metaphorically to characterize individuals or nations as fierce, … | 1 |
| Areyokhe H746 | אֲרְיוֹךְ | Areyokhe | Proper name: Arioch, a personal name used for individuals in different ancient Near Eastern contexts, principally as the name of a ruler in Shinar (Genesis … | 7 |
| Raah H7462 | רָעָה | Raah | To act as a shepherd, to tend, pasture, or care for a flock; by extension, to guide, lead, or rule over people (especially in a … | 1 |
| Reu H7466 | רְעוּ | Reu | Reu — a personal name referring to a postdiluvian patriarch, specifically the son of Peleg and father of Serug in the genealogies of Genesis and … | 5 |
| Reuel H7467 | רְעוּאֵל | Reuel | A personal name meaning 'El (God) is friend' or 'companion of El.' The name designates several individuals: the father-in-law of Moses (Midianite/Priest of Midian), an … | 11 |
| Arisay H747 | אֲרִיסַי | Arisay | Personal name of a son of Haman, an official at the Persian court. Used exclusively as a proper noun referring to this individual in the … | 1 |
| Rei H7472 | רֵעִי | Rei | Rêʻîy, a proper personal name appearing in the narrative concerning Solomon's succession, denoting an Israelite individual of note. The name is likely related to the … | 1 |
| Reelayah H7480 | רְעֵלָיָה | Reelayah | Reelayah — a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has shaken' or 'Yahweh causes trembling.' The name indicates a theological attribution, recognizing Yahweh's power to bring fear … | 1 |
| Raemah H7484 | רַעְמָה | Raemah | Raʻmâh is a proper noun denoting: 1) a personal name—specifically the son of Cush and grandson of Ham, listed among the descendants of Noah in … | 5 |
| Raameyah H7485 | רַעַמְיָה | Raameyah | Raʻamyâh is a theophoric personal name meaning 'Yahweh has made to tremble' or 'Yahweh has shaken.' In biblical usage, it refers to an Israelite during … | 1 |
| Raemeses H7486 | רַעְמְסֵס | Raemeses | A proper noun designating a significant city or district in northeastern Egypt, associated with the land of Goshen, mentioned primarily as a site of Israelite … | 5 |
| Rafa H7497 | רָפָא | Rafa | A proper noun and common noun denoting either (1) a member of the ancient population groups referred to as Rephaim—described in biblical texts as large … | 17 |
| Rafa H7498 | רָפָא | Rafa | Proper noun: Rapha (or Raphah) — a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, borne by two individuals; may also serve as a possible eponym for … | 2 |
| Refael H7501 | רְפָאֵל | Refael | A personal name meaning 'El has healed' or 'El heals.' Used specifically as the name of an Israelite individual, reflecting a theophoric compound that expresses … | 1 |
| Rafu H7505 | רָפוּא | Rafu | A personal name meaning 'healed' or 'restored,' derived from the passive participle of the verb רָפָא ('to heal, mend, restore'). Primarily used as the name … | 1 |
| Refach H7506 | רֶפַח | Refach | Rephach (רֶפַח) is a proper noun referring to a specific individual within Israelite genealogies, commonly transliterated as Rephah. The meaning of the name is uncertain, … | 1 |
| Refidim H7508 | רְפִידִים | Refidim | Rephidim – a proper noun designating a particular place encountered during the Israelites' journey after the exodus from Egypt. The term denotes a specific encampment … | 5 |
| Refayah H7509 | רְפָיָה | Refayah | A personal name meaning 'Yah has healed.' Used as the name of several individuals in biblical genealogies, primarily within the context of Israelite and post-exilic … | 5 |
| Erekhe H751 | אֶרֶךְ | Erekhe | Proper noun indicating a city known as Erek or Erech, an ancient Mesopotamian urban center identified with the Sumerian city of Uruk. In biblical usage, … | 1 |
| Ritseya H7525 | רִצְיָא | Ritseya | A personal name: Ritsyâʼ. Occurs as the name of an Israelite in post-exilic genealogies. Its form is likely derived from a verbal root conveying the … | 1 |
| Retsin H7526 | רְצִין | Retsin | A proper noun designating chiefly a historical individual: Rezin, recognized as the Aramean (Syrian) king of Damascus during the 8th century BCE, key figure in … | 11 |
| Retsef H7530 | רֶצֶף | Retsef | Retseph, the name of an ancient settlement cited in Assyrian records and biblical texts; as a toponym, it refers specifically to a locality located northeast … | 2 |
| Ritsepah H7532 | רִצְפָּה | Ritsepah | A personal name, feminine: Ritspah, used specifically as the name of a woman from the Saulide period. Refers to a particular Israelite woman, identified as … | 4 |
| Raqon H7542 | רַקּוֹן | Raqon | A proper place name referring to a locality, most likely situated along the territory assigned to the tribe of Dan in the Hebrew Bible. The … | 1 |
| Reqem H7552 | רֶקֶם | Reqem | Reqem (רֶקֶם) is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible to denote both a place and individuals. As a place name, it refers … | 6 |
| Raqat H7557 | רַקַּת | Raqat | Raqqath is a proper noun referring to a locality on the shore of the Sea of Kinneret (Galilee). The term designates a specific place, likely … | 1 |
| Reshef H7566 | רֶשֶׁף | Reshef | Resheph: a proper name referring to an individual, identified as a descendant in the genealogies of Ephraimite (Israelite) lineage in 1 Chronicles 7:25. The name … | 1 |
| Ritemah H7575 | רִתְמָה | Ritemah | Rithmah is a toponym referring to a specific encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness journeys, most notably listed among the stages of their route … | 2 |
| Aram H758 | אֲרָם | Aram | Aram refers primarily to a geographic region north and northeast of the Levant, specifically the highlands of present-day Syria and the surrounding territories, as well … | 133 |
| Sheol H7585 | שְׁאוֹל | Sheol | The underworld, the abode of the dead or the realm of departed spirits; in most biblical contexts, a shadowy region beneath the earth where both … | 64 |