Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serug H8286 | שְׂרוּג | Serug | Personal name: Serug, an ancestor in the genealogical line between Arpachshad and Abraham, appearing in Genesis as a patriarch in the ancestral line of the … | 5 |
| Sharuchen H8287 | שָׁרוּחֶן | Sharuchen | Sharuhen: a geographically designated town or settlement, specifically noted as a fortified city in southern Canaan during the Late Bronze Age. It appears in the … | 1 |
| Sharon H8289 | שָׁרוֹן | Sharon | Sharon: a designated geographic region referring specifically to a broad, fertile plain along the coastal area of ancient Israel, generally between Joppa (modern Jaffa) and … | 7 |
| Serach H8294 | שֶׂרַח | Serach | A proper name referring to a female member of the Israelite tribal lineage, specifically identified as a daughter of Asher. The primary lexical meaning is … | 3 |
| Saray H8297 | שָׂרַי | Saray | Sarai (proper name, feminine): personal name signifying 'Sarai', the original name of the wife of Abram (later Abraham). The meaning is uncertain; traditional etymology links … | 17 |
| Sharay H8298 | שָׁרַי | Sharay | Sharay, a personal name referring to a member of the Israelite community, appearing as an individual listed among the returnees from exile. The name, possibly … | 1 |
| Sarid H8301 | שָׂרִיד | Sarid | Proper noun denoting a specific place-name: Sarid, a settlement or town in the territory allotted to the tribe of Zebulun. In different contexts, the word … | 2 |
| Shireyon H8303 | שִׁרְיוֹן | Shireyon | Proper name for a mountain (Sirion), specifically a prominent peak in the Anti-Lebanon range. Used as a geographic designation for the mountain complex otherwise known … | 2 |
| Serayah H8304 | שְׂרָיָה | Serayah | A personal name meaning 'YHWH has prevailed,' 'YHWH is ruler,' or possibly 'YHWH persists.' Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew … | 20 |
| Asheqelon H831 | אַשְׁקְלוֹן | Asheqelon | A major coastal city in southwestern Canaan (region later known as Philistia) on the Mediterranean Sea, referred to as Ashkelon. The word denotes both the … | 12 |
| Saresekhim H8310 | שַׂרְסְכִים | Saresekhim | Proper name, denoting a high-ranking official of Babylon, specifically referenced as one of the chief officers present at the capture of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 39:3). The … | 2 |
| Saraf H8315 | שָׂרָף | Saraf | Saraph (proper noun): Name of an individual, specifically an Israelite, occurring in genealogical contexts; refers to a figure listed among the descendants of Judah. The … | 1 |
| Sharar H8325 | שָׁרַר | Sharar | A personal name: Sharar. The lexical meaning is unknown; the word is attested only as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible. The associated root … | 1 |
| Sheresh H8329 | שֶׁרֶשׁ | Sheresh | Sheresh (proper name): Name of an Israelite descendant; refers specifically to a person in a genealogical list. The word itself is a personal name and … | 1 |
| Sheshebatsar H8339 | שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר | Sheshebatsar | Sheshbazzar, a personal name referring to an official of Babylonian or Persian administration and associated with the early return from Babylonian exile; Sheshbazzar is named … | 2 |
| Sheshebatsar H8340 | שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר | Sheshebatsar | Sheshbazzar, a personal name used in the late exilic and early postexilic periods, most notably designating a leading figure among the exiled Israelites entrusted with … | 2 |
| Shashay H8343 | שָׁשַׁי | Shashay | A personal name of uncertain meaning, most likely of Israelite origin, attested as a post-exilic ancestor in the genealogical records of the book of Ezra. … | 1 |
| Sheshay H8344 | שֵׁשַׁי | Sheshay | Sheshai (proper name): a personal name used for a native inhabitant of Hebron encountered by the Israelites, representing an individual of pre-Israelite Canaanite (specifically Anakite) … | 3 |
| Sheshakhe H8347 | שֵׁשַׁךְ | Sheshakhe | Sheshak – a cryptic or symbolic designation for the city of Babylon, specifically used in the context of prophetic oracles, especially in Jeremiah. The term … | 2 |
| Sheshan H8348 | שֵׁשָׁן | Sheshan | Sheshan, a personal name designating an Israelite in genealogical records, particularly associated with the tribe of Judah. The meaning of the name is uncertain. While … | 5 |
| Shashaq H8349 | שָׁשַׁק | Shashaq | Shashak — a personal name referring to an Israelite individual in genealogical records. As a proper noun, its exact lexical meaning is uncertain and it … | 2 |
| Shet H8351 | שֵׁת | Shet | A proper name designating an individual ('Sheth'), and in rare contexts a term relating to a tumult, strong disturbance, or perhaps a tribe or people … | 1 |
| Shet H8352 | שֵׁת | Shet | Proper noun designating the individual named Sheth, the third son of Adam and Havvah (Eve) in biblical narrative. The name's primary meaning is related to … | 8 |
| Asher H836 | אָשֵׁר | Asher | Proper name designating 'Asher,' one of the sons of Jacob/Israel; also refers to the tribe descended from him, the territory later allotted to that tribe, … | 43 |
| Shetar H8369 | שֵׁתָר | Shetar | Proper noun designating an official at the Persian court, specifically one of the royal advisors or courtiers mentioned in the Book of Esther. Used as … | 1 |
| Shetar Bozenay H8370 | שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי | Shetar Bozenay | Shethar-Bozenai: the proper name of a Persian official (governor or regional administrator) who appears in Ezra 5–6 as an important figure in the political administration … | 8 |
| Taanat Shiloh H8387 | תַּאֲנַת שִׁלֹה | Taanat Shiloh | A place name designating a specific settlement or town referenced in the allotment of tribal territory, typically rendered as 'Ta’anath Shiloh.' The name itself appears … | 2 |
| Ashur H839 | אֲשֻׁר | Ashur | (1) A type of tree associated with strong, flexible wood, most likely the cedar or a similar conifer; (2) In some contexts, refers to the … | 1 |
| Taarea H8390 | תַּאֲרֵעַ | Taarea | Taʼărêaʻ is a personal name referring to a specific Israelite individual, attested as a descendant in genealogy lists from the monarchy period. As a proper … | 1 |
| Tavor H8396 | תָּבוֹר | Tavor | Proper name referring primarily to a prominent mountain in the Lower Galilee, known as Mount Tabor (תָּבוֹר), and secondarily to a nearby locality or town … | 10 |
| Asareel H840 | אֲשַׂרְאֵל | Asareel | Asarel (personal name): A proper masculine name referring to an individual among the post-exilic descendants who returned to Yehud from Babylonian exile. The name can … | 1 |
| Tiveni H8402 | תִּבְנִי | Tiveni | Tibni — a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, found especially as the name of an Israelite who contended for kingship in the northern kingdom … | 3 |
| Taveerah H8404 | תַּבְעֵרָה | Taveerah | Proper noun designating a specific location in the wilderness, associated with the event of divine fire. The primary meaning is a place named after the … | 2 |
| Tevets H8405 | תֵּבֵץ | Tevets | Proper name for a Canaanite city, known as Tevetz or Tebets, referenced primarily as a geographic location in biblical narratives. Though related to the concept … | 3 |
| Tigelat Pileeser H8407 | תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר | Tigelat Pileeser | Tiglath-pileser: the throne name of a prominent king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (8th century BCE), who reigned during the expansionist period of Assyrian history. The … | 12 |
| Asareelah H841 | אֲשַׂרְאֵלָה | Asareelah | Asarelah—A personal name referring to an individual of the tribe of Levi, specifically among the sons of Heman designated for temple musical service. The term … | 1 |
| Tademor H8412 | תַּדְמֹר | Tademor | Tadmor—a toponym referring to an important city or oasis situated in the Syrian Desert; commonly identified with the later Greco-Roman city of Palmyra. In the … | 2 |
| Tideal H8413 | תִּדְעָל | Tideal | Tidal; a personal name referring in the Hebrew Bible to a king allied with other rulers during the era of Abraham. The meaning of the … | 2 |
| Asherah H842 | אֲשֵׁרָה | Asherah | A wooden cultic object, typically a sacred pole or tree, associated with ancient Canaanite and Israelite religious practice, often representing or symbolically connected to the … | 40 |
| Tuval H8422 | תּוּבַל | Tuval | Proper name designating (1) an individual—Tubal, a descendant of Japheth mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, and (2) the people or territory … | 8 |
| Tuval Qayin H8423 | תּוּבַל קַיִן | Tuval Qayin | Proper name, masculine: Tubal-qayin (Tûbal Qayin), a descendant of Qayin (Cain), identified in Genesis 4:22 as a patriarch and as an early artificer in metals … | 4 |
| Togaremah H8425 | תּוֹגַרְמָה | Togaremah | Proper noun referring to Togarmah, a descendant in the line of Gomer listed in biblical genealogies, and by extension the land or people associated with … | 4 |
| Tocha H8430 | תּוֹחַ | Tocha | A personal name: Towach, identified as an individual from the tribe of Issachar in genealogical records (1 Chronicles 7:2, transliterated as Towach or Toach). The … | 1 |
| Tolad H8434 | תּוֹלָד | Tolad | Proper noun, designating a specific place in the southern part of ancient Israelite territory, likely a settlement or town. In biblical usage, Tolad is associated … | 1 |
| Tulon H8436 | תּוּלוֹן | Tulon | Proper name designating an individual among the descendants of Shimon, appearing in genealogical records. The semantic range is limited to its use as a personal … | 2 |
| Tola H8439 | תּוֹלָע | Tola | (1) Worm, particularly a type of crimson-dye producing larva (likely Kermes vermilio), employed particularly in contexts relating to cloth dyeing or the natural world; (2) … | 6 |
| Aseriel H844 | אַשְׂרִיאֵל | Aseriel | Proper noun: Asriel — a personal name meaning 'El has vowed' or 'El is binding/firm.' Refers to two individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (1) an … | 3 |
| Toqahat H8445 | תּוֹקַהַת | Toqahat | Tôqahath is a personal name occurring in the genealogies of the Levites, specifically in the line of Kohath. The lexical meaning of the name is … | 2 |
| Tochu H8459 | תֹּחוּ | Tochu | A personal name, Tôchûw, likely referring to an individual among the Israelites. As a proper noun, it identifies specific individuals in genealogies. The underlying meaning … | 1 |
| Tachan H8465 | תַּחַן | Tachan | A personal name referring to at least two individuals of Israelite lineage listed in genealogical records. The primary lexical function of the term is as … | 2 |