Biblical Names Directory
2487 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Hebrew | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Techinah H8468 | תְּחִנָּה | Techinah | Techinnah, a personal name referring to a specific Israelite individual. The term functions as a proper noun (personal name) in the biblical text, designating one … | 1 |
| Eshetaol H847 | אֶשְׁתָּאֹל | Eshetaol | Eshtaol – a geographic location in the Shephelah (lowland) region of ancient Judahite territory. The town is frequently referenced as a boundary settlement, notably in … | 7 |
| Tachepaneches H8471 | תַּחְפַּנְחֵס | Tachepaneches | A city in northern Egypt known from the Hebrew Bible, serving as an important political center during the 7th–6th centuries BCE. In its biblical context, … | 8 |
| Tachepeneys H8472 | תַּחְפְּנֵיס | Tachepeneys | Tachpenes (תַּחְפְּנֵיס) is a proper name of non-Hebrew (Egyptian) origin, designating a royal Egyptian woman who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a queen or … | 3 |
| Tacherea H8475 | תַּחְרֵעַ | Tacherea | Tachrêaʻ is a personal name referring to a male member of an Israelite lineage, attested only as an individual in genealogical records. The name itself … | 1 |
| Tachash H8477 | תַּחַשׁ | Tachash | Personal name: Tahash (Taḥash), a figure listed as a descendant of Nahor and relative of Abraham. The word functions solely as a proper noun, denoting … | 1 |
| Tachat H8480 | תַּחַת | Tachat | Proper noun: Tachath (תַּחַת) is used as a personal name for three distinct individuals in the genealogies of the Israelite tribal lists, as well as … | 4 |
| Tachetim Chdeshi H8483 | תַּחְתִּים חׇדְשִׁי | Tachetim Chdeshi | Tachtîym Chodshîy is a place name referring to a specific locality mentioned in the territorial descriptions in the book of Samuel. The Hebrew phrase indicates … | 2 |
| Teyma H8485 | תֵּימָא | Teyma | Proper noun referring both to Tema, a son of Ishmael, and to the arid region or oasis traditionally associated with his descendants. In biblical texts, … | 5 |
| Teyman H8487 | תֵּימָן | Teyman | Proper noun referring to (1) a prominent Edomite clan and region southeast of ancient Israel, known as Teman; (2) by extension, the direction 'south' in … | 11 |
| Teymeni H8488 | תֵּימְנִי | Teymeni | Proper noun designating an individual named Temeni, a descendant or clan member within the lineage of Judah; appears as a genealogical designation for a person … | 1 |
| Tireya H8493 | תִּירְיָא | Tireya | Tiria (תִּירְיָא) is a personal name meaning 'Tiria,' designating an individual listed as a descendant within an Israelite genealogical context. The name’s lexical meaning is … | 1 |