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Biblical Names for Boys | Popular
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Avraham
(Abraham)
Father of the Jewish people.
Aharon
(Aaron)
Moshe's older brother.
Amnon
King David's oldest son.
Asher
Son of Jacob.
Avishai
Grandson of Jesse.
Aryeh
Army Officer in the Bible.
Also means "lion." |
Alon
Oak tree
Amichai
My people are alive
Amir
Mighty, strong
Amit
Friendly,
faithful
Ariel
Name for Jerusalem.
Also means "lion
of God" |
Barak
Soldier in the Bible. Also means "lightening."
Benyamin
(Benjamin)
Jacob's youngest son. Also means "son of my right
hand."
Boaz
King David's great grandfather and Ruth's
husband. | Ben-Ami
Son of my people
Ben-Zion
Son of Zion |
Calev
(Caleb)
Spy sent my Moshe into Canaan. | Chaim
Life
Chai
Life
Chanan
Grace |
Dan
Jacob's son. Also means "judge."
Daniel
Interpreter
of dreams in the Book of Daniel. Pious and wise man in the Book of Ezekiel. Also
means "God is my judge."
David
Killed Goliath,
and later became King of Israel. | Doran
Gift
Dotan
Law, Place in Israel.
Dov
Bear
Dror
Freedom. Bird
Dvir
Holy Place in the Temple |
Efraim
Jacob's grandson.
Elad
From Ephraim's tribe.
Elazar
Aaron's son and High Priest.
Eli, Ely
High Priest and
last of the Judges.
Eliezer
Three Eliezers in the Bible:
Abraham's servant, Moses' son, and a prophet.
Eliahu
A prophet.
Ezra
The priest and scribe who led the return
from Babylon, and became a leader in the reconstruction of the Temple and religious
life. | Eitan
Strong
Even
Stone
Eyal
deer |
Gavriel
(Gabriel)
Angel that visited Daniel. Also means "God is my strength."
Gad
Jacob's son.
Gidon (Gideon)
Warrior-hero. | Gal
Wave
Gil
Joy
Gilad
Endless joy.
Name of mountain.
Guy
Valley |
Hillel
Father of Judge Avdon. Also means "praise."
Hod
Member
of tribe of Asher. Also means "splendor." | |
Itai
One of David's warriors. Also means "friendly."
Itamar
Aharon's son. | Idan
Era, historic period
Ilan
Tree |
Levi
Jacob's son. | Lior
I have light.
Liron
I have joy. |
Malachi
Prophet.
Menashe
Joseph's son.
Micah
Prophet.
Michael
Angel and messenger of God.
Moshe
(Moses)
Leader who brought Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Mordechai
Queen Esther's cousin who advised her on saving
Jews. | Meir
Light |
Natan
(Nathan)
Prophet. Also means "he gave."
Natanel
(Nathaniel)
King David's brother. Also means "God gave."
Naphtali
Jacob's son.
Noach (Noah)
Righteous man asked by God to build an ark. Survived the great flood with family. | Nadav
Giver
Nir
Field
Nissan
Name of Hebrew month.
Nissim
Miracles
Nitzan
Bud
Noam
Pleasant |
Omri
King of Israel. | Ofer
Deer
Oren
Tree
Oz
Strength |
Pinchas
Aaron's grandson. | Paz
Golden |
Raphael
Angel. Also means "God has healed."
Reuven (Reuben)
Jacob's first son. | Ram
Height
Ravid
Ornament
Raviv
Rain, dew
Raz
Secret
Roi
My
shepherd
Ron
Song, joy |
Set
(Seth)
Adam's son.
Shaul (Saul)
First king of Israel.
Shimon (Simon)
Jacob's son.
Shlomo (Solomon)
David's son.
Shmuel (Samuel)
Prophet and judge. Also means "God has heard." | Sagi
Sublime
Shai
Gift
Shalom
Peace |
| Tal
Dew
Tamir
Tall
Tom
Honest
Tomer
Tree
Tzvi
Deer |
Uriel
Angel. | |
Yaacov
(Jacob)
Son of Isaac.
Yehoshua (Joshua)
Moses' succeeded as leader.
Yehuda (Judah)
Son of Jacob and Leah.
Yitzhak (Isaac)
Son of Abraham.
Also means "laughter."
Yoav
David's nephew.
Yoel (Joel)
Prophet. Also means "God is willing."
Yonah (Jonah)
Prophet. Also means "dove."
Yonatan
(Jonathan)
Saul's son and David's friend. Also means "God has
given."
Yosef (Joseph)
Son of Jacob and Rachel. | Yair
He will shine.
Yakir
Precious
Yaron
He will sing.
Yigal
He will redeem. |
Zachariah
(Zachary)
Prophet. Also means "Remembering God." | Zamir
Song
Zeev
Wolf
Ziv
To shine
Zohar
Light |
Sources
- What
to name your Jewish Baby, by Anita Diamant (Summit Books, New York, 1989).
- The
New Name Dictionary: Modern English and Hebrew Names, by Alfred J. Kolatch
(Jonathan David Publishers, New York, 1989).
- Shem
Cham: A Collection of Names for Boys and Girls, Dani Karman (Shva Publishers,
Or Yehuda, Israel, 1996).
- Sefer
Shamot, Rivka Giladi (Shin Zack Publishers, Jerusalem, 1989).
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