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• Aarat, high or holy ground
• Aaron
  Aaron
  In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
  
  , a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength, a teacher or lofty
• Abba
  Abba
  ABBA is the name of a former Swedish pop music group.Abba may also refer to:* ABBA , a self-titled album by the Swedish pop music group ABBA* "Abba ", a song by Christian pop and rock artist, Rebecca St...
  
  , father
• Abaddon
  Abaddon
  Abaddon in the Revelation of St. John, is the king of tormenting locusts and the angel of the bottomless pit. The exact nature of Abaddon is debated, but the Hebrew word is related to the triliteral root אבד , which in verb form means "to perish."...
  
  , the destroyer, See APOLLYON (a destroyer), The angel of the bottomless pit (Revelation 9:11)
• Abagtha
  Abagtha
  Abagtha was a court official of King Ahasuerus. He is mentioned once in the Book of Esther . According to this narrative, he and six other officials suggested that Queen Vashti parade before the king and his ministers in the crown jewels...
  
  , father of the wine-press, A Persian chamberlain, God-given; one of the seven eunuchs in the Persian court of Ahasuerus in charge of the wine.
• Abana, made of stone; a building, perennial, stony,
• Abarim
  Abarim
  Abarim is a mountain range across Jordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo — its highest point — in the north, perhaps to the Arabian desert in the south...
  
  , passages; passengers, regions beyond
• Abda, a servant; servitude
• Abdeel, a vapor; a cloud of God, servant of God
• Abdi
  Abdi
  Abdi is an Arabic male name or compound word, that is related to Abdul.Abdi is often used as part of a Muslim name meaning servant. Abdi is then followed by one of the Names of God in Islam, signifying servant of God. Each of the names of Allah are adjectives describing Him. For example, Abdi-Fatah...
  
  , my servant
• Abdiel
  Abdiel
  Abdiel is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of fictional characters and as a given name for several notable people...
  
  , servant of God
• Abdon, servant; cloud of judgment, servile
• Abednego, servant of light; shining, servant of Nego=Nebo
• Abel, a city; mourning, vanity; breath; transitoriness
• Abel-beth-maachah
  Abel-beth-maachah
  Abel-beth-maachah was a city in the north of Israel, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the tribe of Naphtali....
  
  , mourning to the house of Maachah, meadow of the house of Maachah, Also called ABEL-MAIM
• Abel-maim, mourning of waters
• Abel-meholah
  Abel-meholah
  Abel-meholah was the birthplace and residence of the prophet Elisha. It is located near where the Wady el-Maleh merges into the Jordan River, south of Bethshean. Here Elisha was found at his plough by Elijah on his return up the Jordan valley from Horeb . It is now called 'Ain Helweh.Attribution...
  
  , mourning of sickness, meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow
• Abel-mizraim
  Abel-mizraim
  Abel-mizraim is a place "beyond," or west, of the Jordan river, at the "threshing-floor of Atad." Here the Egyptians mourned seven days for Jacob . Its site is unknown....
  
  , The mourning of Egyptians
• Abel-shittim, mourning of thorns, meadow of the acacias
• Abez
  Abez
  Abez was a town in the allotment of the tribe of Issachar , at the north of the Jezreel Valley, or plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida....
  
  , an egg; muddy
• Abi, my father, my father is Jehovah
• Abiah, the Lord is my father,
• Abi-albon, most intelligent father, father of strength, Also called ABIEL
• Abiasaph, consuming father; gathering, father of gathering, i.e. gathered father of gathering; the gatherer
• Abiathar
  Abiathar
  Abiathar , in the Hebrew Bible, son of Achimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House...
  
  , excellent father; father of the remnant, father of abundance, i.e. liberal, father of abundance, or my father excels
• Abib
  Abib
  Aviv has several related meanings in Hebrew:* The basic meaning of the word aviv is the stage in the growth of grain when the seeds have reached full size and are filling with starch, but have not dried yet...
  
  , green fruit; ears of corn, an ear of corn, green fruits
• Abidah, (or Abida) father of knowledge
• Abidan
  Abidan
  Abidan - Publishers of Educational and Inspirational BooksAbidan , son of Gideoni, was a judge and head of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the exodus.* References: , , , and * Meaning: My father God has judged...
  
  , father of judgment, father of the judge
• Abiel, God my father, father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious."
• Abiezer, (or Abieezer) father of help, father of help, helpful
• Abigail
  Abigail
  Abigail was the wife of Nabal; she became a wife of David after Nabal's death .In the passage, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, and Abigail attempts to placate David in order to stop him taking revenge...
  
  , the father's joy, father, i.e. source, of joy
• Abihail
  Abihail
  Abihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:# Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son....
  
  , The father of strength, father of, i.e. possessing, strength
• Abihu, he is my father, he (God) is my father, father of Him; i.e., "worshipper of God"
• Abihud
  Abihud
  Abihud - father of renown. One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin ; called also Ahihud . A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim ; called also Juda , and Obadiah .The name may also occasionally be romanized as Abioud or 'Abiyhuwd...
  
  , father of praise; confession, father of renown, famous, father (i.e., "possessor") of renown
• Abijah
  Abijah
  Abijah or Abiah or Abia is a Biblical unisex name that means Aviya or "my Father is Yahweh" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament the name Abijah was borne by several characters:Women...
  
  , the Lord is my father, father (i.e., "possessor or worshipper") of Jehovah
• Abijam
  Abijam
  Abijam was the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam, the grandson of Solomon and the great-grandson of David. The Chronicler refers to him as Abijah ....
  
  , father of the sea, father of the sea; i.e., "seaman", Abijah or Abijam: my father is Jehovah
• Abilene
  Abilene (biblical)
  Abilene or simply Abila was a plain, a district in Coele-Syria, of which the chief town was Abila Lysaniou...
  
  , father of mourning, land of meadows
• Abimael, a father sent from God, father of Mael
• Abimelech
  Abimelech
  Abimelech was a common name of the Philistine kings.Abimelech was most prominently the name of a king of Gerar who is mentioned in two of the three wife-sister narratives in Genesis...
  
  , father of the king
• Abinadab
  Abinadab
  Abinadab may refer to:# A man of Kirjath-jearim widely identified as a Levite , in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines . It remained there twenty years, until it was at length removed by David . It has been argued that...
  
  , father of a vow, or of willingness father of nobleness; i.e., “noble”,
• Abinoam
  Abinoam
  Abinoam , from Kedesh-naphtali, was the father of Barak who defeated Jabin's army, led by Sisera .*Meaning: father of beauty, father of kindness, father of pleasantness...
  
  , father of pleasantness
• Abiram
  Abiram
  Abiram, also spelled Abiron, |father]] is exalted") is the name of two people in the Old Testament. One was the son of Eliab, who, along with his brother Dathan, joined Korah in the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. He and all the conspirators, with their families and possessions, were swallowed...
  
  , high father; father of deceit, father of height; i.e., "proud."
• Abishag
  Abishag
  According to the Old Testament, Abishag was a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David in his old age. Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations with her...
  
  , ignorance of the father
• Abishai
  Abishai (Bible)
  Abishai was the eldest son of Zeruiah, sister of the Biblical King David. His name means father of a gift. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel , and a military leader under David....
  
  , the present of my father, father of (i.e., "desirous of")
• Abishalom, father of peace
• Abishua
  Abishua
  Abishua was an early High priest of Israel.Abishua is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles and Ezra as the son of the High Priest Phinehas, son of Eleazar...
  
  , father of salvation, father of welfare; i.e., "fortunate."
• Abishur
  Abishur
  Abishur - . He is one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah. .-External links:* Abishur*.*....
  
  , father of the wall; father of uprightness, father of the wall
• Abital
  Abital
  Abital or Avital is a Hebrew female name.It translates as father of dew i.e., "fresh".The grammatically correct translation of the name is dew is my father. ab-i means my father, -i is possessive pronoun for "my"....
  
  , the father of the dew; or of the shadow, father of the dew
• Abitub, father of goodness,
• Abiud, father of praise
• Abner
  Abner
  In the Book of Samuel, Abner , is first cousin to Saul and commander-in-chief of his army...
  
  , father of light
• Abram, high father
• Abraham, father of a great multitude
• Absalom
  Absalom
  According to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
  
  , father of peace
• Accad, a vessel; pitcher; spark
• Accho, close; pressed together
• Aceldama
  Aceldama
  Aceldama or Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the followers of Jesus....
  
  , field of blood
• Achab, brother of the father
• Achaia, grief; trouble
• Achaicus, a native of Achaia; sorrowing; sad
• Achan
  Achan (Bible)
  Achan , also called Achar, is a figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai.According to the narrative of Joshua chapter 7, Achan pillaged an ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly garment, from Jericho; the text states "But all the...
  
  , or Achar, he that troubles, troubler, valley of trouble
• Achaz, one that takes, or possesses
• Achbor
  Achbor
  Achbor is a name that means "gnawing" and is, by extension, used as the word for "mouse"...
  
  , a rat; bruising
• Achim
  Achim
  Achim is a municipality and the largest town in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, approx. 17 km northwest of Verden, and 16 km southeast of Bremen. The mayor is Uwe Kellner.-Geography:Achim lies in a valley of the Weser...
  
  , preparing; revenging; confirming
• Achish
  Achish
  Achish is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers of Gath. It is perhaps only a general title of royalty, applicable to the Philistine kings. The two kings of Gath, which is identified by most scholars as Tell es-Safi, are:...
  
  , thus it is; how is this
• Achmetha, brother of death
• Achor
  Achor
  Achor is the name of a valley in the vicinity of Jericho.Eusebius and Jerome implied that they thought it was a valley north of Jericho. In the nineteenth century some writers identified the valley with the wadi al-Qelt, a deep ravine located to Jericho's south...
  
  , trouble
• Achsah
  Achsah
  Achsah - "anklet", was Caleb ben Yefune's only daughter . She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, also called Kirjath-sepher/Kirjath-sannah...
  
  , adorned; bursting the veil
• Achshaph
  Achshaph
  Achshaph - "fascination", a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Canaan . It was in the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher, and is identified with the modern ruined village of Kesaf or Yasif, northeast of Acre....
  
  , poison; tricks
• Achzib
  Achzib
  Achziv is an archaeological site on the northern coast of Israel, 15 kilometers north of Acco. It was first settled in the Middle Canaanite II period by the Phoenicians. In the Bible, it is described as falling within territory assigned to the tribe of Asher. An Arab village, Az-Zeeb, was...
  
  , liar; lying; one that runs
• Adadah, testimony of the assembly
• Adah, an assembly, ornament ornament, beauty
• Adaiah
  Adaiah
  Adaiah was the father of Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was King Josiah of Israel....
  
  , the witness of the Lord
• Adaliah, one that draws water; poverty; cloud; death
• Adam
  Adam
  Adam is a figure in the Book of Genesis. According to the creation myth of Abrahamic religions, he is the first human. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim , and the first woman, Eve was formed from his rib...
  
  , earthy; red
• Adamah, red earth; of blood
• Adami
  Adami-nekeb
  Adami-nekeb according to the Revised Version, or Adami-hannekeb , i.e. the pass Adami, is mentioned in as a passage on the frontier of Naphtali. The Vulgate gives Adami quae est Neceb, while the King James Version translates as two separate names, "Adami" and "Nekeb", as does the Septuagint: ΑΡΜΕ...
  
  , my man; red; earthy; human
• Adar
  Adar
  Adar is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days...
  
  , high; eminent
• Adbeel, vapor
• Addi
  Addi
  Addi is a Tigrinya term meaning "village" derived from the Ge'ez word "Ad" meaning "son." The word can be found in many village and city names in Tigray Region, Ethiopia and Tigre and Tigrinya-speaking Eritrea....
  
  , my witness; adorned; prey
• Addin, adorned; delicious; voluptuous
• Addon
  Addon
  Addon - low, one of the persons named in the Neh. 7:61 who could not "shewtheir father's house" on the return from captivity. This, with similar instances , indicates the importance the Jews attached to their genealogies....
  
  , basis; foundation; the Lord
• Adiel
  Adiel
  Adiel - ornament of God. The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurerunder David and Solomon . A family head ofthe tribe of Simeon . A priest ....
  
  , the witness of the Lord
• Adin
  Adin
  Adin is an uncommon family name found today in England, the United States , New Zealand, Sweden, the Basque country, Turkey and Israel. Since the name occurs in the Old Testament, it has been suggested that the name has Jewish origins since it is mentioned in the Bible four times...
  
  , Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty
• Adithaim, assemblies; testimonies
• Adlai, my witness; my ornament
• Admah
  Admah
  Admah was one of the pentapolis of the Vale of Siddim. It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is supposed by some to be the same as the "Adam" of Joshua 3:16, the name of which still lingers in Damieh, a ford of the Jordan river....
  
  , earthy; red; bloody
• Admatha, a cloud of death; a mortal vapor
• Adna, pleasure; delight
• Adnah, eternal rest
• Adoni-bezek, (or Adonibezek) the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning
• Adonijah
  Adonijah
  Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel , which is contained in the Bible.-Life:After the death of his elder brothers Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne, but Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father...
  
  , the Lord is my master
• Adonikam
  Adonikam
  Adonikam - whom the Lord sets up, one of those "which came with Zerubbabel". His "children," or retainers, to the number of 666,came up to Jerusalem .-External links:*...
  
  , the Lord is raised
• Adoniram
  Adoniram
  Adoniram ; ; Hebrew, אדונירם, 'my Lord has exalted'; alternate form Adoram, 'the Lord has exalted'),the son of Abda, was the tax collector In the United Kingdom of Israel for over forty years, from the late years of King David's reign until the reign of Rehoboam. In the language of the Tanakh, he...
  
  , my Lord is most high; Lord of might and elevation
• Adoni-zedek, justice of the Lord; lord of justice
• Adoraim, strength of the sea
• Adoram, their beauty; their power
• Adrammelech, the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king
• Adramyttium, the court of death
• Adriel
  Adriel
  Adriel - flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab . The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites Adriel - flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter...
  
  , the flock of God
• Adullam
  Adullam
  Adullam is a region of Israel near the Valley of Elah , west of Gush Etzion. The villages of Aderet, Neve Michael/Roglit, and Aviezer are located here. In the 1950s there were plans to set up Adullam as a formal political/economic region, on the model of Lachish, but the plans were not carried out...
  
  , their testimony; their prey; their ornament
• Adummim
  Adummim
  Adummim - the red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, "on the south side of the torrent" Wady Kelt, looking toward Gilgal, mentioned Josh. 15:7; 18:17...
  
  , earthy; red; bloody things
• Aeneas
  Aeneas
  Aeneas , in Greco-Roman mythology, was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. His father was the second cousin of King Priam of Troy, making Aeneas Priam's second cousin, once removed. The journey of Aeneas from Troy , which led to the founding a hamlet south of...
  
  , praised; praiseworthy
• Aenon
  AEnon
  Ænon is a Greek word coming from a Hebrew term "ay-yin". It means "spring" or "natural fountain", and was a place near Salem where John the Baptist baptized . Its probable location was near the upper source of the Wadi Far'ah, an open valley extending from Mount Ebal to the Jordan River which is...
  
  , a cloud; fountain; his eye
• Agabus
  Agabus
  Saint Agabus or Saint Agabo was an early follower of Christianity mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke ....
  
  , a locust; the father's joy or feast
• Agag
  Agag
  Agag was the name of two kings of the Amalekites mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It has been conjectured that the name was a standing title of the kings of the Amalekites...
  
  , roof; upper floor
• Agar
  Agar
  Agar or agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived from a polysaccharide that accumulates in the cell walls of agarophyte red algae. Throughout history into modern times, agar has been chiefly used as an ingredient in desserts throughout Asia and also as a solid substrate to contain culture medium...
  
  , or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
• Agee, a valley; deepness
• Agrippa, one who causes great pain at his birth, king hero-like
• Agur
  Agur
  Agur ben Jakeh was the compiler of a collection of proverbs found in , which is sometimes known as the Book of Agur or Sayings of Agur. The initial text of the chapter runs as follows , and bears great similarity to . This translation is not universally accepted as correct; see below.The text Agur...
  
  , stranger; gathered together
• Ahab
  Ahab
  Ahab or Ach'av or Achab in Douay-Rheims was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri according to the Hebrew Bible. His wife was Jezebel....
  
  , uncle, or father's brother
• Aharah, a smiling brother; a meadow of a sweet savor
• Aharhel, another host; the last sorrow; a brother's sheep
• Ahasbai, trusting in me; a grown-up brother
• Ahasuerus
  Ahasuerus
  Ahasuerus is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers...
  
  , prince; head; chief
• Ahava, essence; being; generation
• Ahaz
  Ahaz
  Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew....
  
  , one that takes or possesses
• Ahaziah, seizure; vision of the Lord
• Ahi, my brother; my brethren
• Ahiah, brother of the Lord
• Ahiam, mother's brother; brother of a nation
• Ahian, brother of wine
• Ahiezer
  Ahiezer
  Ahiezer - brother of help; i.e., "helpful." The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus . The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired toDavid at Ziklag ....
  
  , brother of assistance
• Ahihud
  Ahihud
  Ahihud - brother of union. A son of Bela, the sonof Benjamin . Name different in Hebrew, meaning father of Judah. Chief Slaveof the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to...
  
  , brother of vanity, or of darkness, or of joy, or of praise; witty brother
• Ahijah
  Ahijah
  Ahijah is a name of several Biblical individuals:# Ahijah the Shilonite, the Biblical prophet who divided the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.# One of the sons of Bela . In AV called "Ahiah."...
  
  , brother of the Lord
• Ahikam
  Ahikam
  Ahikam, in Hebrew "My brother has risen". One of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discoveryof the book of the law...
  
  , a brother who raises up or avenges
• Ahilud, a brother born, or begotten
• Ahimaaz
  Ahimaaz
  Ahimaaz was son and successor of Zadok in the office of high priest . On the occasion of the revolt of Absalom he remained faithful to David, and was of service to him in conveying to him tidings of the proceedings of Absalom in Jerusalem...
  
  , a brother of the council
• Ahiman
  Ahiman
  Ahiman is the name of two persons in the Bible:* One of the three giant sons of Anak whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron when they went in to explore the land...
  
  , brother of the right hand
• Ahimelech
  Ahimelech
  Ahimelech , the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar , described in 2 Sam. 8:17 as the son of Abiathar and in four places in 1 Chronicles. He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 his name is Abimelech according to the Masoretic Text, and is probably the same as Ahiah...
  
  , my brother is a king; my king's brother
• Ahimoth, brother of death
• Ahinadab
  Ahinadab
  Ahinadab is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household. He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim , east of Jordan....
  
  , a willing brother; brother of a vow
• Ahinoam
  Ahinoam
  Ahinoam is a Hebrew name literally meaning brother of pleasantness, thus meaning pleasant.There are two references in the Bible to people who bear that name:...
  
  , beauty of the brother; brother of motion
• Ahio
  Ahio
  Ahio - brotherly.# One of the sons of Beriah .# One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite .# One of the sons of Abinadab. While his brother Uzzah went by the side of the Ark of the Covenant, Ahio walked before it guiding the oxen which drew the cart on which it was carried, after having brought it...
  
  , his brother; his brethren
• Ahira
  Ahira
  Ahira, meaning Brother of evil or unlucky or my brother is friend, was an Old Testament character. He was chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus ....
  
  , brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd
• Ahiram
  Ahiram
  Ahiram or, more correctly, Ahirom was a Phoenician king of Byblos Ahirom is not attested in any other Ancient Oriental source. He became famous only by his Phoenician inscribed sarcophagus which was discovered in 1923 by the French excavator Pierre Montet in tomb V of the royal necropolis of Byblos...
  
  , brother of craft, or of protection
• Ahisamach, brother of strength
• Ahishahur, brother of the morning or dew; brother of blackness
• Ahishar, brother of a prince; brother of a song
• Ahithophel, brother of ruin or folly
• Ahitub
  Ahitub
  Ahitub - brother of goodness = good. A few people in the Bible have this name: The son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of Ichabod. On the death of his grandfather Eli he most likely succeeded to the office of high priest, and would have been succeeded by his son Ahijah...
  
  , brother of goodness
• Ahlab
  Ahlab
  Ahlab , a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border , north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Gischala , now Jish....
  
  , made of milk, or of fat; brother of the heart
• Ahlai, beseeching; sorrowing; expecting
• Ahoah
  Ahoah
  Ahoah - brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin . He is also called Ahiah and Iri . His descendants were called Ahohites ....
  
  , a live brother; my thorn or thistle
• Aholah, his tabernacle; his tent
• Aholiab
  Aholiab
  In the Hebrew Bible, Aholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle and the implements which it housed. He is described in Exodus as a master of carpentry, weaving, and embroidery.- References :...
  
  , the tent of the father
• Aholibah, my tent, or my tabernacle, in her
• Aholibamah
  Aholibamah
  Aholibamah , is a minor biblical person in the Book of Genesis....
  
  , my tabernacle is exalted
• Ahumai, a meadow of waters; a brother of waters
• Ahuzam, their taking or possessing vision
• Ahuzzah, possession; seizing; collecting
• Ai
  Ai (Bible)
  Ai refers to one or two places in ancient Israel:*A city mentioned along with Heshbon by Jeremiah 49:3, whose location is currently unknown, and which may or may not be the same as:...
  
  , or Hai, mass; heap
• Aiah, vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?
• Aiath, same as Ai; an hour; eye; fountain
• Aijeleth-Shahar, (or Aijeleth Shahar) the land of the morning
• Ain
  Ain
  Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
  
  , same as Aiath
• Ajalon
  Ajalon
  Ajalon was a place in the lowland of Shephelah in the ancient Land of Israel, identified today as Yalo at the foot of the Bethoron pass, a Palestinian Arab village located southeast of Ramla in the West Bank. Its name is Hebrew for "place of gazelles".The place may have been the site of several...
  
  , a chain; strength; a stag
• Akkub, foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness
• Akrabbim
  Akrabbim
  Akrabbim is probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name . It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim"...
  
  , scorpions
• Alammelech, God is king
• Alemeth
  Alemeth
  In the Hebrew Bible, Alemeth was:*One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin .*One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz ....
  
  , hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead
• Alian, high
• Alleluia
  Alleluia
  The word "Alleluia" or "Hallelujah" , which at its most literal means "Praise Yah", is used in different ways in Christian liturgies....
  
  , praise the Lord
• Allon, an oak; strong
• Allon-bachuth, the oak of weeping
• Almodad
  Almodad
  Almodad was a descendant of Noah and the first named son of Joktan in and . While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad, this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in "Arabia Felix"...
  
  , measure of God
• Almon, hidden
• Almon-diblathaim, hidden in a cluster of fig trees
• Alpheus
  Alphaeus
  Alphaeus is mentioned in the New Testament as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles, namely:*Matthew Levi the Apostle*James, son of AlphaeusThere may have been two separate men named Alphaeus...
  
  , a thousand; learned; chief,
• Alush
  Alush
  Alush was one of the places, the last before Rephidim, at which the Israelites rested on their way to Mount Sinai . It was probably situated on the shore of the Red Sea. It means a crowd of men. A particular event that occurred here was the story in the Exodus where water flowed from a rock....
  
  , mingling together
• Alvah, his rising up; his highness
• Amad, people of witness; a prey
• Amal (disambiguation), labor; iniquity
• Amalek
  Amalek
  The Amalekites are a people mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible. They are considered to be descended from an ancestor Amalek....
  
  , a people that licks up
• Aman
  Aman
  -External links:*...
  
  , mother; fear of them
• Amana
  Amana (bible)
  Amana - perennial. The Hebrew margin of 2 Kings 5:12 suggests another reading of Abana, a stream near Damascus.Amana is also the name of a mountain , probably Amanus, or the southern summit of Anti-Libanus, at the base of which are the sources of the Abana.Most English translations of the Song of...
  
  , integrity; truth; a nurse
• Amariah
  Amariah
  Amariah means "said by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:#One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar...
  
  , the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord
• Amasa
  Amasa
  Amasa is a person in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of Abigail , who was sister to King David and Zeruiah, the mother of Joab. Hence, Amasa was a nephew to David, a cousin to Joab, as well as a cousin to Absalom....
  
  , sparing the people
• Amasai
  Amasai
  There were four biblical characters called Amasai .The name is rarely used in modern Hebrew. Its only known contemporary appearance is in the first name of the poet and translator Amasai Levin. It is used less rarely as a Hebrew family name....
  
  , strong
• Amashai, the people's gift
• Amashi-ali, same as Amaziah
• Ami (disambiguation)
  Ami (disambiguation)
  - Organizations :*Aeronautica Militare Italiana, the Italian Air Force*American Megatrends, computer hardware and software supplier, creating AMIBIOS*AMI Semiconductor, American Microsystems, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer...
  
  , mother; fear; people
• Amaziah
  Amaziah
  Amaziah or Amasias may refer to:#Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah#A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite #A priest of the golden calves at Bethel...
  
  , the strength of the Lord
• Aminadab
  Aminadab
  Aminadab is mentioned in Helaman 5:34-41. He is said to have been a righteous Nephite. However, evidently he fell away from the Church, and became associated with the Lamanites, as a guard in their prisons....
  
  , my people is liberal
• Amittai
  Amittai
  - In Islam :Amittai is also mentioned in Islam in Prophet Muhammad's Hadith, in which Muhammad emphasizes upon the belief that all prophets are equal in their importance and greatness:...
  
  , true; fearing
• Ammah
  Ammah
  Ammah - a cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached asthe sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner . It lay to the east of Gibeon....
  
  , my, or his, people
• Ammi, same as Ammah
• Ammiel
  Ammiel
  Ammiel means "people of God."# One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan . He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report ....
  
  , the people of God
• Ammihud
  Ammihud
  Ammihud - people of glory; i.e., "renowned."* The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus .* Num. 34:20.* Num. 34:28.* The father of Pedahel, a prince of the Tribe of Naphtali. Ammihud - people of glory; i.e., "renowned."* The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at...
  
  , people of praise
• Amminadab
  Amminadab
  -People:* Amminadab , son of Ram * Izhar, who was also known as Amminadab* Amminadab , either of two kings of Ammon in the mid-seventh century BCE* Amminadab Lévinas, the son of Emmanuel Lévinas...
  
  , my people is liberal
• Ammishaddai
  Ammishaddai
  In the Book of Numbers Ammishaddai was the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus . This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, Shaddai....
  
  , the people of the Almighty; the Almighty is with me
• Ammizabad, dowry of the people
• Ammon
  Ammon
  Ammon , also referred to as the Ammonites and children of Ammon, was an ancient nation located east of the Jordan River, Gilead, and the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbath Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital...
  
  , a people; the son of my people
• Amnon
  Amnon
  According to the Bible, Amnon was the oldest son of David, King of Israel, with his wife, Ahinoam, who is described as "the Jezreelitess". -Rape of Tamar:...
  
  , faithful and true; tutor
• Amok, a valley; a depth
• Amon
  Amon of Judah
  Amon was the king of Judah who succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah on the throne according to the Bible. His mother was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. He was married to Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath....
  
  , faithful; true
• Amorite
  Amorite
  Amorite refers to an ancient Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia from the 21st Century BC...
  
  , bitter; a rebel; a babbler
• Amos
  Amos (prophet)
  Amos is a minor prophet in the Old Testament, and the author of the Book of Amos. Before becoming a prophet, Amos was a sheep herder and a sycamore fig farmer. Amos' prior professions and his claim "I am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet" indicate that Amos was not from the school of prophets,...
  
  , loading; weighty
• Amoz
  Amoz
  Amoz was the father of the prophet Isaiah, mentioned in Isaiah 1:1 and 2:1, and in II Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1. Nothing else is known for certain about him....
  
  , strong; robust
• Amplias, large; extensive
• Amram
  Amram
  In the Book of Exodus, Amram Arabic عمران Imran, is the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam and the husband of Jochebed.-In the Bible:In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact...
  
  , an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn
• Amraphel
  Amraphel
  In the Tanakh or Old Testament, Amraphel was a king of Shinar in Genesis xiv.1 and 9, who invaded the west along with Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and others, and defeated Sodom and the other Cities of the Plain in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim.Beginning with E...
  
  , one that speaks of secrets
• Amzi, strong, mighty
• Anab
  Anab
  Anab is one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, fromwhich Joshua expelled the Anakim . It stillretains its ancient name. It lies among the hills, 10 milessouth-south-west of Hebron....
  
  , a grape; a knot
• Anah
  Anah
  Anah, or Ana, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates river, approximately mid-way between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Persian Gulf.-Etymology:...
  
  , one who answers; afflicted
• Anaharath, dryness, burning, wrath
• Anaiah, Jehovah answers
• Anak
  Anak
  According to the Book of Numbers, during the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites, Anak was a well known figure, and a forefather of the Anakites who have been considered "strong and tall," they were also said to have been a mixed race of giant people, descendants of the Nephilim...
  
  , a collar; ornament
• Anamim
  Anamim
  Anamim is, according to the Bible, either a son of Ham's son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him.The name should perhaps be attached to a people in northern Africa, probably in the surrounding area of Egypt. A text from Assyria, dating from the time of Sargon II, apparently calls...
  
  , a fountain; answer; affliction
• Anammelech, answer; poverty of the king
• Anani, a cloud; prophecy; divination
• Ananias, or Ananiah, the cloud of the Lord
• Anathema
  Anathema
  Anathema originally meant something lifted up as an offering to the gods; it later evolved to mean:...
  
  , separated; set apart
• Anathoth
  Anathoth
  Anathoth - the name of one of the cities given to "the children of Aaron" , in the tribe of Benjamin . Since the Israelites often did not change the names of the towns they found in Canaan, the name of this town may be derived from a Canaanite goddess, ‘Anat...
  
  , or Anath, answer; song; poverty
• Andrew
  Andrew
  Andrew is the English form of a given name and surname common in many countries. Alternatives include André, Andrey, Andrei, Andrej, András, Andrés, Andreas, Andreu, Anders and Endrew. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names...
  
  , a strong man, manly
• Andronicus
  Andronicus of Pannonia
  Andronicus of Pannonia was a 1st century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul: According to that verse, Andronicus was a kinsman of Paul and a fellow prisoner at some time, particularly well-known among the apostles, and had become a follower of Jesus Christ before Paul's Damascus road conversion...
  
  , a man excelling others
• Anem
  Anem
  Anem - two fountains, a Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar . It is also called En-gannim in Josh. 19:21; the modern Jenin.It "seems" to "Ein Ganim"/Jenin only because it appears in approximately the same position in the parallel list of Issachar areas in Joshua 19:21, 21:29...
  
  , or Anen, an answer; their affliction
• Aner
  Aner
  Aner One of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer . A city of Manasseh given to the Levites of Kohath'sfamily ....
  
  , answer; song; affliction
• Aniam
  Aniam
  Aniam is an Israeli settlement, a moshav, located in the Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. The settlement was built in 1978. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council...
  
  , a people; the strength or sorrow of people
• Anim (disambiguation), answerings; singings; afflicted
• Anna
  Anna (Bible)
  Anna or Anna the Prophetess was a biblical figure mentioned only in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in in the episode of the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.While Luke gave some...
  
  , gracious; one who gives
• Annas
  Annas
  Annas [also Ananus or Ananias], son of Seth , was appointed by the Roman legate Quirinius as the first High Priest of the newly formed Roman province of Iudaea in 6 AD; just after the Romans had deposed Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea, thereby putting Judaea directly under Roman rule.Annas officially...
  
  , one who answers; humble
• Antichrist
  Antichrist
  The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
  
  , an adversary to Christ
• Antioch
  Antioch
  Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
  
  , speedy as a chariot
• Antipas
  Herod Antipas
  Herod Antipater , known by the nickname Antipas, was a 1st-century AD ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch...
  
  , for all, or against all
• Antipatris
  Antipatris
  Antipatris, one of two places known as Tel Afek , was a city built by Herod the Great, and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea...
  
  , for, or against the father
• Antothijah, answers or songs of the Lord; afflictions
• Anub, same as Anab
• Apelles
  Apelles
  Apelles of Kos was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom we owe much of our knowledge of this artist rated him superior to preceding and subsequent artists...
  
  , exclusion; separation
• Apharsathchites, Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending
• Aphek, Aphekah, strength; a rapid torrent
• Aphekah, a city in Judah
• Aphik, Aphekah, Aphik ; a rapid torrent
• Aphiah, speaking, blowing
• Apocalypse
  Apocalypse
  An Apocalypse is a disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e. the veil to be lifted. The Apocalypse of John is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament...
  
  , uncovering, revelation
• Apocrypha
  Apocrypha
  The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", ancient Chinese "revealed texts and objects" and "Christian texts that are not canonical"....
  
  , hidden
• Apollonia
  Apollonia, Thessaloniki
  Apollonia is an ancient town and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located along the Via Egnatia in Macedonia, about midway between Thessaloniki and...
  
  , perdition, destruction
• Apollonius (disambiguation), destroying
• Apollos
  Apollos
  Saint Apollos is an apostle who is also a 1st century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament...
  
  , one who destroys; destroyer
• Apollyon, a destroyer, Angel of the bottomless pit
• Appaim, face; nostrils
• Apphia, productive; fruitful
• Aquila, an eagle
• Ar, awakening; uncovering
• Ara (disambiguation), cursing; seeing
• Arab
  Arab
  Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
  
  , multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locust
• Arabia, evening; desert; ravens
• Arad, a wild ass; a dragon
• Arah, the way; a traveler
• Aram, highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse
• Aran
  Aran
  - Places :* The Aran Islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group** The Irish Earls of Arran take their title from the Aran Islands* Aran Fawddwy, a mountain in north Wales* Aran , in France...
  
  , an ark; their curse, wild goat
• Ararat
  Mountains of Ararat
  The Mountains of Ararat is the place named in the Book of Genesis where Noah's Ark came to rest after the great flood ....
  
  , the curse of trembling
• Araunah
  Araunah
  Araunah was a Jebusite who was mentioned in the Books of Samuel who owned the threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah that David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God. The Scholar renders his name as Arunah....
  
  , ark; song; joyful cry
• Arba
  Arba
  Arba was a man mentioned in assorted, but early, Old Testament verses of the Bible. In , he is cited as the "greatest man among the Anakites" and the father of Anak. Arba himself was the father of Anak, whose descendents went on to be called the Anakites, or "Anakim," which is the Hebrew plural...
  
  , four
• Archelaus
  Herod Archelaus
  Herod Archelaus was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD. He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, the brother of Herod Antipas, and the half-brother of Herod Philip I....
  
  , the prince of the people
• Archippus
  Archippus
  Archippus was an early Christian believer mentioned briefly in the New Testament epistles of Philemon and Colossians.-Role in the New Testament:...
  
  , a master of horses
• Arcturus, a gathering together
• Ard, one that commands; he that descends, one that descending, descent
• Ardon
  Ardon
  Ardon may refer to:*Ardon, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, a town in the Republic of North Ossetia—Alania, Russia*Ardon, Bryansk Oblast, a former urban-type settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia; since 2004—a village...
  
  , ruling; a judgment of malediction
• Areli, the light or vision of God
• Areopagus
  Areopagus
  The Areopagus or Areios Pagos is the "Rock of Ares", north-west of the Acropolis, which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens. Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Alirrothios .The origin...
  
  , the hill of Mars
• Aretas
  Aretas IV Philopatris
  Aretas IV Philopatris was the King of the Nabataeans from roughly 9 BC to AD 40.His full title, as given in the inscriptions, was "Aretas, King of the Nabataeans, Friend of his People." Being the most powerful neighbour of Judea, he frequently took part in the state affairs of that country, and was...
  
  , agreeable, virtuous
• Argob
  Argob
  Argob , a region located east of the Jordan River, on an island of rock which was approximately by , and rose 20 or above the table-land of Bashan. An extremely rugged region, sixty walled cities were on the island, which was ruled over by Og. In the New Testament, it is called Trachonitis...
  
  , a turf, or fat land
• Ariel
  Ariel (given name)
  Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew אריאל Ariel that literally means "lion of God".Ariel is also a reference to one of the Biblical angels....
  
  , altar; light or lion of God
• Arimathea
  Arimathea
  Arimathea , according to the Gospel of Luke , was "a city of Judea". It was reportedly the home town of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the Passion for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus...
  
  , a lion dead to the Lord
• Arioch
  Arioch
  Arioch is a Hebrew name that means "fierce lion". It originally appears in the Book of Genesis chapter 14 as the name of the "King of Ellasar", part of the confederation of kings who did battle with the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and with Abraham in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim...
  
  , long; great; tall
• Aristarchus (disambiguation), the best prince
• Aristobulus (disambiguation)
  Aristobulus (disambiguation)
  Aristobulus or Aristobulos may refer to:*Aristobulus I , king of the Hebrew Hasmonean Dynasty, 104–103 BCE*Aristobulus II , king of Judea from the Hasmonean Dynasty, 67–63 BCE...
  
  , a good counselor, the best counsellor,
• Armageddon
  Armageddon
  Armageddon is, according to the Bible, the site of a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or symbolic location...
  
  , hill of fruits; mountain of Megiddo
• Arnon, rejoicing; sunlight
• Aroer
  Aroer
  Aroer is a Biblical town on the north bank of the River Arnon to the east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.The town was an ancient Moabite settlement, and is mentioned in the Bible."Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon" Aroer is a Biblical town on the north bank of the River...
  
  , heath; tamarisk
• Árpád
  Árpád
  Árpád was the second Grand Prince of the Hungarians . Under his rule the Hungarian people settled in the Carpathian basin. The dynasty descending from him ruled the Hungarian tribes and later the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301...
  
  , the light of redemption
• Arphaxad, a healer; a releaser
• Artaxerxes
  Artaxerxes I of Persia
  Artaxerxes I was the sixth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BCE to 424 BCE. He was the son of Xerxes I of Persia and Amestris, daughter of Otanes.*Artaxerxes I was the sixth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BCE to 424 BCE. He was the son of Xerxes I of Persia and...
  
  , King of Persia; honoured king; great warrior
• Artemas, whole, sound
• Arumah, high; exalted
• Asa
  Asa of Judah
  Asa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. He was the son of Abijam, grandson of Rehoboam, and great-grandson of Solomon. The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign as 41 years. His reign is dated between 913-910 BCE to 873-869 BCE. He was...
  
  , physician; cure
• Asahel
  Asahel
  Asahel was the youngest son of Zeruiah, daughter of Jesse. The name means "Made by God." Asahel was the nephew of King David, as well as the younger brother of both Abishai, David's General, and of Joab...
  
  , creature of God
• Asaiah
  Asaiah
  Asaiah was the personal secretary of Josiah, king of Judah in the 7th century BCE, and according to the Bible , is one of Josiah’s deputation to the prophet Huldah....
  
  , the Lord hath wrought
• Asaph
  Asaph (Bible)
  Asaph is the name of three men from the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible. The articles related to the son of Berachiah and descendant of Kohath refer to the same person.* Asaph, the father of Joah * Asaph, son of Berachiah the Gershonite...
  
  , who gathers together
• Asareel, the beatitude of GOD
• Asenath
  Asenath
  Asenath or Asenith is a figure in the Book of Genesis , an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph son of Jacob to be his wife...
  
  , peril; misfortune
• Ashan (disambiguation), smoke
• Ashbel
  Ashbel
  Ashbel is masculine given name, and an occasional surname. People with the name include:-Given name:* Ashbel, a minor Biblical figure* Ashbel H. Barney, an American banker and expressman* Ashbel P. Fitch, a U.S...
  
  , an old fire
• Ashdod, effusion; inclination; theft
• Asher
  Asher
  Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
  
  , happiness
• Asherah
  Asherah
  Asherah , in Semitic mythology, is a Semitic mother goddess, who appears in a number of ancient sources including Akkadian writings by the name of Ashratum/Ashratu and in Hittite as Asherdu or Ashertu or Aserdu or Asertu...
  
  , a Semitic mother goddess
• Ashima
  Ashima
  Ashima is one of several deities protecting the individual cities of Samaria who are mentioned specifically by name in 2 Kings 17:30 in the Hebrew Bible...
  
  , crime; offense
• Ashkenaz
  Ashkenaz
  In the Bible, Ashkenaz is Gomer's first son, brother of Riphath and Togarmah , thereby a Japhetic descendant of Noah. A kingdom of Ashkenaz is called together with Ararat and Minni against Babylon In the Bible, Ashkenaz (Heb. אַשְׁכֲּנָז) is Gomer's first son, brother of Riphath and Togarmah (Gen....
  
  , a fire that spreads
• Ashnah, change
• Ashriel, same as Asareel
• Ashtaroth, Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches
• Ashur
  Ashur
  Ashur |Shin]]) in the Masoretic text, which doubles the 'ש'), was the second son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram....
  
  , who is happy; or walks; or looks, black
• Asia
  Asia
  Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
  
  , muddy; boggy,
• Asiel, the work of God
• Askelon, weight; balance; fire of infamy
• Asnapper, unhappiness; increase of danger
• Asriel, help of God
• Assir, prisoner; fettered
• Asshurim, liers in want; beholders
• Assos
  Assos
  Assos , also known as Behramkale or for short Behram, is a small historically rich town in the Ayvacık district of the Çanakkale Province, Turkey....
  
  , approaching; coming near
• Assur
  Assur
  Assur , was one of the capitals of ancient Assyria. The remains of the city are situated on the western bank of river Tigris, north of the confluence with the tributary Little Zab river, in modern day Iraq, more precisely in the Al-Shirqat District .Assur is also...
  
  , same as Ashur
• Assyria
  Assyria
  Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
  
  , country of Assur or Ashur
• Asuppim
  Asuppim
  In the Old Testament, the Asuppim, translated "house of stores" in the Authorized Version and just "storehouse" in the Revised Version, was the house of stores for the temple priests. In the Authorized Version has "thresholds," "treasuries" or "assemblies." See also ....
  
  , gatherings
• Asyncritus, incomparable
• Atad
  Atad
  Atad, an Old Testament Hebrew name meaning buckthorn.It was the place where Joseph and his brothers, when on their way from Egypt to Hebron with the remains of their father Jacob, made for seven days a “great and very sore lamentation.” On this account the Canaanites called it “Abel-mizraim” . It...
  
  , a thorn
• Atarah
  Atarah
  Atarah is a Hebrew word meaning "crown." As an article of clothing, it is referenced in the following verses of the Hebrew Bible.* 2 Sam 12:30 Atarah is a Hebrew word meaning "crown." As an article of clothing, it is referenced in the following verses of the Hebrew Bible.* 2 Sam 12:30 Atarah is a...
  
  , a crown
• Ataroth
  Ataroth
  Ataroth means "crowns" in Hebrew.The Mesha Stele from about 840 BC was erected commemorating Mesha's victory over the "son" of Omri, but he fails to say which one. He states that he massacred all the Israelites at Ataroth as satisfaction for the blood lust of Chemosh and Moab...
  
  , crowns
• Ataroth-addar, crowns of power
• Ater
  Ater
  Ater is an Old Testament man's name meaning shut or lame.#A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon ; #An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah’s covenant #A porter ; #An old town in Bhind District, India...
  
  , left hand; shut
• Athach
  Athach
  In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, an athach is a giant-like aberration.-Publication history:The athach first appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Master Rules set...
  
  , thy time
• Athaiah, the Lord's time
• Athaliah
  Athaliah
  Athaliah was the queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for six years. William F. Albright has dated her reign to 842–837 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele's dates, as taken from the third edition of his magnum opus, were 842/841 to 836/835 BC...
  
  , the time of the Lord
• Athlai, my hour or time
• Attai
  Attai
  -Location:The town is located in Mogolo District in the Gash-Barka region. It is situated 4.1 miles from the district capital of Mogolo.Nearby towns and villages include Hambok , Mescul , Abaredda , Aredda and Chibabo...
  
  , same as Athlai
• Attalia, that increases or sends from Attalus
• Augustus
  Augustus
  Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
  
  , increased, augmented venerable
• Ava
  Ava
  Innwa is a city in the Mandalay Division of Burma , situated just to the south of Amarapura on the Ayeyarwady River. Its formal title is Ratanapura , which means City of Gems in Pali. The name Innwa means mouth of the lake, which comes from in , meaning lake, and wa , which means mouth...
  
  , or Ivah, iniquity
• Aven (disambiguation), iniquity; force; riches; sorrow
• Avim
  Avim
  The Avim in the Old Testament were a people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages" or "encampments" on the south-west corner of the sea-coast...
  
  , wicked or perverse men
• Avith
  Avith
  Avith was an Edomite city. It was the capital of the Edomite king Hadad ben Bedad, one of the kings of Edom before there were kings in Israel. Its location is unknown but presumably it was in what is now southern Israel or Jordan....
  
  , wicked, perverse
• Azaliah, near to the Lord
• Azaniah, hearing the Lord; the Lord's weapons
• Azariah, he that hears the Lord
• Azaz, strong one
• Azazel
  Azazel
  Azazel or Azazael or Azâzêl is a term used three times in the Hebrew scriptures, and later in Hebrew mythology as the enigmatic name of a character....
  
  , the scape-goat
• Azaziah
  Azaziah
  Azaziah , meaning "whom Jehovah strengthened", may refer to:* One of the Levitical musicians in the temple .* The father of Hoshea, who was made ruler over the Ephraimites ....
  
  , strength of the Lord
• Azekah
  Azekah
  Azekah was a town in the Shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah, about 26 km northwest of Hebron. It has been identified with biblical Azeka.-Biblical history:...
  
  , strength of walls
• Azgad, a strong army; a gang of robbers
• Azmaveth, strong death; a he-goat
• Azmon
  Azmon
  Azmon is an unidentified site marking the western portion of the southern frontier of Judah before the point where ‘it went out at the brook of Egypt’. It is mentioned in the Biblical books of Numbers 34:4-5 and Joshua 15:4....
  
  , bone of a bone; our strength
• Aznoth-tabor, the ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition
• Azor
  Azor
  Azor is a small town in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, on the old Jaffa-Jerusalem road southeast of Tel Aviv. Established in 1948, Azor was granted local council status in 1951. It was named for the ancient city of Azur , preserved in the name of the Arab village of Yazur...
  
  , a helper; a court
• Azotus, effusion; inclination; theft
• Azrael
  Azrael
  Azrael is the name of the Archangel of Death in some extrabiblical traditions. He is also the angel of death in Islamic theology and Sikhism. It is an English form of the Arabic name ʿIzrāʾīl or Azra'eil , the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in some sects of Islam and Sikhism,...
  
  , the Angel of Death
• Azriel (disambiguation), help of God
• Azrikam
  Azrikam
  Azrikam is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,100....
  
  , help, revenging
• Azubah, forsaken
• Azur (disambiguation), he that assists or is assisted
• Azzan, their strength
• Azzur (disambiguation), he that assists or is assisted