List of Biblical names starting with D
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See Bible Study Tools Library letter D orChristian Classics Ethereal Library letter D or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter D or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter D for additional definitions and Biblical sources. Most of the men's and women's biblical names can be found in Herbert Lockyer's books with a biblical source where in the bible they can be found. Many also have a short study on the name. Most of the Biblical name definitions for places, cities, countries, angels, gods, mountains and Hebrew names can be found in Nancy M. Tischler's two volume encyclopedia All things in the Bible, an encyclopedia of the biblical world with a short study on each of them.
- Dabareh, the word; the thing; a bee; obedient
- DabbashethDabbashethDabbasheth was a town on the border of Zebulun; in the Greek translation Septuagint, its name is translated as Βαιθάραβα . Conder has identified this town as synonymous with Dabsheh, the ruins of which are found east of Acco near the hills....
, flowing with honey - DaberathDaberathDaberath , a city in the territory of Issachar, near the border of Zebulun. Also called Dabareh, it likely survives as modern town of Deburich. It is important militarily, being located at the foot of Mount Tabor and guarding the entry to the Esdraelon plain...
, the word; the thing; a bee; obedient (the same as Dabareh) - DagonDagonDagon was originally an Assyro-Babylonian fertility god who evolved into a major northwest Semitic god, reportedly of grain and fish and/or fishing...
, corn; a fish god worship by human (baby) sacrifice burned to the beating of drums - Dalaiah, the poor of the Lord
- DalmanuthaDalmanuthaDalmanutha is the unknown destination of Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee after he fed the four thousand, as recorded in Mark's gospel,...
, a bucket; a branch - DalmatiaDalmatiaDalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, deceitful lamps; vain brightness - Dalphon, the house of caves
- DamarisDamarisDamaris is the name of a woman mentioned in Acts of the Apostles .- Life :According to Acts of the Apostles , Damaris lived in Athens in the mid 1st century. She embraced the Christian faith following the speech of Paul of Tarsus, given in front of the Athenian Areopagus...
, a little woman - DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning - Dan, judgment; he that judges
- DanielDanielDaniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...
, judgment of God; God my judge - Dannah, judging
- Darah, generation; house of the shepherd or of the companion
- DardaDardaDarda can refer to:* Darda, Croatia, a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia*Rajendra Darda, Indian politician*Vijay J. Darda, Indian politician*Darda , a car racing set made in Germany*Darda, a card game closely related to Klabberjass...
, home of knowledge; a pearl of wisdom; - Darius, King of Persia; kind man; he that informs himself of a king;
- DarkonDarkonDarkon may refer to:*Darkon, a domain of the Ravenloft campaign in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.*The Darkon Wargaming Club, a live-action role-playing group located in the United States.*Darkon , a film based on the above club....
, of generation; of possession; bearer of scattering; - DathanDathanDathan was an Israelite mentioned in the Old Testament as a participant of the Exodus.He was a son of Eliab, the son of Pallu, the son of Reuben. Together with his brother Abiram, the Levite Korah and others, he rebelled against Moses and Aaron...
, laws or rites; belonging to law; - DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
, well-beloved, dear; beloved; - DebirDebirA Biblical word, debir may refer to:noun* The debir , the inner-most part of the Holy of Holies in Solomon's Temple.Personal name...
, an orator; a word; speaker; - DeborahDeborahDeborah was a prophetess of Yahweh the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, counselor, warrior, and the wife of Lapidoth according to the Book of Judges chapters 4 and 5....
, word; thing; a bee - DecapolisDecapolisThe Decapolis was a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria. The ten cities were not an official league or political unit, but they were grouped together because of their language, culture, location, and political status...
, containing ten cities - DedanDedanThe word Dedan means "low ground". The people are called Dedanim or Dedanites.In the Bible, it can refer to either:* A son of Raamah . His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 25:13 and Ezekiel 27:15...
, their breasts; friendship; a judge; low, their friendship; - Dedanim, the descendants of Dedan
- DekarDekarD'Kar is a village in Ghanzi District of Botswana. It is located 40 km to the east of the district capital, Ghanzi. The population was 943 in 2001 census. It was first a farm of someone, but then evolved into a rural village, most of the village is owned by the church, but this village also houses...
, force; lance bearer, perforation - Delaiah, the poor of the Lord; Jehovah is deliverer;
- DelilahDelilahDelilah appears only in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges 16, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall...
, poor; small; head of hair, Samsons mistress, languishing, She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who "cut off the seven locks of his head," and so his "strength went from him." (See SAMSON) - DemasDemasDemas, mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament of the Bible, appears to have been a man involved in the ministry as a companion of Paul...
, popular; ruler of people; - DemetriusDemetriusDemetrius, also spelled as Demetrios, Dimitrios, Demitri, and Dimitri , is a male given name.Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following:...
, belonging to corn, or to Ceres - DerbeDerbeDerbe is an ancient city in today's Turkey. This city is mentioned in the biblical book of Acts - , and was situated near ancient Lystra.- Location :...
, a sting - DeuelDeuelDeuel may refer to:*Reuel People*Corey Deuel*Geoffrey Deuel*Harry P. Deuel*Patrick Deuel*Pete Duel, born Peter Ellstrom DeuelPlace*Deuel County Other*USS Deuel...
, the knowledge of God - DeuteronomyDeuteronomyThe Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch...
, repetition of the law - DianaDiana (mythology)In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy...
, luminous, perfect - Diblaim, cluster of figs
- Diblath, paste of dry figs
- Dibon, abundance of knowledge
- Dibon-gad, great understanding; abundance of sons
- Dibri, an orator
- Dibzahab, Dizahab, where much gold is
- DidymusThomas the ApostleThomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...
, a twin; double - Diklah, Dildah, his diminishing
- Dilean, that is poor
- Dimon, where it is red
- Dimonah, dunghill
- DinahDinahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "The Rape of...
, judgment; who judges - DinhabahDinhabahIn Genesis 36, Dinhabah was an Edomite city, the capital of King Bela ben Beor. The name may mean "robbers' den". Dinhabah may have been located on the site of modern Dibdiba, a little northeast of Petra....
, he gives judgment - DionysiusDionysius the AreopagiteDionysius the Areopagite was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, , was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon...
, divinely touched - DiotrephesDiotrephesDiotrephes was a man mentioned in the . His name means "nourished by Jupiter". As Raymond E. Brown comments, "Diotrephes is not a particularly common name."...
, nourished by Jupiter - Dishan, a threshing
- DishonDishonDishon is a moshav in northern Israel, located along the border with Lebanon, between the towns of Kiryat Shmona and Safed. It is part of the Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council...
, fatness; ashes - Dodai, Dodanim, beloved
- Dodavah, love
- DodoDodoThe dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
, his uncle - DoegDoeg the EdomiteDoeg was an Edomite, chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel.He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible book of First Samuel, chapters 21 and 22, where he is depicted as responsible for the deaths of a large number of priests.-Biblical account:...
, careful, who acts with uneasiness - DophkahDophkahDophkah dbq.is one of the places the Israelites camped at during their Exodus from Egypt, and was one of the 12 camp sites engaged in the manufacturah at Timnah of copper artifacts which were traded at the Phoenician emporia at Elat along with Frankincense, and Myrrh, from Punt and Bitumen and...
, a knocking - DorDorTel Dor , is an archeological site located on Israel's Mediterranean coast, about 30 km south of Haifa. Lying on a small headland at the north side of a protected inlet, it is identified with D-jr of Egyptian sources, Biblical Dor, and with Dor/Dora of Greek and Roman sources...
, generation, habitation - DorcasDorcasDorcas was a disciple who lived in Joppa, referenced in the Book of Acts of the Bible. Acts recounts that when she died, she was mourned by "all the widows ... crying and showing the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them."...
, a female roe-deer - DothanDothan (ancient city)Dothan was a city located at north of Shechem, and about 100 km north of Hebron. Eusebius places it 12 miles to the north of Sebaste...
, the law; custom - DrusillaDrusillaJulia Drusilla was the second daughter and fifth living child of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, and the sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula. Drusilla also had two sisters and two other brothers...
, watered by the dew - Dumali, silence; resemblance
- DuraDuraDura may refer to:* Dura , a Palestinian town in the southern West Bank located eleven kilometers southwest of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate* Dura language, a critically endangered language of Nepal...
, generation, habitation (same as Dor)