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• Eagle
  Eagle
  Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
  
  , a tearer with the beak properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its beak
• Earing
  Earing
  In sailing, an earing is a small line used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard.In the Age of Sail, a position at the Weather Earing was considered a place of honor for the topmen, and on a merchant ship was the position of the second mate during reefing.-External links:***...
  
  , ploughing plough or till
• Earnest, pledge
• East
  East
  East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the right side of a map is east....
  
  , which is before or in front of a person
• Ebal, ancient heaps
• Ebed, a servant; laborer
• Ebed-melech
  Ebed-Melech
  Ebed-Melech is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah as an official at the Palace of King Zedekiah,of Judah during the Siege of Jerusalem. The name is translated as Servant of the King, and as such may not be his proper name but a hereditary title...
  
  , the king's servant
• Eben-Ezer
  Eben-Ezer
  Eben-Ezer , is the name of a location that is mentioned by the Books of Samuel as the scene of battles between the Israelites and Philistines. It is specified as having been less than a day's journey by foot from Shiloh, near Aphek, in the neighbourhood of Mizpah, near the western entrance of the...
  
  , the stone of help
• Eber
  Eber
  Eber is an ancestor of the Israelites, according to the "Table of Nations" in and . He was a great-grandson of Noah's son Shem and the father of Peleg born when Eber was 34 years old, and of Joktan. He was the son of Shelah a distant ancestor of Abraham...
  
  , one that passes; anger
• Ebiasaph, a father that gathers or adds
• Ebronah, passage over; being angry
• Ecclesiastes
  Ecclesiastes
  The Book of Ecclesiastes, called , is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name derives from the Greek translation of the Hebrew title.The main speaker in the book, identified by the name or title Qoheleth , introduces himself as "son of David, king in Jerusalem." The work consists of personal...
  
  , a preacher
• Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Sirach Sirach = Joshua, Joshua, saviour, or whose help is Jehovah Jehovah, I am; the eternal living one Jehovah, self-subsisting
• Ed, witness
• Eden
  Garden of Eden
  The Garden of Eden is in the Bible's Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam, and his wife, Eve, lived after they were created by God. Literally, the Bible speaks about a garden in Eden...
  
  , pleasure; delight
• Eder
  Eder
  The Eder is a 177 km long river in Germany, and a tributary of the Fulda River. It was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus as the Adrana in the territory of the Chatti....
  
  , a flock
• Edom
  Edom
  Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
  
  , red, earthy; of blood
• Edrei, a very great mass, or cloud
• Eglah, heifer; chariot; round
• Eglaim, drops of the sea
• Eglon
  Eglon (king)
  Eglon was the king of Moab who suppressed Israel in the time of the Judges.He was the head of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon and Amalek in their assault. One day, Ehud came presenting a customary tribute and tricked Eglon and stabbed him with his sword, but when Ehud attempted to draw the sword...
  
  , heifer; chariot; round(same as Eglah)
• Egypt, that troubles or oppresses; anguish
• Ehi, my brother
• Ehud
  Ehud
  Ehud ben‑Gera is described in the biblical Book of Judges as a judge who was sent by God to deliver the Israelites from Moabite domination.-Biblical narrative:...
  
  , he that praises
• Eker, barren, feeble
• Ekron
  Ekron
  The city of Ekron , was one of the five cities of the famed Philistine pentapolis, located in southwestern Canaan. Ekron lies 35 kilometers west of Jerusalem, and 18 kilometers north of ancient Gath, on the eastern edge of Israel's coastal plain.-History:...
  
  , barrenness; torn away
• Eladah, the eternity of God
• Elah, an oak; a curse; perjury
• Elam, a young man; a virgin; a secret
• Elasah, the doings of God
• Elath, a hind; strength; an oak
• El-beth-el, the God of Bethel
• Eldaah, knowledge of God
• Eldad
  Eldad
  Eldad may refer to:* Eldad and Medad, two Biblical figures mentioned in the Book of Numbers* Kfar Eldad, an Israeli Communal settlement in the Gush Etzion Regional Council* Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad F.C., an Israeli football club...
  
  , favored of God; love of God
• Elead, witness of God
• Elealeh, burnt-offering of God
• Eleasah, whom God made
• Eleazar
  Eleazar
  Eleazar , was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol - succeeding his father Aaron. He was a nephew of Moses.-Life:...
  
  , help of God, court of God
• El-elohe-Israel, God, the God of Israel
• Eleph, learning
• Elhanan, grace, or gift, or mercy of God
• Eli, the offering or lifting up
• Eli, my God
• Eliab
  Eliab
  For the Christian martyr, see Abda and AbdjesusEliab was the name of at least three individuals mentioned in the Bible:*The son of Helon and a prince of the house of Zebulun according to Numbers 1:9....
  
  , God is my father; God is the father
• Eliada, knowledge of God
• Eliah, God the Lord
• Eliahba, my God the Father
• Eliakim
  Eliakim
  Eliakim , son of Hilkiah, succeeded Shebna to become finance minister for King Hezekiah.-Old Testament mentions of Eliakim:* Isaiah 22:20* Isaiah 36:3* Isaiah 36:11* Isaiah 36:22* Isaiah 37:2* 2 Kings 18:18* 2 Kings 18:26* 2 Kings 18:37* 2 Kings 19:2...
  
  , resurrection of God
• Eliam, the people of God
• Elias
  Elias
  Elias is the Latin transliteration of the Greek name , which in turn is the Hellenized form of the , meaning "Yahweh is my God". Another form of Eliyahu in English is Elijah.The name belonged most notably to Elijah , the Hebrew prophet...
  
  , God the Lord, the strong Lord (same as Elijah)
• Eliasaph, the Lord increaseth
• Eliashib, the God of conversion
• Eliathah, thou art my God
• Elidad, beloved of God
• Eliel
  Eliel
  Eliel is a Hebrew name. It can be translated to English as "My God is God."*Means Angel or Archangel. *The name is formed from two different Hebrew terms for God. Eli, meaning "my God" and El "God"...
  
  , God, my God
• Elienai, the God of my eyes
• Eliezer
  Eliezer
  For the mathematician and Tamil activist see C.J. Eliezer; for the AI researcher and writer on rationality see Eliezer Yudkowsky; for the Levite priest of the Hebrew Bible, see Eleazar...
  
  , help, or court, of my God
• Elihoreph, god of winter, or of youth
• Elihu
  Elihu (Job)
  Elihu is a character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Job. According to the Book of Job, Elihu is one of Job's friends, descended from Nahor...
  
  , he is my God himself
• Elijah, God the Lord, the strong Lord
• Elika
  Elika
  Elika or Ileka is a village in northern Iran, on the road from Tehran to the Caspian Sea .It is close to Yoosh, where famous Iranian Poet Nima Yushij was born. The village was known for coal mines that were harvested during 1930s until 1970s....
  
  , pelican of God
• Elim
  Elim (Bible)
  Elim was one of the places where the Israelites camped following their Exodus from Egypt. It is referenced in Exodus 15.27 and Numbers 33.9 as a place where "there were twelve wells of water, and seventy date palms," and that the Israelites "camped there near the water".From the information that...
  
  , the rams; the strong; stags
• Elimelech, my God is king
• Elioenai, toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains
• Eliphal, a miracle of God
• Eliphalet, the God of deliverance
• Eliphaz
  Eliphaz
  Eliphaz was the first-born son of Esau by his wife Adah. He had six sons, one of whom was Amalek, born to his concubine Timna, who was the ancestral enemy of the Israelite people ....
  
  , the endeavor of God
• Elizabeth
  Elizabeth (Biblical person)
  Elizabeth is also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheva...
  
  , the oath, or fullness, of God
• Elisha
  Elisha
  Elisha is a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic.-Biblical biography:...
  
  , salvation of God
• Elishah
  Elishah
  Elishah was the son of Javan according to the Book of Genesis as well as the mediaeval, rabbinic Book of Jasher; he is said in Jasher to have been the ancestor of the "Almanim", possibly a reference to Germanic tribes . An older and more common traditions refers to him as a settler of Greece ,...
  
  , it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help
• Elishama, God hearing
• Elishaphat, my God judgeth
• Elisheba, the oath, or fullness, of God (same as Elisabeth)
• Elishua, God is my salvation
• Eliud
  Eliud
  Eliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus. He also conquered Dylan the King of great Tritons. He is otherwise unattested....
  
  , God is my praise
• Elizur, God is my strength; my rock; rock of God
• Elkanah
  Elkanah
  Elkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has purchased" and may refer to several persons in the Bible called Elkanah:* Elkanah , father of Samuel.* A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah....
  
  , God the zealous; the zeal of God
• Elkeshai, hardiness or rigor of God
• Ellasar, revolting from God
• Elkoshite, a man of Elkeshai
• Elm
  Elm
  Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
  
  , strong
• Elmodam, the God of measure, or of the garment
• Elnaam, God's fairness
• Elnathan, God hath given; the gift of God
• Elohi, Elohim, God
• Elon
  Elon
  In the Bible, Elon was a Judge of Israel.He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon .- See also :*Biblical judges*Book of Judges...
  
  , oak; grove; strong
• Elon-beth-hanan, the house of grace or mercy
• Elpaal, God's work
• Elpalet, the God of deliverance (same as Eliphalet)
• Eltekeh, of grace or mercy
• Elteketh, the case of God
• Eltolad, the generation of God
• Elul
  Elul
  Elul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a summer month of 29 days...
  
  , cry or outcry
• Eluzai, The Warrior of God
• Elymas
  Elymas
  Elymas, also known as Bar-Jesus , was a Jewish magician who appears in the New Testament in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13....
  
  , a magician, a corrupter
• Elzabad, the dowry of God
• Elzaphan, God of the northeast wind
• Emims, fears; terrors; formidable; people
• Emmanuel, God with us
• Emmaus
  Emmaus
  Emmaus was an ancient town located approximately northwest of present day Jerusalem...
  
  , people despised or obscure
• Emmor, an ass
• Enam
  Enam
  Enam is a village in Logar Province, in eastern Afghanistan.Located at an altitude of about 54 metres, Enam lies about 1 mile southeast of Shulak and some 4 miles northwest of Babus....
  
  , fountain, open place
• Enan, cloud
• En-dor, fountain, eye of generation, or of habitation
• Eneas, laudable
• En-eglaim, eye, or fountain, of calves
• En-gannim, eye, or fountain, of protection or of gardens
• En-gedi, eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness
• En-haddah, quick sight; well of gladness
• En-hakkore, fountain of him that called or prayed
• En-hazor
  En-hazor
  En-hazor is a fortified settlement named in the Book of Joshua as part of the inheritance of Naphtali, distinct from Hazor. Its location has not been identified, though a number of possible sites have been proposed. Some archaeologists have suggested that it lay in the vicinity of the modern town...
  
  , the grass of the well
• En-mishpat, fountain of judgment
• Enoch, dedicated; disciplined
• Enon
  Enon
  Enon was an indie rock band founded by John Schmersal, Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon. Currently, Enon is situated in Philadelphia, though the band is known for being part of the New York music scene.-Biography:...
  
  , cloud; mass of darkness; fountain; eye
• Enos, mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful
• En-rimmon, well of weight
• En-rogel
  En-rogel
  En-rogel was a famous land-mark near Jerusalem. It was the hiding-place of David's spies, Jonathan and Ahimaaz , and lay close to the stone Zoheleth where Adonijah held a sacrificial feast when he attempted to assert his claims to the throne . In later times it was one of the boundary marks...
  
  , the fuller's fountain; the well of searching
• En-shemesh, fountain, or eye, of the sun
• En-tappuah, fountain of an apple, or of inflation
• Epaphras
  Epaphras
  Epaphras was a Christian preacher who spread the Gospel to his fellow Colossian citizens . When Paul was a prisoner in Rome, Epaphras came to him with a favourable account of the Church at Colossae. He remained with Paul in Rome and was, in a sense, his "fellow prisoner"...
  
  , covered with foam
• Epaphroditus
  Epaphroditus
  Epaphroditus is a saint of the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, first Bishop of Philippi, and of Andriaca in Asia Minor, and first Bishop of Terracina, Italy. There is little evidence that these were all the same man.-Biography:...
  
  , agreeable; handsome
• Epenetus, laudable; worthy of praise
• Ephah
  Ephah
  Ephah was one of Midian's five sons as listed in the Hebrew Bible. The son of Abraham, Midian's five sons were Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah...
  
  , weary; tired
• Epher
  Epher
  Epher was a grandson of Abraham, according to Gen. 25:4, whose descendants, Jewish historian Flavius Josephus claimed, had invaded Libya. Josephus also claimed that Epher's name was the etymological root of the continent Africa. According to the Bible, he was a son of Midian....
  
  , dust; lead
• Ephes-dammim
  Ephes-dammim
  Ephes Dammim or Pas Dammim — means boundary of blood.Mentioned in the Bible, a place in the tribe of Judah where the Philistines camped when David fought with Goliath . Probably so called as having been the scene of frequent bloody conflicts between Israel and the Philistines...
  
  , effusion of blood
• Ephesus
  Ephesus
  Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era...
  
  , desirable
• Eph-lal, judging; praying
• Ephphatha, be opened
• Ephraim
  Ephraim
  Ephraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
  
  , fruitful; increasing
• Ephratah, Ephrath, abundance; bearing fruit
• Ephron
  Ephron
  Ephron is the surname of a family of American writers:* Henry Ephron * Phoebe Ephron * Amy Ephron * Delia Ephron * Hallie Ephron , sometimes writes under G. H. Ephron* Nora Ephron...
  
  , dust
• Epicurean, follower of Epicurus, i.e., of one who gives assistance
• Er
  Er (Biblical name)
  In the Biblical Book of Genesis, Er was the eldest son of Judah, and is described as marrying Tamar; According to the text, Yahweh killed Er because he was wicked, although it doesn't give any further details...
  
  , watchman
• Eran
  Eran
  Eran is an ancient Indian historical city in Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh state. It can be called to be the oldest historical town of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh. In earlier coins and inscriptions its name appears as Airikiṇa . From an early inscription at Sanchi we know that the...
  
  , follower
• Erastus
  Erastus of Corinth
  According to the Epistle to the Romans, Erastus was Corinth's , a position of high status. The word is generally translated as "steward" or, in this context, "treasurer"; KJV uses the translation "chamberlain", NIV uses "director of public works". An Erastus is also mentioned in the Second Epistle...
  
  , lovely, amiable
• Eri, my city
• Esaias, the salvation of the Lord (same as Isaiah)
• Esar-haddon, that closes the point; joy; cheerfulness
• Esau
  Esau
  Esau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
  
  , he that acts or finishes
• Esek, contention
• Eshbaal, the fire of the idol, or of the ruler
• Esh-ban, fire of the sun
• Eshcol
  Eshcol
  Eshcol One of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area, who joined their forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of king Chedorlaomer and his armies who had taken Abram's nephew Lot and others as captives. 2...
  
  , bunch of grapes
• Eshean, held up
• Eshek, violence, force
• Eshkalon, same as Askelon
• Eshtaol
  Eshtaol
  Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel. Located north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006, Eshtaol had a population of 876.-History:...
  
  , a strong woman
• Eshtemoa, the bosom of a woman
• Esli
  Esli
  Esli is a Russian science fiction magazine, concentrating on science fiction in its written form.It won the European Science Fiction Award for best science fiction magazine in 2000.-See also:* Science fiction magazine...
  
  , near me; he who separates
• Esmachiah, joined to the Lord
• Esrom
  Esrom
  Esrom, or Danish Port Salut cheese is a Trappist-style pale yellow semi-soft cow's milk cheese with a pungent aroma and a full, sweet flavour. It is a porous cheese, with many small holes throughout, and is slightly elastic and buttery in texture. Commonly used as a table or melting cheese, it is...
  
  , dart of joy; division of a song
• Esther
  Esther
  Esther , born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther.According to the Bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus...
  
  , secret; hidden
• Etam, their bird, their covering
• Etham
  Etham
  Etham was the second place at which the Israelites stopped during the Exodus. According to the Torah, Etham was on the edge of the wilderness . It has been suggested that Etham is another name for Khetam, or fortress, on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  , their strength; their sign
• Ethan
  Ethan (Hebrew Bible)
  Ethan the Ezrahite, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It may be that Ethan was a cymbal-player in King David's court. He authored Psalm 89. Charles Spurgeon theorized that this was the same person as Jeduthun....
  
  , strong; the gift of the island
• Ethanim, strong; valiant
• Ethbaal, toward the idol, or with Baal
• Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
  , blackness; heat
• Ethnan, gift
• Ethni
  Ethni
  In the Hebrew Bible Ethni was an ancestor of Asaph, of the Gershonite branch of the Levites. David assigned him to the music ministry of the Lord's house ....
  
  , strong
• Eubulus, prudent; good counselor
• Eunice, good victory
• Euodias, sweet scent
• Euphrates
  Euphrates
  The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
  
  , that makes fruitful
• Eutychus
  Eutychus
  Eutychus was a young man tended to by St. Paul. Eutychus fell asleep due to the long nature of the discourse Paul was giving and fell from his seat out of a three story window. Paul then picked him up, insisting that he was not dead, and carried him back upstairs; those gathered then had a meal...
  
  , happy; fortunate
• Eve
  Eve
  Eve is the first woman created by God in the Book of Genesis.Eve may also refer to:-People:*Eve , a common given name and surname*Eve , American recording artist and actress-Places:...
  
  , living; enlivening
• Evi
  EVI
  The enhanced vegetation index is an 'optimized' index designed to enhance the vegetation signal with improved sensitivity in high biomass regions and improved vegetation monitoring through a de-coupling of the canopy background signal and a reduction in atmosphere influences...
  
  , unjust
• Evil-merodach, the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly
• Exodus, going out, departure
• Ezbon, hastening to understand
• Ezekiel
  Ezekiel
  Ezekiel , "God will strengthen" , is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet...
  
  , the strength of God
• Ezel, going abroad; walk
• Ezem
  Ezem
  Ezem is an unidentified site in the Negeb of Judah toward the Edomite border. It is mentioned in the Biblical Book of . In the King James Version it is spelled "Azem" in Joshua and "Ezem" in ....
  
  , a bone
• Ezer
  Ezer
  Ezzer is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 985....
  
  , a help
• Ezion-Geber
  Ezion-Geber
  Ezion-Geber or Asiongaber was a city of Idumea, a biblical seaport on the northern extremity of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the area of modern Aqaba and Eilat.-Biblical references :...
  
  , the wood of the man
• Ezra
  Ezra
  Ezra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
  
  , help; court
• Ezri
  Ezri
  Ezri is a given name, and may refer to:* Ezri Dax, fictional character in the seventh and final season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* Ezri Tarazi, Israeli industrial designer and educator for design...
  
  , my help