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Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter J or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter J or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter J 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.

• Jaakan
  Jaakan
  Jaakan , meaning "he twists", was one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite ....
  
  , tribulation; labor, he twists, he shall surround, intelligent,
• Jaakobah
  Jaakobah
  Jaakobah was one of the descendants of Simeon . The name Jaakobath is a form of the name Jacob, literally meaning "heel-catcher"....
  
  , supplanter; deceiver; the heel
• Jaala
  Jaala
  Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 1,906 and covered an area of 563.06 km² of which 129.89 km² was water...
  
  , ascending, a little doe or goat; wild goat;'
• Jaalam
  Jaalam (name)
  Jaalam is a name from the Bible and also a Hebrew boy's name. It has many meanings including to be hidden, a young man, counselor, heir. The name is transliterated in a variety of ways in English including Yalam, Jalam and Yaalam....
  
  , hidden; young man; heir, whom God hides, concealer, he will be hid,
• Jaanai, answering; afflicting; making poor, whom Jehovah answers, mourner, Jehovah answers,
• Jaasau, doing; my doing, whom Jehovah made, fabricator, Jehovah makes,
• Jaasiel, God's work, whom God comforts, made by God, God is maker,
• Jaasu, created;
• Jaazaniah, whom the Lord will hear, whom Jehovah hears, Jehovah does hear, may God hear
• Jaazah, Jaazar, Jazer, assistance; helper, Jehovah helps
• Jaaziah, Jaaziel, the strength of the Jehovah, sprinkling of the Lord, whom Jehovah expidates, God consoles or determines, may God strengthen,
• Jaaziel, God is determining or consoling, may God strengthen,
• Jabal
  Jabal (Bible)
  Jabal is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in .- Family :Jabal was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jubal, half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah...
  
  , which glides away, stream; "the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle" (Genesis 4:20). This description indicates that he led a wandering life. A shepherd a river, moving, or which glides away, stream,
• Jabbok, evacuation; dissipation; wrestling
• Jabesh
  Jabesh
  Jabesh in the Bible is the name of the father of king Shallum of the northern kingdom of ten tribes....
  
  , dryness; confusion; shame; a dry place; dry,
• Jabez, sorrow; trouble; he makes sorrow or height; sorrow;
• Jabin
  Jabin
  Jabin is a Biblical name meaning 'discerner', or 'the wise'. It may refer to:* A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan , whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the...
  
  , Jabneh, whom God observes, discerner; the wise; God discerns or intelligent; he understands,
• Jabneel, building of God, built by God
• Jachan, wearing out; oppressing; afflicting or troublous; affliction,
• Jachin
  Boaz and Jachin
  Boaz and Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood in the porch of Solomon's Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem.-Description:...
  
  , he that strengthens and makes steadfast, he shall establish, he does establish or founding; established;
• Jacob
  Jacob
  Jacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
  
  , that supplants, undermines; the heel, supplanter, one who follows on another's heels; supplanter; he that supplants or follows after; supplanted;
• Jada, knowing, wise
• Jadau, his hand; his confession, favorite or friend
• Jadon
  Jadon
  Jadon is a Hebrew name meaning "thankful" or "he will judge". It appears in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament as the name of Jadon the Meronothite, one of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem in the Book of Nehemiah .-The prophet Jadon:According to Flavius Josephus, Jadon is the name of a minor...
  
  , he will judge; thankful; he that rules or abids,
• Jaddua
  Jaddua
  Jaddua was a the son of Jonathan and a high priest during the postexilic period. However, according to Nehemiah12:22 it is possible that a transcribing error has occurred in the rendering of Juddah's father's name. A more likely translation is that Juddah's father was Johanan. . Reference to Jaddua...
  
  , known, very knowing,
• Jael
  Jaël
  Jaël, , is a singer-songwriter from the band Lunik. She also co-wrote and sang with Delerium on the song After All on their album Chimera, and the song Lost and Found on their album Nuages du Monde. She is both internationally famous in the Trance music community as well as domestically famous from...
  
  , a goat, agile
• Jagur
  Jagur
  Jagur was a town in ancient Israel. Jagur was located in the southernmost district of Judah. The place is possibly identical with Khirbet el Gharra , which is located about 14 km east of Beersheba....
  
  , husbandman; stranger
• Jah
  Jah
  Jah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...
  
  , the everlasting abbreviation of Jehovah
• Jahaleel, praising God; light of God
• Jahath, broken in pieces; descending; revival or grasping;
• Jahaz, Jahazah, quarrel; dispute
• Jahaziah, Jahzeiah, the vision of the Lord; Jehovah reveals; Jehovah sees;
• Jahaziel
  Jahaziel
  Jahaziel or Chaziel the Levite was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Beheld of God". recounts a joint attack on Judah by the nations of Moab, Ammon, and Edom in the time of King Jehoshaphat...
  
  , seeing God, whom God watches over, beheld by God, God sees or reveals,
• Jahdai
  Jahdai
  Jahdai is a biblical figure that according to 1 Chron 2:47 is either a concubine or a descendant of Caleb. the text is ambiguous on the matter...
  
  , guide or he directs,
• Jahdiel, the unity, or sharpness, or revenge, of God; union of God or God makes glad;
• Jahdo, I alone; his joy; his sharpness of wit; his newness; union;
• Jahleel, waiting for, or beseeching, or hope in, God; God waits or God does grievously afflict;
• Jahmai, warm; making warm; Johovah protects or lusty;
• Jahzeel, Jahziel, God hasteth, or divideth; God apportions or distributes;
• Jahzerah, Jehovvah protects or may he lead back;
• Jair
  Jair
  Jair died and was buried in Kamon.-External links:* *...
  
  , my light; who diffuses light; Jehovah enlightens, arouses or who diffuses light;
• Jairus, He will enlighten or diffuse light;
• Jakan, same as Achan
• Jakeh, pious or hearkening;
• Jakim, rising; confirming; establishing
• Jalon, tarrying; murmuring, abiding, lodger
• Jambres, poverty; bitter; a rebel
• James
  James (name)
  The name James is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "Supplanter" ....
  
  , same as Jacob, the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter (to take the place of another, as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like)
• Jamin, right hand; south wind
• Jamlech, reigning; asking counsel
• Janna
  Janna
  Janna was one of the well-known Kannada poets of the early 13th century who also served in the capacity of a minister and a builder of temples. He graced the court of Hoysala empire king Veera Ballala II and earned the title Kavichakravarthi...
  
  , Jannes, who speaks or answers; afflicted; poor
• Janoah, Janohah, resting; tarrying; deriving, rest
• Janum, sleeping
• Japhet, enlarged; fair; persuading
• Japheth
  Japheth
  Japheth is one of the sons of Noah in the Abrahamic tradition...
  
  , same as Japhet
• Japhia, enlightening; appearing
• Japhlet, Japhleti, delivered; banished
• Japho
  Jaffa
  Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
  
  , fairness; comeliness
• Jarah, a wood; honeycomb; watching closely
• Jareb, a revenger
• Jared
  Jared
  Jared is a proper name of Biblical derivation that is a common first name, mostly in North American English-speaking countries.In the Bible, Jared was the sixth link in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years...
  
  , a ruling; commanding; coming down
• Jaresiah, the bed of Lord; the Lord hath taken away; poverty, whom Jehovah nourishes
• Jarib, fighting; chiding; multiplying; avenging
• Jarmuth, fearing, or seeing, or throwing down, death
• Jarvah, breathing, or making, a sweet smell
• Jashem, Jashen, ancient; sleeping
• Jasher, righteous; upright
• Jashobeam
  Jashobeam
  Jashobeam , also called Josheb-Basshebeth and possibly Adino the Eznite , was chief of the Three Mighty Warriors and an officer under David in charge of 24,000 men according to the Second Book of Samuel and the First Book of Chronicles . Jashobeam was a Benjamite from Hakmon...
  
  , the people sitting; or captivity of the people
• Jashub, a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place
• Jasiel, the strength of God, whom God made
• Jason
  Jason
  Jason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
  
  , he that cures, He that will cure, one who will heal
• Jathniel, gift of God, whom God gives
• Jattir
  Jattir
  Jattir was a town in ancient Israel.)Jattir was located in the mountainous land of Judah. It was made a levitical town for priests to live. David gave some of the spoils from his battle with the Amalekite's . )Jattir is identified with Khirbet Attir southwest of Hebron....
  
  , a remnant; excellent
• Javan
  Javan
  Javan was the fourth son of Noah's son Japheth according to the "Table of Nations" in the Hebrew Bible...
  
  , deceiver; one who makes sad
• Jazeel, strength of God
• Jazer
  Jazer
  Jazer was a city east of the Jordan River, in or near Gilead, and inhabited by the Amorites. It was taken by a special expedition sent by Moses to conquer it. From the Septuagint, it appears that Jazer was on the border of Ammon. As an important city it gave its name to the whole of the...
  
  , assistance; helper, Jehovah helps
• Jaziz, brightness; departing
• Jearim, a leap; woods
• Jeaterai, whom Jehovah searching out; leads, whom Jehovah leads
• Jeberechiah, speaking well of, or kneeling to, Jehovah; whom Jehovah blesses
• Jebus, treading under foot; manger
• Jebusi, trodden under foot; mangers
• Jecamiah, resurrection, or confirmation, or revenge, of the Lord, whom Jehovah gathers
• Jecoliah, perfection, or power, of Jehovah, able through Jehovah, The same as Jecholiah: strong through Jehovah
• Jeconiah
  Jeconiah
  Jeconiah "; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin , was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th Century BCE and was taken into captivity. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. After many excavations in Iraq, records of Jeconiah's...
  
  , preparation, or stability, of Jehovah
• Jedaiah
  Jedaiah
  Jedaiah was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. Jedaiah lead the second of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24 documents the division of the priests during the reign of King David. These priests...
  
  , the hand of the Lord; confessing Jehovah
• Jedeiah, one Lord; the joy of the Jehovah
• Jediael, knowledge, of God
• Jedidah, well beloved; amiable
• Jedidiah, beloved of the Lord, beloved of Jehovah
• Jediel, the knowledge, or renewing, of God
• Jeduthun
  Jeduthun
  Jeduthun - lauder; praising - the name of one or two men in the Bible.* A Levite of the family of Merari, and one of the three masters of music appointed by David. Jeduthun - lauder; praising - the name of one or two men in the Bible.* A Levite of the family of Merari, and one of the three masters...
  
  , his law; giving praise
• Jeezer, island of help
• Jegar-sahadutha, heap of witness
• Jehaleleel, Jehalelel, praising God; clearness of God
• Jehaziel, same as Jahaziel
• Jehdeiah, one Lord; the joy of the Lord,
• Jeheiel, God liveth
• Jehezekel, strength of God
• Jehiah, the Lord liveth, Jehovah lives
• Jehiskiah, the strength, the strength, or taking, of the Lord
• Jehoadah, passing over; testimony of the Lord, whom Jehovah adorns
• Jehoaddan, pleasure, or time, of Jehovah
• Jehoahaz, possession of Jehovah
• Jehoash, fire of Jehovah, Jehovah-given
• Jehohanan
  Jehohanan
  Jehohanan was a man put to death by crucifixion in the 1st century CE, whose ossuary was found in 1968 when building contractors working in Giv'at ha-Mivtar, a Jewish neighborhood in northern East Jerusalem, Israel, accidentally uncovered a Jewish tomb. The Jewish stone ossuary had the Hebrew...
  
  , grace, whom Jehovah gave, a name of which John is the contraction.
• Jehoiachin, preparation, or strength, of Jehovah
• Jehoiada
  Jehoiada
  Jehoiada in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. By his arranged marriage with the princess Jehosheba , he became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah...
  
  , knowledge of Jehovah
• Jehoiakim
  Jehoiakim
  Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
  
  , avenging, or establishing, or resurrection, of Jehovah
• Jehoiarib
  Jehoiarib
  Jehoiarib was the head of a family of priests, which was made the first of the twenty-four priestly divisions organized by King David.- High Priest :...
  
  , fighting, or multiplying, of Jehovah
• Jehonadab
  Jehonadab
  Jehonadab was the son of Rechab. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible at 2 Kings 10:15-31. Though not a Jew himself, he was a supporter of Jehu, son of Nimshi, in the elimination of the house of Ahab and in suppressing worship of Baal throughout Samaria...
  
  , Jonadab, free giver; liberality
• Jehonathan, gift of the Lord; gift of a dove, whom Jehovah gave
• Jehoram, exaltation of Jehovah
• Jehoshaphat
  Jehoshaphat
  Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
  
  , the Lord is judge, whom Jehovah judges, Jehovah-judged
• Jehosheba
  Jehosheba
  Jehosheba , or Josaba, was the sister of King Ahaziah of Judah and the wife of Jehoiada, the High Priest of Judah. According to 2 Kings 11:2, she saved and hid her infant nephew Jehoash from the massacre ordered by his grandmother Athaliah...
  
  , fullness, Jehovah's oath, Jehovah-swearing
• Jehoshua, same as Joshua
• Jehovah
  Jehovah
  Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
  
  , self-subsisting, I am; the eternal living one, to be, exist, to be, to become; I am who am, hath sent me; I am who am with you,
• Jehovah-jireh
  Jehovah-jireh
  According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, Jehovah-jireh , was a place in the land of Moriah. It was the location of the binding of Isaac, where God told Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering...
  
  , the Lord will provide, Jehovah will see; i.e., will provide
• Jehovah-nissi
  Jehovah-nissi
  According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, Jehovah-Nissi is the name given by Moses to the altar which he built to celebrate the defeat of the Amalekites at Rephidim.-Translations:...
  
  , the Lord my banner, Jehovah my banner
• Jehovah-shalom, the Lord send peace, Jehovah send peace
• Jehovah-shammah
  Jehovah-shammah
  Jehovah-shammah is a Christian transliteration of the Hebrew meaning "The is there", the name given to the city in Ezekiel's vision in . These are the final words of the Book of Ezekiel....
  
  , Jehovah is there, the Lord is there
• Jehovah-tsidkenu, Jehovah our righteousness, the Lord our righteousness
• Jehozabad, Jehovah dowry; having a dowry, Jehovah-given, whom Jehovah gave
• Jehozadak
  Jehozadak
  Jehozadak is a character in the Bible, who name means Jehovah-justified. He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile ....
  
  , justice of Jehovah, Jehovah-justified, Jehovah justifies
• Jehu
  Jehu
  Jehu was a king of Israel. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, and grandson of Nimshi.William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842-815 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841-814 BC...
  
  , himself who exists
• Jehubbah, hiding, binding
• Jehucal
  Jehucal
  Jehucal or Jucal [heb. יְהוּכַל] is mentioned in chapters 37 and 38 of the Book of Jeremiah:King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah, saying `Please pray for us to the Lord our God`...
  
  , mighty; perfect; wasted
• Jehud
  Jehud
  Jehud was a town in ancient Israel.It was located in the district of the Tribe of Dan. It is commonly believed to have been located at the same place as the modern El Yehudiye or Yehud, about 13 km east of Jaffa. Some suggest that the place instead could have been located close to Yazur/Azor,...
  
  , Jehudi, praising; conferring
• Jehudijah, the praise of the Lord
• Jehush, keeping counsel; fastened
• Jekabzeel, the congregation of God
• Jekamean, the people shall arise
• Jekamiah, establishing, or revenging, of Jehovah, whom Jehovah gathers
• Jekuthiel, hope, or congregation, of Jehovah
• Jemima
  Jemima (Biblical character)
  Jemima was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, named in the Bible as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemima's younger sisters are named as Keziah and Keren-Happuch...
  
  , handsome as the day
• Jemuel, God's day; son of God
• Jephthah, Whom God sets free
• Jephunneh, he that beholds
• Jerah, the moon; month; smelling sweet
• Jerahmeel
  Jerahmeel
  The name Jerahmeel appears several times in the Tanakh. It means "He will obtain mercy of God" or "God pities" or "May God have compassion".-Bearers of the name:There are probably three distinct persons of that name in the Tanakh...
  
  , the mercy, or the beloved, of God
• Jered, ruling; coming down
• Jeremai, my height; throwing forth waters
• Jeremiah
  Jeremiah
  Jeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...
  
  , exaltation of Jehovah, raised up or appointed by Jehovah, whom Jehovah has appointed
• Jeremoth, eminences; one that fears death
• Jeriah, fear, or throwing down, of Jehovah
• Jerebai, fighting; chiding; multiplying
• Jericho, his moon; his month; his sweet smell
• Jeriel, fear, or vision of God
• Jerijah, same as Jeriah
• Jerimoth
  Jerimoth
  Jerimoth in the Hebrew Bible is the name of eight men:*In 1 Chronicles 7:7, Jerimoth is a son of Bela.*In 1 Chronicles 7:8, Jerimoth is a son of Becher....
  
  , he that fears or rejects death
• Jerioth, kettles; breaking asunder
• Jeroboam
  Jeroboam
  Jeroboam was the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy....
  
  , he that opposes the people
• Jeroham
  Jeroham
  Jeroham is a name that means "cherished" or "one who finds mercy". A number of people by this name is referenced in the Bible:#Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel — in ....
  
  , high; merciful; beloved
• Jerubbaal, let Baal contend with him
• Jerubbesheth, let the idol of confusion defend itself
• Jeruel, fear, or vision of God
• Jerusalem, vision of peace, the habitation of peace,
• Jerusha, banished; possession; inheritance
• Jesaiah, health, or salvation, of Jehovah, salvation of Jehovah
• Jeshebeab, sitting, or captivity, of the father
• Jesher, right; singing
• Jeshimon
  Judean desert
  The Judaean Desert is a desert in Israel and the West Bank that lies east of Jerusalem and descends to the Dead Sea. It stretches from the northeastern Negev to the east of Beit El, and is marked by terraces with escarpments. It ends in a steep escarpment dropping to the Dead Sea and the Jordan...
  
  , solitude; desolation
• Jeshishai, ancient; rejoicing exceedingly
• Jeshohaia, Jehovah pressing; the meditation of God
• Jeshua, same as Joshua
• Jesiah
  Jesiah
  The earliest record of the name Jesiah is found in the Bible.Referred to as Isshiah and then translated to Jessiah and finally shortened to Jesiah. He was said to be an ally of David at Ziklag. . He was also known as the second son of Uzziel, the son of Kohath. .The name Jesiah means "Sprinkling of...
  
  , sprinkling of the Lord
• Jesimiel, naming, or astonishment, of God
• Jesse
  Jesse
  Jesse, Eshai or Yishai, is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ....
  
  , gift; oblation; one who is
• Jesui, even-tempered; flat country
• Jesus, savior; deliverer, The Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, a contraction of Jehoshua, that is, help of Jehovah or saviour. Latin: Jesus, Iesus, Iesu, Josue. Greek: Ieous from Hebrew Yeshua. Also means safety, victory and who's help is Jehovah or it may be from the verb "Yasha", "to save," and = Jehovah Savior, or simply Savior; a late form of Hebrew "yehosua", the meaning of which is "YHWH is salvation" or "YHWH saves/has saved." Online definition of "savior." Latin term drove out Old English "hæland" which means "healer" as the preferred descriptive term for Jesus.
• Jether
  Jether
  Jether is a name mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It means: surplus; excellence.#Father-in-law of Moses , called elsewhere Jethro.#The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons ....
  
  , he that excels
• Jetheth
  Jetheth
  Jetheth was the name of an Edomite clan mentioned in Genesis 36:31-43....
  
  , giving
• Jethlah, hanging up; heaping up
• Jethro
  Jethro
  In the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible, Jethro |Shu-ayb]]) is Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. He is also revered as a prophet in his own right in the Druze religion, and considered an ancestor of the Druze.-In Exodus:...
  
  , his excellence; his posterity
• Jetur, order; succession; mountainous
• Jeuel, God hath taken away; God heaping up
• Jeush, Jeuz, he that is devoured
• Jew, same as Judah, a man of Judea, the name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah ( 2 Kings 16:6 ; 25:25 ; Jeremiah 32:12 ; 38:19 ; 40:11 ; 41:3 )
• Jezaniah, nourishment, or weapons, of Jehovah, whom Jehovah hears
• Jezebel, not exalted
• Jezer, island of help, power
• Jeziah, Jeziel, sprinkling of Jehovah, whom Jehovah expiates
• Jezoar, clear; white
• Jezrahiah, Jehovah arises; brightness of Jehovah, produced by Jehovah, a leader of the choir
• Jezreel, seed of God
• Jibsam, their drought, their confusion
• Jidlaph, he that distills water
• Jimnah, right hand; numbering; preparing
• Jiphtah, opening
• Jiphthael, God opening
• Joab
  Joab
  Joab the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.- Name :...
  
  , paternity; voluntary
• Joachim
  Joachim
  Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James...
  
  , rising or establishing of Jehovah
• Joah
  Joah
  Joah means "Yahu is his brother," "God is his brother," or some variation. It is derived from the two words "Yahu" and "ach" .-Bible occurrences:Joah is the name of four men in the Bible:...
  
  , fraternity; brother of Jehovah
• Joahaz, apprehending; possessing; seeing
• Joanna
  Joanna
  Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koine Greek Iōanna from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה meaning "God is gracious". Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna...
  
  , grace or gift of Jehovah, whom Jehovah has graciously given, grace or gift of God
• Joash, who despairs or burns
• Joatham, same as Jotham
• Job
  Job (Biblical figure)
  Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is listed as a prophet of God in the Qur'an.- Book of Job :The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character — he is described as a blessed man who lives righteously...
  
  , he that weeps or cries, persecuted
• Jobab, sorrowful, hated
• Jochebed
  Jochebed
  According to the Torah, Jochebed was a daughter of Levi and mother of Aaron, Miriam and Moses. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. No details are given concerning her life. According to Jewish legend, Jochebed is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs, in Tiberias.-Birth of Moses:The...
  
  , glorious; honorable
• Joed, witnessing; robbing; passing over
• Joel
  Joel (prophet)
  Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...
  
  , he that wills or commands
• Joelah, lifting up; profiting; taking away slander
• Joezer, he that aids
• Jogbehah, an exalting; high
• Jogli, passing over; turning back; rejoicing
• Joha (or Juha), who enlivens or gives life
• Johanan
  Johanan
  Johanan is a Hebrew name meaning 'the LORD is gracious'. Other forms of the name include John and Yochanan.Johanan ben Zakai was one of the tannaim, an important Jewish sage in the era of the Second Temple, and a primary contributor to the core text of Rabbinical Judaism, the Mishnah...
  
  , who is liberal or merciful, whom Jehovah graciously bestows, gift or grace of God, Jehovah is or has been gracious.
• John
  John (given name)
  John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
  
  , the grace or mercy of the Lord, Jehovah's gift: the same name as Johanan, a contraction of Jehoanan
• Joiarib, chiding, or multiplying, of Jehovah
• Jokdeam, crookedness, or burning, of the people
• Jokim, that made the sun stand still
• Jokmeam, confirmation, or revenge, of the people
• Jokneam, possessing, or building up, of the people
• Jokshan
  Jokshan
  Jokshan ; most probably Josephus' Jazar. According to the Bible he was the second son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah, whom he wed after the death of Sarah...
  
  , an offense; hardness; a knocking
• Joktan
  Joktan
  Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
  
  , small dispute; contention; disgust
• Jonadab
  Jonadab
  Jonadab is the name of two men in the Hebrew Bible:*In 2 Samuel 13:3 Jonadab son of Shimeah is described as a 'very shrewd man' . He suggests to Amnon the plan he uses to seduce Tamar....
  
  , who gives liberally
• Jonah
  Jonah
  Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation...
  
  , or Jonas, a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer
• Jonan, a dove; multiplying of the people
• Jonathan, given of God
• Joppa
  Jaffa
  Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
  
  , beauty; comeliness, Beauty
• Jorah, Jorai, showing; casting forth; a cauldron
• Joram, to cast; elevated
• Jordan
  Jordan
  Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
  
  , the river of judgment, Some translate it as "the descender," from the Semitic yrd, "to descend"
• Jorim
  Jorim
  Jorim is a generic Korean cuisine term referring to dishes made of vegetables, meats, seafood, or tofu in a mixed sauce by simmering for a long time. Jorim is the noun of jorida which means "simmering in a thick soup or sauce". The term did not appear in cookbooks until 17th century because...
  
  , he that exalts the Lord
• Josabad, having a dowry
• Josaphat
  Jehoshaphat
  Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
  
  , same as Jehoshaphat
• Jose
  Jose
  Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name Yose, which is etymologically linked to Yosef or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.*Jose ben Jochanan*Jose the Galilean...
  
  , raised; who pardons
• Joseph
  Joseph (name)
  Joseph is a name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew Yosef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or Yūsuf. The name can be translated from Hebrew יהוה להוסיף Yihoh Lhosif as signifying "YHWH...
  
  , increase; addition, remover or increaser, increase, may God add
• Joses
  Joses
  Saint Joses is the second of the brothers of Jesus appearing in the New Testament. Joses is first mentioned in , which related people talking about Jesus:...
  
  , same as Jose, exalted
• Joshah, being; forgetting; owing
• Joshaviah, the seat, alteration, or captivity of Jehovah
• Joshbekesha, it is requiring or beseeching
• Joshua
  Joshua
  Joshua , is a minor figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel and in few passages as Moses's assistant. He turns to be the central character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua...
  
  , a savior; a deliverer
• Josiah
  Josiah
  Josiah or Yoshiyahu or Joshua was a king of Judah who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Jewish scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after...
  
  , the Lord burns; the fire of Jehovah
• Josibiah, the seat, or captivity of Jehovah
• Josiphiah, increase of Jehovah; Jehovah's finishing
• Jotham
  Jotham
  Jotham was the youngest of Gideon's seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of Abimelech . When "the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of Millo" were gathered together "by the plain of the pillar" "that was in Shechem, to make Abimelech king," from one of the...
  
  , the perfection of Jehovah
• Jothath, Jothatha, his goodness
• Jozabad, same as Josabad
• Jozachar, remembering; of the male sex
• Jubal
  Jubal (Bible)
  Jubal is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in .- Family :Jubal was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jabal, and half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah...
  
  , he that runs; a trumpet
• Jucal, mighty; perfect
• Judah, the praise of the Lord; confession, praised, celebrated, praise,
• Judas, Jude, same as Judah
• Judaea
  Judea
  Judea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...
  
  , Judea, same as Judah
• Judith, same as Judah
• Julia, downy; soft and tender hair
• Julius
  Julius
  The gens Julia was one of the most ancient patrician families at Ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC...
  
  , same as Julia
• Junia
  Junia
  Junia or Junias was a 1st century Christian highly regarded and complimented by the apostle Paul: Paul describes Junia as kinsmen, fellow prisoners, and as being "in Christ" before Paul's dramatic Damascus road conversion...
  
  , youth
• Jushabhesed, dwelling-place; change of mercy
• Justus
  Justus
  Justus was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, probably arriving with the second group of missionaries despatched in 601...
  
  , just or upright, just
• Juttah
  Juttah
  Juttah was a town in ancient Israel. It is identified with modern day Yattah, which is located on a hill about 10 km south of Hebron.Juttah was a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah . It is believed to have been the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth, parents of John the...
  
  , turning away