Biblical Names and their Meanings
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Group |
Description |
Reference |
| Haahashtari | one who drives mules | 1 Chronicles 4:6 |
| Habaiah | God has hidden | Ezra 2:61 |
| Habakkuk | he that embraces | Habakkuk 1:1 |
| Habaziniah | a hiding of the shield of the Lord | Jeremiah 35:3 |
| Habazziniah | JPS, RSV, ASV, etc. spelling of Habaziniah | Jeremiah 35:3 |
| Habor | a partaker, joining | 2 Kings 17:6 |
| Hachaliah | whom God enlightens | Nehemiah 1:1 |
| Hachilah | dark, dusky | 1 Samuel 23:19 |
| Hachmoni | a wise man | 1 Chronicles 27:32 |
| Hachmonite | a wise man | 1 Chronicles 11:11 |
| Hadad | this word is only used in this Scripture and it means "I shall move softly" | 1 Kings 11:17 |
| Hadad | mighty | Genesis 36:35 |
| Hadadezer | whose help is Hadad | 2 Samuel 8:3 |
| Hadadrimmon | named after two Syrian gods | Zechariah 12:11 |
| Hadar | honour | Genesis 25:15 |
| Hadarezer | whose help is Hadad, same as Hadadezer | 2 Samuel 10:16 |
| Hadashah | new | Joshua 15:37 |
| Hadassah | a myrtle | Esther 2:7 |
| Hadattah | should be "Hazorhadattah" meaning New Hazor | Joshua 15:25 |
| Hadid | sharp | Ezra 2:33 |
| Hadlai | rest of God | 2 Chronicles 28:12 |
| Hadoram | noble honour | Genesis 10:27 |
| Hadrach | dwelling | Zechariah 9:1 |
| Hagab | locust | Ezra 2:46 |
| Hagaba | locust | Nehemiah 7:48 |
| Hagabah | locust | Ezra 2:45 |
| Hagar | flight | Genesis 16:1 |
| Hagarenes | a wanderer, same as Hagerite and Haggeri | Psalm 83:6 |
| Hagerite | a wanderer | 1 Chronicles 27:31 |
| Haggai | my feast | Ezra 5:1 |
| Haggeri | a wanderer | 1 Chronicles 11:38 |
| Haggi | festive | Genesis 46:16 |
| Haggiah | the feast of God | 1 Chronicles 6:30 |
| Haggites | descendants of Haggi | Numbers 26:15 |
| Haggith | rejoicing, festive | 2 Samuel 3:4 |
| Hai | heap of ruins, same as Ai | Genesis 12:8 |
| Hakkatan | little, the small | Ezra 8:12 |
| Hakkoz | a thorn | 1 Chronicles 24:10 |
| Hakupha | bent | Ezra 2:51 |
| Halah | painful | 2 Kings 17:6 |
| Halak | smooth, a part, 1080 halakim make up one hour | Joshua 11:17 |
| Halhul | trembling | Joshua 15:58 |
| Hali | necklace | Joshua 19:25 |
| Hallelujah | ASV, RSV, etc. praise the Lord, praise God | Revelation 19:1 |
| Hallohesh | whisperer | Nehemiah 10:24 |
| Halohesh | whisperer | Nehemiah 3:12 |
| Ham | hot | Genesis 5:32 |
| Haman | magnificent | Esther 3:1 |
| Hamath | fortress, same as Hemath | Numbers 13:21 |
| Hamath-Rabbah | KJV etc. usually rendered as "Hamath the great" | Amos 6:2 |
| Hamathite | of the family of Hamath | Genesis 10:18 |
| Hamathzobah | fortress of Zobah | 2 Chronicles 8:3 |
| Hammath | hot spring | Joshua 19:35 |
| Hammedatha | double | Esther 3:1 |
| Hammelech | a king | Jeremiah 36:26 |
| Hammon | warm springs | Joshua 19:28 |
| Hammothdor | hot springs of Dor | Joshua 21:32 |
| Hamonah | multitudes | Ezekiel 39:16 |
| Hamongog | the multitude of Gog | Ezekiel 39:11 |
| Hamor | an ass | Genesis 33:19 |
| Hamuel | heat of God | 1 Chronicles 4:26 |
| Hamul | spared | Genesis 46:12 |
| Hamulites | descendants of Hamul | Numbers 26:21 |
| Hamutal | father-in-law, of the dew | 2 Kings 23:31 |
| Hanameel | God is gracious | Jeremiah 32:7 |
| Hanan | he is merciful | 1 Chronicles 8:23 |
| Hananeel | God has favoured | Nehemiah 3:1 |
| Hanani | gracious | 1 Kings 16:1 |
| Hananiah | God has favoured | 1 Chronicles 3:19 |
| Hanes | banishment of grace | Isaiah 30:4 |
| Haniel | gift of God, same as Hanniel | 1 Chronicles 7:39 |
| Hannah | grace | 1 Samuel 1:2 |
| Hannathon | gracious | Joshua 19:14 |
| Hanniel | gift of God, same as Haniel | Numbers 34:23 |
| Hanoch | dedicated, same as Enoch and Henoch | Genesis 25:4 |
| Hanochites | descendants of Hanoch | Numbers 26:5 |
| Hanun | gracious | 2 Samuel 10:1 |
| Hapharaim | two pits | Joshua 19:19 |
| Happizzez | ASV, RSV, JPS for Aphses in KJV, dispersion | 1 Chronicles 24:15 |
| Hara | mountain land, a hill | 1 Chronicles 5:26 |
| Haradah | fear | Numbers 33:24 |
| Haran | mountainous country, mountaineer | Genesis 11:26 |
| Hararite | mountain dweller | 2 Samuel 23:11 |
| Harashim | KJV = Charashim; ASV = Ge-Harashim, etc., it means "the valley of craftsmen" | 1 Chronicles 4:14 |
| Harbona | an ass driver, same as Harbonah | Esther 1:10 |
| Harbonah | an ass driver, same as Harbona | Esther 7:9 |
| Hareph | a plucking off | 1 Chronicles 2:51 |
| Hareth | forest | 1 Samuel 22:5 |
| Harhaiah | fear of God | Nehemiah 3:8 |
| Harhas | very poor | 2 Kings 22:14 |
| Harhur | made warm, inflammation | Ezra 2:51 |
| Harim | dedicated to God | 1 Chronicles 24:8 |
| Hariph | plucking off | Nehemiah 7:24 |
| Harmon | ASV, RSV, JPS, etc. high fortress | Amos 4:3 |
| Harnepher | panting | 1 Chronicles 7:36 |
| Harod | spring of Harod, spring of trembling | Judges 7:1 |
| Harodite | resident of Harod | 2 Samuel 23:25 |
| Haroeh | vision | 1 Chronicles 2:52 |
| Harorite | mountaineer | 1 Chronicles 11:27 |
| Harosheth | a forest, woodland | Judges 4:2 |
| Harsha | enchanter, magician | Ezra 2:52 |
| Harum | high, exalted | 1 Chronicles 4:8 |
| Harumaph | flat-nosed | Nehemiah 3:10 |
| Haruphite | inhabitant of Hariph | 1 Chronicles 12:5 |
| Haruz | careful, zealous | 2 Kings 21:19 |
| Hasadiah | God has been faithful | 1 Chronicles 3:20 |
| Hasenuah | thorny, bristling, same as Senuah | 1 Chronicles 9:7 |
| Hashabiah | God has considered | 1 Chronicles 6:45 |
| Hashabnah | whom God regards | Nehemiah 10:25 |
| Hashabniah | whom God regards | Nehemiah 3:10 |
| Hashbadanah | thought in judging, wise judge | Nehemiah 8:4 |
| Hashem | fat | 1 Chronicles 11:34 |
| Hashmonah | fatness | Numbers 33:29 |
| Hashub | understanding, considerate, same as Hasshub | Nehemiah 3:11 |
| Hashubah | estimation; thought | 1 Chronicles 3:20 |
| Hashum | silence; their hasting | Ezra 2:19 |
| Hashupha | made naked, same as Hasupha | Nehemiah 7:46 |
| Hasrah | wanting | 2 Chronicles 34:22 |
| Hassenaah | thorny, same as Senaah | Nehemiah 3:3 |
| Hasshub | understanding, considerate, same as Hashub | 1 Chronicles 9:14 |
| Hasupha | made naked, same as Hashupha | Ezra 2:43 |
| Hatach | truth, verily | Esther 4:5 |
| Hathath | fear | 1 Chronicles 4:13 |
| Hatipha | robbery, seized | Ezra 2:54 |
| Hatita | digging, exploring | Ezra 2:42 |
| Hattil | waving, doubtful | Ezra 2:57 |
| Hattush | assembled | 1 Chronicles 3:22 |
| Hauran | a hole, caverns | Ezekiel 47:16 |
| Havilah | circle | Genesis 2:11 |
| Havothjair | the villages of Jair, villages of those enlightened | Numbers 32:41 |
| Hazael | that sees God | 1 Kings 19:15 |
| Hazaiah | God has seen | Nehemiah 11:5 |
| Hazaraddar | village of Addar, village of glory | Numbers 34:4 |
| Hazarenan | village of fountains | Numbers 34:9 |
| Hazargaddah | village of good fortune | Joshua 15:27 |
| Hazarhatticon | middle village, middle court | Ezekiel 47:16 |
| Hazarmaveth | village of death | Genesis 10:26 |
| Hazarshual | village of the jackal | Joshua 15:28 |
| Hazarsusah | horse village | Joshua 19:5 |
| Hazarsusim | horse village | 1 Chronicles 4:31 |
| Hazazontamar | pruning of the palm | 2 Chronicles 20:2 |
| Hazelelponi | the shadow looking at me | 1 Chronicles 4:3 |
| Hazerim | villages | Deuteronomy 2:23 |
| Hazeroth | villages, settlement | Numbers 11:35 |
| Hazezontamar | pruning of the palm | Genesis 14:7 |
| Haziel | vision of God | 1 Chronicles 23:9 |
| Hazlelponi | JPS for Hazelelponi, shadow looking at me | 1 Chronicles 4:3 |
| Hazo | seeing, vision | Genesis 22:22 |
| Hazor | court, castle | Joshua 11:1 |
| Hazorhadattah | RSV, ASV, Darby, etc., means "New Hazor" | Joshua 15:25 |
| Hazzelelponi | ASV, RSV for Hazelelponi, shadow looking at me | 1 Chronicles 4:3 |
| Heber | comrade | Genesis 46:17 |
| Heberites | descendants of Heber | Numbers 26:45 |
| Hebrews | descendants of Eber or Heber, one from beyond | Genesis 40:15 |
| Hebron | society, association | Genesis 13:18 |
| Hebronites | inhabitants of Hebron | Numbers 3:27 |
| Hegai | eunuch | Esther 2:8 |
| Hege | eunuch | Esther 2:3 |
| Helah | rust | 1 Chronicles 4:5 |
| Helam | stronghold | 2 Samuel 10:16 |
| Helbah | fertile | Judges 1:31 |
| Helbon | fertile | Ezekiel 27:18 |
| Heldai | the world, worldly | 1 Chronicles 27:15 |
| Heleb | milk | 2 Samuel 23:29 |
| Heled | worldly, transient | 1 Chronicles 11:30 |
| Helek | part, portion | Numbers 26:30 |
| Helekites | descendants of Helek | Numbers 26:30 |
| Helem | stroke, smiter | 1 Chronicles 7:35 |
| Heleph | changing, exchange | Joshua 19:33 |
| Helez | liberation, he has saved | 2 Samuel 23:26 |
| Heli | ascending, climbing up | Luke 3:23 |
| Helkai | my portion is God | Nehemiah 12:15 |
| Helkath | smooth | Joshua 19:25 |
| Helkathhazzurim | the field of swords | 2 Samuel 2:16 |
| Helon | strong | Numbers 1:9 |
| Hemam | destruction, exterminating | Genesis 36:22 |
| Heman | faithful | 1 Kings 4:31 |
| Hemath | fortress, same as Hamath | 1 Chronicles 2:55 |
| Hemdan | desire | Genesis 35:26 |
| Hen | grace, favour | Zechariah 6:14 |
| Hena | troubling | 2 Kings 18:34 |
| Henadad | favour of Hadad | Ezra 3:9 |
| Henoch | dedicated, same as Enoch | 1 Chronicles 1:3 |
| Hepher | a pit, a well | Numbers 26:32 |
| Hepherites | descendants of Hepher | Numbers 26:32 |
| Hephzibah | my delight is in her | 2 Kings 21:1 |
| Heres | the sun | Judges 1:35 |
| Heresh | mute | 1 Chronicles 9:15 |
| Hermas | Mercury, herald of the gods | Romans 16:14 |
| Hermes | Mercury, herald of the gods | Romans 16:14 |
| Hermogenes | begotten of Mercury | 2 Timothy 1:15 |
| Hermon | a sanctuary | Deuteronomy 3:8 |
| Hermonites | belonging to Hermon | Psalm 42:6 |
| Herod | son of a hero, heroic | Matthew 2:1 |
| Herodians | Herod's partisans | Matthew 22:16 |
| Herodias | heroic | Matthew 14:6 |
| Herodion | heroic | Romans 16:11 |
| Heshbon | stronghold | Numbers 21:25 |
| Heshmon | rich soil | Joshua 15:27 |
| Heth | terror, fear | Genesis 10:15 |
| Hethlon | a place wrapped up, a hiding place | Ezekiel 47:15 |
| Heylel | This Hebrew noun is only used here and is almost universally mistranslated as "Lucifer". The word refers to Satan and is formed from the verb meaning "to boast and to be mad". It should correctly be translated as "Mad Boaster", which is precisely what Satan is shown doing in Isaiah 14:13-14, making the incredibly mad boast that he would overcome God. Only a "heylel", a supremely arrogant idiot, would even contemplate challenging God, his Creator. See also entries under "Lucifer", "Day Star" and 'Lightbringer". | Isaiah 14:12 |
| Hezeki | strong | 1 Chronicles 8:17 |
| Hezekiah | God is my strength | 2 Kings 16:20 |
| Hezion | vision | 1 Kings 15:18 |
| Hezir | pigs | 1 Chronicles 24:15 |
| Hezrai | enclosed | 2 Samuel 23:35 |
| Hezro | enclosed | 1 Chronicles 11:37 |
| Hezron | surrounded by a wall | Genesis 46:9 |
| Hezronites | descendant of Hezron | Numbers 26:6 |
| Hiddai | for the rejoicing of God | 2 Samuel 23:30 |
| Hiddekel | rapid | Genesis 2:14 |
| Hiel | God lives | 1 Kings 16:34 |
| Hierapolis | holy city | Colossians 4:13 |
| Higgaion | meditation | Psalms 9:16 |
| Hilen | place of caves | 1 Chronicles 6:58 |
| Hilkiah | God is my portion | 2 Kings 18:18 |
| Hillel | praising | Judges 12:13 |
| Hinnom | lamentation | Joshua 15:8 |
| Hirah | a noble family | Genesis 38:1 |
| Hiram | noble, same as Huram | 2 Samuel 5:11 |
| Hittite | descendant of Heth | Genesis 23:10 |
| Hivites | villagers | Exodus 3:8 |
| Hizkiah | God is my strength, same as Hezekiah | Zephaniah 1:1 |
| Hizkijah | God is my strength, same as Hezekiah | Nehemiah 10:17 |
| Hobab | beloved, chrished | Numbers 10:29 |
| Hobah | secrecy, hiding place | Genesis 14:15 |
| Hod | splendour | 1 Chronicles 7:37 |
| Hodaiah | the praise of God | 1 Chronicles 3:24 |
| Hodaviah | praise God | 1 Chronicles 5:24 |
| Hodesh | new moon | 1 Chronicles 8:9 |
| Hodevah | praise of God | Nehemiah 7:43 |
| Hodiah | majesty of God | 1 Chronicles 4:19 |
| Hodijah | my majesty is God | Nehemiah 8:7 |
| Hoglah | a partridge | Numbers 26:33 |
| Hoham | whom God impels | Joshua 10:3 |
| Holon | sandy | Joshua 15:51 |
| Homam | confusion | 1 Chronicles 1:39 |
| Hophni | fighter | 1 Samuel 1:3 |
| Hor | hill, mountain | Numbers 20:22 |
| Horam | height, exalted | Joshua 10:33 |
| Horeb | desert | Exodus 3:1 |
| Horem | an offering dedicated to God, sacred | Joshua 19:38 |
| Horhagidgad | cave of Gidgad | Numbers 33:32 |
| Hori | cave dweller | Genesis 36:22 |
| Horims | cave dweller | Deuteronomy 2:12 |
| Horite | cave dweller | Genesis 36:20 |
| Hormah | devoted, devotion | Numbers 14:45 |
| Horonaim | two caves | Isaiah 15:5 |
| Horonite | inhabitants of Horonaim | Nehemiah 2:10 |
| Hosah | refuge | Joshua 19:29 |
| Hosanna | we beseech you save us now | Matthew 21:9 |
| Hosea | salvation, same as Hoshea and Oshea | Hosea 1:1 |
| Hoshaiah | God has saved | Nehemiah 12:32 |
| Hoshama | whom God hears | 1 Chronicles 3:18 |
| Hoshea | salvation, same as Hosea | Deuteronomy 32:44 |
| Hotham | a seal | 1 Chronicles 7:32 |
| Hothan | a seal, same as Hotham | 1 Chronicles 11:44 |
| Hothir | abundance | 1 Chronicles 25:4 |
| Hozai | NKJV, ASV, Darby, Young's, etc., but not translated in the KJV, means prophet or seer | 2 Chronicles 33:19 |
| Hukkok | appointed | Joshua 19:34 |
| Hukok | appointed | 1 Chronicles 6:75 |
| Hul | circle | Genesis 10:23 |
| Huldah | a mole or a weasel | 2 Kings 22:14 |
| Humtah | a defence, or a place of lizards? | Joshua 15:54 |
| Hupham | man of the coast | Numbers 26:39 |
| Huphamites | descendants of Hupham | Numbers 26:39 |
| Huppah | canopy | 1 Chronicles 24:13 |
| Huppim | protected | Genesis 46:21 |
| Hur | hole | Exodus 17:10 |
| Hurai | linen-weaver | 1 Chronicles 11:32 |
| Huram | noble, same as Hiram | 1 Chronicles 8:5 |
| Huri | worker with linen | 1 Chronicles 5:14 |
| Hushah | haste | 1 Chronicles 4:4 |
| Hushai | their haste | 2 Samuel 15:32 |
| Husham | haste | Genesis 36:34 |
| Hushathite | inhabitant of Hushah | 2 Samuel 21:18 |
| Hushim | who makes haste | Genesis 46:23 |
| Huz | woods, wooded | Genesis 22:21 |
| Huzzab | to stand by, apparently for the queen of Assyria? | Nahum 2:7 |
| Hymenaeus | belonging to marriage, from the god of weddings | 1 Timothy 1:20 |