Some Hebrew names contain theophoric names that embed the name of God with the suffix el Examples.

Bible names hebrew meaning. 1 May He Yahweh Add assuming that the He of our name is YHWH and. The first part is יה Yah יהו Yahu יו Yu which is the truncated form of יהוה which is YHWH the Name of the Lord. Nouns חן hen חנינה hanina תחנה tehinna and תחנון tahanun mean favor or grace.

One example is Abraham. It contains more than 2500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings. Aryeh was an army officer in the Bible.

Some names are also associated with Islam as mentioned in the Quran. Most of the Hebrew names are borrowed from other languages including Aramaic Egyptian Canaanite or Phoenician. 3 rows Elijah אליהו m English Hebrew Biblical.

This beautiful biblical name means light or lamp of the Lord and can be used as either a baby boy or girl name. Also spelled Eitan Ethan means strong or enduring in Hebrew and there are several of them in the Bible. Shifrah is a revered midwife in the Old Testament.

A name would also reflect a persons character nature and destiny. Apharsathchites Apharsites from a root meaning dividing or rending Aphek Aphekah Aphik strength. It means lion of God Aryeh.

Hebrew is the first language of the Bible and has many popular names used by Jews and Christians. 37 rows Hebrew Book English Meaning. And that is exactly what they were.