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Names play a variety of roles in the
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Names play a variety of roles in the Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a v ...
, as in the case of Nabal
According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal ( ''Nāḇāl'', "fool")
was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. He is featured in a story in which he is threatened by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by God.
Biblica ...
, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.
Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
s, or are used to illustrate prophecies
In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a ''prophet'') by a supernatural entity. Prophecies are a feature of many cultures and belief systems and usually contain divine will or law, or prete ...
.Lockyer, pp. 11-14
Most popular names
During the period 330 BC – 200 AD, the most common male names inJudea
Judea or Judaea ( or ; from he, יהודה, Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew, Standard ''Yəhūda'', Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ''Yehūḏā''; el, Ἰουδαία, ; la, Iūdaea) is an ancient, historic, Biblical Hebrew, contemporaneous L ...
or post Kingdom of Israel were:
*1. Simon/Simeon
*2. Joseph/Joses
*3. Lazarus
*4. Judah
*5. John
*6. Jesus
*7. Ananias
*8. Jonathan
*9. Matthew/Matthias
*10. Manaen
*11. James
*12. Michael
During this period, the most common female names were:
*1. Mary
*2. Salome
*3. Shelamzion
*4. Martha
*5-6. Joanna and Sapphira (equally common)
*7. Berenice
*8-9. Imma and Mara (equally common)
*10-12. Cyprus, Sarah, and Alexandra
Lists
*List of biblical names starting with A
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''A'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consul ...
*List of biblical names starting with B
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''B'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult ...
*List of biblical names starting with C
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''C'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with D Delight
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''D'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may c ...
*List of biblical names starting with E
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''E'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with F
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''F'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult ...
* List of biblical names starting with G
*List of biblical names starting with H
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''H'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
* List of biblical names starting with I
*List of biblical names starting with J
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''J'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
* List of biblical names starting with K
*List of biblical names starting with L
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''L'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with M
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''M'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with N
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''N'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with O
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''O'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with P
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''P'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with Q
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''Q'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with R
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''R'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with S
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''S'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with T
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''T'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with U
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''U'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with V
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''V'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with Y
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''Y'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult t ...
*List of biblical names starting with Z
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''Z'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult ...
See also
*Gemstones in the Bible
A range of gemstones are mentioned in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation. Much has been written about the precise identification of these stones, although largely speculative.
History
The Hebrews obtained gemst ...
* Genealogies in the Bible
*List of major biblical figures
The Bible is a canonical collection of texts considered sacred in Judaism or Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additio ...
*List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
*List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
*List of minor New Testament figures
This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.
A Abihud
Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to th ...
*List of biblical places
This is an incomplete list of places, lands, and countries mentioned in the Bible. Some places may be listed twice, under two different names. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included: see also the list of minor biblical places ...
*List of animals in the Bible
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
*List of plants in the Bible
This article lists plants referenced in The Bible, ordered alphabetically by English common/colloquial name. For plants whose identities are unconfirmed or debated the most probable species is listed first. Plants named in the Old Testament (Heb ...
*List of women in the Bible
The following is a list of women found in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. The list appears in alphabetical order.
A
*Abigail – mother of Amasa, Sister of David. ''I Chronicles 2:15–17''
*Abigail – wife of the wicked Nabal, who became a ...
*List of names for the biblical nameless
This list provides names given in history and traditions for people who appear to be unnamed in the Bible.
Hebrew Bible Serpent of Genesis
Revelation 12 identifies the serpent with Satan, unlike the pseudepigraphical-apocryphal Apocalypse of M ...
*List of modern names for biblical place names
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel/Holy Land/ Palestine are Arabised forms of ...
*''Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible
''Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible'' is a Bible concordance to the King James Version compiled by Robert Young. First published in 1879, it contains "about 311,000 references subdivided under the Hebrew and Greek originals with the lit ...
'' – for which later editions contain ''A complete list of Scripture Proper Names as in the Authorised and Revised Versions, showing their modern pronunciation and the exact form of the original Hebrew'' by Wm. B. Stevenson.
*Theophory
A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deit ...
References
Further reading
*Comay, Joan, ''Who's Who in the Old Testament'', Oxford University Press, 1971, *Elwell, Walter A., ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Publishing Group, 1984, ISB 9781441200303 *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the men of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958 *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the women of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, *Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, *Tischler, Nancy M., ''All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world '', Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006External links
* *Nave's Topical Bible
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