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​AARON

​The name Aaron means “exalted” or “strong.” It has also been interpreted to mean “teacher” or "high mountain", "mountain of strength", "enlightened", or "bearer of martyrs" While it's spelled Aharon in Hebrew, the “h” is dropped in the Greek variation. Aaron has an important role as priest in the Bible, particularly in the Hebrew Bible. When he is first introduced in (Exodus 4:14), he is identified as the brother of Moses and as a Levite, one of the groups of priests. Hence, from the beginning, Aaron is seen as a priest. He is the son of Amram, the brother of Moses and Miriam (Numbers 26:50), and the eponymous ancestor of the priestly group called the Aaronites (the “Sons of Aaron”) (Exodus 28:1). The portrayal of Aaron is mixed. At times it is very positive, with Aaron and his sons serving as the priests for the ancient Israelites (Exodus 28–29). At other times, Aaron appears in a negative light, associated with the building of the golden calf (Exodus 32), the opposition to Moses (Numbers 12), and the incident at Meribah (Numbers 20).

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​ABBA

​An Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.

​ABADDON

​The meaning of Abaddon is "destruction; place of destruction" An angel of the Abyss (Revelation 9:11) The realm of the dead, and is accompanied by Sheol.  the grave (Sheol-the state or abode of the dead) is naked before Him, and destruction (Abaddon) has no covering (Job 26:6).

​ABAGTHA

The meaning of Abagtha is "Father of the wine-press." One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court (Esther 1:10) (Esther 2:21). Was a court official of King Ahasuerus. He is mentioned once in the Book of Esther.

​ABANA

"Constant, Evelasting" One of the "rivers of Damascus. (2 Kings 5:12)​ 

​ABARIM

The meaning of Abana is "Those-on-the-other-side" ​The Abana is one of the two rivers of Damascus (the other being the Pharpar) mentioned by the Syrian general Naaman in 864BC as being “better than all the waters of Israel” (2 Kings 5:12). The rivers are not mentioned anywhere else in scripture and their identities have been disputed. However, the general consensus is that the Abana River is the same as the Barada that flows through Damascus. 

​ABDA

The meaning of ​Abda is "servant" or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH. There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible.

• An Abda mentioned in passing when Solomon set Adoniram son of Abda in charge of forced labor for Solomon's building projects (1 Kings 4:6). 
• A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Nehemiah 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chronicles 9:16). He was the son of Shammua and served in Jerusalem under Nehemiah.

ABDEEL

The meaning of ​Abdeel is "Servant of the giver; A vapor, a cloud of God"The father of Shelemiah, one of the officers whom King Jehoiakim commanded to arrest Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 36:26). It's meaning is ​"servant of God"

ABDI

The meaning of Abdi is "my servant", but may be an abbreviation for "servant of "Yahweh". The Oromo version of the name, used within Ethiopia, translates to ‘Hope’. In (1 Chronicles 6:44) Abdi is a Levite of the family of Merari. In (2 Chronicles 29:12) Abdi is a Levite in the time of King Hezekiah of Judah. This may be the same man as in (1 Chronicles 6:44). In (Ezra 10:26) Abdi is the son of Elam, and one of a long list of men who had married foreign wives, and who then sent them away together with their children.

ABDIEL

The meaning of Abdiel is "servant of God" The name has the same meaning as Obadiah. Abdiel is mentioned a single time in the Bible, in (1 Chronicles 5:15​)

​Abdon

​The meaning of Abdon is "Servant; cloud of judgment". Abdon is mentioned  in the following verses: The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judges 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of (1 Samuel 12:11) . The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:30) (1 Chronicles 9:36). The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the recently discovered book of the law (2 Chronicles 34:20). He is called Achbor in (2 Kings 22:12). One of the "sons" of Shashak (1 Chronicles 8:23).

ABEDNEGO

The meaning of Bednego is "Servant of light", itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".​ In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three men cast into a furnace but saved by God. (Daniel 2:49) (Daniel 3:12-30).

ABEL

The meaning of Abel is "breath; vapor" It is infamously the name of Adam and Eve's son, a favorite of God who is slain by his brother Cain.

Abel-beth-maachah

​The meaning of Abel Beth Maacah is ""meadow of water". ​It is located on the northern border of present-day Israel, about 2 km south of the town of Metula and about 6.5 km west of Tel Dan. ​The city is also called Abel Maim 

ABEL-CHERAMIM

​Also referred to as Abel-keramin. The only reference to this location in the Hebrew Bible is (Judges 11:33). The name means "meadow of the vineyards" or "plain of the vineyards".

ABEL-MAIM

Another name for Abel-beth-maachah (2 Chronicels 16:4). ("meadow of water")

ABEL-MEHOLAH

The meaning of Abhēl-Məḥōlā is “meadow of dancing, dancing meadow”. ​Abel-meholah was an ancient city frequently mentioned in the Bible. It is best known for being the birthplace and residence of the prophet Elisha. It is traditionally located near the Jordan River, south of Beit-She'an.

ABEL-MIZRAIM 

​The name given by the Canaanites to the floor of Atad, at which Joseph, his brothers and the Egyptians their mourned seven days for Jacob (Genesis 50:4-11). This was the name of a place “beyond” the Jordan River, meaning on the west side of the Jordan.

ABEL-SHITTIM

​The meaning of Abel-Shittim is "Meadow of the Acacias", Abel-Shittim is found only in the Book of (Numbers 33:49); but Ha-Shittim (Hebrew meaning "The Acacias", evidently the same place, is mentioned in Numbers, Joshua, and Micah (Numbers 25:1)  (Joshua 2:1) (Joshua 3:1) (Micah 6:5).

ABEZ (eBEZ)

The meaning of Abez is " "tin", or "white" Abez was a town in the allotment of the tribe of Issachar, at the north of the Jezreel Valley, or plain of Esdraelon.

ABI

The meaning of Abi is ​"joy of a Father" She was the daughter of a Zechariah, possibly Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah (2 Chronicles 29:1) (Isaiah 8:2), and afterwards the wife of King Ahaz (reigned c. 732 - 716 BCE) and mother of King Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:2).

Abiyyah

​The meaning of Abijah is ​"Yahweh Is My Father" Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu. The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (2 Chronicles 12:16), who reigned about two years (c. 915–913 BC). The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2) (I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his brother Joel, served as a judge at Beersheba. The elders of Israel made the pair’s misconduct a pretext for demanding a king (I Samuel 8:4). A son of Jeroboam I, king of Israel; he died young (I Kings 14). Head of the eighth order of priests (I Chronicles 24:10), the order to which Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, belonged (Luke 1:5).

ABIASAPH

​The meaning of Abiasaph is ​"father of gathering; the gatherer". A descendant of Kohath the son of Levi (Exodus 6:24) (1 Chronicles 6:23-37) (1 Chronicles 9:19). In Chronicles the name is 'ebh-yacaph, which seems to be a mere variant spelling. The Samaritan version has the same form in Exodus. The list in Exodus terminates with Abiasaph, who is to be regarded as the contemporary of Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron. The two lists in (1 Chronicles 6) lead up to the prophet Samuel and the singing companies which David is said to have organized. The list in 1 Chronicles 9 leads up to the Korahite porters of the time of Nehemiah. Apparently all the lists intentionally omit names, just names enough being given in each to indicate the line.

ABI-ALBON

The meaning of the name ​"father of strength, valiant". One of David's body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31); called also Abiel (1 Chronicles 11:32).

​ABIATHAR

The meaning of Abiathar is "father of abundance", "abundant father", Abiathar is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest. ​Abiathar was the only one of the priests to escape from Saul's (reigned c. 1020–1000 BCE) massacre in Nob, when his father and the priests of Nob were slain on the command of Saul. He fled to David (reigned c. 1003–970 BCE) at Keilah, taking with him the ephod and other priestly regalia. ​When David ascended the throne of Judah, Abiathar was appointed High Priest and the "king's counselor".

ABIDA (OR ABIDAH)

The meaning of Abida is "father of knowledge" or "knowing." The name appears only in (Genesis 25:4) and (1 Chronicles 1:33). According to (Genesis 25:4), Abida was the son of Midian, and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah. He had four brothers: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah.

ABIDAN

The meaning of Abidan is "God's worshipper" son of Gideoni, was a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel at the time of the Exodus. His name means father of judgment or My father has judged. Abidan is referred to in (Numbers 1:11), (Numbers 2:22) (Numbers 7:60), (Numbers 7:65) and (Numbers 10:24).

ABIEL

The meaning of Abiel is  "my father is the Lord" The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Samuel 14:51) (1 Chronicles 8:33) (1 Chronicles 9:39). In (1 Samuel 9:1) , he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish.

​ABIEZER (OR ABIEEZER)

Abiezer or Abieezer is the name of three Biblical characters. The name means "father of help".

• The prince of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12).
  
• The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead, also called Jeezer (Numbers 26:30). He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:18).
  
• From his family Gideon sprang (Joshua 17:2) (Judges 6:34) and (Judges  8:2). In (Judges 6:15), Gideon describes his clan, the Abiezrites, as "the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh" . One of King David's thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:27) (1 Chronicles 27:12) a Benjamite from Anathoth. 

ABIGAIL

The name comes from the Hebrew name Avigail, meaning "my father's joy". One Abigail was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Samuel, and is described as an intelligent, beautiful, loyal woman. Another Abigail was the mother of Amasa, the commander-in-chief of Absalom's army (2 Samuel 17:25).

ABIHAIL

The names meaning is "The father of strength". 

• Abihail is tied to five different people mentioned in the Bible.
• Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son. (Numbers 3:35).
• Abihail was the wife of Abishur of the tribe of Judah. (I Chronicles 2:29). Abihail, from Gilead of Bashan, was head of the tribe of Gad. (I Chronicles 5:14)
• Abihail was the daughter of David's brother Eliab. She was married to David's son Jerimoth and became mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath. (2 Chronicles 11:18). 
• ​Abihail was the father of Queen Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15) (Esther 9:29)

ABIHU

The meaning of Abihu is “he is my father.” The son of Aaron, Abihu and his brother, Nadab, were consumed by God's fire when they presented a “foreign fire” during a ritual. ​Nadab and Abihu were the first two sons of Aaron the Levite by his marriage to Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah (Leviticus 10:1–2).

ABIHUD

​The name "Abihud" means "the (divine) father is glory", "father of majesty," or "my father is majesty,". ​One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3). A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim (Matthew 1:13); called also Juda (Luke 3:26), and Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21).

ABIJAH

The meaning of Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu is "Yahweh Is My Father"

• The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (2 Chronicles 12:16), who reigned about two years (c. 915–913 BC).
• The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2) (I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his brother Joel, served as a judge at Beersheba. The elders of Israel made the pair’s misconduct a pretext for demanding a king (I Samuel 8:4).
• A son of Jeroboam I, king of Israel; he died young (I Kings 14).
• Head of the eighth order of priests (I Chronicles 24:10), the order to which Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, belonged (Luke 1:5).

ABIJAM

The meaning of Abijam "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea". Abijam was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. The Books of Chronicles refers to him as Abijah. (1 Kings 14:31)

​ABILENE

The meaning of Abilene is "Stream; Meadow; Grassy area" Abilene is a region of the Holy Land mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible, it was located just north of Damacus. A man named Lysanias ruled the area for Rome at the time when John the Baptist's ministry began in 26 A.D. ​(Luke 3:1).

ABIMAEL

The meaning of Abimael is “father sent from God,” this name has a rich history. In the Torah, Abimael was the last of thirteen sons born to Joktan. He and his brothers were the ancestors of many Arabian tribes. Father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia (Genesis 10:28) (1 Chronicles 1:22).

​ABIMELECH

The name Abimelech is derived from two Hebrew words (ab), meaning "father," and (melek), meaning "king." So the name Abimelek, anglicized as Abimelech, means "my father is king." It was apparently a common name, as several people (including some kings) were named Abimelech in the Bible

ABINADAB

The meaning of Abinadab is ​"Father of a vow, or of willingness", "​father of nobleness, noble".

• The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:8). He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain (1 Samuel 17:13).
• A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Samuel 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till it was at length removed by David (1 Samuel 7:1) (1 Samuel 7:2) (1 Chronicles 13:7).
• One of Solomon's officers, who "provided victuals for the king and his household." He presided, for this purpose, over the district of Dor (1 Kings 4:11).

ABINOAM

The meaning of Abinoam is "the divine; father is pleasantness; Father of Kindness" Abinoam, from Kedesh-naphtali, was the father of Barak who defeated Jabin's army, led by Sisera. He is mentioned only in (Judges 4:6) (Judges 4:12) and (Judges 5:12).

ABIRAM

​The meaning of Abiram is​ "High father; father of deceit". "My father is strong; father of heights." 

• One of the sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. He and all the conspirators, with their families and possessions (except the children of Korah), were swallowed up by an earthquake (Numbers 16:1-27) (Numbers 26:9) (Psalms 106:17).
• The eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who perished prematurely in consequence of his father's undertaking to rebuild Jericho (1 Kings 16:34), according to the words of (Joshua 6:26).

​ABISHAG

The meaning of Abishag is "Father of error; the Father wanders" Abishag is an unspeaking Bible character involved in the story of the power struggle between King David’s sons immediately before and then after David’s death. Abishag is originally brought to David to lie in his bosom and keep him warm as he nears death. She is present for a conversation during which David’s wife Bathsheba convinces David to name her son Solomon as his successor. When Adonijah, the son of David’s fourth wife Haggith, asks King Solomon for Abishag’s hand in marriage, Solomon responds violently.

​ABISHAI

The meaning of Abishai is "Father of a gift". He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 Samuel 2:18) (1 Chronicles 2:16). Abishai was the only one who accompanied David when he went to the camp of Saul and took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster (1 Samuel 26:5-12). He had the command of one of the three divisions of David's army at the battle with Absalom (2 Samuel 18:2) (2 Samuel 18:5) (2 Samuel 18:12). He slew the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David's life (2 Samuel 21:15-17). He was the chief of the second rank of the three "mighties" (2 Samuel 23:18) (2 Samuel 23:19) (1 Chronicles 11:20) (1 Chronicles 11:21); and on one occasion withstood 300 men, and slew them with his own spear (2 Samuel 23:18). Abishai is the name of the Semitic chief who offers gifts to the lord of Beni-Hassan.

ABISHALOM

The meaning of Absalom is "Father of peace." He was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur..(2 Samuel 14:25) describes him as the handsomest man in the kingdom. Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim's Wood.

ABISHUA

The meaning of Abishua ​is "Father of welfare; i.e., fortunate; my father is rescue" Abishua was an early High priest of Israel. Abishua is mentioned in the books (1 Chronicles 6:35) and (Ezra 7:5) as the son of the High Priest Phinehas, son of Eleazar. As such, he is the great-grandson of Aaron, the brother of Moses and first High Priest. The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chronicles 6:4) (1 Chronicles 6:5) (1 Chronicles 6:50) (Ezra 7:5).

​ABISHUR

​The meaning of ​Abishur is "Father of the wall i.e. Mason; father of uprightness." Great-grandson of Jerahmeel and Atarah, Jerahmeel being great-grandson of Judah. Abishur was son of Shammai, and was the husband of Abihail, and the father of sons (1 Chronicles 2:28-29).

ABITAL

​The meaning of ​Abital is "my father is dew" One of the wives of King David (2 Samuel 3:4) (1 Chronicles 3:3).

ABITUB

​​The meaning of ​Abitub is "father of goodness." A descendant of Benjamin and son of Shaharaim and Hushim, born in the field of Moab (1 Chronicles 8:11).

ABIUD

​The meaning of Abiud is "Father of praise." Mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:13) and not elsewhere as the son of Zerubbabel.

ABNER

​The meaning of Abner is ​“father of light”. Abner first enters the biblical narrative in (1 Samuel 14), where he is introduced as "the commander of Saul's army" and the son of Saul's uncle Ner. However, (1 Chronicles 8:29-33), implies that Abner himself was Saul's uncle, with Ner being Saul's grandfather.

​ABRAM

The meaning of Abramr is "exalted father" Originally the name of the first of the three Biblical patriarchs, who later became known as Abraham (Genesis 17:5). He was born in Ur of the Chaldees, and was a direct descendant of Shem (Genesis 11:10-32).

​ABRAHAM

​The meaning of Abraham is “The Father of Many” Terah, the ninth in descent from Noah, was the father of Abram (Genesis 11:26) Abraham (originally Abram) (Genesis 17:5) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.“The Father of Many Nations” Abraham a native of Ur in Mesopotamia (Genesis 11:31), is called by God (Yahweh) to leave his own country and people and journey to an undesignated land (Genesis 12:1), where he will become the founder of a new nation (Genesis 12:7). He obeys the call unquestioningly and proceeds with his barren wife, Sarai, later named Sarah, his nephew Lot (Genesis 12:4), and other companions to the land of Canaan (between Syria and Egypt). Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and the substance and souls that they had acquired, and traveled to Shechem in Canaan (Genesis 12:4-6). Then he pitched his tent in the east of Bethel, and built an altar which was between Bethel and Ai (Genesis 12:7). There was a severe famine in the land of Canaan, so that Abram and Lot and their households traveled to Egypt. On the way Abram told Sarai to say that she was his sister, so that the Egyptians would not kill him (Genesis 12:10-13). When they entered Egypt, the Pharaoh's officials praised Sarai's beauty to Pharaoh, and they took her into the palace and gave Abram goods in exchange. God afflicted Pharaoh and his household with plagues, which led Pharaoh to try to find out what was wrong ((Genesis 12:14-17)). Upon discovering that Sarai was a married woman, Pharaoh demanded that Abram and Sarai leave (Genesis 12:18-20). When they lived for a while in the Negev after being banished from Egypt and came back to the Bethel and Ai area (Genesis 13:1), Abram's and Lot's sizable herds occupied the same pastures. This became a problem for the herdsmen, who were assigned to each family's cattle(Genesis 13:4-7). Abram suggested that Lot choose a separate area, either on the left hand or on the right hand, that there be no conflict amongst brethren. Lot decided to go eastward to the plain of Jordan (Genesis 13:14). During the rebellion of the Jordan River cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, against Elam, (Genesis 14:1-9) Abram's nephew, Lot, was taken prisoner along with his entire household (Genesis 14:12) by the invading Elamite forces. Once Abram received this news, he immediately assembled 318 trained servants. Abram's force headed north in pursuit of the Elamite army (Genesis 14:14). Abram's unit chased and slaughtered the Elamite King Chedorlaomer at Hobah, just north of Damascus. They freed Lot, as well as his household and possessions, and recovered all of the goods from Sodom that had been taken (Genesis 14:13-16). Abram and Sarai tried to make sense of how he would become a progenitor of nations, Sarai then offers her Egyptian slave, Hagar, to Abram with the intention that she would bear him a son (Genesis 16:1-3). After Hagar found she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress (Genesis 16:5), Sarai. Sarai responded by mistreating Hagar, and Hagar fled into the wilderness. An angel spoke with Hagar at the fountain on the way to Shur. He instructed her to return to Abram's camp and that her son would be "a wild ass of a man; his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren." She was told to call her son Ishmael (Genesis 16:15). Thirteen years later, when Abram was 99 years of age, God declared Abram's new name: "Abraham" (Genesis 17:5). God declared Sarai's new name: "Sarah", blessed her, and told Abraham, "I will give thee a son also of her" (Genesis 17:15-16). Not long afterward, Abraham saw three men in the presence of God (Genesis 18:2). One of the visitors told Abraham that upon his return next year, Sarah would have a son. Sarah overheard what was said and she laughed to herself about the prospect of having a child at their ages (Genesis 18:13). After eating, Abraham and the three visitors got up. They walked over to the peak that overlooked the 'cities of the plain' to discuss the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:16) for their detestable sins that were so great, it moved God to action. Because Abraham's nephew was living in Sodom, God revealed plans to confirm and judge these cities. Abraham turned to God and pleaded decrementally with Him (from fifty persons to less) that "if there were at least ten righteous men found in the city, would not God spare the city?" For the sake of ten righteous people, God declared that he would not destroy the city (Genesis 18:30-32). Early the next morning, Abraham went to the place where he stood before God. He "looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah" and saw what became of the cities of the plain, where not even "ten righteous" had been found, as "the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace (Genesis 19:27-28). Abraham then settled between Kadesh and Shur in "the land of the Philistines" (Genesis 20:1). While he was living in Gerar, Abraham openly claimed that Sarah was his sister (Genesis 20:2). Upon discovering this news, King Abimelech had her brought to him. God then came to Abimelech in a dream and declared that taking her would result in death because she was a man's wife. Abimelech informed his servants of his dream and approached Abraham inquiring as to why he had brought such great guilt upon his kingdom (Genesis 20:9). Abraham defended what he had said as not being a lie at all: "And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife (Genesis 20:11-12). Abimelech returned Sarah to Abraham, and gave him gifts (Genesis 20:14). As had been prophesied in Mamre the previous year, (Genesis 17:21) Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham, on the first anniversary of the covenant of circumcision. Abraham was "an hundred years old (Genesis 21:2), and his son whom he named Isaac was born (Genesis 21:3). Isaac continued to grow and on the day he was weaned, Abraham held a great feast to honor the occasion. During the celebration, however, Sarah found Ishmael mocking (Genesis 21:9); an observation that would begin to clarify the birthright of Isaac. Ishmael was fourteen years old when Abraham's son Isaac was born to Sarah. When she found Ishmael teasing Isaac, Sarah told Abraham to send both Ishmael and Hagar away (Genesis 21:10). Early the next morning, Abraham brought Hagar and Ishmael out together. He gave her bread and water and sent them away (Genesis 21:14). At some point in Isaac's youth, Abraham was commanded by God to offer his son up as a sacrifice in the land of Moriah. The patriarch traveled three days until he came to the mount that God told him of (Genesis 22:1-2). Just as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son (Genesis 22:9), he was interrupted by the angel of the Lord, and he saw behind him a "ram caught in a thicket by his horns", which he sacrificed instead of his son (Genesis 22:13). he place was later named as Jehovah-jireh. For his obedience he received another promise of numerous descendants and abundant prosperity. After this event, Abraham went to Beersheba. Sarah died (Genesis 23:2), and Abraham buried her in the Cave of the Patriarchs, near Hebron which he had purchased along with the adjoining field from Ephron the Hittite (Genesis 23:16). After the death of Sarah, Abraham took another wife, a concubine named Keturah (Genesis 25:1), by whom he had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (Genesis 25:2). Abraham lived to see his son marry Rebekah, and to see the birth of his twin grandsons Jacob and Esau. He died at age 175, and was buried in the cave of Machpelah by his sons Isaac and Ishmael (Genesis 25:7) (Genesis 25:10) (1 Chronicles 1:32). Abraham is given a high position of respect in three major world faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the covenant, the special relationship between the Jewish people and God, leading to the belief that the Jews are the chosen people of God. In Christianity, Paul the Apostle taught that Abraham's faith in God – preceding the Mosaic law – made him the prototype of all believers, Jewish or gentile; and in Islam he is seen as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad.

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ABSALOM

​​The meaning of Absalom is “father of peace” ​Absalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. (2 Samuel 14:25) describes him as the handsomest man in the kingdom. Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim's Wood.

​ABUBUS

The meaning of Agabus is "A locust, the father's joy or feast" Agabus ​ ​​was an early follower of Christianity mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in (Luke 10:1–24).

​ACCAD (AkkAD)

The meaning of Accad is "A vessel, pitcher, spark"​ A city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. It was one of the cities of Nimrod's kingdom (Genesis 10:10). It stood close to the Euphrates, opposite Sippara.

ACCHO

The meaning of Accho is ​"close; pressed together" A town and harbour of Phoenicia, in the tribe of Asher, but never acquired by them (Judges 1:31). It was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans by the name of Ptolemais, from Ptolemy the king of Egypt, who rebuilt it about B.C. 100.

ACELDAMA

Aceldama "The fields of Blood" is a valley located in the south-west part outside the old city of Jerusalem, the location is known as the place where children were sacrificed during the times of King Solomon, where Judas Iscariot hanged himself after selling Jesus for 30 coins of silver and was identified as a punishment area and hell on earth. “The chief priests picked up the coins and said, ‘It is against the law to put this into the treasury since it is blood money. So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.” (Acts 1:18-19) 

ACHAB

Meaning "father's brother". 

ACHAIA

The meaning of Achaia is ​"Grief, trouble" The smallest country in the Peloponnesus lying along the southern shore of the Corinthian Gulf, north of Arcadia and east of Elis. (Acts 18:12) (Acts 18:27) (Acts 19:21) (Romans 15:26). It was at the time when Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles under the proconsular form of government; hence the appropriate title given to Gallio as the "deputy," i.e., proconsul, of Achaia (Acts 18:12).

ACHAICUS

​A native of Achaia, "sorrowing, sad". Achaicus was one of the leaders of the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 16:15) who, visiting Paul at Ephesus with Stephanas and Fortunatus, greatly relieved the Apostle's anxiety for the Corinthian church.

ACHAN

The meaning of Achan is: "He that troubleth." ​A member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils of the fall of Jericho. (Joshua 7.18-26)

ACHAZ

The meaning of Achaz is "One that takes or possesses." ​The eleventh king of Judah, son of Jotham  (Matthew 1:9)

​ACHBOR

The meaning of Achbor is "gnawing" and is, by extension, used as the word for "mouse". 

• Achbor of Edom in the King Lists in the books of Genesis and 1 Chronicles Achbor is the father of Baal-hanan, a king of Edom, but is not actually listed as being king himself although some commentaries assume that he was.  (Genesis 36:38)  (1 Chronicles 1:49).
• Achbor of Judah is the son of Michaiah, is one of Josiah's officers, and one of the five men sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the book of the law newly discovered in the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Kings 22:12-14). This Achbor is also called Abdon (2 Chronicles 34:20).

ACHIM

​The meaning of Achim is ​"he will make" or "he will set up" In the Bible, Achim is mentioned in Jesus' genealogy as the son of Zadok and father of Eliud (Matthew 1:14).

ACHISH

The meaning of Achish is "Thus it is" The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Samuel 21:10-15). Achish had great confidence in the valour and fidelity of David (1 Samuel 28:1) (1 Samuel 28:2), but at the instigation of his courtiers did not permit him to go up to battle along with the Philistine hosts (1 Samuel 29:2-11). David remained with Achish a year and four months.

​ACHMETHA

​The meaning of Achmetha is "Brother of death". This is the name of an ancient city mentioned by the scribe Ezra (Ezra 6:2). It was called Ecbatana, the capital of northern Media. It is located in what is now modern Iran (formerly called Persia). Here was the palace which was the residence of the old Median monarchs, and of Cyrus and Cambyses. In the time of Ezra, the Persian kings resided usually at Susa of Babylon. But Cyrus held his court at Achmetha; and Ezra, writing a century after, correctly mentions the place where the decree of Cyrus was found.

ACHOR

The meaning of ​Achor is "trouble" A valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (Joshua 7:24) (Joshua 7:26). The expression "valley of Achor" probably became proverbial for that which caused trouble, and when Isaiah (Isaiah 65:10) refers to it he uses it in this sense: "The valley of Achor, a place for herds to lie down in, that which had been a source of calamity would become a source of blessing. Hosea also (Hosea 2:15) uses the expression in the same sense: "The valley of Achor for a door of hope;", trouble would be turned into joy, despair into hope.

ACHSAH

The meaning of Achsah​ is "ankle bracelet" She was Caleb ben Yefune's only daughter. She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, also called Kirjath-sepher/Kirjath-sannah. (Judges 1:11-13) This was done by Othniel, Caleb's brother's son, who accordingly obtained her as his wife.

ACHSHAPH

The meaning of Achshaph is "sorcery" Achshaph was a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Canaan (Joshua 11:1) (Joshua 12:20) (Joshua 19:25). The name means "sorcery". It was in the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher.

ACHZIB

​The meaning of Achshaph is "falsehood" A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Joshua 15:44), probably the same as Chezib of (Genesis 38:5).

ADADAH

The meaning of Adadah is "Testimony of the assembly". A city in the southern part of Judah (Joshua 15:22). The older copies of the Greek text have Arouel, but that is not a sufficient reason for identifying the name with the Aroer of (1 Samuel 30:28). Some scholars adopt the change of text, and identify the site with Ararah, about seven miles Southeast of Beer-sheba. Others identify it with Adadah, eight or nine miles Southeast of Arad.

​ADAH

The meaning of Adah is "ornament, or beauty". ​Adah is a biblical name twice over—one was the mother of Jabal and Jubal, the other was a wife of Esau. The latter Adah and Esau’s descendants settled in Edom and became the Edomites.

​ADALIA

​The meaning of Adalia is "God is my refuge; Noble one". One of the ten sons of Haman who were put to death by the Jews (Esther 9:8).

ADAM

​The meaning of Adam is "earth; soil; ground" Adam was the first man to ever exist (Genesis 1:27) (1 Corinthians 15:45). He was created by God as the first human being and placed in the Garden of Eden designed just for him (Genesis 2:8). Adam is the father of all mankind; every human being who has ever existed is a direct descendant of Adam, and it is through Adam that every human being has inherited a sinful nature (Romans 5:12). God spoke everything else in the universe into existence (Genesis 1). But on the sixth day God did something different. He got down in the dirt and formed Adam from the clay . God then breathed His own breath into the man’s nostrils, “and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7). The breath of God is what separates human beings from the animal kingdom (Genesis 1:26–27). The first woman, Eve, was made from one of Adam’s ribs (Genesis 2:21–22). God placed them in His perfect world, with only one restriction: they were not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:16–17).

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ADAMAH

The meaning of Adamah is "ground or earth" In Hebrew, Adamah is a feminine form, and the word has strong connections with woman in theology. One analogy is that the adamah is to man as a woman is to her husband: man has a duty to cultivate the earth in the same way that a husband has a duty to be fruitful with his wife.

ADAMI

​The meaning of Adami is ""my man; red; earthy; human". ​A city near the border of Naphtali, mentioned between Zaanaim and Nekeb (Joshua 19:33).

ADAR

The meaning of Adar is "Adar is “darkened; eclipsed; cloak;majestic,” It is the sixth month of the civil and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews (Esther 3:7) (Esther 3:13) (Esther 8:12) (Esther 9:1) (Esther 9:15) (Esther 9:17) (Esther 9:19) (Esther 9:21).

ADBEEL

The meaning of ​Adbeel is "Vapor; breath of God". Son of Ishmael and one of the “twelve princes according to their generations” (Genesis 25:13) (1 Chronicles 1:29).

​ADDI

The meaning of Addi is "My witness". The name Addi occurs only once in the Bible, namely in (Luke 3:28), where it is applied to the great-great-great-grandfather of Zerubbabel, who was an ancestor of Jesus of Nazareth.

ADDIN

​The meaning of Addin is "adorned; delicious; voluptuous".

ADDON

​The meaning of Addon is "Basis; foundation; the Lord" ​One of the persons named in (Nehemiah 7:61) who could not "shew their father's house" on the return from captivity.

​ADIEL

The meaning of Adiel is “ornament of God"​

• ​One of the "princes" of the tribe of Simeon, who, in the days of Hezekiah, smote the aborigines of Gedor and captured the valley (1 Chronicles 4:36).
• Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile (1 Chronicles 9:12).
• Father of Azmaveth who was over David's treasures (1 Chronicles 27:25).

​ADIN (ADINA)

The meaning of Adin is "dainty, delicate". There's only one Adin in the Bible. He's mentioned among the family heads who returned from Babylon with Nehemiah (Ezra 2:15) (Ezra 8:6) (Nehemiah 7:20) and who signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:16).

ADITHAIM

The meaning of Adithaim ​ is "double ornament" A town belonging to Judah, lying in the low country. The name Adithaim occurs just one time in the Bible. It is mentioned in an enormous list of town and environs that were assigned to the tribe of Judah. Nothing else is known about this place. (Joshua 15:36).

ADLAI

​The meaning of the name Adlai is "Justice of God; my ornament". Adlai, the father of Shaphat, and the grandfather of the prophet Elisha (1 Chronicles 27:29).

ADMAH

The meaning of Admah is "ground or earth" Admah was one of the five cities of the Vale of Siddim. It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. ​(Genesis 19:28–29).

ADMATHA

The meaning of the name Admatha is "A cloud of death, a mortal vapor". One of "the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom" (Esther 1:14).

ADNA

The meaning of the name Adna is "Pleasure; delight". 

• In (Ezra 10:30) Adna, son of Pahath-moab, is mentioned among the Israelite men who divorce their foreign wives during the purge of Ezra.
• Another Adna, of the family of Harim, is mentioned in (Nehemiah 12:15), as one among the kohanim in the days of Joiakim the son of the Jeshua mentioned in (Nehemiah 12:1).

ADNAH

The meaning of the name Adnah is "Eternal rest". A Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined the fortunes of David on his road to Ziklag from the camp of the Philistines (1 Chronicles 12:20).

ADONI-BEZEK (OR ADONIBEZEK)

The meaning of Adoni-Bezek is “lord of Bezek” ​Adoni-Bezek is mentioned in (Judges 1:5–7). Adoni-Bezek, also written Adonibezek or Adoni Bezek, was a Canaanite king referred to in the Hebrew Bible in (Judges 1:4–7). Previous to the occupation of Canaan by the Israelites, he had subdued seventy of the kings of cities around him.

ADONIJAH

​The meaning of Adonijah is "my Lord is Jehovah." According to 2 Samuel, Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of (2 Samuel 3:4). Adonijah was born at Hebron during the long conflict between David and the House of Saul.

ADONIKAM

​The meaning of Adimikam "the Lord is risen up." The name is of a family of the returning exiles ("The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six") (Ezra 2:13) (Nehemiah 7:18).

ADONIRAM

The meaning of Adoniram is "my Lord has exalted." An official of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6) (1 Kings 5:14). Near the close of the reign of David, and at the opening of the reign of Rehoboam, the same office was held by Adoram (2 Samuel 20:24) (1 Kings 12:18).

ADONI-ZEDEK

The meaning of Adoni-zedek is translated as "Master of Zedek"—that is, "of Jerusalem", the city of righteousness. (Genesis 14:18-20) records that, some 600 years prior to Adoni-zedek, there was another ruler of Jerusalem named Melchi-zedek.

​ADORAIM

The meaning of the name Adoraim is "Strength of the sea". A fortified city built by Rehoboam, (2 Chronicles 11:9) in Judah.

ADORAM

The meaning of the name Adoram is "Their beauty, their power". ​Was the son of Abda, was the tax collector in the United Kingdom of Israel for over forty years, from the late years of King David's reign until the reign of Rehoboam. (2 Samuel 20:24) (1 Kings 12:18)

​ADRAMMELECH

The meaning of Adrammelech is "Magnificent king." ​Adrammelech is described in Hebrew writings as a son and murderer of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, in (2 Kings 19:37) and (Isaiah 37:38).

ADRAMYTTIUM

The meaning of Adramyttium is "The court of death" A city of Asia Minor on the coast of Mysia, which in early times was called AEolis. The ship in which Paul embarked at Caesarea belonged to this city (Acts 27:2).

ADRIA

The meaning of Adira​ is "strong, noble, powerful" The Adriatic Sea, including in Paul's time the whole of the Mediterranean lying between Crete and Sicily. ​(Acts 27:27)

ADRIEL

The meaning of Adriel is "flock of God". ​Adriel was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. According to (1 Samuel 18:19)​, Saul married his daughter Merab to Adriel. However, (2 Samuel 21:8), in the Masoretic Text, records that Michal, another daughter of Saul "brought up" five sons with Adriel.

ADUEL

​The meaning of Aduel​ is ​"ornament of God", or possibly "God passes by".

ADULLAM

​The meaning of Adullam is "a hiding place, retreat, refuge". Adullam is an ancient ruin, once numbered among the thirty-six cities of Canaan whose kings "Joshua and the children of Israel smote" (Joshua 12:7-24).

​ADUMMIM

The meaning of Adummim is "red places" Related to adom, the Hebrew word for "red", and can be translated as "red places", which may refer to the reddish streaks found in the stone of the area. Adummim was apparently on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho in the Judaean desert, today in the West Bank. It is mentioned in the Book of (Joshua 15:7) (Joshua 18:17) as being "on the south side of the stream".

AENEAS

The meaning of Aeneas is "Praised, praiseworthy". According to (Acts 9:32-33), Aeneas lived in Lydda, and had been a cripple for eight years. When Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat," he was healed and got up.

AENON (ENON)

The meaning of Aenon is "spring; natural fountain" Aenon was a place near Salem where John the Baptist baptized (John 3:23). It is found only once in the Bible, and in reference to baptism.

AGABUS

The meaning of Agabus is "father's joy or feast" Agabus  was an early follower of Christianity mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in (Luke 10:1–24).

AGAG

The meaning of Agag is "high". Agag refers to the Amalekite king who survived King Saul's extermination campaign, as punishment for Amalekite crimes, in the Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 15:32)

AGAGITE (HAMAN) (HAMAN THE AGAGITE)

The meaning of ​​Agagite is "an archetype of evil and persecutor of the Jews" Also known as Haman the Agagite. A court official of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes, and villain whose plan to destroy the Jews of Persia was thwarted by Esther (Esther 3:1) (Esther 3:6) (Esther 3:8). 

AGAR

The meaning of Agar is ​“stranger”. Hagar, also spelled Agar, in the Old Testament (Genesis 16:1–16) (Genesis 21:8–21), Abraham's concubine and the mother of his son Ishmael. Purchased in Egypt, she served as a maid to Abraham's childless wife, Sarah, who gave her to Abraham to conceive an heir.

AGEE

The meaning of Agee is "fugitive" ​A Hararite, father of Shammah, one of David's "three mighty men" (2 Samuel 23:11​).

Agrippa

​The meaning of ​Agrippa is "One who causes great pain at his birth".  ​In Judaea, Agrippa zealously pursued orthodox Jewish policies, earning the friendship of the Jews and vigorously repressing the Jewish Christians. He imprisoned Peter the Apostle and executed James, son of Zebedee. (Acts 25:13)

AHAB

​The meaning of Ahab is "brother of the father" Ahab was the seventh king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon (1 Kings 16:1–22). The Hebrew Bible presents Ahab as a wicked king, particularly for condoning Jezebel's influence on religious policies and his principal role behind Naboth's arbitrary execution (reigned 874–c. 853 bce).

AHARAH

The meaning of ​Aharah is "a smiling brother; a meadow of a sweet savor" .There's only one Aharah in the Bible, he's the third son of Benjamin, and brother of Bela and Ashbel (1 Chronicles 8:1)​.

AHARHEL

The meaning of Aharhel is "Another host; the last sorrow; a brother's sheep". There's only one Aharhel in the Bible and he's a son of Harum and a descendant of Judah, through Koz and possibly through Ashhur and Helah (1 Chronicles 4:8).

AHASBAI

The meaning of Ahasbai is "Trusting in me; a grown-up brother". ​The father of Eliphelet, a Maacathite, a soldier in David's army (2 Samuel 23:34). He was either a native of Abel-beth-maacah (2 Samuel 20:14) or, more probably, of Maacah in Syria (2 Samuel 10:6).

AHASUERUS

The meaning of Ahasuerus is "Prince; head; chief". Ahasuerus, a Persian monarch (Daniel 9:1), took the beautiful Esther, the adopted daughter of the Jew Mordecai, as his queen. Esther is an orphan raised by her uncle Mordecai and is eventually married to King Ahasuerus. But she does not reveal her Jewish heritage to the king and learns of a plan to kill all Jews by the king's advisor, Haman.

​AHAVA

​The meaning of Ahava​ is "love" The river in Babylonia on the banks of which Ezra gathered together the Jews who accompanied him to Jerusalem. At this rendezvous the company encamped for three days to make preparation for the difficult and dangerous journey (Ezra 8:15).

AHAZ

The meaning of Ahaz is "has held". Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2).​

AHI

​The meaning of Ahi is "My Brother”. A Gadite, chief of a family who lived in Gilead in Bashan, (1 Chronicles 5:15) in the days of Jotham and of Judah.

​AHIAH

The meaning of Ahiah is "God is my brother". 

​AHIAM

The meaning of Ahiah is "Mother's brother; brother of a nation". One of David's thirty heroes. He was the son of Sharar (2 Samuel 23:33) or according to (1 Chronicles 11:35) of Sacar, the Hararite.​

AHIAN

The meaning of Ahian is "Brother of wine". The name Ahian occurs only one time in the Bible. He is mentioned as a son of Shemida of Manasseh, whose other sons were Shechem, Likhi and Aniam. (1 Chronicles 7:19).

AHIEZER

The meaning of Ahiezer is "Brother of assistance". 

• The chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12) (Numbers 2:25) (Numbers 10:25).
• The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3).

AHIHUD

The meaning of Ahiezer is "Brother of vanity; or of darkness; or of joy; or of praise; witty brother". Ahihud, a son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:7). Ahihud was chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan (Numbers 34:27).

AHIJAH

The meaning of Ahijah is "Brother of the Lord". Ahijah the Shilonite was a Levite prophet of Shiloh in the days of Solomon, as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's First Books of Kings. Ahijah foretold to Jeroboam that he would become king (1 Kings 11:29).​

AHIKAM

The meaning of Ahikam is "My brother has risen". He was the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah, governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (2 Kings 22:12-14) (2 Kings 25:22) (2 Chronicles 34:20) (Jeremiah 26:24) (Jeremiah 39:14) (Jeremiah 40:5) (Jeremiah 41:1).

AHILUD

The meaning of Ahilud is "A brother born; or begotten." The father of Jehoshaphat, who is mentioned as "recorder" in both the earlier and the later lists under David, and in the list under Solomon (2 Samuel 8:16) (1 Chronicles 18:15) (2 Samuel 20:24) (1 Kings 4:3).​

AHIMAAZ

The meaning of Ahimaaz is "A brother of the council". He was a swift runner, and was the first to bring David news of the defeat of Absalom, although he refrained from mentioning his death (2 Samuel 18:19–33). Under King Solomon (c. 970–930 BCE), Ahimaaz's father Zadok became high priest. When Zadok died, Ahimaaz succeeded him in that position (1 Chronicles 6:8).

AHIMAN

The meaning of Ahiman is "Brother of the right hand." Ahiman is the name of two persons in the Bible:

• One of the three giant sons of Anak (the other two being Sheshai and Talmai) whom Caleb and the Israelite spies saw in Mount Hebron (Numbers 13:22) when they went in to explore the promised land.

• A Levite who was one of the guardians of the temple after the Exile (1 Chronicles 9:17).

​AHIMELECH

The meaning of Ahimelech is "my brother is king" "brother of a king." he son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Samuel 22:20–23), but described as the son of Abiathar in (2 Samuel 8:17) and in four places in 1 Chronicles. He descended from Aaron's son Ithamar and the High Priest of Israel Eli. In (1 Chronicles 18:16) his name is Abimelech according to the Masoretic Text, and is probably the same as Ahiah (1 Samuel 14:3) (1 Samuel 14:18).​

AHIMOTH

The meaning of Ahimoth is "brother of death," or, "my brother is death". The name Ahimoth occurs just once in the Bible. He's mentioned as the son of Elkanah (1 Chronicles 6:25)

AHINADAB

The meaning of Ahinadab is "​my brother is noble" or "my brother has devoted himself". Son of Iddo, one of Solomons twelve commissaries who supplied provisions for the royal household. (1 Kings 4:14) (B.C. 1014-975.)​

AHINOAM

​The meaning of Ahinoam is "brother of pleasantness, or my brother is pleasant" Ahinoam is in the Book of Samuel as King David's wife and mother of his eldest son, Amnom. In the five contexts in which she is mentioned, her name is only once referenced after Abigail, King David's other wife.

AHIO

The meaning of Ahio is "His brother; his brethren". ​One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:14).

AHIRA

The meaning of Ahira is "brother of evil," or, "my brother is evil" He was a son of Enan and chosen to be chief of the tribe of Naphtali, one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel during The Exodus. (Numbers 1:15). He is five times mentioned as the son of Enan. He was the representative of his tribe who assisted Moses in the census.

AHIRAM

The meaning of Ahiram is "Brother of craft or of protection". A son of Benjamin. Mentioned third of the five in (Numbers 26:38-39). In (1 Chronicles 8:1) five sons are likewise mentioned, being explicitly numbered; the third name, Aharah ('achrach), is conjectured to be either a corruption of Ahiram or a different name for the same person.

​AHISAMACH

The meaning of Ahisamach is "Brother of strength". Ahisamach, the father of Aholiab according to (Exodus 31:6), (Exodus 35:34), and (Exodus 38:23).

​AHISHAHAR

The meaning of Ahishahar is "brother of dawn". The name Ahishahar occurs only once in the Bible. He is mentioned as one of the sons of Bilhan, son of Jediael, son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:10).

​AHISHAR

The meaning of Ahishar is "Brother of a prince; brother of a song". Mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of departments as "over the household" (1 Kings 4:6)​

​AHITHOPHEL

​The meaning of Ahithophel ​is "brother of foolishness". Ahithophel was a counselor of King David, an adviser to David who later turned against him by joining the rebellion of Absalom.. During Absalom's revolt he deserted David (Psalm 41:9) (Psalm 55:12–14) and supported Absalom (2 Samuel 15:12).

​AHITUB

The meaning of Ahithophel ​is "my brother is goodness". ​Ahitub, grandson of Azariah, a priestly descendant through the priestly line of the first Zadok, mentioned in (1 Chronicles 6:11-12).

AHLAB

The meaning of Ahithophel ​is "fat or fruitful". A town of that some have identified Ahlab with Gush Halab or Geschila, Northwest of the Sea of Galilee. It is clear, however, that the Israelites failed to drive away the original inhabitants (Judges 1:31).

AHLAI

The meaning of Ahlai ​is "Beseeching, sorrowing, expecting". 

• A Son of Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:31) or according to (1 Chronicles 2:34) a daughter of Sheshan, for here we read: "Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters."
• The father of Zabad, a soldier in David's army (1 Chronicles 11:41).

​AHOAH

The meaning of Ahoah ​is "brotherly". Ahoah was one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4).

AHOLAH

The meaning of Aholah ​is "his tabernacle; his tent", also spelled Oholah. 

AHOLIAB

The meaning of Aholiab ​is "my father's tent", also spelled Oholiab.

• He is described in (Exodus 38:23) as a master of carpentry, weaving, and embroidery.
• A son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant.

​AHOLIBAMAH

The meaning of Aholibamah ​is "My tabernacle exaltation" or "Tent of the High Place". Aholibamah (a descendant of Ishmael) was the daughter of Anah of Zibeon the Hivite. Her maternal grandfather was Zibeon the Hivite, son of Seir the Horite. She was one of two Canaanite women who married Esau, the son of Isaac, when he was in his forties. Isaac and his wife Rebecca, however, were greatly opposed to this union. So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the Hebrew name "Judith", as to pacify his parents. ​Judith (Genesis 26:34–35) = Aholibamah (Genesis 36:2,3), also a Canaanite

AHUMAI

The meaning of Ahumai is "A meadow of waters; a brother of waters". A descendant of Shobal of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:2).

AHUZAM

The meaning of Ahuzam is "possessing vision". ​A son of Ashahur of the tribe of Judah, his mother's name was Naarah ​(1 Chronicles 4:6)

​AHUZZATH

The meaning of Ahuzzath is "friend". There's only one man named Ahuzzath in the Bible, and he's mentioned only once. Ahuzzath is the advisor of Abimelech of Gerar, who comes to Isaac to make peace (Genesis 26:26).

AI

The meaning of Al is "Heap of ruins". An ancient Canaanite town destroyed by the Israelites under their leader Joshua (Joshua 7–8).

AIAH

The meaning of Aiah is "Vulture, raven,falcon ". A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (Genesis 36:24) (1 Chronicles 1:40).​

AIATH (Ai)

The meaning of Aiath is "Mass, heap". A town of central Palestine, in the tribe of Benjamin, near and just east of Bethel (Genesis 12:8).

AIJELETH-SHAHAR

The meaning of Aijeleth Shahar is "the hind of the morning dawn". Aijeleth Shahar found once only in the Bible, in the title of (Psalms 22:1) It probably describes to the musician the melody to which the psalm was to be played.

​AIN

The meaning of Ain is "spring, well". Ain was one of the southernmost cities of Judah, towards the Dead Sea coast of Edom, on the border of the Negev between Shilhim and Rimmon.

​AJALON

The meaning of Ajalon is "A chain, strength, a stag". Aijalon is included in Solomon's second administrative district under "the son of Deker" (i Kings 4:9). With the division of the kingdom, the valley remained within the kingdom of Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, and Rehoboam fortified it as part of his defense system of Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 11:10).

​AKELDAMA

The meaning of Ajalon is "field of blood". Akeldama is a valley located in the south-west part outside the old city of Jerusalem, the location is known as the place where children were sacrificed during the times of King Solomon, where Judas Iscariot hanged himself after selling Jesus for 30 coins of silver and was identified as a punishment area and hell on earth.

AKKAD

Also Accad, one of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, the northern division of Babylonia. Also Agade. A city in and the capital of this kingdom, one of the three cities of Nimrod's kingdom. (Genesis 10:10).

AKKUB

The meaning of Ajalon is "Footprint, supplanting, crookedness, lewdness". 

• The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).
• A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chronicles 9:17) (Ezra 2:42) (Nehemiah 7:45).
• A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24).

AKRABBIM (ACRABBIM)

The meaning of Akrabbim is "scorpions". Akrabbim is probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert.

​ALAMMELECH

The meaning of Alammelech is "God is king." A place within the limits of Asher, named between Achshaph and Amad. (Joshua 19:26) only.

ALEMETH

The meaning of Alemeth is "hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead"

• One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).
• One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chronicles 8:36).
• A sacerdotal city of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 6:60), called also Almon (Joshua 21:18), now Almit, a mile north-east of the ancient Anathoth.

ALIAN

A descendant of Esau, and son of Shobal (1 Chronicles 1:40). In the corresponding earlier genealogy (Genesis 36:23) the same person is given as Alvan 

​ALLELUYAH (HALLELUJAH​)

The meaning of Alleluyah is "praise the Lord.” In the New Testament it appears only in Revelation 19, where it occurs four times. It was translated in the Septuagint (Jewish Greek version of the Bible made in the pre-Christian period) and became “alleluia” in the Vulgate (4th-century Christian Latin version).

​ALLON

The meaning of Allon is "oak tree" A town in the tribe of Naphtali in northern Palestine (Joshua 19:33)

​ALLON-BACHUTH

The meaning of Allon-bachuth is "The oak of weeping." spot near Bethel, so designated from a tree under which Jacob encamped, and where Rebekah's nurse Deborah was buried (Genesis 35:8).

ALMODAD

The meaning of Almodad is "immeasurable​; not measured", "measure of God" Almodad was a descendant of Noah and the first named son of Joktan in (Genesis 10:26) and (1 Chronicles 1:20).

ALMON

The meaning of Almon is "hiddenm concealed" A Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin 

​ALMON-DIBLATHAIM

The meaning of Almon-diblathaim is "Hidden in a cluster of fig trees." Almon Diblathaimah it is referred to only in (Numbers 33:46-47), in a list of stopping-points during the Exodus. It is usually considered the same place as Beth-diblathaim of (Jeremiah 48:22), mentioned in the oracle against Moab.

ALPHEUS

​The meaning of Alpheus is "A thousand; learned; chief." 

• The father of the second James in the list of the apostles (Matthew 10:3) (Mark 3:18) (Luke 6:15) (Acts 1:13).

• The father of Levi, the publican (Mark 2:14).

ALUSH

​The meaning of Alush is "Mingling together." A desert camp of the Israelites between Dophkah and Rephidim (Numbers 33:13, 14).

ALVAH

The meaning of Alvah is "His rising up; his highness.." A chief of Edom (Genesis 36:40).​​

​AMAD

The meaning of Amad is "to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand." 

AMAL

The meaning of Amal is "hope." A son of Helem of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:35).​​

AMALEK

In (1 Samuel 15:1–9), Samuel identifies Amalek as the enemy of Israelites, saying "Thus says the Lord of hosts: I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt." God then commands Saul to destroy the Amalekites.

​AMAN

The meaning of Aman is "reliable, faithful, trusty."

AMANA

The meaning of Amana is "firm," or "constant.." The crest of Amana is the realm where all God's promises are kept and realized- a place of settled security.

​AMARIYYAH

The meaning of Amariyyah is "promised by God.", also spelled Amariah. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible: One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:7-52).

​AMASA

The meaning of Amasa is "for life." His mother was Abigail (2 Samuel 17:25), a sister of King David (1 Chronicles 2:16-17). Hence, Amasa was a nephew of David, and cousin of Joab, David's military commander, as well as a cousin of Absalom, David's son. David calls him "my bone and my flesh" (2 Samuel 19:13). Amasa's father was Jether (1 Kings 2:5-32) (1 Chronicles 2:17) who was also called Ithra (2 Samuel 17:25).

​AMASIA

The meaning of Amasia​ is "the strength of the Lord", "strengthened by Yahweh", or "Yahweh is mighty."

AMASHAI

The meaning of Amashai​ is "The people's gift" The son of Azareel, he was appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple. He merits only one mention in the whole Bible, in (Nehemiah 11:13).

​AMI

The meaning of Ami​ is "my nation", "my people" or "trustworthy", "reliable" Ancestor of a family among "Solomon's servants" in the Return (Ezra 2:57)

​AMAZIAH

The meaning of Amasia​ is "the strength of the Lord", "strengthened by Yahweh". 

• Amaziah of Judah, was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan and his son was Uzziah. He took the throne at the age of 25, after the assassination of his father, and reigned for 29 years, 24 years of which were with the co-regency of his son.
• ​Amaziah was an idolatrous priest of Bethel (Amos 7:10–17), who lived during the reign of Jeroboam II. Amaziah forbade Amos to prophesy against Israel.

​AMITTAI

The meaning of Amittai is “My truth”. Amittai was the father of the Prophet Jonah. He was also a native of Gath-hepher. Amittai is only mentioned twice in the Bible, in (2 Kings 14:25) and (Jonah 1:1)

​AMMAH

The meaning of Ammah​ is "A ​cubit", the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun set, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Samuel 2:24).

AMMI

The meaning of Ammi​ is "my people". A symbolic name given to Israel by Hosea (Hosea 2:1) (Hosea 2:3) descriptive of Israel in the state of restoration, and in contrast to sinful and rejected Israel, represented by Hosea's son, who was called Lo-ammi, "not my people," when born to the prophet  (Hosea 1:9,10) . This restoration to the Divine favor is more fully described in (Hosea 2:21-23) in words quoted by Paul (Romans 9:25-26).

AMMIEL

The meaning of Ammiel​ is "my kinsman is God". 

• Son of Gemalli, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Numbers 14:37).
• The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan resided (2 Samuel 9:4-5)  (2 Samuel 17:27).
• The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chronicles 3:5). He is called Eliam in (2 Samuel 11:3).

• One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chronicles 26:5).

AMMIHUD

The meaning of Ammihud​ is "people of glory, or renowned". 

• The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, the father of Nun, at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:10)(Numbers 2:18) (Numbers 7:48-53).

• The father of Shemuel, of the Tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20)
• The father of Pedahel, a prince of the Tribe of Naphtali (Numbers 34:28)
• The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon (2 Samuel 13:37)

• The son of Omri, and the father of Uthai (1 Chronicles 9:4)

AMMINADAB

​The meaning of Amasia​ is "my people are noble". 

• He is the father-in-law of High Priest Aaron, brother of Moses.
• He is the father of Nahshon, ancestor of King David and therefore the ancestor of Jesus.
• In the Book of Samuel this Amminadab was an Israelite mentioned in the lineage of Jacob's sons, (Exodus 6:14-28).
• He was one of 112 Levites who received the great honor of bringing the Ark of the Covenant, back to Jerusalem from the Philistines  (1 Chronicles 15:10).
• He was a son of Ram (also known as Aram). He was born during the Israelite exile in Ancient Egypt. Ram was the great-grandson of Judah(1 Chronicles 2:10) (Luke 3:33) (Matthew 1:4). 

AMMISHADDAI

The meaning of Ammishaddai​ is "people of the Almighty". He was the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12) (Numbers 2:25).

AMMIZABAD

​​The meaning of Ammizabad​ is "people of the giver." Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chronicles 27:6).

AMMON

The meaning of Ammon ​ is "teacher, builder." Ammon was an ancient Semitic-speaking nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbat Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. Milcom and Molech are named in the Hebrew Bible as the gods of Ammon. The people of this kingdom are called "Children of Ammon" or "Ammonites".

AMNON

The meaning of Amnon​ is "faithful." Amnon was the oldest son of King David (1 Chronicles 3:1) and his second wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel. He was born in Hebron during his father's reign in Judah. Although he was the heir-apparent to David's throne, Amnon is best remembered for the rape of his half-sister Tamar, daughter of David and Maachah. (​2 Samuel 13:1-39)

AMOK

The meaning of Amok​ is "a valley; a depth." A chief priest who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:7) and the forefather of Eber, who was priest in the days of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:20).

​AMON

The meaning of Amon is "Faithful, true." Amon of Judah was the fifteenth King of Judah who, according to the biblical account, succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah. Amon is most remembered for his idolatrous practices during his short two-year reign, which led to a revolt against him and eventually to his assassination in c. 641 BC.

​AMORITE

The term Amorites is used in the Bible to refer to certain highland mountaineers who inhabited the land of Canaan, described in Genesis as descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham (Genesis 10:16).

AMOS

​The meaning of Amos is "bearer” or “burden." Amos was the first Hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. He accurately foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel and (Amos 7:8), as a prophet of doom, anticipated later Old Testament prophets.

AMOZ

The meaning of Amoz is "Strong; carried; brave” also known as Amotz, was the father of the prophet Isaiah, mentioned in (Isaiah 1:1)​ (Isaiah 2:1) (Isaiah 13:1)

​AMPLIAS

The meaning of Amplias is "large; extensive” Ampliatus was a Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters, where he says, "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." (Romans 16:8) He is considered one of the Seventy Disciples by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

​AMRAM

The meaning of Amram is "mighty nation; exalted people​” Husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam.(Exodus 6:20) (Numbers 26:59)

​AMRAPHEL

The meaning of Amraphel is "One that speaks of secrets.” He was a king of Shinar (Genesis 14:1-9), who invaded Canaan along with other kings under the leadership of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam. Chedorlaomer's coalition defeated Sodom and the other cities in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim.

​AMZI

The meaning of Amzi is "Strong, mighty” 

• A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:46)
• A priest of the family of Adaiah in the second temple. His father's name was Zechariah (Nehemiah 11:12).

​ANAB

The meaning of Anab is "grapes”  It is a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua as one of the cities in the Judaean Mountains from which Joshua expelled the Anakim. (Joshua 11:21)

ANAH

​The meaning of Amos is "one who answers” He is one of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe. He is called a Horite (cave-dweller), as in course of time all branches of this tribe were called because they lived in caves in Mount Seir (Genesis 36:20; 36:29) (1 Chronicles 1:38).

​ANAHARATH

The meaning of Anaharath is "gorge or pass” A place which fell to the tribe of Issachar in the division of the land (Joshua 19:19). Located in the valley of Jezreel toward the East,

ANAIAH

The meaning of Anaiah is "God answers” Was probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4) · One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22)

ANAK

The meaning of Anak is "giant, long neck” His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a forefather of the Anakim. (Numbers 13:28)

​ANAMIM

The meaning of Anamim is "A fountain, affliction” Anamim is, according to the Bible, either a son of Ham's son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him.

ANAMMELECH

The meaning of Anammelech is "Anu is king​” Anammelech was a Syrian and Mesopotamian goddess worshipped alongside Adrammelech. She is a lunar deity and is said to have been worshipped at Sepharvaim, an Assyrian town. She is possibly the daughter of king Anu.

ANANI

The meaning of Anani is "A cloud, prophecy, divination” A son of Elioenai of the house of David, who lived after the captivity (1 Chronicles 3:24).

ANANIAS

The meaning of Ananias is "God has given” 

• The first Ananias is featured in a dramatic episode that took place in the early Jerusalem church. At that time, the newly forming community was experiencing a time of great unity. All the believers came together to sell their excess land and share their money and possessions: “There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need” (Acts 4:34–35). Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, were wealthy members of the church during this season of united purpose. When they sold a parcel of their own property, the two secretly conspired to withhold a portion of the profit for themselves and lie about the total (Acts 5:3).
• A second Ananias in the Bible played a part in the conversion story of the apostle Paul. After Saul of Tarsus was struck blind on the road to Damascus, he was led to the home of Judas on Straight Street. Three days later, Jesus spoke in a vision to a disciple in Damascus named Ananias (Acts 9:17). 
• A third Ananias in the Bible was high priest in Jerusalem during much of Paul’s early ministry. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, Ananias was appointed by Herod Agrippa II in approximately AD 48. Known for his harshness and cruelty, Ananias appears in (Acts 23:2) during Paul’s trial in Jerusalem before the Sanhedrin council. 

ANATHEMA

The meaning of Anathema is "​disliked or loathed” Anathema was a creature or object set apart for sacrificial offering and thus removed from ordinary use and destined instead for destruction.

​ANATHOTH

​The meaning of Anathema is "​shoutings; answers; answers, i. e., to prayer; chants; afflictions;" One of the Levitical cities given to "the children of Aaron" in the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 21:13–18) (1 Chronicles 6:54–60). Residents were called Antothites or Anetothites.

ANDREW

The meaning of Andrew is "​manly" or "brave" The Apostle Andrew was one of the twelve main disciples of Jesus Christ and the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew was the first apostle Jesus called and the first apostle to claim Jesus was the Messiah (Matthew 4:18). Despite his seemingly important role as an early follower of Christ, Andrew is only mentioned 12 times in the entire New Testament—and four of those times are simply lists of the 12 Apostles. In the Gospel of John, we find that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist before Jesus’ call. "Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus" (John 1:40). Andrew had spent his earlier years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee. Still, on learning of the fame of John the Baptist he departed along with a band of his countrymen to Bethabara (or "Bethany") beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing and preaching repentance (John 1:35-40). There Andrew learned for the first time the greatness of the "Lamb of God". He was the means at this time of bringing his brother Simon Peter also to Christ.​

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ANDRONICUS

The meaning of Andronicus is "​male victor, warrior" Andronicus was made bishop of Pannonia and preached the Gospel throughout the whole of Pannonia together with Junia. Andronicus and Junia were successful in bringing many to Christ and in demolishing many temples of idolatry (Romans 16:7).

ANEM

The meaning of Anem is "​An answer, their affliction" Anem was a Levitical city in Israel allocated to the Gershonites, from the land of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 6:73)

​ANER

• One of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:13)
• A city of Manasseh given to the Levites of Kohath's family (1 Chronicles 6:70). Most scribes agree that a scribal error is at play here, and that the city of "Aner" is the same as biblical Taanach.

​ANIAM

The meaning of Aniam is "​A people; the strength or sorrow of people.​" A son of Shemidah of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:19).

​ANIM

The meaning of Anim is "​Answerings, singings, afflicted" One of the cities of the hill country of Judah mentioned immediately after Eshtemoa (Joshua 15:50). It is probably represented by the double ruin of el Ghuwein situated South of es Semu`a.

ANNA

The meaning of Anna is "​Gracious; one who gives" Anna or Anna the Prophetess is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in (Luke 2:36–38) during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.

​ANNAS

The meaning of Annas is "​merciful," "gracious" Annas appears in the Gospels and Passion plays as a high priest before whom Jesus is brought for judgment, prior to being brought before Pontius Pilate (John 18:24).

​ANTICHRIST

The Antichrist refers to people prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute themselves in Christ's place before the Second Coming. The term Antichrist is found four times in the New Testament (1 John 2:18) (1 John 2:22) (1 John 4:3) (2 John 1:7)

​ANTIOCH

Antioch is intimately connected with the early history of the gospel. It was the great central point from where missionaries to the Gentiles were sent (presumably following the Great Commission). It was the birthplace of the famous Christian father Chrysostom, who died A.D.

​ANTIPAS

​The meaning of Antipas is "For all, or against all" According to Christian tradition, John the Apostle ordained Antipas as bishop of Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. The traditional accounts go on to say Antipas was martyred during the reign of Nero (54-68) or Domitian, by burning in a brazen bull-shaped altar for casting out demons worshiped by the local population (Revelation 2:13).

ANTIPATRIS

The meaning of Antipatris is "​for forefather" A  city situated between Joppa and Caesarea, in a very fertile region, not far from the coast; rebuilt by Herod the Great and named Antipatris in honour of his father Antipater.

ANUB

The meaning of Annas is "​A grape, a knot." A descendant of Judah and son of Hakkoz. (1 Chronicles 4:8)

​APELLES

A Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends greetings (Romans 16:10). He is described by Paul as "the, approved in Christ," (Romans 16:10)

​APHARSATHCHITES

A tribe living in Samaria that protested against the rebuilding of the Temple, and brought their complaint to Darius (Ezra 4:9) (Ezra 5:6) (Ezra 6:6).

​APHEK

The meaning of Aphek is "​strong; holding firm; tenacious; fortress" Aphek was the site of the rout of the Israelites by the Philistines (I Samuel 4). Later Herod the Great, king of Judaea, built the city of Antipatris on the site

​APHEKAH

The meaning of Aphekah is "​force" or "strength" An unidentified city in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:53).

​APHIK

The meaning of Annas is "​  A city of the tribe of Asher (Judges 1:31). A place at which the Philistines encamped while the Israelites pitched in Eben-ezer, before the fatal battle in which the sons of Eli were killed and the ark was taken. (1 Samuel 4:1).

APHIAH

​​The meaning of Aphiah is "​Speaking, blowing." The father of Bechorath, a Benjamite, ancestor of King Saul (1 Samuel 9:1)

​APOCALYPSE

The meaning of Apocalypse is "​revelation. That which is uncovered." The Book of Revelation in the New Testament has the literal title in Greek, the "Apocalypse of John." The word apocalypse means revelation. That which is uncovered. It comes from the Greek word which literally means to pull the lid off something.

APOCRYPHA

The meaning of Apocrypha is "​to hide away, hidden" Apocrypha are written works, often of unknown authorship or doubtful origin. In Christianity, the word apocryphal was first applied to writings which were to be read privately rather than in the public context of church services -- edifying Christian works which were not considered canonical Scripture. In the wake of the Protestant Reformation, the word apocrypha came to mean "false, spurious, bad, or heretical".

​APOLLONIA

The meaning of Perdition, destruction. is "​Perdition, destruction." A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1).​

APOLLONIUS

A wandering teacher of philosophy and miracle-worker who was mainly active in Greece and Asia Minor but also traveled to Italy, Spain, and North Africa, and even to Mesopotamia, India, and Ethiopia.

APOLLOS

The meaning of Apollos is "​One who destroys; destroyer" Apollos was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth. (1 Corinthians 3:4).

APOLLYON

The meaning of Apollyon is "​Destroyer.”  Also Abaddon, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)​

APPAIM

The meaning of Appaim is "​face; nostrils." A son of Nadab of the house of Jerahmeel, of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:30).

APPHIA

The meaning of Apphia is "​Productive; fruitful." Apphia was Philemon's wife.  

​AQUILA

The meaning of Aquila is "​An eagle" Priscilla and Aquila were tentmakers native to Rome. After the persecution of the Jewish people under the Emperor Claudius, they made their way to Greece, where they encountered the Apostle Paul and tutored the dynamic evangelist Apollos.(Acts 18:2)

AR

Ar is mentioned in the Bible several times as a city of ancient Moab (Numbers 21:15). 

ARA

​The meaning of Ara is "​to pluck, collect or gather" 

• Ara is the name of a biblical Asherite man (a descendant of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38).
• a son of Jether and is counted among the “heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes” (1 Chronicles 7:38-40).

​ARAB

The meaning of Arab is "​desert plain" Descending from Ishmael the elder son of Abraham.

​ARABIA

​​The meaning of Arabia is "​desert, barren" The Israelites wandered for forty years in Arabia. Arabians were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:11). Paul retired for a season into Arabia after his conversion (Galatians 1:17). This country is frequently referred to by the prophets (Isaiah 21:11) (Isaiah 42:11) (Jeremiah 25:24)

​ARAD

The meaning of Arad is "​fleeing; a fugitive; a wild ass" A city of the Canaanites, whose king came out against Israel while the Israelites were in the wilderness on their way from Egypt to the Promised Land (Numbers 21:1). This king of Arad took some of the Israelites captive. (Numbers 33:40)

​ARAH

The meaning of Arah is "​The way; a traveler." 

• The son of Ulla, an Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:39).
• The head of a family that returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:5) (Nehemiah 7:10). He is sometimes identified with Arah of (Nehemiah 6:18) whose grand-daughter became the wife of Tobiah, the Ammonite who tried to thwart Nehemiah in rebuilding Jerusalem.

​ARAM

The meaning of Aram is "​Highness; magnificence​" A son of Shem,  and the father of Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash or Meshech. (Genesis 10:22) (Genesis 10:23)

​ARAN

The meaning of Aran is "​mountain of strength; wild goat" Was a son of Dishan, and brother of Uz (Genesis 36:28), father to Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan (1 Chronicles 1:42).

​ARARAT

The meaning of Ararat is "the curse reversed" The name "Ararat" was first mentioned in the Bible in the 7th century BC, where it is referred to as the mountain where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Flood. (Mount Ararat, at a height of over 5100 meters, is the tallest peak in the region.) (Genesis 8:4)

​ARAUNAH

The meaning of Araunah is "​Ark; song; joyful cry" Araunah was a Jebusite mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel, (2 Samuel 24:18) (2 Samuel 24:16) who owned the threshing floor on Mount Moriah which David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God. The First Book of Chronicles, a later text, renders his name as Ornan

ARBA

The meaning of Arba is "​a giant; strength; a cube; four​" Arba was a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua. In (Joshua 14:15), he is called the "greatest man among the Anakites." (Joshua 15:13) says that Arba was the father of Anak. The Anakites (Hebrew Anakim) are described in the Hebrew Bible as giants.

ARCHELAUS

The meaning of Archelaus is "​leading the people" Herod Archelaus, son and principal heir of Herod I the Great as king of Judaea, deposed by Rome because of his unpopularity with the Jews (Matthew 2:22).

ARCHIPPUS

The meaning of Arabia is "​A master of horses​" Archippus was the first bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (now part of Turkey) (Colossians 4:17). Another tradition states that he was one of the 72 disciples appointed by Jesus Christ in (Luke 10:1).

​ARCTURUS

The meaning of Arcturus is "​bear-keeper; great bear" 

​ARD

The meaning of Ard is "​One that commands; he that descends" The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21) (Numbers 26:40) (1 Chronicles 2:18).

ARDON

The meaning of Ardon is "​Ruling; a judgment of malediction" One of the three sons of Caleb and Azubah, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:18).

ARELI

The meaning of Areli is "​vision of God." One of the sons of Gad the son of Jacob (Genesis 46:16) (Numbers 26:17).

AREOPAGUS

The meaning of Areopagus is "​the rock of Ares in the city" The Areopagus sermon refers to a sermon delivered by Apostle Paul in Athens, at the Areopagus, and recounted in (Acts 17:16–34). The Areopagus sermon is the most dramatic and most fully-reported speech of the missionary career of Saint Paul and followed a shorter address in Lystra recorded in (Acts 14:15–17).

ARETAS

​The meaning of Aretas is "​Agreeable, virtuous." The Christian Apostle Paul mentions that he had to sneak out of Damascus in a basket through a window in the wall to escape the ethnarch of King Aretas (2 Corinthians 11:32- 33) (Acts 9:23-24).

ARGOB

The meaning of Areopagus is "​A turf, or fat land; stony heap, an "island". A specified region east of the Jordan, either an area within Bashan or simply another name for Bashan. It was identified as the kingdom of Og, containing sixty cities and captured by the Israelites before they crossed the Jordan (Deuteronomy 3:4).

ARIEL

The meaning of Ariel is "​lion of God" One of the "chief men" who under Ezra directed the caravan which he led back from Babylon to Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:16)

ARIMATHEA

The meaning of Arimathea is "​to be high." Arimathea was a city of Judea. It was the reported home of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the Passion for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus.(Mark 15:43) (Matthew 27:57)

ARIOCH

The meaning of Arioch is "​royal; Long; great; tall." Arioch appears in the Book of Genesis as the name of the "King of Ellasar", who participated in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim (Genesis 14:1) (Genesis 14:9).

ARISTARCHUS

The meaning of Aristarchus is "​The best prince." Aristarchus or Aristarch, "a Macedonian of Thessalonica", was an early Christian mentioned in a few passages of the New Testament. He accompanied Saint Paul on his journey to Rome. Along with Gaius, another Roman Macedonian, Aristarchus was seized by the mob at Ephesus and taken into the theater (Acts 19:29).

Aristobulus

The meaning of Aristobulus is "​best-advising; counsellor" Aristobulus I was the first Hasmonean to have adopted the name, but his Hebrew name is Judah.He was the first Hasmonean king of Judaea from 104 BCE until his death in 103 BCE. He was the eldest of the five sons of John Hyrcanus, the previous leader. Josephus states that he was the first Jew in "four hundred and eighty three years and three months" to have established a monarchy since the return from the Babylonian Captivity. Aristobulus was not only the first king from the Hasmonean lineage, but the first of any Hebrew king to claim both the high priesthood and kingship title.

ARMAGEDDON

The meaning of Armageddon is "​a mountain or range of hills" “Hill of Megiddo” place where the kings of the earth under demonic leadership will wage war on the forces of God at the end of history. Armageddon is mentioned in the Bible only once, in the Revelation to John, or the Apocalypse of St. John (Revelation 16:16).

ARNON

The meaning of Arnon ​is "​torrent valley" Arnon was claimed by the Ammonites as having marked the southern limit of their territory when Israel invaded the land ​(Judges 11:13).

​AROER

The meaning of Aroer is "​Heath" Aroer is a biblical town on the north bank of the River Arnon to the east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan. The town was an ancient Moabite settlement. (Deuteronomy 2:36) (Judges 11:26)

​ARPAD

The meaning of Arpad is "​exile or voyager" a city or district in Syria, apparently dependent on Damascus. (Jeremiah 49:23)

ARPHAXAD

​The meaning of Arphaxad is "A healer; a releaser" This is the name of the 3rd son of Shem, the grandson of Noah, born 2 years after the Deluge (the worldwide flood). His name appears 10 times in Scripture (Genesis 11:10-13) (1 Chronicles 1:17-18) (Luke 3:36). He died at the age of 438 years.

​Ararat

 The meaning of Arrat is "sacred land or high land" A mountainous district of Asia.

• The resting-place of the ark after the deluge. (Genesis 8:4)
• The asylum of the sons of Sennacherib. (2 Kings 19:37) (Isaiah 37:38)
• As the ally, and probably the neighbor, of Minni and Ashchenaz. (Jeremiah 51:27)
  
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ARTAXERXES

The meaning of Artaxerxes is "The silence of light, fervent to spoil; the great warrior" Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 465–425 BC). A younger son of Xerxes I and Amestris, he was raised to the throne by the commander of the guard, Artabanus, who had murdered Xerxes. (Ezra 4:6-23).

ARTEMAS

The meaning of Artemas is "Whole, sound'. A biblical figure, he is mentioned in Paul's Epistle to Titus (Titus 3:12). He is believed to have served as the Bishop of Lystra, and to have been one of the Seventy Disciples.

ARUMAH

The meaning of Arumah is "High, exalted." The town in which Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal (Gideon), dwelt when driven from Shechem (Judges 9:41). The ruins El-Ormeh, 6 miles Southeast of Shechem, may be on the site, though its position is not known with certainty.

​ASA

The meaning of Asa is "doctor, healer.” Asa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign between 40–41 years. His reign is dated between 913–910 BC to 873–869 BC. (1 Kings 15:8-9).

​ASAHEL

The meaning of Asahel is "God has created". Asahel was the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah (2 Samuel 2:18) (1 Chronicles 2:16).  His father was called Suri. Asahel's older brothers were Joab and Abishai. He was put to death by Abner, whom he pursued from the battlefield when fighting against Abner at Gibeon, in the army of his brother Joab, (2 Samuel 2:18–19). He is considered among David's thirty valiant men (2 Samuel 23:24) (1 Chronicles 11:26).

​ASAIAH

The meaning of Asaiah is "the Lord hath made." Asaiah was the personal secretary of Josiah, king of Judah in the 7th century BCE, and according to the Bible (2 Kings 22:12-14) (2 Chronicles 34:20), is one of Josiah's deputation to the prophet Huldah.

​ASAPH

The meaning of Asaph is "gatherer of people." Asaph was a descendant of Gershon the son of Levi and he is identified as a member of the Levites. He is also known as one of the three Levites commissioned by David to be in charge of singing in the house of Yahweh (1 Chronicles 25:1).

​ASAREEL

The meaning of Asareel is "The beatitude of God." ​A descendant of Judah and a son of Jehallelel (1 Chronicles 4:16).

Asenath

The meaning of Asenath is "she belongs to her father" Asenath is mentioned only briefly in (Genesis 41:45) (Gen 46:20),  she is the wife of Joseph. In the Bible, Pharaoh honors Joseph by giving him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On. She is the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim (Genesis 41:50) (Genesis 46:20).

ASHAN

The meaning of Ashan is "Smoke" A city in the southern lowlands of Judah first given to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:42) and later reassigned to the tribe of Simeon (Joshua 19:7). It is possibly the same city listed as a city of refuge and given to the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:59) (1 Chronicles 4:32).

ASHBEL

The meaning of Ashan is "An old fire; fire of Bel” There is only one man named Ashbel in the Bible, and he is the second-born son of Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob and second one of Rachel (Genesis 46:21) (1 Chronicles 8:1). Ashbel's descendants, the (Ashbelites) formed a sub-class in Benjamin and are mentioned only in (Numbers 26:38).

ASHDOD

The meaning of Ashdod is "stronghold; fortress; castle" Ashdod was a member of the Philistine pentapolis (five cities). Although the Bible assigns it to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:47), the invading Israelites were unable to subdue it or its satellite towns. (Joshua 11:22) (Joshua 13:3)

ASHER ​

The meaning of Asher is "Happy; blessed" Asher was the eighth son of Jacob. Asher’s mother was Leah’s servant, Zilpah (Genesis 35:26). According to the laws at the time regarding children born of servants, Asher would have been seen as Leah’s son rather than Zilpah’s. Asher had a total of eleven brothers, including a full brother by Zilpah; two half-brothers from Jacob’s other wife, Rachel; two half-brothers from Rachel’s servant, Bilhah; and six half-brothers from Leah. He also had a sister named Dinah. Each of Jacob’s sons, including Asher, would become the head of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. As God had promised to Asher’s great-grandfather, Abraham, He was making Abraham’s descendants into a great nation (Genesis 12:1-3). Asher and his four sons and daughter settled in Canaan. On his deathbed, Jacob blesses Asher by saying that "his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties" (Genesis 49:20). Moses said of Asher: "May Asher be blessed above other sons; may he be esteemed by his brothers; may he bathe his feet in olive oil." (Deuteronomy 33:24). Asher is represented as the younger brother of Gad; these two being the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah (Genesis 35:26).

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ASHERAH

The meaning of Asherah is "grove” or “wood.” Asherah, along with Astarte and Anath, was one of the three great goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon. In Canaanite religion her primary role was that of mother goddess. Canaanites associated Asherah with sacred trees, an association also found in the Israelite tradition. (2 Chronicles 33:3) (Exodus 34:13) (Deuteronomy 16:21)

ASHIMA

The meaning of Ashima is "the name, portion, or lot" Asima was one of several deities worshipped in the individual cities of Samaria who are mentioned specifically by name in 2 Kings (2 Kings 17:30)

Ashkelon

The meaning of Ashkelon is "to weigh; weight" Ashkelon was the oldest and largest seaport in Canaan, part of the pentapolis (a grouping of five cities) of the Philistines, north of Gaza and south of Jaffa. (Joshua 13:3) (Judges 14:19)

ASHKENAZ

The meaning of Ashkenaz is "Spreading fire" One of Noah's descendants (Genesis 10:3) and as a reference to the kingdom of Ashkenaz, prophesied to be called together with Ararat and Minnai to wage war against Babylon (Jeremiah 51:27).

ASHNAH

The meaning of Ashnah is "Change." Town in the west of Judah near Dan (Joshua 15:33).

​ASHRIEL

The meaning of Ashriel is "The beatitude of God."  A great-grandson of Manasseh, and son of Gilead.

​ASHTAROTH

The meaning of Ashtaroth is "goddesses and paganism." Ashtaroth is the Queen of Heaven to whom the Canaanites burned offerings and poured libations (Jeremiah 44). Goddess of the Phoenicians and Zidonians, worshipped by Israel after the death of Joshua, and by Solomon. Ashtaroth was the chief female goddess and Baal the chief male god, and they are often named together. Josiah destroyed the emblems of her worship as introduced by Solomon (Judges. 2:13) (Judges. 10:6) (1 Samuel. 7:3-4) (1 Samuel 12:10) (1 Samuel 31:10) (1 Kings 11:5-33) (2 Kings 23:13).

ASHUR

The meaning of Ashur is "Who is happy; or walks; or looks." 

• Ashur was the second son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. (Genesis 10:22)
• Ashur, also spelled Assur, modern Qalʿat Sharqāṭ, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq.(Genesis 2:14)

​ASIA

The meaning of Asia is "He (God) has favored me; sunrise.​" Asia, in the New Testament, refers to the Roman province on the far western side of Asia Minor. It included such regions (from north to south) as Mysia, Phygia (which it shared with Galatia), Lydia and finally Caria in the south. The wealthy capital of the province was the port city of Ephesus. (Acts 2:9) (Acts 16:6) (1 Corinthians 16:19) (Revelation 1:4)

​ASIEL

The meaning of Asiel is "created by God" Grandfather of Jehu, one of the Simeonite "princes" mentioned in (1 Chronicles 4:35) as sharing Judah's inheritance (Joshua 19:9).

​ASNAPPER

The meaning of Asnapper is "unhappiness, increase of danger." A noble Assyrian prince, who colonized the cities of Samaria after the Israelites were taken captive to Assyria. (Ezra 4:10) He was probably a general of Esarhaddon. (B.C. 712.)

​ASRIEL

​The meaning of Asriel is "God is my help; Vow of God" A man of Manasseh (Joshua 17:2). The form Asrielites, i.e. family of Asriel, occurs in (Numbers 26:31). According to (1 Chronicles 7:14) Asriel was born to Manasseh by an Aramitess concubine.

​ASSIR

The meaning of Assir is "Prisoner; captive; fettered."

• A Levite of the family of Korah (Exodus 6:24) (1 Chronicles 6:22).
• A son of Ebiasaph and grandson of Assir. Samuel was descended from him (1 Chronicles 6:23).

​ASSHURIM

The meaning of Ashan is "beholders." The Asshurim are descendants of Dedan, son of Jokshan, son of Abraham with Keturah (Genesis 25:3). They are mentioned only once in the Bible, along with the Letushim and the Leummim.

​ASSOS

The meaning of Assos is "Approaching, coming near." It is located on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey. It is on the southern side of Biga Peninsula (better known by its ancient name of the Troad). Assos' most famous resident was the Greek philosopher Aristotle but the Acts of the Apostles also refers to visits to the city by Luke the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle. (Acts 20:13-14)

ASSUR, SAME AS ASHUR

The meaning of Assur is "Who is happy; or walks; or looks." 

• Assur was the second son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. (Genesis 10:22)
• Assur, also spelled Assur, modern Qalʿat Sharqāṭ, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq.(Genesis 2:14)

​ASSYRIA

​The meaning of Ashan is "" Assyria was an ancient nation that was a major world power for about a thousand years (1700—727 BC) (Genesis 10:11). Assyria played a significant role in biblical history as enemies of Israel and the nation God used to punish the Israelites for their unfaithfulness. (2 Kings 15:19) (2 Kings 16:9). Jonah’s trip to Nineveh in Assyria is a significant demonstration of God’s mercy. God told the prophet Jonah to travel to Nineveh to warn the Assyrians of pending judgment against them. Because the Ninevites were Israel’s enemies, and because the Assyrians were well-known for their brutality and aggression, Jonah refused to make the trip (Jonah 1:3). 

​ASUPPIM

The meaning of Asuppim ​is "house of gathering; storehouses" Asuppim was a location or set of locations in the Second Temple. The word appears three times in the Hebrew Bible, once in (Nehemiah 12:25) and twice in (1 Chronicles 26)

ASYNCRITUS

The meaning of Asyncritus is "Incomparable" Asyncritus of Hyrcania, also Asynkritos (Greek: Ἀσύγκριτος, meaning "incomparable"), was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Hyrcania in Asia. Saint Paul mentions him in his letter to the Romans (Romans 16:14).

ATAD

The meaning of Atad is "buckthorn; a  thorn" It was probably near Hebron, although it is described in these verses of Genesis (Genesis 50:10-11)as "beyond (west of) the River Jordan" and associated with threshing. 'Atad' is rendered as “bramble” in (Judges 9:14–15), and as “thorns” in (Psalm 58:9).

ATARAH

The meaning of Atarah is "Crown" Atarah was the wife of Jerahmeel and a descendant of Judah.(1 Chronicles 2:26).

ATAROTH

The meaning of Astaroth is "crowns" or "cattle pens" Ataroth refers to one of two or perhaps three towns: A town east of the Jordan in Gilead, mentioned in (Numbers 32:3) (Numbers 32:34) in the territory of the Tribe of Gad. Ataroth lay within the tribal allotment of Reuben, but was built up by the Gadites during the period of Israelite conquest (Joshua 18:13).

​ATAROTH-ADDAR

The meaning of Ataroth-addar is "Crowns of power". Is on the west border of Benjamin, "near the 'mountain' that is on the south side of the nether Beth-horon." (Joshua 16:5) (Joshua 18:13) Perhaps the modern Atara, six miles northeast of Bethel.

​ATER

The meaning of Ater is "binder; shut up" Ater was an exiled descendant of Hezekiah. an exiled Levite porter (perhaps same as. a chief Israelite who sealed Nehemiah's covenant.

​ATHACH

The meaning of Athach is "Thy time" One of the cities of Judah to which David sent from Ziklag the spoil of the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30:30).

​ATHAIAH

The meaning of Athaiah is "The Lord's time." He is designated (Nehemiah 11:4) as a descendant of Judah and the son of Uzziah. After the return from Babylon, he dwelt in Jerusalem.

​ATHALIAH

The meaning of Athaliah is "God is exalted" Accounts of the life of Athaliah are to be found in (2 Kings 8:16) (2 Kings 11:2) and (2 Chronicles 22:10) (2 Chronicles 23:13) in the Hebrew Bible. The text states that she was the daughter of king Omri of Israel, however, she is usually considered to have been the daughter of King Ahab and his wife, Queen Jezebel.

​ATHLAI

The meaning of Athlai is "to exalt or deal violently with'  He is a son of Bebai and is mentioned among the Israelites who divorced their foreign wives during the purge of Ezra (Ezra 10:28).

​ATTAI

The meaning of Attai is "My hour or time." 

• A son of Jarha, the Egyptian, by a daughter of Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:35).
  
• A Gadite soldier who joined David's army at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:11).

​ATTALIA

The meaning of Attalia is "increases or sends." Attalia (modern Antalya, Turkey) was a city and bishopric of Pamphylia. Although inscriptions and remains indicate some prosperity in late antiquity, Attaleia became most important in the 9th-11th century as a naval and military center.(Acts 14:25-26)

​AUGUSTUS

The meaning of Augustus is "majesty or venerable; Increased; augmented" Caesar Augustus, the first emperor in the ancient Roman Empire, was ruling when Jesus Christ was born. The Gospel of Luke tells us that Caesar Augustus ordered a census taken of the entire Roman world, possibly for tax purposes. Palestine was part of that world, so Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ, took his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem to register. (Luke 2:1)

AVA

The meaning of Ava is "life, lively." Ivah (or Avva) was a city in Assyria, it lies on the Euphrates river between the cities of Sepharvaim and Henah. Meaning: overturning. (2 Kings 17:24), (2 Kings 18:34) and (2 Kings 19:13) it is mentioned in a group of cities regarding the Assyrian Gods whose gods did not rescue Samaria.

AVEN

The meaning of Aven is "trouble, wickedness, sorrow" 

AVIM

The meaning of Avim is "Wicked or perverse men." The Avim, Avvim or Avvites of Philistia in the Old Testament were a people dwelling in Hazerim, or "the villages" or "encampments", on the south-west corner of the sea-coast. (Joshua 13:3).

​AVITH

The meaning of Avith is "Wicked; perverse." Avith is mentioned only twice in theBible: in a list of Edomite kings in Genesis (Genesis 36:35), and in a copy of the same list found in Chronicles (1 Chronicles 1:46).

AZALIAH

​The meaning of Azaliah is "Near the Lord; Yahweh has set aside." A son of Meshullam and father of Shaphan the scribe(2 Chronicles 34:8), famous in connection with the discovery of the law in the reign of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:3).​

​​Azaniah

The meaning of Azaniah is "Hearing the Lord; Yahweh listened" A son of Jeshua, a Levite who signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:9).

​AZARIAH

The meaning of Azariah is "Helped by God; To help, support" 

• Two men named Azariah were among King Solomon’s chief officials.(1 Kings 4:2-6) mentions "Azariah son of Zadok" and "Azariah son of Nathan." The first Azariah was actually the grandson, not the son, of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:8).
• Azariah mentioned in First Kings 4 is described as "son of Nathan." This Nathan is most likely not the prophet who ministered to Solomon’s father, David (2 Samuel 12:1), but rather Solomon’s brother (1 Chronicles 3:5). That makes this Azariah Solomon’s nephew, who also served as one of his chief officers.
• The most famous Azariah was one of Daniel’s three friends we know by their Babylonian names: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. After being taken to Babylon as slaves, their Hebrew names were changed. Abednego’s name was originally Azariah. When the young men refused to bow to the king’s statue, they were thrown into the fiery furnace (Daniel 3). The meaning of Azariah’s Hebrew name was particularly true for Abednego that day.

​AZAZ

The meaning of Azaz is "Strong one" There's only one Azaz in the Bible, and he's the father of Bela of the tribe of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:8)

​AZAZEL

​The meaning of Azazel is "scapegoat" Azazel was one of the chief Grigori, a group of fallen angels who married women, and is the angel of death in some Abrahamic religions, namely Islam, Christian popular culture, and some traditions of Judaism.

​AZAZIAH

• One of the Levitical musicians during the transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (I Chronicles 15:21).
• The father of Hoshea, who was made ruler over the Ephraimites (I Chronicles 27:20).
• A Levite who had charge of the temple offerings in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:13)

​AZEKAH

The meaning of Azekah-tabor is "Strength of walls." Azekah was the backdrop to David's battle with the Philistine giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17:1). Later in biblical history, Tel Azekah was also one of the last strongholds that stood against the army of Sennacherib and the Assyrian Empire (c. 701 B.C.E.), and again against Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians

​AZGAD

The meaning of Azgad-tabor is "A strong army; a gang of robbers"  In the list of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel are mentioned "the children of Azgad" (Ezra 2:12) (Nehemiah 7:17). 110 males with their chief returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:12). Azgad was among the leaders who signed the Covenant after Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:15).

​AZMAVETH

The meaning of Azmaveth is "Strong death" 

• One of David's 30 mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31) (1 Chronicles 11:33).
• A descendant of Jonathan, the son of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:36) (1 Chronicles 9:42).
• Father of two warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3).

​AZMON

​The meaning of Azmon is "Bone of a bone, our strength" Azmon was an oasis known to Arabic-speaking Bedouin as Gusayma, named for the gaysum plant which grows abundantly in the region. (Numbers 34:4)

​AZNOTH-TABOR

​The meaning of Aznoth-tabor is "​ears of Tabor; the ears of purity" The name Aznoth-tabor occurs only once in the Bible. It's the name of a town that marked the western border of the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 19:34).

​AZOR

​The meaning of Azor is "​A helper; a court.​" Azor was an ancestor of Jesus. He is mentioned as the son of Eliakim and the great-grandson of Zerubbabel; he is the father of Zadok. (Matthew 1:13-14)

​AZOTUS

The meaning of Azotus is "​a stronghold" Was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines, and the chief seat of the worship of their god Dagon (1 Samuel 5:1-7).

​AZRAEL

The meaning of the name Azriel is "Angel of God" or "Help from God". Azrael holds a rather benevolent role as God's angel of death; he acts as a psychopomp, responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased after their death.

​AZRIEL

The meaning of the name Azriel is "God is my help​". One of the leading men of the half-tribe of Manasseh, East of the Jordan, who with others of his tribe was carried captive by the king of Assyria (1 Chronicles 5:24).

​AZRIKAM

Azubah was the daughter of Shilhi and the mother of King Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42), who reigned in Jerusalem over the Kingdom of Judah for 25 years.

​AZUBAH

The meaning of the name ​azur is "deserted, forsaken"​

• The wife of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18) (1 Chronicles 2:19).
• The daughter of Shilhi, and mother of king Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42).

​AZUR

​The meaning of the name ​Azur is "He that assists, one who helper, or is assisted".. 

• The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 28:1)
• One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 10:17).

​AZZAN

​The meaning of the name ​Azzan is "strong". The name Azzan occurs only one time in the Bible. Azzan is the father of Paltiel of the tribe of Issachar, who was assigned by God himself to assist the administrative division of Canaan (Numbers 34:26).

AZZUR

The meaning of the name Azzur is "He that assists, one who helper, or is assisted".

• The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 28:1)
• One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 10:17).

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