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CABBON
The meaning of Cabbon is "as though understanding" A place in the "plain" of Judah, mentioned between Eglon and Lahmam (Joshua 15:40); possibly the same with Makbenah (1 Chronicles 2:49).
CAESAR
The meaning of Caesar is "those who are cut out of the womb" the title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. In the New Testament this title is given to various emperors as sovereigns of Judaea without their accompanying distinctive proper names (John 19:15) (Acts 17:7)
CAINAN (KENAN)
The meaning of Cainan is "Possessor, purchaser" He is described as a son of Arpachshad and father of Salah, who lived in the time between Noah and Abraham. (Luke 3:36)
CAIN
The meaning of Cain is "Acquired; Spearer" He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:1-3), the first couple within the Bible. He was a farmer who gave an offering of his crops to God. God, however, was not pleased and favored Abel's offering over Cain's. Cain murdered Abel and was banished by the Lord from the settled country (Genesis 4:7-9), Cain is also the first murderer on the earth.
CAIPHAS
The meaning of Cala is "to weigh, compare"
Caleb
The meaning of Caleb is "faithful; whole hearted; loyalty" A representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land (Numbers 13:6). The twelve men spied out the land for forty days and then came back to Moses (Numbers 13:30). Caleb wanted to bring produce from the land, but that the other spies discouraged him from doing so (Numbers 14:24)
CALNEH (kalneh)
The meaning of Calneh is "a fortress" A city in the land of Shinar that was built by Nimrod (Genesis 10:10)
CALVARY
The meaning of Calvary is "skull" skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, the site of Jesus' crucifixion. It is referred to in all four Gospels (Matthew 27:33) (Mark 15:22) (Luke 23:33) (John 19:17). In Aramaic also called Golgotha.
CAMON (kAMON)
The meaning of Camon is "standing-place" Camon full of stalks, a place (Judges 10:5) where Jair was buried. It has usually been supposed to have been a city of Gilead, on the east of Jordan.
CANAAN
The meaning of Canaan is "humble; subdued" The land known as Canaan was situated in the territory of the southern Levant, which today encompasses Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon, and was the Promised Land of the Israelites. (Genesis 17:8)
CANA
The meaning of Cana is "reed" A town in Galilee where Jesus performed His first miracle by turning water into wine at the marriage feast (John 2: 1-11).
CANDACE
The meaning of C is "who possesses contrition; pure and innocent" A “Candace, queen of the Ethiopians” is mentioned in the Bible when the apostle Philip meets “a eunuch of great authority” under her reign and converts him to Christianity (Acts 8:27-39). In this passage, as in other ancient works mentioning the Candace, the royal title has often been confused with a personal name.
CAPERNAUM
The meaning of Capernaum is "village of comfort" Capernaum, in the Galilee of northern Israel is a Biblical village. It sits not far from other important Christian sites in Israel. These include Bethsaida, the Mount of Beatitudes, and Tabgha, as well as the Jordan River and Tiberias on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:13). It is also mentioned in the faith of the Centurion (Matthew 8:5), when Jesus drives out an impure spirit (Mark 1:21) (Luke 4:31), and when Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man (Mark 2:1)
CAPHTOR
The meaning of Caphtor is "a sphere, buckle, or hand" A locality mentioned in the Bible, in which its people are called Caphtorites or Caphtorim and are named as a division of the ancient Egyptians. (Deuteronomy 2:23) (Amos 9:7)
CAPPADOCIA
The meaning of Cappadocia is "Land of Beautiful Horses" After the “death” of Jesus, the 12 Apostles dispersed from Palestine in order to get rid of these severe oppressions and to spread the teachings of Jesus (1 Peter 1:1). Paul is believed to have traveled widely though Cappadocia during his missionary journeys (Acts 2:9). With its multiple caves and other hiding places, Cappadocia became something of a refuge for Christians fleeing persecution from the 4th Century onwards.
CARCASs
The meaning of Caracas is "dead body of a beast" The contact with, made an Israelite ceremonially unclean, and made whatever he touched also unclean. (Leviticus 5:2) (Leviticus 11:8) (Deuteronomy 14:8) (Matthew 24:28)
CARCHEMISH (CHARCHEMISH)
The meaning of Carchemish is "fortress of Chemosh; citadel of the vanquisher; the defense of concealment" An ancient Hittite city in Syria on the Euphrates , lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (2 Chronicles 35:20) (Jeremiah 46:2)
CAREAH (kAREAH)
The meaning of Careah is "bald" Was the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor of Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 40:8) (2 Kings 25:23)
CARMEL
The meaning of Carmel is "garden; orchard,; vineyards of God" Carmel was an ancient Israelite town in Judea, lying about 7.0 mi from Hebron, on the southeastern frontier of Mount Hebron. A city of Judah in the Book of Samuel and also in (Joshua 15:55). It is mentioned as the place where Saul erects a monument after the expedition against the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:12). Carmel is mentioned in (1 Samuel 25:2) as the place of Nabal's possessions, who was the husband of Abigail.
CARMI (kARMI)
The meaning of Carmi is "Garden, orchard; my vineyard"
- A son of Reuben who came to Egypt with Jacob (Genesis 46:9) (Exodus 6:14) (1 Chronicles 5:3). Also the name of a family of which Carmi was the head (Numbers 26:6).
- A Judahite (1 Chronicles 2:7), son of Zabdi, according to (Joshua 7:1) (Joshua 7:18), and father of Achan, who is given the name of "Achar" in 1 Chronicles 2:7. This last form "Achar" is preferred to the usual "Achan" in order to bring out the play on the Hebrew word for "troubler."
CARPUS
The meaning of Carpus is "Fruit, Yield" Carpus of Beroea was bishop of Beroea (or Verria) in Macedonia, he is mentioned by Paul (2 Timothy 4:13)
CARSHENA (kARSHENA)
The meaning of Carshena is "A lamb, sleeping" The first named among the "seven princes of Persia and Media" under Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).
CASIPHIA (kASIPHiA)
The meaning of Caciphia is "gleaming, silvery white" An unidentified place in North Babylonia, near the river Ahava, to which Ezra sent for "ministers for the house of our God". (Ezra 8:17)
CASLUHIM
The meaning of Casluhim is "Hopes of life" The Casluhim were descendants of Mizraim (Egypt) son of Ham, out of whom originated the Philistines. (Genesis 10:14) (1 Chronicles 1:12)
CEDRON
The meaning of Cedron is "black, sad" The Cedron is first mentioned in Holy Scripture in connection with David's flight from Absalom, during which he crossed it (2 Samuel 15:23); and next, in connection with the prohibition to Semei against his ever crossing it (1 Kings 2:37).
CENCHREAe
The meaning of Cenchreae is "millet, small pulse" Cenchreae is located a few miles east of Corinth on the Saronic Gulf, an arm of the Aegean Sea. In the time of the Apostle Paul Cenchreae was considered the eastern port of Corinth. It was here that Paul had his hair cut before sailing for Syria (Acts 18:18) (Romans 16:1).
CEPHAS
The meaning of Cephas is "rock" The apostle Simon was given the name Cephas Cephas is translated into (Petros in Greek, Peter in English) (John 1:42) by Jesus because he was considered to be Jesus's right hand and the rock from which the Christian Church was to be established.
CESIA (KEZIAH) (KETZIAH)
The meaning of Cesia is "blind; sixth" one of Job's daughters (Job 42:14), and is also sometimes spelled as Keziah and Ketziah.
CHALCOL (kALCOL)
The meaning of Chalcol is "who nourishes" One of the four sons of Mahol, who were famous for their wisdom before the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:31). also sometimes spelled as Kalcol (1 Chronicles 2:6)
CHARRAN
The meaning of Charran is "a singing or calling out" A city located in northern Mesopotamia, on the Balikh River. The name of the place where Abraham, after he had been called from Ur of the Chaldees, tarried till his father Terah died, when he proceeded to the land of Canaan (Genesis 11:31-32) (Acts 7:4).
CHEBAR (KEBAR)
The meaning of Chebar is "force or strength" The Kebar or Chebar Canal (or River) is the setting of several important scenes of the Book of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1), including the opening verses. The book refers to this river eight times in total (Ezekiel 43:2-4). Some older biblical commentaries identified the Chebar with the Khabur River in what is now Syria.
CHEDORLAOMER (KEDORLAOMER)
The meaning of Chedorlaomer is "roundness of a sheaf" Chedorlaomer (also spelled Kedorlaomer) was a king who was a contemporary of Abraham and Lot. Chedorlaomer is mentioned in (Genesis 14:1) (Genesis 14:9) as the king of Elam, which was an ancient civilization in the region that is now Iran. He had formed an alliance with a group of other kings (Genesis 14:1–3), and it appears he was their leader. After some time, some of those kings rebelled against Chedorlaomer, but he was still able to go to war and defeat the Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim, and Horites. As he raided Sodom and Gomorrah, he “carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions. Abram took 318 of his own men and gave chase. Abram and his men caught up with Chedorlaomer and the other kings at Dan (Genesis 14:14-17). “During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them.
CHELAL (KELAL)
The meaning of Chelal is "as night" One of the bene Pachath-Mo'abh who took "strange wives" (Ezra 10:30). also sometimes spelled as Kelal
CHELUBAI
The meaning of Chelubai is "" The brother of Jerahmeel, and son of Hezron, same as Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:9) (1 Chronicles 2:18) (1 Chronicles 2:42)
CHELUB (kelub)
The meaning of Chelub is "basket" Father of Mehir (1 Chronicles 4:11); the name is probably a variation of Caleb.
CHEMARIMS
The meaning of Chemarim is "to throw down" The Chemarim were the “pagan priests” whom Zephaniah pronounced judgment against (2 Kings 23:5).
CHEMOSH
The meaning of Chemosh is "the destroyer, subduer, or fish-god, the god of the Moabites" Chemosh, was the primary god of the Moabites (Numbers 21:29) (Jeremiah 48:7) (Jeremiah 48:13) (Jeremiah 48:46). Like the Hebrew deity Yahweh, he blessed his people with military victory when they pleased him, and allowed them to be conquered by their enemies when they did not. (1 Kings 11:33)
CHENAANAH (KENAANAH)
The meaning of Chenaanah is broken in pieces"
- The fourth-named of the seven sons of Bilham, son of Jediael, of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:10).
- The Father or ancestor of Zedekiah the false prophet. (1 Kings 22:11) (1 Kings 22:24).
CHENANIAH (kENANIAH)
The meaning of Chenaniah is "Yahweh establishes: God establishes"
- Along with his sons, were made officials and judges over Israel in (1 Chronicles 26:29)
- Appears in David's list of leading Levites (1 Chronicles 15:27).
CHENANI
The meaning of Chenani is "my pillar" The name Chenani occurs once in the Bible. Nehemiah mentions him among the Levites who stood on their dedicated platform, loudly hailing the Lord, just prior to the Great Sermon and the signing of the Sealed Document (Nehemiah 9:2).
CHESED
The meaning of Chesed is "kindness or love between people"
CHESULLOTH (kESULLOTH)
The meaning of Chasaloth is "fertile places"A town on the border of Zebulun (Joshua 19:18), the same as Chisloth-tabor (Joshua 19:12).
CHIDON (KIDON, NAKON, and NACHON)
The meaning of Chidon is "A dart; a javelin" he name which in (1 Chronicles 13:9) is given to the threshing-floor at which the accident to the ark took place. In the parallel account in (2 Samuel 6:6) the name is given as Nachon, Nakon, and Kidon.
CHIMHAM (kimham)
The meaning of Chimham is "their longing" One of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, who supported David while the latter was in exile in Mahanaim (2 Samuel 19:37).
CHIOS
The meaning of Chios is "open, opening" An island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchored for a night when on his third missionary return journey. (Acts 20:15)
CHITTEM (KITTIM) (KITTIES)
The meaning of Chittim or Cethim is "Beaters, Pulverizers" The name of a branch of the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth, the grandson of Japheth, and Noah's great-grandson. (Numbers 24:24) (1 Chronicles 1:7)
CHLOE
The meaning of Chloe is "Blooming; green herb" Only one verse mentions her name (1 Corinthians 1:11), which says, “My brothers and sisters.
Chorazain
The meaning of Chorazain is "The secret, here is a mystery" Chorazain was an ancient village in the Roman and Byzantine periods, best known from the Christian Gospels. (Matthew 11:21) (Luke 10:13)
CHRIST
The meaning of Christ is "the 'Anointed One" The predominant theme of the Scriptures is the Person and the work of Jesus Christ. He is God. He became a human being (John 17:1-4), died by crucifixion (Acts 4:10), and was buried. He rose again from the dead (Romans 1:4). He is the only, all-sufficient Savior of the world. He will come again to this earth. Removing this from the Scriptures robs them of all coherent meaning and continuity. (Mark 1:1) ("The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God") identifies Jesus as both Christ and the Son of God. (Matthew 1:1) uses Christ as a name and (Matthew 1:16) explains it again with: "Jesus, who is called Christ".
CHRISTIAN
The meaning of Christian is "Nazarene"A Christian is someone whose behavior and heart reflects Jesus Christ. Followers of Jesus were first called “Christians” in Antioch. (Acts 11:26) The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome. (1 Peter 4:16)
CHUN (kun)
The meaning of Chun is "Making ready" One of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chronicles 18:8)
CHUSHAN-RISHATHAIM
The meaning of Cushan-rishathaim is "blackness of injustice; falsehood; wickedness; ungodliness" The king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (Judges 3:8).
CHUZA
The meaning of Chuza is "The seer or prophet" Chuza was a steward of Herod Antipas, a position of wealth and renown. His wife, Joanna, was one of the women that provided for Jesus. (Luke 8:3)
CILICIA
The meaning of Cilicia is "Which rolls or overturns" Cilicia is the ancient Roman name for the southeastern region of Asia Minor (Acts 15:23). It was the birthplace of Saint Paul, and the site of his early evangelical missions. (Acts 22:2-4)
CIS
The meaning of Cis is "Hard, difficult" The father of Saul, (Acts 13:21) usually called Kish, the first king of Israel (1 Samuel 9:1)
CLAUDA
The meaning of Clauda is "A lamentable voice" A small island off the S.W. coast of Crete, which Paul passed on his tempestuous voyage to Rome (Acts 27:16)
CLAUDIA
The meaning of Claudia is "lame; limp; enclosure" Claudia was a Christian woman of ancient Rome who Paul mentioned in a letter to Timothy in the New Testament. (2 Timothy 4:21)
CLEMENT
The meaning of Clement is "Mild; good; merciful" Clement was the first of early Rome's most notable bishops. The Liber Pontificalis, which documents the reigns of popes, states that Clement had known Peter. Clement is known for his epistle to the church in Corinth, in which he asserts the apostolic authority of the bishops/presbyters as rulers of the church. (Philippians 4:3)
CLEOPHAS (CLEOPAS)
The meaning of Cleophas is "vision of glory" Cleophas, or Cleopas, was one of the two disciples who encountered Jesus on his journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus.(Luke 24:18)
CNIDUS
The meaning of Cnidus is "Age" Cnidus was a port at the southwestern tip of modern day Turkey, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of "Myra" (Acts 27:7).
COLHOZEH (kOLHOZEH )
The meaning of Colhozeh is "Every prophet; all-seeing" A man of the tribe of Judah in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:15) (Nehemiah 11:5)
COLOSSaE
The meaning of Colossae is "Punishment, correction" Colossae was an ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and one of the most celebrated cities of southern Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Epistle to the Colossians, an early Christian text which identifies its author as Paul the Apostle, is addressed to the church in Colossae. (Colossians 1:2)
CONIAH (JEHOIACHIN) (Jeconiah)
The meaning of Coniah is "Strength of the Lord; May the Lord establish" Was a king of Judah who was deported as part of the Babylonian captivity (Esther 2:6) (1 Chronicles 3:17). He is also listed in the genealogy of Jesus, in Joseph’s family line (Matthew 1:12) (2 Kings 24:6). The curse of Jeconiah is found in (Jeremiah 22:23-25).
COOS (kos)
The meaning of Coos is "Top, summit" A small island, one of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea, in the north-west of Rhodes, off the coast of Caria. Paul on his return from his third missionary journey, passed the night here after sailing from Miletus (Acts 21:1).
CORINTH
The meaning of Corinth is "Which is satisfied, ornament, beauty" Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia and was situated on the Isthmus of Corinth. Corinth is significant because of its connection with the apostle Paul’s missionary work. Paul spent about eighteen months in Corinth during his second missionary journey. Both Jews and Gentiles believed Paul’s message about Jesus, and these new believers became the Corinthian church. The New Testament epistles of 1 and 2 Corinthians are letters Paul later wrote to these believers. Notably, Corinth is also the place where Paul met Aquila and Priscilla, fellow tentmakers who became ministry coworkers (Acts 18:1-2) (Acts 18–19) (Acts 24–28). In Corinth the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision, telling him not to fear but to keep speaking. God promised, “For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city” (Acts 18:10)
CORNELIUS
The meaning of Cornelius is "Of a horn"
- Cornelius in the Bible was a centurion, a commander in the Italian Regiment of the Roman military. He lived in Caesarea (Acts 10:1-3).
- A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always (Acts 10:30).
COSAM
The meaning of Cosam is "Divining" An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 5th generation before Zerubbabel (Luke 3:28).
COZ (koz)
The meaning of Coz is "A thorn" A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:8).
CRESCENS
The meaning of Crescens is "Growing, increasing" Crescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent out by Jesus in (Luke 10:1). He was a missionary in Galatia and became a companion of Paul. (2 Timothy 4:10)
CRETE
The meaning of Crete is "Carnal, fleshly" A large island off the coast of Greece, which underlies Paul's entire letter (Acts 27:7). The people of Crete were such a lying, self-indulgent, sexually promiscuous bunch that Crete became proverbial for immorality in the ancient world. To be a “kretizo,” a Cretan, was to be a liar (Titus 1:12).
CRISPUS
The meaning of Crispus is "Curled" Saint Crispus of Chalcedon was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1:14). He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, He and his household were converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus (Acts 18:8).
CUSH
The meaning of Cush is "" Cush (or Kush), was the oldest son of Ham (Genesis 10:6) and a grandson of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. Cush was the father of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8) (1 Chronicles 1:10), a king called the "first heroic warrior on earth. Cush is traditionally considered the ancestor of the "land of Cush", an ancient territory believed to have been located near the Red Sea. Cush is identified in the Bible with the Kingdom of Kush. (Ezekiel 29:10) (Zephaniah 3:10)
CUSHAN
The meaning of Cushan is "Ethiopians, blackness" Cushan is possibly the same as Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia. (Judges 3:8) (Judges 3:10)
CUTH (OR CUTHAH)
The meaning of Cuth is "Burning" Mentioned in the (2 Kings 17:30) in reference to the gods or idols made and worshiped by different tribes, which took place in the former holy places of exiled Israelites
CYPRUS
The meaning of Cyprus is "Fair, fairness" Cyprus is noted as being the home of Barnabas (Acts 4:36). It was the scene of Paul's first missionary labours (Acts 13:4-13), when he and Barnabas and John Mark were sent forth by the church of Antioch (Acts 13:4-13).
CYRIL
The meaning of Cyril is "lord; master" Cyril derives from the Greek name, Kryillos, and is frequently used in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.
CYRENE
The meaning of Cyrene is "A wall, coldness, the floor" Simon of Cyrene was the man compelled by the Samaritan guards of Pontius Pilate to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion. (Matthew 27:32) (Mark 15:21) (Luke 23:26) A Greek city in the province of Cyrenaica, in eastern Libya, in northern Africa. It had a Jewish community, where 100,000 Judean Jews had been forced to settle during the reign of Ptolemy Soter (323–285 BC), and was an early center of Christianity. (Acts 6:9)
CYRENIUS (ROMAN NAME OF QUIRINUS)
The meaning of Cyrenius is "Who governs; warrior" Cyrenius was a Roman aristocrat. After the banishment of the ethnarch Herod Archelaus from the tetrarchy of Judea in AD 6, Quirinius was appointed legate governor of Syria, to which the province of Judaea had been added for the purpose of a census. (Luke 2:2)
CYRUS
The meaning of Cyrus is "Like the Sun" Cyrus the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire, was the monarch who ended the Babylonian captivity. In the first year of his reign he was prompted by God to decree that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt (2 Chronicles 36:22-23) and that Jews who wished to could return to their homeland for this purpose. (Ezra 1:1-8)