People of the Bible

Aaronites

Priestly family of Israel · The line of high priests

Abagtha

One of the seven eunuchs serving King Ahasuerus

Abda

Two distinct OT figures: father of Adoniram · post-exilic Levite musician

Abdeel

Father of Shelemiah, an officer of King Jehoiakim

Abdi

Three distinct OT figures: Levite ancestor of Ethan · father of Kish under Hezekiah · post-exilic son of Elam

Abdiel

Servant of God, (1 Chr

Abdon

Servile

Abednego

Servant of Nego=Nebo, the Chaldee name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three companions…

Abel

a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve

Abel-maim

mourning of waters

Abi

mother of King Hezekiah, (2 Kings 18:2) written Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah, Abijah Or Abijam…

Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah

Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin

Abiah

the Lord is my father

Abiasaph

Father of gathering; the gatherer, the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite,…

Abiathar

Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest

Abida

Son of Midian · Grandson of Abraham by Keturah

Abida, Or Abidah

a son of Midian

Abidah

father of knowledge

Abidan

Prince of the tribe of Benjamin · One of the twelve tribal heads under Moses

Abieezer

Father of help; i

Abiel

Two distinct OT figures: grandfather of King Saul · one of David's Thirty mighty men

Abiel Or Abiel

Abiezer

Two distinct OT figures: Manassite clan-father, ancestor of Gideon · one of David's Thirty

Abiezrite

Father of help, a descendant of Abiezer (Judg

Abigail

Two distinct OT figures: wife of Nabal then of David, model of wisdom and intercession · sister of David and mother of Amasa

Abihail

Five distinct OT figures: Merarite Levite · wife of Abishur · Gadite genealogy · wife of Rehoboam · father of Queen Esther

Abihu

Second son of Aaron · Consecrated priest · Died for offering *strange fire* before the LORD

Abihud

Son of Bela · Grandson of Benjamin

Abijah

Eight distinct OT figures, including a king of Judah, two mothers of kings, two priests, and Samuel's wayward son

Abijah Or Abijam

Abijam

Alternate spelling for the king of Judah · See *Abijah*, sense 5

Abimael

One of the thirteen sons of Joktan · Eponymous ancestor of an Arabian tribe

Abimelech

Four distinct OT figures: two Philistine kings of Gerar · Gideon's violent son who seized kingship at Shechem · a priest under David

Abinadab

Four distinct OT figures: keeper of the Ark at Kiriath-jearim · second son of Jesse, David's brother · son of Saul killed at Gilboa · father of a Solomonic provisioning officer

Abinoam

Father of Barak the judge · From Kedesh-naphtali

Abiram

Two distinct OT figures, both dying as signs of divine judgment: leader of the Korah rebellion · firstborn of Hiel the Bethelite

Abishag

Shunammite virgin · Attendant to David in his old age · Indirect cause of Adonijah's execution

Abishai

Nephew of David · Eldest son of Zeruiah · Brother of Joab and Asahel · Chief of David's mighty men

Abishai, Or Abishai

The eldest of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and brother to Joab and Asahel

Abishalom

Alternate spelling for Absalom · See *Absalom*

Abishua

Two distinct OT figures: fourth high priest of Israel, in the line of Eleazar · Benjamite genealogy under Bela

Abishua, Or Abishua

Abishur

Son of Shammai · Judahite of the line of Jerahmeel · Husband of Abihail

Abital

Wife of David · Mother of Shephatiah

Abitub

Son of Shaharaim by Hushim · Benjamite

Abiud

Son of Zerubbabel · Ancestor of Joseph in Matthew's genealogy of Christ

Ablution

Or washing, was practised, (1

Abner

Commander of Saul's army · Saul's first cousin · Kingmaker for Ish-bosheth · Defector to David · Murdered by Joab

Abraham

Patriarch · Father of the faithful · Recipient of God's covenant with Israel

Abraham, Apocalypse of

Jewish pseudepigraphal apocalypse · Not canonical scripture

Abraham, Testament of

Jewish (lightly Christianized) pseudepigraphal narrative · Not canonical scripture

Abram

Pre-renaming form of Abraham · See *Abraham*

Absalom

Third son of David · Killer of Amnon · Leader of the great rebellion against his father

Achaemenians

Persian dynasty under which the post-exilic Old Testament period unfolded · political backdrop of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and parts of Daniel

Achaichus

one of the members of the church of Corinth who, with Fortunatus and Stephanas, visited…

Achaicus

Corinthian Christian · One of three delegates who visited Paul in Ephesus

Achan

Israelite of Judah whose theft at Jericho caused Israel's defeat at Ai · Executed in the Valley of Achor

Achaz

one that takes, or possesses

Achaz = Ahaz

king of Judah, (Matthew 1:9)

Achbor

Multiple OT figures: Edomite father of King Baal-hanan · Judean official under Josiah (and possibly Jeremiah-era)

Achim

Ancestor of Joseph in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus

Achior

Ammonite captain in the deuterocanonical book of Judith · Convert to the God of Israel

Achish

King of Gath · Twice gave refuge to David during his flight from Saul · Possibly the same figure (or his successor) under Solomon

Achsah

Daughter of Caleb · Wife of Othniel · Petitioner for the upper and lower springs

Acts of the Apostles

The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament

Adaiah

Adalia

the fifth son of Haman

Adaliah

one that draws water; poverty; cloud; death

Adam

First man, father of the human race

Adam, a type

The apostle Paul speaks of Adam as “the figure of him who was to come

Adbeel

Miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen

Addar

Ample, splendid, son of Bela (1 Chr

Addi

Ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of…

Addin

adorned; delicious; voluptuous

Ader

a Benjamites, son of Beriah, chief of the inhabitants of Aijalon

Adiel

Ornament of God

Adina

Slender, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr

Adino

The Eznite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam

Adjuration

A solemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or…

Adlai

my witness; my ornament

Adlai Or Adlai

Ancestor of Shaphat, the overseer of David’s herds that fed in the broad valleys

Adnah

Delight

Adoni-bezek

the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning

Adoni-zedec

Lord of justice or righteousness, was king in Jerusalem at the time when the Israelites…

Adoni-zedek

justice of the Lord; lord of justice

Adonibezek

Lord of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were…

Adonijah

My Lord is Jehovah

Adonikam, Or Adonikam

The sons of Adonikam, 666 in number, were among those who returned from Babylon with…

Adoniram

the son of Abda, was “over the tribute,” i

Adonizedek

the Amorite king of Jerusalem who organized a league with four other Amorite princes…

Adore

To worship; to express reverence and homage

Adrammelech

Adar the king

Adriel

Flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his…

Adultery

Conjugal infidelity

Agag

Flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian

Age

Used to denote the period of a man’s life (Gen

Agee

Fugitive, the father of Shammah, who was one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam

Agee, Or Agee

a Hararite, father of Shammah, one of David’s three mightiest heroes

Agriculture

Tilling the ground (Gen

Agrippa I.

The grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus and Bernice

Agrippa II.

Son of the foregoing, was born at Rome, A

Aharah

third son of Benjamin

Ahasai

a priest, ancestor of Maasiai, (Nehemiah 11:13) called Jahzerah in (1 Chronicles 9:12)

Ahasbai

father of Eli-phelet, one of David’s thirty-seven captains

Ahasuerus

There are three kings designated by this name in Scripture

Ahaz

Possessor

Ahaziah

Held by Jehovah

Ahban

son of Abishur by his wife Abihail

Aher

ancestor of Hushim a Benjamite

Ahiah

brother of the Lord

Ahiah, Or Ahijah

Ahiezer

Brother of help; i

Ahihud

Brother (i

Ahijah

Brother (i

Ahikam

Brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess…

Ahilud

Ahimaaz

Brother of anger = irascible

Ahiman

Brother of a gift = liberal

Ahimelech

Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam

Ahimoth

a Levite apparently in the time of David

Ahinadab

Brother of liberality = liberal, one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by…

Ahinoam

Brother of pleasantness = pleasant

Ahio

Brotherly

Ahira

Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the…

Ahiram

one of the sons of Benjamin, and ancestor of the AHIRAMITES (Numbers 26:38) In (Genesis…

Ahisamach

a Danite, father of Aholiab one of the architects of the tabernacle

Ahishahar

one of the sons of Bilhan, the grandson of Benjamin

Ahishahur

brother of the morning or dew; brother of blackness

Ahishar

Brother of song = singer, the officer who was “over the household” of Solomon (1 Kings…

Ahithophel

Brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his sagacity among the Jews

Ahitub

Brother of goodness = good

Ahlai

beseeching; sorrowing; expecting

Ahlai, Or Ahlai

daughter of Sheshan, whom, having no issue, he gave in marriage to his Egyptian slave…

Ahoah

Brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr

Aholibah

My tent is in her, the name of an imaginary harlot, applied symbolically to Jerusalem,…

Aholibamah Or Abolibamah

One of the three wives of Esau

Ahumai

Son of Jabath, a descendant of Judah, and head of one of the families of the Zorathites

Ahuzam

properly Ahuzzam son of Ashur, the father or founder of Tekoa, by his wife Naarah

Ahuzzah

possession; seizing; collecting

Ahuzzath

one of the friends of the Philistine king Abimelech, who accompanied him at his interview…

Akkub

Alameth

properly Al’emeth (covering), one of the sons of Beecher, the son of Benjamin

Alemeth

Covering

Alexander

Man-defender

Alexander Iii

king of Macedon, surnamed the Great, the son of Philip and Olympias, was born at Pella B

Alexander the Great

The king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the “belly…

Allegory

Used only in Gal

Almodad

Immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Gen

Almon-diblathaim

hidden in a cluster of fig trees

Alphaeus

The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt

Alpheus

a thousand; learned; chief

Alvan

a Horite, son of Shobal, (Genesis 36:23) written Alian in (1 Chronicles 1:40)

Amariah

Said by Jehovah

Amasa

Burden

Amasai

Burdensome

Amasai, Or Amasai

A Kohathite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:25,35) Chief of the…

Amashai

The son of Azareel, appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the…

Amashai Or Amashai

son of Azareel, a priest in the time of Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 11:13) apparently the same as…

Amashi-ali

same as Amaziah

Amasiah

Burden of (i

Amaziah

Strengthened by Jehovah

Ambassador

In the Old Testament the Hebrew word *tsir*, meaning “one who goes on an errand,” is…

Ami

one of Solomon’s servants, (Ezra 2:57) called Amon, Or Amen, Amon in (Nehemiah 7:59)

Aminadab

same as Amminadab

Amittai

True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1)

Ammi-nadab

my people is liberal

Ammiel

People of God

Ammihud

People of glory; i

Amminadab

Kindred of the prince

Ammishaddai

People of the Almighty, the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time…

Ammizabad

People of the giver, the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host…

Ammon

Another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen

Ammonite

The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen

Ammonitess

a woman of Ammonite race

Amnon

Faithful

Amok

a priest who returned with Zerubbabel

Amon

Builder

Amorite

bitter; a rebel; a babbler

Amorite, The Amorites

one of the chief nations who possessed the land of Canaan before its conquest by the…

Amorites

Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan…

Amoz

Strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isa

Amplias

A Roman Christian saluted by Paul (Rom

Amram

Kindred of the High; i

Amraphel

King of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam,…

Amzi

Anaiah

Anak

Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim (Josh

Anakim

The descendants of Anak (Josh

Anani

the seventh son of Elioenai, descended from the royal line of Judah

Ananias

A common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah

Anath

An answer; i

Andrew

Apostle of Jesus Christ; first disciple called

Andronicus

Man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul (Rom

Aner

A boy

Angel

A word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a “messenger,” and hence employed to…

Aniam

a Manassite, son of Shemidah (1 Chronicles 7:19)

Anna

prophetess

Annas

Was high priest A

Anoint

The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews

Antichrist

Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ

Antipas

Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife Malthace

Antothijah

a Benjamite, one of the sons of Jeroham

Anub

son of Coz and descendant of Judah, through Ashur the father of Tekoa (1 Chronicles 4:8)

Apharsathchites

Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending

Apharsathchites, Apharsites, Apharsacites

the names of certain tribes, colonies from which had been planted in Samaria by the…

Aphek

the name of several places in Palestine

Aphiah

one of the fore-fathers of King Saul

Aphses

chief of the 15th of the 24 courses in the service of the temple

Apollonius

destroying

Apollyon

Destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Rev

Apostle

A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy

Appaim

or Ap’paim (the nostrils), son of Nadab, and descended from Jerahmeel, the founder of an…

Apphia

Increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been…

Ara

one of the sons of Jether, the head of a family of Asherites

Arah

Aram

The son of Shem (Gen

Aran

Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen

Araunah

Agile; also called Ornan 1 Chr

Arba

Four, a giant, father of Anak

Arbathite

A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam

Archangel

the prince of the angels

Archippus

Master of the horse, a “fellow-soldier” of Paul’s (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to…

Archite

The usual designation of Hushai (2 Sam

Ard

Descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num

Ardites

the descendants of Ard or Addar, the grandson of Benjamin

Ardon

Descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chr

Areli

a son of Gad

Areopagite

A member of the court of Areopagus (Acts 17:34)

Aretas

The father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea

Aridai

ninth son of Haman

Aridatha

sixth son of Haman

Arioch

Lion-like, venerable

Arisai

eighth son of Haman

Aristarchus

Best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29; 27:2)

Armour-bearer

An officer selected by kings and generals because of his bravery, not only to bear their…

Arnan

In the received Hebrew text “the sons of Arnan” are mentioned in the genealogy of…

Arod

a son of Gad, (Numbers 26:17) called Arodi in (Genesis 46:16)

Aroerite

Hothan the Aroerite was the father of two of David’s captains

Arpad

also Arphad, support, a Syrian city near Hamath, along with which it is invariably…

Arphaxad

Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge

Artaxerxes

The Greek form of the name of several Persian kings

Artemas

a companion of St

Asahel

Made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister

Asahiah

a servant of King Josiah, sent by him to seek information of Jehovah respecting the book…

Asaiah

Asaph

Convener, or collector

Asareel

), a son of Jehaleleel, in the genealogies of Judah

Asarelah

one of the sons of Asaph, a musician, (1 Chronicles 25:2) called Jesharelah in ver

Asenath

An Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-god”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or…

Ashbel

second son of Benjamin and ancestor of the Ashbelites

Ashdod

Stronghold, a Philistine city (Josh

Asherites

descendants of Asher, and members of his tribe

Ashkenaz

One of the three sons of Gomer (Gen

Ashpenaz

The master of the eunuchs of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan

Ashtaroth

A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut

Ashur

the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah

Ashurites

Mentioned among those over whom Ish-bosheth was made king (2 Sam

Ashvath

One of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher

Asiel

Askelon

weight; balance; fire of infamy

Asnapper

Probably the same as Assur-bani-pal (Sardanapalos of the Greeks), styled the “great and…

Aspatha

third son of Haman

Asriel

the son of Gilead and great-grandson of Manasseh

Asshur

Second son of Shem (Gen

Asshurim

liers in want; beholders

Assir

Assyria, Asshur

was a great and powerful country lying on the Tigris, (Genesis 2:14) the capital of which…

Asyncritus

a Christian at Rome, saluted by St

Ataroth-addar

crowns of power

Athaiah

a descendant of Pharez, the son of Judah, who dwelt at Jerusalem after the return from…

Athaliah

Whom God afflicts

Athens

The capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek…

Athlai

one of the sons of Bebai, who put away his foreign wife at the exhortation of Ezra

Attai

Attalus

increased, nourished

Azaniah

the father or immediate ancestor of Jeshua the Levite, in the time of Nehemiah

Azarael

a Levite musician

Azareel

help of God

Azareel, Or Azareel

Azariah

Whom Jehovah helps

Azaz

a Reubenite, father of Bela

Azaziah

Whom Jehovah strengthened

Azbuk

father or ancestor of Nehemiah, the prince of part of Bethzur

Azel

Noble, a descendant of king Saul (1 Chr

Aziel

a Levite

Azmaveth

Strong as death

Aznoth-tabor

the ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition

Azor

son of Eliakim, in the line of our Lord

Azriel

Azrikam

Azubah

Deserted

Azur

properly Az’zur (he that assists) A Benjamite of Gibeon, and father of Hananiah the…

Azur and Azzur

Helper

Azzan

the father of Paltiel prince of the tribe of Issachar, who represented his tribe in the…

Baal-hanan

Lord of grace

Baal-hermon

Lord of Hermon

Baal-meon

Lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Num

Baal-peor

Lord of the opening, a god of the Moabites (Num

Baal-shalisha

Lord of Shalisha, a place from which a man came with provisions for Elisha, apparently…

Baal-tamar

Lord of palm trees, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeah of Saul (Judg

Baale

same as Baalath

Baali

My lord, a title the prophet (Hos

Baalis

King of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer

Baana

Son of affliction

Baanah

Son of affliction

Baara

one of the wives of Shaharaim, a descendant of Benjamin

Baaseiah

in making; in pressing together

Baaseiah, Or Basseiah

a Gershonite Levite, one of the forefathers of Asaph the singer

Baasha

Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second…

Bakbakkar

a Levite, apparently a descendant of Asaph

Bakbukiah

a Levite in the time of Nehemiah

Balaam

Lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was…

Baladan

He has given a son, the father of the Babylonian king (2 Kings 20:12; Isa

Balak

Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num

Baldness

From natural causes was uncommon (2 Kings 2:23; Isa

Bands

of love (Hos

Bani

Built

Baptism for the dead

Only mentioned in 1 Cor

Bar-jesus

Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and…

Bar-jona

Son of Jonah, the patronymic of Peter (Matt

Barabbas

I

Barachel

Whom God has blessed, a Buzite, the father of Elihu, one of Job’s friends (Job 32:2, 6)

Barachias, Berechiah

4 (q

Barak

Military judge and deliverer of Israel

Bariah

Fugitive, one of Shemaiah’s five sons

Barkos

Painter, (Ezra 2:53; Neh

Barnabas

Apostle, missionary, and early church leader

Barren

For a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among the Jews (Gen

Barsabas

Son of Saba, the surname (1) of Joseph, also called Justus (Acts 1:23), some identify him…

Bartholomew

Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matt

Bartimaeus

Son of Timaeus, one of the two blind beggars of Jericho (Mark 10:46; Matt

Bartimeus

son of the honorable

Barzillai

Of iron

Bashan

Light soil, first mentioned in Gen

Bashan-havoth-jair

The Bashan of the villages of Jair, the general name given to Argob by Jair, the son of…

Bashemath

Sweet-smelling

Basmath

a daughter of Solomon, married to Ahimaaz, one of his commissariat officers

Bath-rabbim

Daughter of many, the name of one of the gates of the city of Heshbon, near which were…

Bath-sheba

Daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu’a (1 Chr

Bathsheba

Wife of King David; mother of King Solomon

Bathsheba, Or Bathsheba

(2 Samuel 11:3) etc

Bathsuha

same as Bathsheba

Bavai

son of Henadad, ruler of the district of Keilah in the time of Nehemiah

Becher

First-born; a youth, the second son of Benjamin (Gen

Bechorath

son of Aphiah or Abiah, and grandson of Becher according to (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Chronicles…

Bedad

the father of Hadad king of Edom

Bedaiah

Bedeiah, the only Lord

Bedan

One of the judges of Israel (1 Sam

Bedeiah

one of the sons of Bani, in the time of Ezra, who had taken a foreign wife

Beelzebul

the title of a heathen deity, to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil…

Beera

son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher

Beerah

prince of the Reubenites, carried away by Tiglath-pileser

Beeri

Illustrious, or the well-man

Bell

The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of…

Bells

In (Exodus 28:33) the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem…

Belshazzar

Bel protect the king

Belteshazzar

Beltis protect the king

Ben

a Levite, one of the porters appointed by David for the ark

Ben-ammi

Son of my kindred; i

Ben-hadad

The standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning “the son of Hadad

Benaiah

Built up by Jehovah

Benammi

the son of the younger daughter of Lot, and progenitor of the Ammonites

Benhail

one of the princes whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach in the cities of Judah

Benhanan

son of Shimon, in the line of Judah

Benimi

our sons

Beninu

a Levite; one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Benjamin

Son of my right hand

Beno

a Levite of the sons of Merari

Benzoheth

a descendant of Judah

Beon

in affliction

Beor

A torch

Bera

Gift, or son of evil, king of Sodom at the time of the invasion of the four kings under…

Berachiah

a Gershonite Levite, father of Asaph

Beraiah

son of Shimhi, a chief man of Benjamin

Berechiah

Blessed by Jehovah

Beri

son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher

Beriah

A gift, or in evil

Bernice

Bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I

Bernice, Or Berenice

the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I

Berodach-baladan

The king of Babylon who sent a friendly deputation to Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:12)

Berothai

wells; a cypress

Berothath

of a well

Besodeiah

father of one of the repairers of the wall of Jerusalem

Beth-azmaveth

house of death's strength

Beth-baalmeon

an idol of the dwelling-place

Beth-birei

the house of my Creator, the house of my health

Beth-el

the house of God

Beth-ezal

a neighbor's house

Beth-gader

a house for a mouse

Beth-gamul

Camel-house, a city in the “plain country” of Moab denounced by the prophet (Jer

Beth-haran

house of grace

Beth-lebaoth

house of lionesses

Beth-lehem

house of bread

Beth-marcaboth

house of bitterness wiped out

Beth-meon

house of the dwelling-place

Beth-nimrah

house of rebellion

Beth-palet

house of expulsion

Beth-pazzez

house of dividing asunder

Beth-phelet

same as Beth-palet

Beth-rapha

house of health

Beth-zur

house of a rock

Bethbarah

named only in (Judges 7:24) It derived its chief interest in the possibility that its…

Bethrapha

a name which occurs in the genealogy of Judah as the son of Eshton

Bethshan

Beth-shean, house of the tooth, or of ivory, or of sleep

Bethuel

Man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God

Betroth

To promise “by one’s truth

Bidkar

Jehu’s “captain,” originally his fellow officer, (2 Kings 9:25) who completed the…

Bigthan

One of the eunuchs who “kept the door” in the court of Ahasuerus

Bigthan, Or Bigthana

a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version) in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those “who…

Bildad

Son of contention, one of Job’s friends

Bilgah

Cheerful

Bilhah

Faltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen

Bilhan

Bilshan

Son of the tongue; i

Bimhal

one of the sons of Japhlet in the line of Asher

Binea

one of the descendants of Saul

Binnui

Birsha

Son of wickedness, a king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of…

Birth

As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek

Birthday

The custom of observing birthdays is very ancient, (Genesis 40:20; Jeremiah 20:15) and in…

Birthright

This word denotes the special privileges and advantages belonging to the first-born son…

Bishlam

in peace

Bithiah

daughter of a Pharaoh, and wife of Mered

Blemish

Imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals…

Bless

God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift temporal or spiritual (Gen

Boaz

Alacrity

Bocheru

son of Azel, according to the present Hebrew text of (1 Chronicles 8:38)

Bondage

Of Israel in Egypt (Ex

Boskath

in poverty

Boson

taking away

Bosor

The Chaldee or Aramaic form of the name Beor, the father of Balaam (2 Pet

Box-tree

mentioned in Isa

Bozez

mud; bog

Bricks

The making of, formed the chief labour of the Israelites in Egypt (Ex

Brother

In the natural and common sense (Matt

Bukkiah

a Kohathite Levite, of the sons of Heman, one of the musicians in the temple

Bulwarks

Mural towers, bastions, were introduced by king Uzziah (2 Chr

Bunah

a son of Jerahmeel, of the family of Pharez in Judah

Bunni

Butler

Properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen

Buz

Contempt

Buzi

The father of the prophet Ezekiel (1:3)

Cain

Firstborn son of Adam and Eve; first murderer

Cainan

Possession; smith

Caiphas

he that seeks with diligence; one that vomiteth

Cake

Cakes made of wheat or barley were offered in the temple

Caleb

A dog

Caleb-Ephratah

see Ephratah

Calno

our consummation; altogether himself

Canaan

The fourth son of Ham (Gen

Canaanite

A name given to the apostle Simon (Matt

The Canaanite

the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as “Simon Zelotes

Canaanites

The descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham

Candace

The queen of the Ethiopians whose “eunuch” or chamberlain was converted to Christianity…

Candace, Or Candace

a queen of Ethiopia (Meroe), mentioned (Acts 8:27) (A

Candle

Heb

The Canon Of Scripture

may be generally described as the “collection of books which form the original and…

Captain

Heb

Carbuncle

Careah

father of Johanan, (2 Kings 25:23) elsewhere spelt Kareah

Carmi

Vine-dresser

Carnal

Unconverted men are so called (1 Cor

Carpenter

An artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2 Sam

Carpus

a Christian at Troas

Cave

There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have…

Centurion

A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45)

Cesar

a name applied to those who are cut out of the womb

Champion

properly “the man between the two,” denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps

Chance

Charity

the rendering in the Authorized Version of the word which properly denotes love, and is…

Cheani

one of the Levites who assisted at the solemn purification of the people under Ezra

Chedorlaomer

king of Elam

Chedorlaomer, Or Chedorlaomer

a king of Elam, in the time of Abraham, who with three other chiefs made war upon the…

Chelub

A man among the descendants of Judah

Chelubai

the son of Hezron

Chemarims

black ones

Chemosh

The destroyer, subduer, or fish-god, the god of the Moabites (Num

Chenaanah

Merchant

Chenani

my pillar

Chenaniah

chief of the Levites when David carried the ark to Jerusalem

Cheran

one of the sons of Dishon the Horite “duke

Cherethims

Cherethites, who cut or tear away

Cherith

A cutting; separation; a gorge, a torrent-bed or winter-stream, a “brook,” in whose banks…

Cherub, Cherubim

The symbolical figure so called was a composite creature-form which finds a parallel in…

Chesed

Gain, the son of Nahor (Gen

Chezib

Deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Gen

Child

This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture

Chiliab

totality; or the perfection of the father

Chilion

The pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth’s…

Chillon

the son of Naomi and husband of Ruth

Chimham

Pining, probably the youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Sam

Chislon

father of Elidad, the prince of the tribe of Benjamin chosen to assist in the division of…

Chisloth-tabor

fears; purity

Chittem

those that bruise; gold

Chittim

Or Kittim, a plural form (Gen

Chloe

Verdure, a female Christian (1 Cor

Christ

Anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q

Churl

In Isa

Chushan-rishathaim

Cush of double wickedness, or governor of two presidencies, the king of Mesopotamia who…

Chushanrishathaim

the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel during eight years in the generation…

Cities Of Refuge

six Levitical cities specially chosen for refuge to the involuntary homicide until…

City

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen

Clement

Mild, a Christian of Philippi, Paul’s “fellow-labourer,” whose name he mentions as “in…

Cleophas

rather Cleopas, which is the Greek form of the word, while Clopas is the Aramaic form

Cloak

An upper garment, “an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without…

Cloud

The Hebrew so rendered means “a covering,” because clouds cover the sky

Conaniah

Whom Jehovah hath set, a Levite placed over the tithes brought into the temple (2 Chr

Concubine

In the Bible denotes a female conjugally united to a man, but in a relation inferior to…

Congregation

the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num

Cononiah

a Levite, ruler of the offerings and tithes in the time of Hezekiah

Conversion

The turning of a sinner to God (Acts 15:3)

Cornelius

Roman centurion; first Gentile convert to Christianity

Cosam

son of Elmodam, in the line of Joseph the husband of Mary

Counsellor

An adviser (Prov

Courses

When David was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of…

Court

The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex

Coz

a man among the descendants of Judah

Cozbi

daughter of Zur, a chief of the Midianites

Crispus

Curled, the chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8)

Crown

Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest’s mitre (Ex

Cup-bearer

An officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs

Cupbearer

an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian and Assyrian as well as Jewish monarchs

Cush

Black

Cushi

Properly “the Cushite,” “the Ethiopian,” a man apparently attached to Joab’s person

Cushite

The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Sam

Cuth

Cuthah, burning

Cyrenius

The Grecized form of Quirinus

Cyrus

the celebrated “King of Persia” (Elam) who was conqueror of Babylon, and issued the…

Dalaiah

a descendant of the royal family of Judah

Dalphon

the second of the ten sons of Hamam (Esther 9:7) (B

Damnation

In Rom

Dan

A judge

Daniel

Prophet, statesman, and interpreter of dreams during the Babylonian exile

The Danites

The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe

Darah

generation; house of the shepherd or of the companion

Darius

The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings

David

Second king of Israel, ancestor of Christ, psalmist and prophet

Deborah

Prophetess and judge of Israel; Rebekah's nurse

Dedan

Low ground

Dedanim

The descendants of Dedan, the son of Raamah

Dekar

Delaiah

Freed by Jehovah

Delilah

Languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg

Delilah, Or Delilah

a woman who dwelt in the valley Of Sorek, beloved by Samson

Demas

A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon…

Destroyer

the agent employed in the killing of the first-born; the destroying angel or messenger of…

Deuel

the knowledge of God

Deuel, Or Deuel

father of Eliasaph, the “captain” of the tribe of Gad at the time of the numbering of the…

Diblaim

Doubled cakes, the mother of Gomer, who was Hosea’s wife (Hos

Dibon-gad

great understanding; abundance of sons

Dibri

a Danite, father of Shelomith

Dibzahab

Dizahab, where much gold is

Diklah

Dinah

Judged; vindicated, daughter of Jacob by Leah, and sister of Simeon and Levi (Gen

Disciple

A scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matt

Dishan

Antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Gen

Dishon

The fifth son of Seir

Dispensation

Dispersion

of the Jews

Dispersion, The Jews Of The

or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained…

Dodo

Amatory; loving

Doeg

Fearful, an Edomite, the chief overseer of Saul’s flocks (1 Sam

Dorcas

A female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to…

Dowry

a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the…

Dreams

The Scripture declares that the influence of the Spirit of God upon the soul extends to…

Dropsy

Mentioned only in Luke 14:2

Drusilla

Third and youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I

Dumah

Silence, (comp

Dumali

silence; resemblance

Ebed-melech

A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, “one of the eunuchs…

Ebedmelech

an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of King Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah…

Eber

Beyond

El-elohe-Israel

God, the God of Israel

Elada

a descendant of Ephraim through Shuthelah

Eladah

the eternity of God

Elam

Highland, the son of Shem (Gen

Elasah

God made

Eldaah

the last in order of the sons of Midian

Eldad

Whom God has loved, one of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed (Num

Elead

a descendant of Ephraim

Eleasah

Eleazar

God has helped

Elhanan

Whom God has graciously bestowed

Eli

Ascent, the high priest when the ark was at Shiloh (1 Sam

Eliab

To whom God is father

Eliada

Whom God cares for

Eliadah

father of Rezon, the captain of a marauding band that annoyed Solomon

Eliah

Eliakim

Whom God will raise up

Eliam

God’s people

Eliashib

Whom God will restore

Eliathah

To whom God will come, one of the foureen sons of the Levite Heman, and musician of the…

Elidad

Whom God has loved, son of Chislon, and chief of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those who…

Eliel

To whom God is might

Elienai

a descendant of Benjamin, and a chief man in the tribe

Eliezar

Eliezer

God his help

Elihoenai

son of Zerahiah, who with 200 men returned from the captivity with Ezra

Elihu

Whose God is he

Elimelech

God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman…

Elioenai

Toward Jehovah are my eyes, the name of several men mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Chr

Eliphal

son of Ur, one of David’s guard

Eliphalet

God his deliverance, one of David’s sons (2 Sam

Eliphaz

God his strength

Eliphelet

God his deliverance

Elisabeth

God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5)

Elisha

Prophet of the Northern Kingdom of Israel; successor to Elijah

Elishah

The oldest of the four sons of Javan (Gen

Elishama

Whom God hears

Elisheba

God is her oath, the daughter of Amminadab and the wife of Aaron (Ex

Elishua

God his salvation, a son of David, 2 Sam

Eliud

son of Achim in the genealogy of Christ

Elizaphan

Elizur

prince of the tribe and over the host of Reuben

Elkanah

God-created

Elkanah, Or Elkonah

Elkeshai

hardiness or rigor of God

Elkoshite

a man of Elkeshai

Elmodam

son of Er, in the genealogy of Joseph

Elnaam

the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David’s guard, according to (1 Chronicles…

Elnathan

Whom God has given

Elnathan, Or Elnathan

Elohi

Elohim, God

Elon

Oak

Elon-beth-hanan

the house of grace or mercy

Elpaal

a Benjamite, son of Hushim and brother of Abitub

Elpalet

one of David’s sons born in Jerusalem

Elteketh

the case of God

Elzabad

Elzaphan

second son of Uzziel, who was the son of Kohath son of Levi

En-gedi

eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness

En-haddah

quick sight; well of gladness

En-hazor

the grass of the well

En-mishpat

fountain of judgment

En-rimmon

well of weight

En-tappuah

fountain of an apple, or of inflation

Eneas

laudable

Engraver

Heb

Enmity

Deep-rooted hatred

Enoch

Seventh patriarch from Adam; prophet; translated to God without death

Enos

Man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Gen

Epah

the first, in order, of the sons of Midian, (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33) afterwards…

Epaphras

Lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col

Epaphroditus

Fair, graceful; belonging to Aphrodite or Venus the messenger who came from Phillipi to…

Epenetus

a Christian at Rome, greeted by St

Eph-lal

judging; praying

Ephah

Gloom

Epher

A calf

Ephlal

a descendant of Judah, of the family of Hezron and of Jerahmeel

Ephod

Something girt, a sacred vestment worn originally by the high priest (Ex

Ephphatha

The Greek form of a Syro-Chaldaic or Aramaic word, meaning “Be opened,” uttered by Christ…

Ephraim, The tribe of

Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob’s blessing (Gen

Ephratah

Fruitful

Ephratah, Or Ephrath

Ephron

Fawn-like

Epicurean

follower of Epicurus, i

Eran

the eldest son of Ephraim

Erastus

Beloved

Eri

son of Gad, (Genesis 46:16) and ancestor of the Erites

Esau

Hairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen

Esh-baal

the fire of the idol, or of the ruler

Esh-ban

fire of the sun

Eshbaal

Man of Baal, the fourth son of king Saul (1 Chr

Eshban

a Horite; one of the four sons of Dishon

Eshcol

Bunch; brave

Eshek

one of the late descendants of Saul

Eshkalon

same as Askelon

Esli

son of Nagge or Naggai, in the genealogy of Christ

Esmachiah

joined to the Lord

Esther

Jewish queen of Persia and deliverer of her people

Ethbaal

king of Sidon and father of Jezebel

Ethiopian eunuch

The chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q

Ethiopian woman

The wife of Moses (Num

Ethnan

one of the sons of Helah the wife of Ashur

Ethni

a Gershonite Levite

Eunice

Happily conquering, the mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek…

Euodias

A good journey, a female member of the church at Philippi

Eutychus

Fortunate, (Acts 20:9-12), a young man of Troas who fell through drowsiness from the open…

Eve

First woman; wife of Adam; mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth

Evil-merodach

Merodach’s man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27;…

Evil-speaking

Is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced…

Evilmerodach

(2 Kings 25:27) the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar

Ezbon

Ezekiel

Major prophet; priest; exile in Babylon

Ezer

Treasure

Ezion-geber

The giant’s backbone (so called from the head of a mountain which runs out into the sea),…

Ezra

Priest, scribe, and reformer who led a second wave of returning exiles to Jerusalem

Ezrahite

A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Ps

Ezri

Help of Jehovah, the son of Chelub

Farm

Father

A name applied (1) to any ancestor (Deut

First-born, Sanctification of the

A peculiar sanctity was attached to the first-born both of man and of cattle

First-fruits

The first-fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first-born of man and…

Firstborn

Under the law, in memory of the exodus (when the first-born of the Egyptians were slain),…

Firstfruits

The law ordered in general that the first of all ripe fruits and of liquors, or, as it is…

Flesh

In the Old Testament denotes (1) a particular part of the body of man and animals (Gen

Flesh-hook

A many-pronged fork used in the sacrificial services (1 Sam

Fly

Heb

Fortunatus

Fortunate, a disciple of Corinth who visited Paul at Ephesus, and returned with Stephanas…

Gabriel

Champion of God, used as a proper name to designate the angel who was sent to Daniel…

Gad

Fortune; luck

Gadi

A Gadite, father of Menahem a king of Israel

The Gadites

the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe

Gaham

son of Nahor Abraham’s brother, by his concubine Reumah

Gahar

Lurking-place, one of the chief of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned to Jerusalem…

Gaius

A Macedonian, Paul’s fellow-traveller, and his host at Corinth when he wrote his Epistle…

Galal

A Levite, one of the sons of Asaph

Gallio

The elder brother of Seneca the philosopher, who was tutor and for some time minister of…

Gamaliel

Reward of God

Games

Of children (Zech

Gammadims

dwarfs

Gamul

Weaned the leader of one of the priestly courses (1 Chr

Gareb

Scabby; itch

The Garmite

Keilah the Garmite, i

Garmites

men of Garmi, ie

Gatam

the fourth son of Eliphaz the son of Esau, (Genesis 36:11; 1 Chronicles 1:36) and one of…

Gazabar

a treasurer

Gazez

a name which occurs twice in (1 Chronicles 2:46)—first as son of Caleb by Ephah his…

Gedaliah

Made great by Jehovah

Gederathite

An epithet applied to Josabad, one of David’s warriors at Ziklag (1 Chr

Gemalli

the father of Ammiel, the Danite spy

Gemariah

Jehovah has made perfect

Genealogy Of Jesus Christ

The New Testament gives us the genealogy of but one person, that of our Saviour

Genubath

Theft, the son of Hadad, of the Edomitish royal family

Gera

Grain

Gershom

Expulsion

Gesham

(sometimes written GESHAN), one of the sons of Judah, in the genealogy of Judah and…

Gether

the third in order of the sons of Aram

Geuel

son of Machi the Gadite spy

Gibea

Giddalti

one of the sons of Heman, the king’s seer

Gideoni

a Benjamite, father of Abidan

Gift

An gratuity (Prov

Gilalai

one of the priests’ sons at the consecration of the wall of Jerusalem

Ginath

father of Tibni

Ginnetho

one of the chief of the priests and Levites who returned to Judea with Zerubbabel

Ginnethon

a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:6) (B

Girgashite

Dwelling in clayey soil, the descendants of the fifth son of Canaan (Gen

The Gizonites

Goliath

Great

Gomer

Complete; vanishing

Gospels

The central fact of Christian preaching was the intelligence that the Saviour had come…

Governments

the powers which fit a man for a place of influence in the church; “the steersman’s art;…

The Gunites

the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali

Habaiah

the hiding of the Lord

Habaiah, Or Habajah

Habakkuk

Minor prophet of Judah

Habakkuk Or Habakkuk

the eighth in order of the minor prophets

Habazinaiah

a hiding of the shield of the Lord

Hachaliah

the father of Nehemiah

Hachmoni

Son of, and The Hach’monite

Hadad

Adod, brave(

Hadadezer

Hadad is help; called also Hadarezer, Adod is his help, the king of Zobah

Hadar

Adod, brave(

Hadlai

Resting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chr

Hadoram

Is exalted

Hagar

Egyptian servant; mother of Ishmael

Hagarene

Or Hagarite

The Hagerite

Jaziz the Hagerite, i

Haggi

second son of Gad

Haggiah

a Merarite Levite

Haggith

Festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam

Hagiographa

The holy writings, a term which came early into use in the Christian church to denote the…

Hair

The Egyptians let the hair of their head and beard grow only when they were in mourning,…

Hakkatan

Hall

the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest’s house

Halloesh

saying nothing; an enchanter

Hallohesh

one of the chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Halohesh

Shallum, son of Halohesh was “ruler of the half part of Jerusalem” at the time of the…

Ham

Warm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning “black”, the youngest son…

Haman

magnificent, the name of the vizier (i

Hammedatha

Father of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:5)

Hammelech

The king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jer

Hammoleketh

The queen, the daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead (1 Chr

Hamoth

indignation

Hamuel

a man of Simeon, of the family of Shaul

Hamul

Spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr

Hamutal

Kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother…

Hanameel

Whom God has graciously given, the cousin of Jeremiah, to whom he sold the field he…

Hanan

Merciful

Hanani

God has gratified me, or is gracious

Hananiah

Jehovah has given

Hananiel

son of Ephod and prince of Manasseh

Haniel

one of the sons of Ulla of the tribe of Asher

Hannah

Wife of Elkanah; mother of the prophet Samuel

Hanniel

Grace of God

Hanoch

Hanun

Graciously given

Hapharaim

searching; digging

Haran

Heb

Hararite

The

Hareph

a name occurring in the genealogies of Judah as a son of Caleb and as “father of Bethgader

Harhas

anger; heat of confidence

Harlot

Heb

Harnepher

A chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr

Harran

see Charran

Harum

Elevated, (1 Chr

Harumaph

father or ancestor of Jedaiah

Haruz

Eager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and mother…

Hasadiah

Favoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chr

Hashabiah

Regarded by Jehovah

Hashabnah

one of the chief of the “people” who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Hashabniah

Neh

Hashem

Hashub

Intelligent

Hashubah

Ibid

Hasrah

Poverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i

Hathath

Terror, son of Othniel (1 Chr

Hattil

howling for sin

Hattipha

robbery

Hattuph

Hattush

Assembled

Hazael

Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II

Hazaiah

a man of Judah of the family of the Shilonites, or descendants of Shelah

Hazar-maveth

Court of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him (Gen

Hazarenan

imprisoned cloud

Hazargaddah

imprisoned band

Hazarmaveth

the third in order of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:26) The name is preserved in the…

Hazelelponi

the sister of the sons of Etam in the genealogies of Judah

Haziel

a Levite in the time of David, of the family of Shi-mei or Shimi, the younger branch of…

Hazo

Vision, one of the sons of Nahor (Gen

Hearth

Heb

Heath

Heb

Heave offering

Heb

Heber

Passing over

Hebrew

A name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Gen

Hebrew language

The language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written, with…

Heir

Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his…

Heleb

Fatness, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam

Helem

A stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr

Helez

Strong, or loin (

Heli

Elevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23)

Helkai

Smooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Neh

Helon

Strong, father of Eliab, who was “captain of the children of Zebulun” (Num

Hemam

Heman

Faithful

Hemath

A Kenite (1 Chr

Hemdan

the eldest son of Dishon, son of Anah the Horite

Henadad

Favour of Hadad, the name of a Levite after the Captivity (Ezra 3:9)

Hepher

A well or stream

Hephzibah

My delight is in her

Herdsman

In Egypt herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste

Heresh

a Levite attached to the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:15) (B

Hermas

Mercury, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sends greetings (Rom

Hermes

Mercury, a Roman Christian (Rom

Herod

Herod Agrippa I.

Son of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the Great

Herod Archelaus

the brother of Antipas (q

Herod Arippa II.

The son of Herod Agrippa I

Herod Philip I.

the son of Herod the Great by Mariamne, the daughter of Simon, the high priest

Herod Philip II.

The son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem

Herod the Great

the son of Antipater, an Idumaean, and Cypros, an Arabian of noble descent

Herodias

the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice

Herodion

A Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes and calls his “kinsman” (Rom

Hesed

the son of Hesed or Ben-Chesed, was commissary for Solomon

Hesron, Hezron

the son of Reuben, (Numbers 26:6) and ancestor of the Hezronites

Heth

Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Gen

Hezeki

a Benjamite, one of the Bene-Elpaal, a descendant of Shaaraim

Hezekiah

Whom Jehovah has strengthened

Hezer

Hezir, a bog; converted

Hezion

Vision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings…

Hezro

A Carmelite, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr

Hezron

Enclosed

Hezronites

The

High Places6813 Priest

The first distinct separation of Aaron to the office of the priesthood, which previously…

Highways

Though during the sway of the Romans over Palestine they made a few substantial roads for…

Hilkiah

Portion of Jehovah

Hillel

Praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judg

Hinnom

A deep, narrow ravine separating Mount Zion from the so-called “Hill of Evil Counsel

Hiram

High-born

Hiram, Or Huram

Hittite

one who is broken; who fears

Hizkiah

An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1)

Hodaiah

son of the royal line of Judah

Hodaviah

Hodesh

a woman named in the genealogies of Benjamin, (1 Chronicles 8:9) as the wife of Shaharaim

Hodiah

one of the two wives of Ezra, a man of Judah

Hodijah

Majesty of Jehovah

Hoglah

Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were…

Hoham

Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon

Holy of holies

The second or interior portion of the tabernacle

Hophin

he that covers; my fist

Hophni

Pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam

Hor-hagidgad

the hill of felicity

Horam

king of Gezer at the time of the conquest of the southwestern part of Palestine

Hori

Horim

and Ho’rites (descendants of Hori), the aboriginal inhabitants of Mount Seir, (Genesis…

Horims

princes; being angry

Horonites

men of anger, or of fury, or of liberty

Hosea

prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel

Hoshaiah

Hoshama

one of the sons of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, the last king but one of Judah

Hoshea

Salvation

Hospitality

Hospitality was regarded by most nations of the ancient world as one of the chief virtues

Hotham

a man of Asher, son of Heber, of the family Of Beriah

Hothan

a man of Aroer, father of Shamu and Jehiel

Hothir

the thirteenth son of Heman, “the king’s seer,” (1 Chronicles 25:4,28) and therefore a…

Huldah

Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum

Humility

A prominent Christian grace (Rom

Hupham

a son of Benjamin, founder of the family of the Huphamites

The Huphamites

descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin

Huppah

a priest in the time of David

Huppim

head of a Benjamite family (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:12) Hur (hole)

Huram

Hurhai

an ancestor of Shallum the husband of Huldah

Huri

a Gadite; father of Abihail- (1 Chronicles 5:14)

Husband

I

Hushai

Quick, “the Archite,” “the king’s friend” (1 Chr

Husk

In Num

Huz

the eldest son of Nahor and Milcah

Huzoth

streets; populous

Huzzab

according to the general opinion of the Jews, was the queen of Nineveh at the time when…

Ibneiah

son of Jehoram, a Benjamite

Ibri

a Merarite Levite of the family of Jaaziah, (1 Chronicles 24:27) in the time of David

Ibzan

Illustrious, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg

Iconium

The capital of ancient Lycaonia

Iddo

Timely (1 Chr

Igeal

a son of Nehemiah; a descendant of the royal house of Judah

Imlah

plentitude; circumcision

Immer

Talkative

Imna

a descendant of Asher, son of Helem

Imnah

Imrah

a descendant of Asher, of the family of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:36) (B

Imri

speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb

Intercession of the Spirit

Irad

Runner; wild ass, one of the antediluvian patriarchs, the father of Mehujael (Gen

Iri

or Ir (belonging to a city), a Benjamite, son of Bela

Irijah

son of Shelemiah, a captain in the ward, who met Jeremiah in the gate of Jerusalem called…

Iru

the eldest son of the great Caleb son of Jephunneh

Isaiah

Prophet to Judah during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

Iscah

Spy, the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot (Gen

Ish-pan

hid; broken in two

Ish-tob

good man

Ishbah

a man in the line of Judah, commemorated as the “father of Eshtemos

Ishbak

Leaving, one of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Gen

Ishbibenob

son of Rapha, one of the race of Philistine giants, who attacked David in battle, but was…

Ishiah

the fifth of the five sons of Izrahiah, one of the heads of the tribe of Issachar in the…

Ishmachiah

cleaving to the Lord

Ishmael

God hears

Ishmaiah

Heard by Jehovah

Ishmeelite

and Ish’me-elites (descendants of Ishmael), (Genesis 37:25,27,28; 39:1) the form in which…

Ishua

plainness; equal

Ishuah

the second son of Asher

Ishuai

the third son of Asher, (1 Chronicles 7:30) founder of a family bearing his name

Ishui

the second son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam (1 Samuel 14:4) comp

Ismachiah

a Gibeonite, one of the chiefs of those warriors, who joined David at Ziklag

Israel

The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen

Israel, Kingdom of

Israelite

Isshiab

Isuah

second son of Asher

Isui

third son of Asher, (Genesis 46:17) founder of a family called after him, though in the…

Ithamar

Palm isle, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron (1 Chr

Ithiel

Ithra

an Israelite, (2 Samuel 17:25) or Ishmaelite, (1 Chronicles 2:17) the father of Amasa by…

Ithran

Ithream

son of David, born to him in Hebron, and distinctly specified as the sixth, and as the…

Ittah-kazin

hour, or time, of a prince

Iturea

guarded; mountainous

Izrahiah

a chieftain of Issachar

Izrahite

The designation of one of David’s officers (1 Chr

Izri

a Levite leader of the fourth course or ward in the service of the house of God

Jaakobah

Heel-catcher, a form of the name Jacob, one of the descendants of Simeon (1 Chr

Jaanai

Mourner, one of the chief Gadites (1 Chr

Jaare-oregim

Forests of the weavers, a Bethlehemite (2 Sam

Jaareoregim

(2 Samuel 21:19) a Bethlehemite, and the father of Elhanan who slew Goliath

Jaasiel

Made by God, one of David’s body-guard, the son of Abner (1 Chr

Jaaz-aniah

Heard by Jehovah

Jaazah

Jaazar, helper

Jaazaniah

Jaaziah

Comforted by Jehovah, a descendant of Merari the Levite (1 Chr

Jabesh

Dry

Jabez

Affiction

Jabin

Discerner; the wise

Jachan

Mourner, one of the chief Gadite “brothers” in Bashan (1 Chr

Jachin

Firm

Jacob

Patriarch; son of Isaac and Rebekah; father of the twelve tribes of Israel

Jacob’s Well

Jada

son of Onam and brother of Shammai, in the genealogy of the sons of Jerahmeel by his wife…

Jaddua

Known

Jael

Mountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg

Jahaleel

praising God; light of God

Jahath

Union

Jahaziah

the vision of the Lord

Jahaziel

Beheld by God

Jahdai

Grasper, a descendant of Caleb, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr

Jahdiel

a chieftain of Manasseh on the east of Jordan

Jahdo

a Gadite, (1 Chronicles 5:14) son of Buz and father of Jeshishai

Jahleel

the third of the three sons of Zebulun, (Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26) founder of the…

Jahmai

a man of Issachar, one of the heads of the house of Tolah

Jahnziah

son of Tikvah, apparently a priest

Jahzeel

Allotted by God, the first of the sons of Naphtali (Gen

Jahzerah

Returner, the son of Meshullam, and father of Adiel (1 Chr

Jailer

Acts 16:23

Jair

Enlightener

Jairite

Jairus

A ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, whose only daughter Jesus restored to life (Mark…

Jakamean

a Levite in the time of King David; fourth of the sons of Hebron, the son of Kohath

Jakan

son of Ezer the Horite

Jakeh

Pious, the father of Agur (Prov

Jalon

Lodger, the last of the four sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr

James

Apostle of Jesus Christ

James The Less

called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee

Jamin

Jamlech

one of the chief men of the tribe of Simeon

Janna

son of Joseph, and father of Melchi, in the genealogy of Christ

Japhet

enlarged; fair; persuading

Japheth

Wide spreading: “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Heb

Japhia

Splendid

Japhlet

a descendant of Asher through Beriah

Jarah

a descendant of Saul; son of Micah and great-grandson of Mephibosheth

Jared

Descent

Jarha

the Egyptian servant of Sheshan, about the time of Eli, to whom his master gave his…

Jarib

An adversary

Jaroah

a chief man of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:14)

Jarvah

breathing, or making, a sweet smell

Jashem

Jashen, ancient; sleeping

Jathniel

a Korhite Levite, the fourth of the family of Meshelemiah

Jazeel

strength of God

Jaziz

a Hagarite who had charge of the flocks of King David

Jeberechiah

father of a certain Zechariah, in the reign of Ahaz, mentioned (Isaiah 8:2) (B

Jecholiah

wife of Amaziah king of Judah, and mother of Azariah or Uzziah his successor

Jecoliah

Able through Jehovah, the wife of King Amaziah, and mother of King Uzziah (2 Chr

Jedaiah

Invoker of Jehovah

Jedeiah

one Lord; the joy of the Lord

Jediael

Known by God

Jedidah

queen of Amon and mother of the good king Josiah

Jediel

the knowledge, or renewing, of God

Jeduthun

Lauder; praising, a Levite of the family of Merari, and one of the three masters of music…

Jeezer

(Numbers 26:30) the name of a descendant of Manasseh and founder of the family of the…

Jehaleleel

Praiser of God

Jehalelel

a Merarite Levite, father of Azariah

Jehaziel

same as Jahaziel

Jehdeiah

Rejoicer in Jehovah

Jeheiel

God liveth

Jehezekel

a priest to whom was given by David the charge of the twentieth of the twenty-four…

Jehiel

God’s living one

Jehieli

according to the Authorized Version a Gershonite Levite of the family of Laadan

Jehiskiah

the strength, or taking, of the Lord

Jehoadah

one of the descendants of Saul

Jehoaddan

Jehovah his ornament, the wife of King Jehoash, and mother of King Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2)

Jehoahaz

Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth

Jehoash

Jehovah-given

Jehohanan

Jehovah-granted, Jeroboam II

Jehoiada

Jehovah-known

Jehoiakim

He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which…

Jehoiarib

Jehovah defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chr

Jehonadab

Jehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels

Jehonathan

Whom Jehovah gave

Jehoram

Jehovah-exalted

Jehoshaphat

Jehovah-judged

Jehosheba

Jehovah-swearing, the daughter of Jehoram, the king of Israel

Jehovah

The special and significant name (not merely an appellative title such as Lord [adonai])…

Jehozabad

Jehovah-given

Jehozadak

Jehovah-justified, the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile…

Jehu

Jehovah is he

Jehubbah

a man of Asher, son of Shamer or Shomer, of the house of Beriah

Jehucal

Able, the son of Shelemiah

Jehudi

A Jew, son of Nethaniah

Jehush

son of eshek, a remote descendant of Saul

Jeiel

Snatched away by God

Jekamean

the people shall arise

Jekamiah

son of Shallum, in the line of Ahlai

Jekuthiel

a man recorded in the genealogies of Judah

Jemuel

the eldest son of Simeon

Jephthah

Judge of Israel; military commander

Jephunneh

Nimble, or a beholder

Jerah

the fourth in order of the sons of Joktan, (Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20) and the…

Jerahmeel

Loving God

Jerebai

fighting; chiding; multiplying

Jered

Jeremias

the Greek form of the name of Jeremiah the prophet

Jeremoth

Jeremy

the prophet Jeremiah

Jeriah

a Kohathite Levite, chief of the great house of Hebron when David organized the service

Jeriel

a man of Issachar, one of the six heads of the house of Tola

Jerimoth

Heights

Jerioth

one of the elder Caleb’s wives

Jeroham

Cherished; who finds mercy

Jerusha

Possession, or possessed; i

Jesaiah

Jeshaiah

Deliverance of Jehovah

Jesher

Uprightness, the first of the three sons of Caleb by Azubah (1 Chr

Jeshishai

one of the ancestors of the Gadites who dwelt in Gilead

Jeshohaia

the Lord pressing; the meditation of God

Jeshohaiah

a chief of the Simeonites, descended from Shimei

Jeshua

Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr

Jeshuah

a priest in the reign of David, (1 Chronicles 24:11) the same as Jeshua, No

Jesiah

Jesimiel

a Simeonite chief of the family of Shimei

Jesse

Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt

Jesui

the son of Asher, whose descendants the Jesuites were numbered in the plains of Moab at…

Jesus

Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb

Jesus Christ

“The life and character of Jesus Christ,” says Dr

Jether

Surplus; excellence

Jetheth

A peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Gen

Jethro

His excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel

Jetur

An enclosure, one of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen

Jeuel

Snatched away by God, a descendant of Zerah (1 Chr

Jeush

Assembler

Jew

The name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe…

Jewess

A woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim

Jezaniah

the son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite, and one of the captains of the forces who had…

Jezebel

Chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the…

Jezer

the third son of Naphtali, (Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1 Chronicles 7:13) and father…

Jeziah

a descendant of Parosh, who had married a foreign wife

Jeziel

Assembled by God, a son of Azmaveth

Jezliah

a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal

Jezneel

seed of God

Jezoar

the son of Helah, one of the wives of Asher

Jezrahiah

a Levite, the leader of the choristers at the solemn dedication of the wall of Jerusalem…

Jezreelitess

a woman of Jezreel

Jidlaph

a son of Nahor

The Jimnites

descendants of the preceding

Jiphthael

God opening

Joah

Jehovah his brother; i

Joakim

rising or establishing of the Lord

Joanna

Whom Jehovah has graciously given

Joash

Whom Jehovah bestowed

Joatham

= Jotham the son of Uzziah

Job

Arabian patriarch, suffering servant, exemplar of faith and integrity

Jochebed

Jehovah is her glory, the wife of Amram, and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses (Num

Joed

a Benjamite, the son of Pedaiah

Joel

Minor prophet; also the name of multiple biblical figures

Jogli

the father of Bukki, a Danite chief

Joha

John the Apostle

Apostle, Evangelist, Son of Zebedee

John the Baptist

The “forerunner of our Lord

Joiakim

= Jehoiakim, a high priest, the son and successor of Jeshua (Neh

Joiarib

= Jehoiarib

Jokim

Whom Jehovah has set up, one of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chr

Jokshan

Snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen

Joktan

Little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen

Jona

(Greek form of Jonah), the father of the apostle Peter, (John 1:42) who is hence…

Jonadab

=Jehon’adab

Jonah

Minor prophet of Israel; missionary to Nineveh; type of Christ

Jonan

son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ

Jonas

Greek form of Jonah (Matt

Jonathan

Whom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture

Jorah

the ancestor of a family of 112 who returned from Babylon with Ezra

Joram

=Jeho’ram

Jorim

son of Matthat, in the genealogy of Christ

Jorkoam

either a descendant of Caleb the son of Hezron, or the name of a place in the tribe of…

Jose

son of Eliezer, in the genealogy of Jesus Christ

Josedech = Jehozadak

the son of Seraiah

Joseph

Son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of Israel; vizier of Egypt; ancestor of two of Israel's tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh)

Joses

Joshah

a prince of the house of Simeon

Joshaviah

the son of Elnaam, and one of David’s guard

Joshbekashah

son of Heman, head of the seventeenth course of musicians

Joshbekesha

it is requiring or beseeching

Joshua

Military commander and successor to Moses; leader of Israel's conquest of Canaan

Josiah

Healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support

Josibiah

the father of Jehu, a Simeonite

Josiphiah

the father or ancestor of Shelomith, who returned with Ezra

Jothath

Jothatha, his goodness

Jozabad

Whom Jehovah bestows

Jozachar

Jehovah-remembered, one of the two servants who assassinated Jehoash, the king of Judah,…

Juda

The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Luke 3:33; Heb

Judaea

Judea, same as Judah

Judah

Praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah

Judas

The Graecized form of Judah

Judas Iscariot

Apostle and betrayer of Jesus Christ

Judas Of Galilee

the leader of a popular revolt “in the days of the taxing” (i

Jude, Or Judas

called also LEBBEUS and Thaddeus, Authorized Version “Judas the brother of James,” one of…

Judge

properly a magistrate or ruler, rather than one who judges in the sense of trying a cause

Judgment seat

a portable tribunal (Gr

Judgment, The final

The sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt

Julia

A Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations (Rom

Junia

a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends salutations along with Andronicus

Jushabhesed

son of Zerubbabel

Justification

A forensic term, opposed to condemnation

Kadmiel

Before God; i

Kallai

a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

Kareah

Bald, the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the…

Karnaim

horns

Kedemah

Eastward, the last-named of the sons of Ishmael (Gen

Kehelahath

a whole; a congregation

Keiiah

she that divides or cuts

Keilah The Garmite

apparently a descendant of the great Caleb

Kelita

Dwarf, a Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people (Neh

Kelitah

same as Kelaiah

Kemuel

Helper of God, or assembly of God

Kenah

buying; possession

Kenan

= Cainan, the son of Enos

Kenaz

Hunter

Kenezite

or Ken’izzite (descendant of Kenaz), (Genesis 15:19) an Edomitish tribe

Kenizzites

possession; purchase

Kerenhappuch

the youngest of the daughters of Job, born to him during the period of his reviving…

Keturah

Incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death (Gen

Kingly office of Christ

One of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people

Kirjath-arim

city of those who watch

Kirjath-baal

city of Baal, or of a ruler

Kishi

a Merarite, and father of ancestor of Ethan the minstrel

Kithlish

A man’s wall, a town in the plain of Judah (Josh

Kohathites

The descendants of Kohath

Kolaiah

Kolariah

voice of the Lord

Korah

Ice, hail

Korahite

Kor’-hite, or Kor’athite, that portion of the Kohathites who were descended from Korah

Korahites

That portion of the Kohathites that descended from Korah

Kore

Partridge

Koz

Thorn