An extensive dictionary of names found in the Bible, with meanings and references.
Son of Jacob and Zilpah; also a prophet.
Understanding the spiritual weight, covenant transformations, and prophetic destiny embedded in biblical nomenclature.
In Ancient Near Eastern Semitic thought, a name (shem) was not an arbitrary tag. It represented an individual's intrinsic essence, character, and providential vocation under Yahweh's covenant.
When God establishes an unconditional covenant, He frequently renames His servants: Abram ('Exalted Father') becomes Abraham ('Father of Multitudes'); Jacob ('Supplanter') becomes Israel ('He Strives with God and Prevails').
The name Jesus derives from the Hebrew Yeshua, meaning 'Yahweh is Salvation' (Matthew 1:21). Combined with the prophetic title Immanuel ('God with us', Isaiah 7:14), it defines the core of Christian soteriology.
Bestowing a biblical name is an act of spiritual dedication, connecting the next generation to centuries of orthodox faith, moral resilience, and divine favor recorded in Holy Scripture.
Comprehensive onomastics directory cross-referencing over 1,400 biblical names with primary Hebrew and Greek scriptural lexicons.