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Abijah (Aviya, Aviyah, Abiah)
אֲבִיָּה
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There are different people in the Bible called Abijah. One of them is the second son of the prophet Samuel; another one - Abijah the son of Jeroboam - was the king of Judah; and another one - Abijah the son of Rehoboam - was the king of Israel. There is also one woman called Abijah: the mother of Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
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Addar (Adar)
אַדָּר
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Addar was one of Benjamin's offspring.
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Adi
עֲדִי
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Almog
אַלְמוֹג
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Amit (Amith)
עָמִית
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Ariel (Ari’el)
אֲרִיאֵל
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Ariel was the name of a man contemporary with Ezra. This is also one of Jerusalem’s appellations, as attested in the verse: “Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt.” Isaiah 29, 1.
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Aviv
אָבִיב
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Bar
בַּר
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Carmel (Karmel)
כַּרְמֶל
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Carmel is the name of a mountain ridge where the city of Haifa is located today. The prophet Elijah: "So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel." 1 Kings 18,20
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Daniel
דָנִיֵּאל
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There are several men called Daniel in the Bible. One of them is a wise person of the time when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, reigned in Jerusalem.
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Dor
דּוֹר
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Dori
דּוֹרִי
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Doron
דּוֹרוֹן
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Eden
עֵדֶן
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Eden is the place where God planted a garden for Adam and Eve; this is also the name of a Levite of the time of Hezekiah, king of Judah; this is also one of the names given to Jerusalem.
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Enav (Einav)
עֵנָב (עינב)
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Gabi (Gabbi, Gabby)
גַּבִּי
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Gal
גַּל
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Gil
גִּיל
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Gur
גּוּר
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Guy (Gay)
גַּיְא
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Harduf (Hardoof)
הַרְדּוּף
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Hen (Chen)
חֵן
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Hen is the name of one of the immigrants from Babylon.
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Herut (Cherut)
חֵרוּת
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Idan
עִדָּן (עידן)
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Immanuel (Emanuel, Imanuel, Imanu'el)
עִמָּנוּאֵל (עימנואל)
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According to the words of Isaiah the prophet, Immanuel is the name of a boy whose birth shall be a sign from God.
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Inbal
עִנְבָּל
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Inbar
עִנְבָּר
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Jonah (Yona)
יוֹנָה
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A name of a prophet. While trying to escape his mission as a prophet, he was swallowed by a big fish and lived in its belly for three days.
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Jordan (Yarden)
יַרְדֵּן
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Jordan is the name of the longest river in Israel.
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Jubal (Yuval)
יוּבַל
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It is told that Jubal, son of Lamech, was the ancestor of all those who play on harp and organ.
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Keshet
קֶשֶת
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Lidor
לִידוֹר
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Lion (Li'on)
לִיאוֹן
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Lior (Li'or)
לִיאוֹר
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Liron
לִירוֹן
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Lotem
לֹטֶם (לוטם)
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Maayan (Ma'ayan)
מַעֲיָן
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Maor (Ma'or)
מָאוֹר
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Mattan (Matan)
מַתָּן
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There are two people in the Bible called Matan. One of them is the father of one of King Zedekiah’s ministers.
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Miki (Micky)
מִיקִי
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Mor
מוֹר
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Neta
נֶטַע
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Nisan
נִיסָן
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Nitzan (Nitsan)
נִצָּן (ניצן)
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Noam (No’am)
נֹעַם (נועם)
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Noy
נוֹי
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Ofri (Ophri)
עָפְרִי (עופרי)
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Omer
עֹמֶר (עומר)
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Ophir (Ofir)
אוֹפִיר
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Ophir was a descendent of Shem. Ophir is also the name of a country which was the place of origion of gold, as attested in the verse: “And they came to Ophir and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.” 1 Kings 9, 28
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Or
אוֹר
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Orel (Or'el)
אוֹרְאֵל
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Oshri
אָשְׁרִי (אושרי)
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Paz
פָּז
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Pe'er
פְּאֵר
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Raz
רָז
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Roni
רוֹנִי
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Rotem
רֹתֶם (רותם)
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Sagie (Sagi)
שַׂגִּיא
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Sapir (Sappir)
סַפִּיר
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Shahaf (Shachaf)
שַׁחַף
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Shahar (Shachar)
שַׁחַר
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Shai (Shay)
שַׁי
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Shaked
שָׁקֵד
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Shani
שָׁנִי
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Sharon
שָׁרוֹן
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Shavit
שָׁבִיט
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Shir
שִׁיר
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Shoham
שֹׁהַם (שוהם)
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Shoham is the name of one of Levi's offspring.
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Simha (Simcha)
שִׂמְחָה
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Sivan
סִיוָן
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Stav
סְתָו (סתיו)
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Tal
טַל
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Tidhar
תִּדְהָר
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Tom
תֹּם (תום)
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Tsabar
צַבָּר
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Tsedef (Zedef)
צֶדֶף
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Tslil
צְלִיל
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Yaheli
יָהֵלִי
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Yam
יָם
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Ziv
זִיו
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Zohar
זֹהַר, זוהר
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Zuph (Tsuf, Tzuf, Tsoof)
צוּף
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Zuph is one of the ancestors of Samuel the prophet.
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