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Adi
עֲדִי
MaleFemale
Adina
עֲדִינָה
Female
Adva
אַדְוָה
Female
Afek
אֲפֵק
Male
Afik (Aphik)
אֲפִיק
Male
Agam
אֲגַם
Female
Aharona
אַהֲרֹנָה (אהרונה)
Female
Aliza
עַלִּיזָה
"Aliza" is one of the names of Jerusalem. Female
Alma
עַלְמָה
Female
Almog
אַלְמוֹג
MaleFemale
Aluf
אַלּוּף
Male
Amalya (Amalia)
עֲמַלְיָה
Female
Ami
עַמִּי
Male
Amichai (Amikhai, Amihai)
עַמִּיחַי
Male
Amir (1)
אָמִיר
Male
Amir (2)
עָמִיר
Male
Amira (1)
אֲמִירָה
Female
Amira (2)
עֲמִירָה
Female
Amiram
עַמִּירָם
Male
Amit (Amith)
עָמִית
MaleFemale
Arava (Arabah)
עֲרָבָה
Female
Ariela (Ari'ela)
אֲרִיאֵלָה
Female
Arnon
אַרְנוֹן
Arnon is the name of a river in Jordan. In the Biblical era, the Arnon river was situated at the border between Israel and Moab. Male
Arnona
אַרְנוֹנָה
Female
Asi (Assi)
אָסִי
Male
Ateret
עֲטֶרֶת
Female
Aviv
אָבִיב
MaleFemale
Aviva
אֲבִיבָה
Female
Ayal
אַיָּל
Male
Ayala
אַיָּלָה
Female
Ayelet
אַיֶּלֶת
Female
Balfur (Balfour)
בַּלְפוּר
Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) was a British statesman and the Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905. On November 2nd, 1917 he signed the "Balfour Declaration", according to which the British government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. Male
Bar
בַּר
MaleFemale
Bar-El (Barel, Bar'el)
בַּר-אֵל (בַּרְאֵל)
Male
Batel (Bat'el)
בַּתְאֵל
Female
Batya
בַּתְיָה
Female
Behira (Behirah)
בְּהִירָה
Female
Benny
בֶּנִי
Male
Bina (Binah)
בִּינָה
Female
Brosh
בְרוֹשׁ
Male
Carmel (Karmel)
כַּרְמֶל
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 MaleFemale
Carmit (Karmit)
כַּרְמִית
Female
Carmiya (Carmiyya, Karmiya)
כַּרְמִיָּה (כרמייה)
Female
Dafna (Daphna)
דַּפְנָה
Female
Dalit
דָּלִית
Female
Daliya (Dalia, Dalya)
דָּלִיָּה
Female
Dana
דָּנָה
Female
Daniela
דָּנִיֵּאלָה
Female
Danny (Dani)
דָנִי
Male
Datia (Datya)
דַּתְיָה
Female
Dekel
דֶּקֶל
Male
Dganit (Deganit)
דְגָנִית
Female
Dor
דּוֹר
MaleFemale
Dori
דּוֹרִי
MaleFemale
Dorit
דּוֹרִית
Female
Doriya (Doriyya)
דּוֹרִיָּה
Female
Doron
דּוֹרוֹן
MaleFemale
Dov
דֹב (דוב)
Male
Dror
דְּרוֹר
Male
Drora (Derora)
דְּרוֹרָה
Female
Drorit (Derorit)
דְּרוֹרִית
Female
Edna
עֶדְנָה
Female
Eilat (Elath)
אֵילַת
Female
Eilona (Elona)
אֵילוֹנָה
Female
Einat (Ei'nat)
עֵינַת
Female
Eli (1)
אֵלִי
Male
Elichai (Elihai)
אֱלִיחַי
Male
Emuna (Emunah)
אֱמוּנָה
Female
Enav (Einav)
עֵנָב (עינב)
MaleFemale
Erez
אֶרֶז
Male
Eshed
אֶשֶׁד
Male
Etti (Eti, Etty)
אֶתִּי
Female
Eyal
אֱיָל
Male
Gabi (Gabbi, Gabby)
גַּבִּי
MaleFemale
Gaia (Gaya)
גַּאיָה
Female
Gal
גַּל
MaleFemale
Galila
גָּלִילָה
Female
Galit
גַּלִּית
Female
Galon (Gal'on)
גַּלְאוֹן
Male
Galya
גַּלְיָה
Female
Gavriela (Gavri'ela)
גַּבְרִיאֵלָה
Female
Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה
Female
Geva
גֶּבַע
Male
Gidi
גִּידִי
Male
Gidona (Gid'ona)
גִּדְעוֹנָה
Female
Gil
גִּיל
MaleFemale
Gila
גִּילָה
Female
Gilat
גִּילַת
Female
Givon (Giv'on)
גִּבְעוֹן
Male
Golan
גּוֹלָן
Golan is the name of a geographical region east of the Galilee. Male
Golda
גּוֹלְדָּה
Female
Gonen
גּוֹנֵן
Male
Goni
גּוֹנִי
Female
Gur
גּוּר
MaleFemale
Guy (Gay)
גַּיְא
MaleFemale
Hadar
הָדָר
Female
Hadas
הֲדַס
Female
Hanita (Chanita)
חֲנִיתָה
Female
Harduf (Hardoof)
הַרְדּוּף
MaleFemale
Hasia (Hasya, Chasia)
חַסְיָה
Female
Hasida (Chasida)
חֲסִידָה
Female
Havatselet (Havazelet, Chavatzelet)
חֲבַצֶלֶת
Female
Haviva (Chaviva)
חֲבִיבָה
Female
Hayuta (Hayyuta, Chayuta)
חַיּוּתָה
Female
Hedva (Chedva)
חֶדְוָה
Female
Hemda (Chemda)
חֶמְדָּה
Female
Herut (Cherut)
חֵרוּת
MaleFemale
Herzl (Hertsel)
הֶרְצְל
Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) is considered to be the founder of Zionism as a national movement. Male
Hila (Hilla)
הִלָּה (הילה)
Female
Hilit (Hillit)
הִלִּית (הילית)
Female
Hodaya
הוֹדָיָה
Female
Idan
עִדָּן (עידן)
MaleFemale
Idit (Iddit)
עִדִּית
Female
Ilan
אִילָן
Male
Ilana
אִילָנָה
Female
Ilanit
אִילָנִית
Female
Ilil (Il'il)
אִילְאִיל
Female
Inbal
עִנְבָּל
MaleFemale
Inbar
עִנְבָּר
MaleFemale
Iris
אִירִיס
Female
Irit (1)
אִירִית
Female
Irit (2)
עִירִית
Female
Israela (Yisraela, Isra'ela, Isreela)
יִשְׂרְאֵלָה
Female
Ivriya
עִבְרִיָּה
Female
Jordan (Yarden)
יַרְדֵּן
Jordan is the name of the longest river in Israel. MaleFemale
Keren
קֶרֶן
The name of Job's third daughter was קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ (Keren-happuch). Female
Keshet
קֶשֶת
MaleFemale
Kfir
כְּפִיר
Male
Kineret
כִּנֶּרֶת (כינרת)
Female
Klila (Kelila)
כְּלִילָה
Female
Kochava
כּוֹכָבָה
Female
Liat (Li'at)
לִיאַת
Female
Liav (Li'av)
לִיאָב
Male
Lidor
לִידוֹר
MaleFemale
Liel (Li'el)
לִיאֵל (לי-אל)
Female
Lihi
לִיהִי
Female
Lilach
לִילָךְ
Female
Limor
לִימוֹר
Female
Lion (Li'on)
לִיאוֹן
MaleFemale
Lior (Li'or)
לִיאוֹר
MaleFemale
Liora (Li'ora)
לִיאוֹרָה
Female
Lirit
לִירִית
Female
Liron
לִירוֹן
MaleFemale
Lotem
לֹטֶם (לוטם)
MaleFemale
Maayan (Ma'ayan)
מַעֲיָן
MaleFemale
Malka
מַלְכָּה
Female
Maor (Ma'or)
מָאוֹר
MaleFemale
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית
Female
Marganit
מַרְגָּנִית
Female
Matti (Mati)
מַתִּי
Male
Mazal
מַזָּל
Female
Meira (Me'ira)
מֵאִירָה
Female
Meital
מֵיטַל
Female
Metuka
מְתוּקָה
Female
Michaela (Micha'ela)
מִיכָאֵלָה
Female
Miki (Micky)
מִיקִי
MaleFemale
Mira
מִירָה
Female
Miri
מִירִי
Female
Mor
מוֹר
MaleFemale
Moran
מוֹרָן
Female
Moria (Moriah, Moriya)
מוֹרִיָּה
Female
Moshit
מוֹשִׁית
Female
Moti
מוֹטִי
Male
Narkis
נַרְקִיס
Female
Natalie (Natali, Nataly)
נָטָלִי
Female
Nava
נָאוָה
Female
Negev
נֶגֶב
Male
Netanela (Netan'ela)
נְתַנְאֵלָה
Female
Nili
נִילִי
Nili is the name of a Jewish underground that was active in Palestine during World War I and that helped England in its war against Turkey. Female
Nir
נִיר
Male
Nira
נִירָה
Female
Nirit
נִירִית
Female
Nitza (Nitsa)
נִצָּה (ניצה)
Female
Nitzan (Nitsan)
נִצָּן (ניצן)
MaleFemale
Niv
נִיב
Male
Noam (No’am)
נֹעַם (נועם)
MaleFemale
Noy
נוֹי
MaleFemale
Noya
נוֹיָה
Female
Nuphar (Nufar)
נוּפָר
Female
Nurith (Nurit)
נורית
Female
Ofek (Ophek)
אֹפֶק (אופק)
Male
Ofer (Opher)
עֹפֶר (עופר)
Male
Ofri (Ophri)
עָפְרִי (עופרי)
MaleFemale
Omer
עֹמֶר (עומר)
MaleFemale
Ophira (Ofira)
אוֹפִירָה
Ophir is the name of a country which was the place of origion of gold, as attested in the verse: “And they came to Ophir (אוֹפִירָה) and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.” 1 Kings 9, 28 Female
Or
אוֹר
MaleFemale
Ora
אוֹרָה
Female
Orel (Or'el)
אוֹרְאֵל
MaleFemale
Ori
אוֹרִי
Male
Orit
אוֹרִית
Female
Orli (Orlie)
אוֹרְלִי
Female
Orna
אָרְנָה (אורנה)
Female
Ortal
אוֹרְטַל
Female
Osher
אֹשֶׁר (אושר)
Male
Oshri
אָשְׁרִי (אושרי)
MaleFemale
Oshrit
אָשְׁרִית (אושרית)
Female
Oz
עֹז (עוז)
Male
Paz
פָּז
MaleFemale
Pazit
פַּזִּית
Female
Pe'er
פְּאֵר
MaleFemale
Raanan (Ra'anan)
רַעֲנָן
Male
Rafi (Raphi, Raffi)
רָפִי
Male
Rakefet
רַקֶּפֶת
Female
Rami
רָמִי
Male
Ran
רַן
Male
Rani (Ranni)
רָנִּי
Male
Ranit
רָנִּית
Female
Ravit
רָוִית (רווית)
Female
Raz
רָז
MaleFemale
Reem (Re'em)
רְאֵם
Male
Regev
רֶגֶב
Male
Renana
רְנָנָה
Female
Rephaela (Refaela, Refa'ela)
רְפָאֵלָה
Female
Reut (Re'ut)
רְעוּת
Female
Revital
רְוִיטַל
Female
Reviva
רְבִיבָה
Female
Rinat
רִנַּת (רינת)
Female
Ron
רוֹן
Male
Rona
רֹנָּה (רונה)
Female
Ronen
רוֹנֵן
Male
Roni
רוֹנִי
MaleFemale
Ronit
רוֹנִית
Female
Rotem
רֹתֶם (רותם)
MaleFemale
Roy (1) (Roi, Ro'i)
רֹעִי (רועי)
Male
Roy (2) (Roi, Ro'i)
רוֹאִי
Male
Ruhamah (Ruhama, Ruchama)
רוּחָמָה
God made Hosea the propet call his daughter "Lo-ruhama", i.e., "the one who was not spared". Female
Saar (Sa'ar)
סַעַר
Male
Sagie (Sagi)
שַׂגִּיא
MaleFemale
Sahar
סַהַר
Male
Salit (Sal'it)
סַלְעִית
Female
Sapir (Sappir)
סַפִּיר
MaleFemale
Sari
שָׂרִי
Female
Sarit
שָׂרִית
Female
Savyon (Savion)
סַבְיוֹן
Female
Sela
סֶלַע
Male
Shahaf (Shachaf)
שַׁחַף
MaleFemale
Shahar (Shachar)
שַׁחַר
MaleFemale
Shai (Shay)
שַׁי
MaleFemale
Shaked
שָׁקֵד
MaleFemale
Shalhevet
שַׁלְהֶבֶת
Female
Shalom
שָׁלוֹם
Male
Shalva
שַׁלְוָה (שלווה)
Female
Shamira
שָׁמִירָה
Female
Shani
שָׁנִי
MaleFemale
Sharon
שָׁרוֹן
MaleFemale
Sharona
שָׁרוֹנָה
Female
Shavit
שָׁבִיט
MaleFemale
Shefer (Shepher)
שֶׁפֶר
Male
Sheli (Shelly)
שֶׁלִּי
Female
Shikma
שִׁקְמָה
Female
Shimona (Shim'ona)
שִׁמְעוֹנָה
Female
Shir
שִׁיר
MaleFemale
Shira
שִׁירָה
Female
Shirli (Shirly, Shirley)
שִׁירְלִי
Female
Shula
שׁוּלָה
Female
Shunit
שׁוּנִית
Female
Sigal
סִיגָל
Female
Sigalit
סִיגָלִית
Female
Sima
סִימָה
Female
Sivan
סִיוָן
MaleFemale
Smadar (Semadar)
סְמָדַר
Female
Snir
שְׂנִיר
Male
Stav
סְתָו (סתיו)
MaleFemale
Tal
טַל
MaleFemale
Talia (Talya)
טַלְיָה
Female
Talma
תַּלְמָה
Female
Tami (Tammi, Tammy)
תַּמִּי
Female
Tamir
תָּמִיר
Male
Tchelet
תְּכֵלֶת
Female
Tchiya (Tehiyya)
תְּחִיָּה (תחייה)
Female
Tehila (Tehilla, Tehillah)
תְּהִלָּה (תהילה)
Female
Tidhar
תִּדְהָר
MaleFemale
Timna (Timnah)
תִּמְנָה
Female
Tirza
תִּרְזָה
Female
Tmima (Temima)
תְּמִימָה
Female
Tmira (Temira)
תְּמִירָה
Female
Tom
תֹּם (תום)
MaleFemale
Tomer
תֹּמֶר (תומר)
Male
Tsabar
צַבָּר
MaleFemale
Tsedef (Zedef)
צֶדֶף
MaleFemale
Tslil
צְלִיל
MaleFemale
Tuvia (Tuvya)
טוּבְיָה
The name Tuvia (טוּבְיָה) does not apear in the Bible. However, the name Tobijah (טוֹבִיָּה, Toviya) appears therein. It is the name of several people. One of them is a priest who returned to Israel from Babylon. Male
Tzach (Tsach)
צַח
Male
Tzachi (Tzahi, Tsachi, Tsahi)
צַחִי
Male
Tzofit (Tsofit)
צוֹפִית
Female
Tzofiya (Tsofiya)
צוֹפִיָּה (צופייה)
Female
Tzufit (Tsufit, Tsoofit)
צוּפִית
Female
Udi
אוּדִי
Male
Varda
וַרְדָּה
Female
Vardit
וַרְדִּית
Female
Vered
וֶרֶד
Female
Yafa
יָפָה
Female
Yafit
יָפִית
Female
Yaheli
יָהֵלִי
MaleFemale
Yam
יָם
MaleFemale
Yaniv
יָנִיב
Male
Yardena
יַרְדֵּנָה
Jordan is the name of the longest river in Israel. Female
Yaron
יָרוֹן
Male
Yasmin
יַסְמִין
Female
Yeela (Ye'ela)
יְעֵלָה
Female
Yifat (Yif'at)
יִפְעַת
Female
Yinon (Yinnon)
יִנּוֹן
Male
Yizhar
יִזְהָר
Male
Yogev
יוֹגֵב
Male
Yoni
יוֹנִי
Male
Yosepha (Yosefa)
יוֹסֵפָה
Female
Yossi
יוֹסִי
Male
Zafrir (Tzafrir, Tsafrir)
צַפְרִיר
Male
Zafrira (Tzafrira, Tsafrira)
צַפְרִירָה
Female
Zeela (Ze'ela, Tseela, Tse'ela)
צֶאֱלָה
Female
Zeeva (Ze'eva)
זְאֵבָה
Female
Zehava
זֶהָבָה
Female
Zehavit
זְהָבִית
Female
Ziona (Tsiyona)
צִיּוֹנָה
The name ציונה (Ziona) is derived of the name ציון (Zion), which is another name for Jerusalem and Israel. Its origin is found in Jerusalem's name prior to its occupation by King David: "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion, the same is the city of David." 2 Samuel 5, 7 Female
Ziv
זִיו
MaleFemale
Ziva
זִיוָה (זיווה)
Female
Zivit
זִיוִית (זיווית)
Female
Zohar
זֹהַר, זוהר
MaleFemale
Zviya (Tsviya)
צְבִיָּה
Female
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