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Adin
עָדִין
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One of the people who returned from Babylon to Israel at the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
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Adina
עֲדִינָה
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Aliza
עַלִּיזָה
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"Aliza" is one of the names of Jerusalem.
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Bar
בַּר
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Baruch
בָּרוּךְ
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A scribe of the time of Jeremiah the prophet.
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Behira (Behirah)
בְּהִירָה
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Bina (Binah)
בִּינָה
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Bracha (Berachah)
בִּרָכָה
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Berachah was one of King David's heros.
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Chaim (Chayim)
חַיִּים
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Dror
דְּרוֹר
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Drora (Derora)
דְּרוֹרָה
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Drorit (Derorit)
דְּרוֹרִית
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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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Edna
עֶדְנָה
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Enan (Einan)
עֵינָן
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Enan was the father of the captain of the tribe of Naphtali.
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Ethan (Eitan, Eytan)
אֵיתָן
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There are several people in the Bible called Ethan. One of them is one of the wise men of King Solomon’s time.
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Eyal
אֱיָל
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Ezer
עֵזֶר
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There are several people in the Bible called Ezer. One of them was a hero of King David.
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Ezri
עֶזְרִי
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"Ezri" is the name of a minister at the time of King David.
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Galon (Gal'on)
גַּלְאוֹן
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Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה
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Gil
גִּיל
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Gila
גִּילָה
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Gilat
גִּילַת
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Gonen
גּוֹנֵן
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Hadar
הָדָר
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Hai (Chai)
חַי
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Hasida (Chasida)
חֲסִידָה
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Haviva (Chaviva)
חֲבִיבָה
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Haya (Chaya)
חַיָּה
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Hedva (Chedva)
חֶדְוָה
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Hemda (Chemda)
חֶמְדָּה
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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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Idit (Iddit)
עִדִּית
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Klila (Kelila)
כְּלִילָה
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Lion (Li'on)
לִיאוֹן
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Liron
לִירוֹן
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Merab (Merav)
מֵרַב (מירב)
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Merav was one of King Saul's daughters.
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Metuka
מְתוּקָה
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Naamah (Naama, Na’ama)
נַעֲמָה
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There are two women in the Bible called Naama: one is one of the decendents of Cain, and the other – the wife of Rehoboam, King of Judah.
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Nahman (Nachman)
נַחְמָן
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Rav Nahman was one of the prominent Amoraim in Babylon. The name "Nahman" does not appear in the Bible. However, the Bible mentions a man called Nahamani, who was one of the people who returned to Israel from Babylon.
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Nahshon (Nachshon)
נַחְשׁוֹן
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"Nahshon" is the name of a captain of the tribe of Judah. According to the Jewish tradition, he was the first man who entered the Red Sea during the Exodus. Therefore, "Nahshon" is used as an appellation of a brave person who goes first in spite of any danger.
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Nahum (Nachum)
נַחוּם
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Nahum was a prophet of condolence who prophesied the destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire.
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Nava
נָאוָה
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Nehama (Nechama)
נֶחָמָה
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Noam (No’am)
נֹעַם (נועם)
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Noy
נוֹי
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Noya
נוֹיָה
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On
אוֹן
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Reuben's offspring.
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Osher
אֹשֶׁר (אושר)
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Oshri
אָשְׁרִי (אושרי)
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Oshrit
אָשְׁרִית (אושרית)
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Oz
עֹז (עוז)
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Pe'er
פְּאֵר
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Raanan (Ra'anan)
רַעֲנָן
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Rahamim (Rachamim)
רַחֲמִים
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Ram
רָם
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There are several people in the Bible called "Ram". One of them is one of king David's ancestors.
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Rami
רָמִי
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Ran
רַן
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Rani (Ranni)
רָנִּי
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Ranit
רָנִּית
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Ravit
רָוִית (רווית)
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Renana
רְנָנָה
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Rinat
רִנַּת (רינת)
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Rinnah (Rina)
רִנָּה (רינה)
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The name of one of the decendents of Judah.
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Ron
רוֹן
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Rona
רֹנָּה (רונה)
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Ronen
רוֹנֵן
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Roni
רוֹנִי
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Ronit
רוֹנִית
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Ruhamah (Ruhama, Ruchama)
רוּחָמָה
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God made Hosea the propet call his daughter "Lo-ruhama", i.e., "the one who was not spared".
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Sagie (Sagi)
שַׂגִּיא
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Sason
שָׂשָׂוֹן
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Shalom
שָׁלוֹם
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Shalva
שַׁלְוָה (שלווה)
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Shefer (Shepher)
שֶׁפֶר
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Shelomith (Shlomit)
שְׁלוֹמִית
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There are two women and several men by the name "Shelomith" in the Bible. One of the women by that name is a woman of the tribe of Dan from the time of wandering in the desert.
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Shem-Tov (Shem Tov)
שֵׁם-טוֹב (שֵׁם טוֹב)
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Shevah (Shevach)
שֶׁבַח
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Shiphrah (Shiphra, Shifra)
שִׁפְרָה
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Shiphrah and Puah were two Hebrew midwives in Egype at the time when Moses was born. The Egyptian king ordered them to kill all the newborn Hebrew boys, but they disobeyed him.
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Simha (Simcha)
שִׂמְחָה
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Tamir
תָּמִיר
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Tehila (Tehilla, Tehillah)
תְּהִלָּה (תהילה)
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Tikvah (Tikva)
תִּקְוָה (תקווה)
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There are two people called Tikvah in the Bible. One of them is the father of the husband of Huldah the prophetess.
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Tmima (Temima)
תְּמִימָה
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Tmira (Temira)
תְּמִירָה
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Tom
תֹּם (תום)
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Tova
טוֹבָה
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Tzach (Tsach)
צַח
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Uzzi (Uzi)
עֻזִּי (עוזי)
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There are several different people in the Bible called Uzzi. One of them is one of Ezra the Scribe’s ancestors.
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Yafa
יָפָה
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Yafit
יָפִית
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Yaron
יָרוֹן
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Yifat (Yif'at)
יִפְעַת
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Zadok (Tzadok, Tsadok)
צָדוֹק
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There are several people in the Bible called "Zadok". One of them was a priest of King David.
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