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Obadiah

Male gender Hebrew spelling עֹבַדְיָה (ancient Hebrew) It means “to serve YHWH” in Hebrew, derived from עָבַד (‘avad) meaning “to serve” and יָה (Yah) referring to the GOD of Isael. In the Old Testament it is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets, author of the Book of

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Edom

Male gender Scripture in Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ancient Hebrew). Edom is the name of the nation born to Esau, son of Isaac and Rebekah and brother of Jacob (Genesis 25:30). Edom bordered Israel to the south and was a kingdom long before Israel (Genesis 36:31). Edom and Israel clashed throughout their

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Rachel

Gender Feminine Scripts רָחֵל (Hebrew) From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning “sheep”. In the Old Testament this is the name of Jacob’s favorite wife. Jacob was tricked by his father Laban into marrying his older sister Leah first, and only after another seven years of working for Laban, did

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Paul

Gender Masculine The original Hebrew name was Saul, and during the time of the Roman Empire the family name Paulus, meant “small” or “humble” in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian community, and according to New Testament Acts, he was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted

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Omar

Gender Masculine Scripts אוֹמָר (Ancient Hebrew) Means “speaker” in Hebrew (or “Talkative”, “He Says”) from the verb אמר (amar), to talk. The only Omar in the Bible is a grandson of Esau and Ada, and a son of Eliphaz (Genesis 36:11). Omar became a leader of Edom (Genesis 36:15), but

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Noah

Gender Masculine Scripts נֹחַ, נוֹחַ (Ancient Hebrew) From the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noach) meaning “rest, repose”, from the verb נוח (nuah), “to rest”. According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed him, his family, and animals of each species to survive the Great Flood.

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Naphtali

Gender Masculine Scripts נַפְתָלִי (Ancient Hebrew) Means “my struggle, my strife” in Hebrew”, from the verb פתל (patal), to twist or be cunning. In the Old Testament he is a son of Jacob by Rachel’s servant Bilhah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob’s seventh

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Methuselah

Gender Masculine Scripts מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Ancient Hebrew) It means “When he is dead he will be sent,” or “Man of the javelin” (or “man of the dart”). The etymology comes from the noun מת (mat), “man,” or מות (mut), “death,” and the verb שלח (shalah), to send or let go. Methuselah

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Job

Gender Masculine Scripts אִיּוֹב (Ancient Hebrew) From the Hebrew name אִיּוֹב (‘Iyyov), meaning “titled,” or “persecuted,” “hated” . However, the origin of the name Job is not certain (unknown according to the “BDB Theological Dictionary”). Some (NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Returning) have it derived from an Arabic noun

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Zedekiah

Gender Masculine Script צִדְקִיָּהוּ (Ancient Hebrew) From the Hebrew name צִדְקִיָּהוּ (Tzidqiyyahu) meaning “justice of YAHWEH” (or “YHWH is righteous), from צֶדֶק (tzedeq) meaning “justice” and יָה (yah) referring to GOD. In the Old Testament this is the name of the last king of Judah. The name Zedekiah in the

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Eleazar

Gender Masculine Scripts אֶלְעָזָר (Ancient Hebrew) Ἐλεάζαρ (Ancient Greek) From the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר (‘El’azar) which means “my GOD has helped” (or “who GOD helps). In the Old Testament this is the name of one of Aaron’s sons, exactly his third son, belonging to the tribe of Levi, and high

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Joseph

Gender Masculine Scripts יוֹסֵף (Ancient Hebrew) From Ioseph, the Latin form of the Greek Ἰωσήφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning “will add,” from the root יָסַף (yasaf). In the Old Testament, Joseph is Jacob’s eleventh son and the first with his wife Rachel. Because he

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Naomi

Gender Female Script נָעֳמִי (Hebrew) From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na’omi) meaning “pleasantness”. In the Old Testament this is the name of Ruth’s mother-in-law, i.e., wife of Elimelech and mother of Malon and Chilion, who settled in Moab. After the death of her husband and children, she returned to Bethlehem

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Joshua

Gender Male Scripture יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Ancient Hebrew) From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu’a) which means “YHWH is salvation”, from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) which refers to the Name of GOD in Hebrew and יָשַׁע (yasha’) which means “to save”. As recounted in the Old Testament, Joshua was Moses’ most trusted man.

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Nabal

Gender masculine Written נבל (Hebrew) Means “foolish; senseless; failed.” This was the name of a wealthy Calebite who was the first husband of Abigail, a man from Maon who had his cattle on Mount Carmel. He was therefore descended from Caleb and was a hard and wicked man. He refused

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