This article containspersons named in the Bible, specifically in theHebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z; for A-K seethere.
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Laadah (Hebrew: לאדה) is one of the sons ofShelah, son ofJudah (son of Jacob) in 1 Chronicles 4:21.
SeeLibni
SeeLibni
Lael (Hebrew לָאֵל "belonging to God") was a member of the house ofGershon according toNumbers 3:24. He was the father ofEliasaph. Neither of these is named in the Gershonite list in1 Chronicles 23:7–11.
Lahmi, according to 1 Chronicles 20:5, was the brother of Goliath, killed by David's warrior Elhanan. See alsoElhanan, son of Jair.
This entry is about the individual named Laish. For the city Dan, known also as Laish, seeDan (ancient city).
Laish is a name which appears in 1 Samuel 25:44 and 2 Samuel 3:15, where it is the name of the father ofPalti, or Paltiel, the man who was married toSaul's daughterMichal before she was returned toDavid.
Lapidoth was the husband ofDeborah, the fourth judge of Israel, according to Judges 4:4.
Letushim appears as a son of Dedan according to Genesis 25:3.
Leummim (Hebrew:לְאֻמִּים) was the third son ofDedan, son ofJokshan, son ofAbraham byKeturah (Genesis25:3).
Libni (Hebrew לִבְנִי) was a son ofGershon of the house ofLevi according toExodus 6:17 andNumbers 3:18. He was born in Egypt. His descendants are referred to as the 'Libnites'.[1] The first born son of Gershon is named as Laadan (or Ladan) in1 Chronicles 23:7–9.
Likhi son of Shemida is listed in a genealogy of thetribe of Manasseh. He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 7:19.[2]
Lo-Ammi (Hebrew for "not my people") was the youngest son ofHosea andGomer. He had an older brother named Jezreel and an older sister named Lo-Ruhamah. God commanded Hosea to name him "Lo-Ammi" to symbolize his anger with the people of Israel (seeHosea 1:1–9).
Lo-Ruhamah (Hebrew for "not loved") was the daughter ofHosea andGomer. She had an older brother named Jezreel and a younger brother named Lo-Ammi. Her name was chosen by God to symbolize his displeasure with the people of Israel (seeHosea 1:1–9).
Maacah was the youngest son ofNahor and his concubineReumah, he is only mentioned in one verse in the Bible which isGenesis 22:24.
Maadai, son of Bani is found in Ezra 10:34, in a list of men recorded as having married foreign women.
Maadiah appears in a list of priests and Levites said to have accompaniedZerubbabel in Nehemiah 12:5.
Maai (Hebrew: מָעַי) was a musician who was a relative ofZechariah, a descendant ofAsaph. He is mentioned once, as part of the ceremony for the dedication of the rebuilt Jerusalem wall (Nehemiah 12:36), where he was part of the group that processed southwards behindEzra.[3] His name is omitted in theSeptuagint translation of the passage, as are the names of five other relatives of Zechariah mentioned in the same verse.[4] The name is otherwise unattested.[5] Blenkinsopp suggests that Maai is a diminutive nickname.[5] Mandel proposes its Hebrew origin means "sympathetic".[6]
Several men calledMaaseiah (Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂיָה or מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּmaaseyah(u) "Work of YHWH") are mentioned in the Bible:
Hebrew for "Worker of Yahweh", one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity1 Chronicles9:12
Maaz was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn ofJerahmeel. His brothers were: Jamin and Eker. He is mentioned briefly in1 Chronicles2:27.
Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle", one of theGadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness1 Chronicles12:13
Machbena orMachbenah, according to the only mention of him, in 1 Chronicles 2:49, was the son of Sheva the son ofCaleb.
Machi of thetribe of Gad was the father ofGeuel, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:15.
Machnadebai is mentioned in theHebrew Bible only once, in Ezra 10:40, where the name appears in a list of people alleged to have married foreign women.[8]
Magpiash, according to Nehemiah 10:20, was one of the men who signed a covenant between God and the people ofYehud Medinata.
Mahali (alsoMahli) was a son ofMerari of the house ofLevi according toExodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Hebrew for "Grasping"
Heb. "Visions", a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians1 Chronicles25:4,1 Chronicles25:30
Maher-shalal-hash-baz ("Hurry to spoil!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!") was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 8.1–4). The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria. The name is the longest personal name in the Bible.
Mahlah is thename of two biblical persons:
The father of four sons1 Kings 4:31 who were inferior in wisdom only toSolomon.
For the deity sometimes called Malcam, Malcham, or Milcom, seeMoloch.
Malcam (King James Version spellingMalcham) son of Shaharaim appears only once in theHebrew Bible in a genealogy of theTribe of Benjamin.[9][10]
Malchiel (Hebrew מַלְכִּיאֵל "my king is God") was a son ofBeriah the son ofAsher, according toGenesis 46:17 andNumbers 26:45. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. According to 1 Chronicles 7:31, he was the ancestor of the Malchielites, a group within theTribe of Asher.
Heb. "King of help" or "King of salvation", one of the four sons ofSaul (1 Chronicles8:33). He perished along with his father and brothers in thebattle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2).
Malchiah (Hebrew: מלכיהוmalkiyahu "God is my king") son of the king (Jeremiah 38:6), owner of the pit into which Jeremiah was thrown
A Kohathite Levite, one of the sons ofHeman the Levite (1 Chronicles25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians1 Chronicles25:26
There are two biblical figures namedMalluch
Manahath is one of the sons of Shobal. His brothers names were: Ebal, Shepho, Onam, and Alvan (Genesis 36:23).
According to1 Chronicles 2:45, Maon was a member of the clan of Caleb, the son of Shammai and the father of Beth Zur.
Marsena appears inEsther 1:14 as one of seven Persian and Medean princes.[11] Marsena also advised King Ahasuerus.See also:Carshena. There exists the presumption that both counselors have Persian names.
Mash was a son ofAram according toGenesis 10:23. In Arabic traditions, Mash is considered the father of Nimrod (notNimrod bin Kush bin Kanan), who begot Kinan, who in turn begot another Nimrod, and the lattermost's descendants mixed with those ofAsshur (i.e. Assyrians).[12]Tse Tsan-Tai identifies his descendants with theindigenous peoples of Siberia.[13]
Hebrew word meaning tribute or burden, one of the sons ofIshmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14); a nomadic tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
Matred, according to Genesis 36:39 and 1 Chronicles 1:50, was the mother-in-law of the Edomite king Hadad II.[14]
Matri, of theTribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor ofSaul according to1 Samuel 10:21. Matri's clan, or the family of theMatrites, was chosen, and, from them, Saul the son ofKish was chosen to be king. The family of the Matrites is nowhere else mentioned in the Hebrew Bible; the conjecture, therefore, is that Matri is probably a corruption of Bikri, i.e. a descendant ofBecher (Genesis 46:21).[15]
Mattan (Mathan in theDouay–Rheims translation) was a priest of the temple of Baal in Jerusalem who was killed during the uprising againstAthaliah whenKing Azariah's remaining son,Jehoash, was appointed king of Judah (2 Kings 11:18).
Mattattah (KJV: Mattathah) was one of the descendants of Hashum mentioned inEzra 10:33 along with Mattenai, Zabda, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei who married foreign wives.
Two men calledMatthanias are mentioned in1 Esdras, one each mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:27 and 9:31. In both passages, the parallel text in Ezra 10:26 and 10:30 contains the name Mattaniah.[16]
Mehetabeel ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the father ofDelaiah, and grandfather ofShemaiah, who joinedSanballat againstNehemiah (Nehemiah6:10).
Mehetabel ("מהיטבאל") ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the wife ofHadad, one of the kings ofEdom (Genesis36:39).
Mehir son of Chelub appears in a genealogy of theTribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:11.
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InGenesis4:18,Mehujael (Hebrew:מְחוּיָאֵל –Məḥūyāʾēl orמְחִיּיָאֵל;Greek:Μαιηλ –Maiēl) is a descendant ofCain, the son ofIrad and the father ofMethushael.The name means "El (or) the god enlivens."[17]
Faithful, one of the eunuchs whomAhasuerus commanded to bring inVashti (Esther1:10).
Persian "مهمان signifies a stranger or guest"[18]
Melatiah the Gibeonite is a person who, according to Nehemiah 3:7, was responsible for rebuilding a portion of the wall of Jerusalem after the end of theBabylonian captivity.
King, the second of Micah's four sons1 Chronicles8:35), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth. Also related to a southwest Asian god, seeMelech
Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian courtDaniel1:11,Daniel1:16 who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.Daniel had a providential relationship of "favour and tender love" with Melzar (Daniel1:9).
Merab was the elder ofSaul's two daughters (1 Samuel14:49). She was offered in marriage toDavid after his victory overGoliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement (1 Samuel 18:17–19). She was at length, however, married toAdriel ofAbel-Meholah, a town in the Jordan valley, about 10 miles south of Bethshean (Beit She'an), with whom the house of Saul maintained an alliance. She had five sons, who were all put to death by theGibeonites on the hill ofGibeah (2 Samuel 21:8). Merab is also a common feminine name in Israel.
A chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:12).
A priest who returned from Babylon withZerubbabel (Nehemiah12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra8:33) belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:4).
Meres is listed in Esther 1:14 as one of seven officials in the service of Ahasuerus.
ALevite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chronicles9:21),(1 Chronicles26:1–14) He was a temple gate-keeper in the time ofDavid.
Two men calledMeshillemoth (in one case spelledMeshillemith) are mentioned in the Bible.[19]
SeeMeshullam
The wife of KingManasseh of Judah, and the mother of KingAmon of Judah (2 Kings21:19).
InGenesis4:18,Methusael orMethushael (Hebrew:מְתוּשָׁאֵל –Məṯūšāʾēl) is a descendant ofCain, the son ofMehujael and the father ofLamech.
Mezahab (Hebrew:מֵיזָהָב "Waters of Gold"[22]) The father ofMatred (Gen36:39),(1 Chronicles1:50), and grandfather ofMehetabel, wife ofHadar, the last king ofEdom.
SeeMijamin
AHagarene, one of David's warriors (1 Chronicles11:38); called also Bani the Gadite (2 Samuel23:36).
Mibzar was anEdomite clan (possibly named after an eponymous chieftain) mentioned in Genesis 36:31-43.
Micah was the son ofShimei and The Father ofReaiah.
Michael (is the masculinegiven name that comes fromHebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (Mīkhāʼēl, pronounced[miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאלmī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?") is the name of 8 minor biblical individuals besides from the Archangel Michael.
Two men called Michaiah (Hebrew: מיכיה Mikayah "Who is like Yah?") are mentioned in the Bible:
"Prize of Jehovah" or "Selling", a Benjamite, the father ofUzzi (1 Chronicles9:8).
Three men calledMijamin (also spelledMiamin,Miniamin,Minjamin) ("from the right hand") are mentioned in the Bible:
A Levitical musician (Neh12:36) who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.
Miniamin (or Mijamin) was one of the agents appointed under Kore in the time ofKing Hezekiah to distribute a share of the plenty to the priests in theLevitical cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 31:15.
SeeMijamin
Two men called 'Mishael (Hebrew מִישָׁאֵל 'Who is like God (El)?') are mentioned in the Bible:
Mishael was a son ofUzziel of the house ofLevi according toExodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew ofAmram and a cousin ofAaron,Miriam, andMoses.He andElzaphan were asked by Moses to carry awayNadab's andAbihu's bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4)
Mishael was one of thethree Hebrew youths who were trained withDaniel inBabylon (Dan. 1:11, 19). He and his companions were cast into and miraculously delivered from thefiery furnace for refusing to worship the king's idol (3:13–30). Mishael's Babylonian name was Meshach.
Mishma, son of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:25–26).
(Hebrew מִשְׁמַנָּה) one of the Gadite heroes who gathered to David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles12:10).
(Hebrew:מִתְרְדָת;Greek:Μιθραδάτης;Latin:Mithridates) The Hebrew form of the Persian nameMithridates meaning 'given/dedicated to the sun'.[23]
Moab was the son ofLot and his eldest daughter. He became the father of theMoabites (seeGenesis 19:36–37).
(Hebrew מוֹלִיד)
(Hebrew מוֹצָא)
Muppim (Hebrew מֻפִּים) orShuphim was the eighth son ofBenjamin in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.
Mushi (Hebrew מוּשִׁי) was a son ofMerari of the house ofLevi according toExodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Naam was one of the sons ofCaleb son ofJephunneh. (1 Chronicles 4:15) His brothers were Iru and Elam.
Naaman is the fifth son ofBenjamin in Genesis 46:21, but the son ofBela and therefore the grandson of Benjamin according to Numbers 26:38-40 and1 Chronicles 8:4 He is not mentioned among the sons of Bela in 1 Chronicles 7:7.
According to theHebrew Bible,Naarah was one of the two wives of Ashur the son ofHezron which bore Ashur: Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari according to1 Chronicles 4:6.
Naboth was a minor figure known for owning a vineyard that king Ahab wished to have for himself. When Naboth was unwilling to give up the vineyard, Ahab's wife Jezebel instigated a plot to have Naboth killed. See1 Kings 21.
Nadab is the name of 4 biblical individuals
Naharai (orNahari) the Beerothite is listed in 2 Samuel 23:37 and 1 Chronicles 11:39 as one ofDavid's Mighty Warriors.[24]
Three men calledNahath appear in the Bible.[25]
Nahbi, the son ofVophsi of the house ofNaphtali, was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:14.
Naphish (onceNephish in theKing James Version) is one of the sons ofIshmael. After him anIshmaelite tribe is named.[26] The name נפיש in Hebrew means "refreshed".[27] His tribe is listed withJetur, and is assumed to have resided nearby and lived a nomadic, animal-herding lifestyle in sparsely populated land east of theIsraelites.[28]Psalm 83,[29][30] however lists these as Hagarites separately from the other ten tribes which lived more southernly.
Naphtuhim is a son ofMizraim and grandson ofHam first mentioned inGenesis 10:13. According to the medieval biblical exegete,Saadia Gaon, his descendants inhabited the town of Birma (Al Gharbiyah region, Egypt), and were formerly known asParmiin.[31]
Two men called "Neariah" appear in the Bible. Neariah the son of Shemaiah, was a descendant of David, and father ofElionenai (1 Chronicles 3:22). The other Neariah was, according to 1 Chronicles, a leader in theTribe of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:42).
Nebat (Hebrew: נבטnebat "Sprout",Douay–Rheims:Nabat), an Ephraimite of Zereda, was the father of KingJeroboam.[32]
Nebuzaradan (the biblical form of his name, derived from the Babylonian formNabu-zar-iddin, meaning "Nabu has given a seed")[33] was the captain of Nebuchadnezzar's bodyguard, according to the Bible. He is mentioned in2 Kings 25:8,11,20;Jeremiah 52:30;Jeremiah 39:9,11,40:2,5.
Nedabiah, according to 1 Chronicles 3:18, was one of the sons of kingJeconiah.
SeeRehum
Nehushta was the wife of KingJehoiakim and daughter ofElnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according2 Kings 24:8. She was also the mother of KingJehoiachin.
Nekoda was the ancestor of 652 Jews who returned fromBabylonia withEzra, but were declared ineligible to serve asKohanim (priests) because they could not prove that their ancestors had been Kohanim. This is recounted inEzra 2:48,60 and inNehemiah 7:50, 62, where the number of men is given as 642.
Two men calledNemuel are mentioned in the Bible:
Two men calledNepheg are mentioned in the Bible:
SeeNaphish
Ner (Hebrew: "Candle") was an uncle ofSaul and the father ofAbner according to1 Samuel 14:50.
Nethaniah, son ofAsaph, was one of the musicians appointed byDavid for the musical service of the Temple (1 Chronicles 25:2, 12).
Noadiah was afalse prophetess mentioned inNehemiah 6:14, one of the antagonists toNehemiah who sought to discourage him from rebuilding the defensivewalls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah calls on God to "remember" her, or in theKing James Version, to "think thou upon [her]".[34]
Nobah, of theTribe of Manasseh defeated theAmorites, took the villages ofKenath and renamed it Nobah according toNumbers 32:42.
Nogah, a son ofDavid, appears in two lists of David's sons: 1 Chronicles 3:7 and 1 Chronicles 14:6.
Obadiah was a descendant of David, father ofSheconiah, and son ofArnan
Obal, alsoEbal, was a son ofJoktan according toGenesis 10:28,1 Chronicles 1:22.
Obed was the father of Azariah, one of the "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part ofJehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship toJoash in2 Chronicles 23:1.
Obil was an Ishmaelite, a keeper of camels in the time of David, according to1 Chronicles 27:30.
Ocran was a member of the house ofAsher according toNumbers 1:13. He was the father ofPagiel.
Ohad was the third son ofSimeon according toGenesis 46:10 andExodus 6:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
On, the son ofPeleth, of theTribe of Reuben, was a participant inKorah's rebellion againstMoses according toNumbers 16:1. On is referred to as "Hon" in theDouai Bible translation. He is mentioned alongsideKorah,Dathan andAbiram as the instigators of the rebellion, but not referred to later when Korah, Dathan and Abiram were challenged and punished for their rebellion.
Onam was the name of 2 biblical figures:
Ophir was a son ofJoktan according toGenesis 10:29,1 Chronicles 1:23.
Oren was a son ofJerahmeel according to1 Chronicles 2:25.
Two men calledOzem (Hebrew אצם, 'oTsehM, "Urgency") appear in the Bible.
SeeEzbon.
Pagiel (Hebrew פַּגְעִיאֵל) was a son ofOcran, a prince of the house ofAsher and one of theleaders of the tribes of Israel, according toNumbers 1:13.
This is about the Palti mentioned in Numbers. For the other biblical Palti, seePalti, son of Laish.
Palti, the son ofRaphu of the house ofBenjamin, was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:9.
This is about the Paltiel in the Book of Numbers. For the other Paltiel, seePalti, son of Laish.
Paltiel (Hebrew פַּלְטִיאֵל "delivered by God") was a prince of thetribe of Issachar, one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan among his tribe (Num. 34:26).
Parmashta appears briefly in Esther 9:9, where he is listed as one of the tensons of Haman, who is the primary antagonist of theBook of Esther because of his desire to wipe out theJews.
Parnach was the father ofElizaphan, a prince of theTribe of Zebulun. (Num. 34:25).
Parosh also calledPharosh, was the name of at least 2 biblical individuals.
Parshandatha, also Pharsandatha,[35] was one of the tensons of Haman. He was killed by a Jew or Jews (the account in theBook of Esther is unclear) andEsther had his corpse impaled (seeEsther 9:5–14).
Paruah is mentioned in 1 Kings 4:17 as the father of "Jehoshaphat son of Peruah", a governor governing the territory of theTribe of Issachar underSolomon.
Paseah is the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible. In a genealogy of Judah, a Paseah appears (1 Chronicles 4:12) as the son of Eshton, the son of Mehir, the son of Chelub. Another Paseah is mentioned indirectly (Nehemiah 3:6) by way of his son Jehoiada, a repairer of a section of the wall of Jerusalem.
Pedahel Prince of thetribe of Naphtali; one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan amongst the tribe (Num. 34:28).
Pedahzur was a member of the house ofManasseh according toNumbers 1:10. He was the father ofGamaliel.
Two men calledPelaiah are mentioned in the Bible. In 1 Chronicles 3:23, a Pelaiah appears in a genealogy. He is listed as one of the sons of Elioenai, the son of Neariah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Shechaniah. The other Pelaiah appears in Nehemiah (8:7; 10:10) as a Levite who helped to explain biblical law to the inhabitants ofYehud Medinata and signed a document against intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews.
Pelaliah (HebrewPĕlalyāh) is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:12, which lists a descendant of his as a priestly leader in Jerusalem. The descendant is specified as "Adaiah son of Jeroham son of Pelaliah son of Amzi son of Zechariah son of Pashhur son of Malchiah."
Pelatiah (Hebrew: פלטיהוPelatyahu, meaning "whom Jehovah delivered")[36] the son of Benaiah, a prince of the people (Ezekiel 11:1), was among the 25 men who Ezekiel saw at the East Gate of thetemple. He fell dead upon hearing the prophecy regarding Jerusalem (Ezekiel 11:13).
AnotherPelatiah appears as being the son of Hananiah the son ofZerubbabel. He is mentioned in 2 passages:1 Chronicles 3:21 and1 Chronicles 4:42.
The last Pelatiah is one of the people mentioned inNehemiah 10:22 who sealed the covenant.
Pelet was one of the sons ofAzmaveth, according to 1 Chronicles 12:3, who supported King David atZiklag.
There are 2 biblical individuals namedPeleth
According to 1 Chronicles 7:16,Peresh was the son of Machir, the son ofManasseh.
Three men calledPethahiah are named in the Bible.
Pethuel, the father ofJoel, inJoel 1:1.
Peulthai, according to 1 Chronicles 26:5, was the eighth of Obed-edom's eight sons. The passage in which they are listed records gatekeepers of the temple at Jerusalem.
Phallu orPallu was a son ofReuben according toGenesis 46:9,Exodus 6:14 andNumbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
For the individual called "Phalti" in the King James Bible, seePalti, son of Laish.
For the individual called "Paltiel" in the King James Bible, seePalti, son of Laish.
Phurah was a servant ofGideon inJudges 7. Gideon takes Phurah with him to spy on theMidianites before battle.
Phuvah orPua was a son ofIssachar according toGenesis 46:13 andNumbers 26:23. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Pildash was the sixth son ofNahor andMilcah (Genesis22:22).
Pinon is listed as one of the "chiefs" of Edom, in Genesis 36:41, and, in a copy of the same list, in 1 Chronicles 1:52.
Piram, according to Joshua 10:3, was the king ofJarmuth.
Pochereth-hazzebaim was one ofSolomon's servants whose descendants returned from theexile withZerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:59;Ezra 2:57) He was the head of a family who returned from Babylon. TheKing James Version has his name modified intoPochereth of Hazzebeim butof was not in 1611 edition of the KJV. In 1 Esdras 5:34 he is calledPhacareth.
Poratha, according to Esther 9:8, was one of the ten sons ofHaman, the antagonist of the Book of Esther who attempted to wipe out the Jewish people.
Pul was an abbreviation for the Assyrian kingTiglath-Pileser III. Pul attacked Israel in the reign of Menahem and extracted tribute. 2 Kings 15:19
Putiel was the father ofEleazar's wife according toExodus 6:25. According toRashi this was another name ofJethro.
Qedar (Kedar): seeQedarites: Biblical
Raamiah (Hebrew רַעַמְיָה) is one of the princes who returned from the Exile (Neh. 7:7). He is also calledReelaiah inEzra 2:2.
Rabmag (Hebrew רַב־מָג, fromAssyrian "Rab-mugi") was a "chief physician" attached to the king ofBabylon (Jeremiah 39:3,13).
Raddai, according to 1 Chronicles 2:14, was one of the brother of KingDavid.
SeeRekem.
Ramiah, according to Ezra 10:25, was an Israelite layperson, a member of the group named "sons of Parosh", who was guilty of marrying a foreign woman.
Rapha, according to theSeptuagint version of 2 Samuel 21:16, was the parent of Jesbi, the name in that version for the giant referred to in theMassoretic text asIshbi-benob.[37] In theLatin Vulgate, he is referred to asArapha orArafa.[38]
Raphu of the house ofBenjamin was the father ofPalti, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:9.
Rechab (Hebrew:רֵכָבRēḵāḇ) is the name of three men in theBible:
Regem is named in 1 Chronicles 2:47 as one of the sons of Jahdai, a figure who appears in a genealogy associated withCaleb.
A figure calledRegem-melech, along with a "Sharezer", came, according to some interpretations of Zechariah 7:2, to Bethel to ask a question about fasts. It is unclear whether the name is intended as a title or as a proper name.[40] The grammar of the verse is difficult and several interpretations have been proposed.[41]
Rehabiah is a figure mentioned three times in the Hebrew Bible, as the ancestor of a group of Levites. He is identified as the son of Eliezer the son ofMoses (1 Chronicles 23:17; 26:25). Chronicles identifies him as the father of a person named Isshiah (HebrewYiššiyāh, 1 Chronicles 24:21) or Jeshaiah (HebrewYĕshaʿyāhû, 1 Chronicles 26:25).
Rehob (Hebrew: רחב which can be translated into Rahab) was the name of 2 biblical figures:
Rehum refers to four or five biblical figures.[42]
Rephaiah is the name of 3 biblical figures:
Reba was one of fiveMidianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led byPhinehas, son ofEleazar according toNumbers 31:8 andJoshua 13:21.
This is about individuals in the Bible named Rekem. For the city by that name, seeList of minor biblical places § Rekem.
Rekem (Hebrew רֶקֶם) refers to more than one individual in the Hebrew Bible:
In1 Chronicles26:7–8,Rephael (Hebrew:רְפָאֵל,Modern: Refaʾel,Tiberian: Rəp̄āʾēl, "healed ofGod") was one ofShemaiah's sons. He and his brethren, on account of their "strength for service," formed one of the divisions of the temple porters.
Reumah, according to Genesis 22:24, was the concubine of Abraham's brother Nahor, and the mother of his children Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maachah.
According to 1 Kings 11:23– Rezon (Hebrew: רזוןRezon) became regent in Damascus and was an adversary of Solomon.
Ribai, a Benjamite ofGibeah, was the father of Ittai, one ofKing David's Warriors (2 Samuel 23:29,1 Chronicles 11:31).
Rinnah appears once in the Bible, as the son of a man named Shimon (1 Chronicles 4:20) in a genealogy ofTribe of Judah. Neither Shimon's origin nor precise relationship to Judah is given.
In 1 Chronicles 7,Rohgah, also spelledRohagah, was one of the sons of Shamer (the vocalization found in v. 34) or Shomer (the vocalization found in v. 32), who is identified as the son of Heber, the son of Beriah, the son of the tribal patriarchAsher.
Romamti-ezer appears twice in theHebrew Bible, both times in 1 Chronicles 25. In verse 4 he is identified as one of the fourteen sons of Heman, one of three men who according to Chronicles were assigned to be in charge of musical worship in the Temple of Jerusalem. Later in the chapter, 288 assigned to the musical service are divided into twenty-four groups of twelve. The twenty-fourth group is assigned to Romamti-ezer (verse 31).
Hebrew: ראשrosh "Head"
Rosh is the seventh of the ten sons ofBenjamin named inGenesis46:21.
A nation named Rosh is also possibly mentioned in Ezekiel 38:2–3, 39:1 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; and prophesy concerning him."
This translation "Rosh" is found inNASB but not inKJV and most modern versions. Also in a variant reading of Isaiah 66:19 (MT) and the Septuagint Jeremiah 32:23.[citation needed] Many scholars categorize this as a mistranslation of נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ,nesi ro'š ("chief prince"), rather than a toponym[citation needed].
However, the three oldest translations of the Old Testament (The Septuagint,Theodotion andSymmachus) all transliterate the word "rosh" into the Greek in Ezekiel 38 and 39, thus treating it as a proper noun and suggesting they viewed this word as a toponym. Significantly, these same translations choose to translate and not transliterate the same Hebrew word into its Greek interpretations in other chapters (e.g. Ezekiel 40:1).
Sabtah (סַבְתָּ֥ה) was a son ofCush according toGenesis 10:7,1 Chronicles 1:9.
Sabtechah (סַבְתְּכָ֑א) was a son ofCush according toGenesis 10:7,1 Chronicles 1:9.
Two men calledSachar (sometimes spelledSacar orSakar) are mentioned in the Bible:
Sachia (alsoSakia) appears only in 1 Chronicles 8:10, where he is listed as one of the "sons" of Shaharaim. The King James Version spells the nameShachia.
Salu, of the house ofSimeon, was the father ofZimri who was involved in theHeresy of Peor according toNumbers 25:14.
Saph is a figure briefly mentioned in a section of 2 Samuel which discusses fouryelide haraphah killed by Israelites. According to 2 Samuel 21:18, a war broke out betweenIsrael and thePhilistines. During the battle, Sibbecai the Hushathite, one ofDavid's Mighty Warriors, killed Saph, who was one of the four. The expressionyelide haraphah is rendered several different ways in translations of the Bible: "the descendants of Rapha" (NIV, NLT), "the descendants of the giants" (ESV, NLT[45]), "the descendants of the giant" (NASB, Holman), and "the sons of the giant" (KJV, ASV). While most interpreters the phrase as a statement about the ancestry of the four people killed, describing them as descended from giants, another interpretation takes the phrase as meaning "votaries of Rapha," in reference to a deity by that name to which a group of warriors would have been associated.[46][47]
Saraph (Hebrew: שראף) was a descendant ofShelah, son ofJudah. (1 Chronicles 4:21-23)
Sarsekim, also spelledSarsechim, is a name or title, or a portion of a name or title, which appears in Jeremiah 39:3. Jeremiah describes Babylonian officials, some named and the rest unnamed, who according to the text sat down "in the middle gate" of Jerusalem during its destruction in 587 or 586 BCE. The portion which explicitly gives the names and/or titles of the officials reads, in Hebrew,nrgl śr ʾṣr smgr nbw śr skym rb srys nrgl śr ʾṣr rb-mg. Various interpretations have divided the names in various ways. TheKing James Version, sticking closely to the grammatical indicators added to the text by theMasoretes during the Middle Ages, reads this as indicating six figures: "Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag". TheNew International Version sees three characters "Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official." Versions featuring these three figures, with variations in the exact details of translations, include NLT and ESV. Four figures appear in the New American Standard Bible, "Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag."
In 2007, a Babylonian Tablet was deciphered containing a reference to a "Nabu-sharussu-ukin," identified as referring to the biblical figure.[48] SeeNebo-Sarsekim Tablet.
Seba was a son ofCush according toGenesis 10:7,1 Chronicles 1:9The "tall men of Seba" (Good News Bible) are also referred to in Isaiah 45:14
There are two biblical individuals calledSegub mentioned in the Bible.
According to 1 Chronicles 2:1–30, in the genealogical section which begins the book of Chronicles, Seled, who died childless, was the brother of Appaim and son of Nadab, the son of Shammai, the son of Onam, the son ofJerahmeel, the son of Hezron, the son ofPerez, the son ofJudah, the eponymous founder of theTribe of Judah.
Semachiah (orSemakiah) appears in 1 Chronicles 26:7, in a genealogical passage concerning gatekeepers of the Jerusalem Temple. Semachiah is described as a son of Shemaiah, a son ofObed-Edom.
Sered was a son ofZebulun according toGenesis 46:14 andNumbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. According to the verse in Numbers, he was the eponymous forefather of the clan ofSardites.
Sethur, the son ofMichael of the house ofAsher, was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:13.
Shaaph appears in the second chapter of 1 Chronicles. In one translation, these verses read as follows: "And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. And [the wife of] Shaaph the father of Madmannah bore Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah" (1 Chronicles 2:47–49).
The words [the wife of] do not occur in the Hebrew text, which reads literally, as Sara Japhet translates it, "And Shaaph the father of Madmannah bore Sheva . . ." but with a feminine form (watteled) of the verb "bore," rather than the expected masculine formwayyoled.[49] Japhet outlines several possibilities as to how the text may originally have read.[49]
Shaashgaz appears in the Hebrew Bible in Esther 2:14, where it is given as the name of the eunuch who was in charge of the "second house of the women".
Shabbethai, a Levite who helpedEzra in the matter of the foreign marriages (Ezra 10:15), probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:7), and possibly the Levite chief and overseer (Nehemiah 11:16). The name might mean "one born onSabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), fromZarephathi (Zarephathite).Meshullam andJozabad, with which Shabbethai's name is combined, both originate in ethnic names. (Encyclopaedia Biblica)
Shagee (also spelledShage orShageh) is a figure who appears, indirectly, in one version of the list ofDavid's Mighty Warriors.
In 1 Chronicles 11:34, a figure appears who is called "Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite." In 2 Samuel 23:32–33, the name "Jonathan" appears directly before the name "Shammah the Harodite", while in 2 Samuel 23:11 is found "Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite," who is the subject of a very brief story in which he fights with Philistines. The exact sort of copying error or deliberate abbreviation that may have led to this state of affairs is uncertain.[50]
Shaharaim was a member of the house ofBenjamin. He had three wives,Hushim,Baara, andHodesh, according to1 Chronicles 8:8–9.
SeeShemed.
Shamhuth the Izrahite (Hebrew,Shamhut ha-Yizrah) is a figure mentioned in the list of military divisional captains in 1 Chronicles 27:8. The 27th chapter of1 Chronicles gives the names of people who, according to the Chronicler, were in charge of 24,000-man divisions of David's military, each of which was on active duty for a month. Shamhuth was the commander for the fifth month of each year. Other Izrahites were mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:29 in connection with duties outside Jerusalem.
This is about the individual named Shamir. For the biblical place-name Shamir, seeList of minor biblical places § Shamir.
Shamir appears in a list of Levite names (1 Chronicles 24:24).
SeeShammah for several people by this name.
Shammai (Hebrew: שִׁמִּי) was the name of at least 3 biblical individuals.
According to 1 Chronicles 11:27,Shammoth the Harorite was one ofDavid's Mighty Warriors. An entry in the corresponding list in Samuel containsShammah the Harodite (2 Samuel 23:25). SeeShammah.
There are four individuals by the name ofShammua in theHebrew Bible:[52]
Shamsherai is mentioned once, in passing, in a long list of the "sons of Elpaal" within a genealogy of theTribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:26).
A figure namedShapham is mentioned in passing once in the Hebrew Bible, in a list ofGadites (1 Chronicles 5:12).
Shaphat, the son ofHori of the house ofSimeon, was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:5.
Also the name of one of King David's sons by Bathsheba.
ASharai is mentioned once in the Bible, in passing, in a list of the "sons of Bani" (Ezra 10:40).
ASharar is mentioned indirectly in 2 Samuel 23:33, where "Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite" is listed as one ofDavid's Mighty Warriors. In 1 Chronicles 11:35, the same figure is referred to asSacar (sometimes spelledSakar orSachar).
Sharezer, according to 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, was one of the two sons ofSennacherib. He and his brother Adrammelech killed their father as he worshipped in the temple ofNisroch.
AShashai is listed in the Book of Ezra as a man who married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:40).
Shashak orSashak was a member ofBenjamin's dynasty, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:14 and 25.
Sheariah, according to 1 Chronicles 8, was a descendant of King Saul, specifically one of the six sons of Azel (1 Chronicles 8:38), the son of Eleasah, the son of Raphah, the son of Binea, the son of Moza (v. 37), the son of Zimri, the son of Jehoaddah, the son of Ahaz (36), the son of Micah (35), the son of Merib-baal, the son of Jonathan (34), the son of Saul (33). He is also mentioned 1 Chronicles 9, which substantially repeats the same genealogy, except that chapter 9 readsRephaiah instead of Raphah (v. 43) andJadah instead of Jehoaddah (42).
Shearjashub (שאר ישובŠə'ār-yāšūḇ) is possibly[clarification needed] the first-mentioned son ofIsaiah according toIsaiah 7:3.His name means "the remnant shall return" and was prophetic, offering hope to the people of Israel that although they were going to be sent into exile, and their temple destroyed, God remained faithful and would deliver "a remnant" fromBabylon and bring them back to their land.
However,Targum Pseudo-Jonathan,Rashi, and some modern translations interpret the phrase according to theMasoretic grammar of theHebrew cantillation marks, which break the sentence into "u-sh'ar, yashuv b'nekha," "And the remnant, of your sons which will return," viz. a phrase and not a proper noun.Pseudo-Jonathan reads "and the rest of thy disciples, who have not sinned, and who are turned away from sin," andRashi, "The small remnant that will return to Me through you, and they are like your sons." The Brenton Septuagint Translation and Douay–Rheims Bible translate the phrase "and thy son Jasub who is left," following the Masoretic grammar but assuming that "Jasub," "will return," is still a proper noun.
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son ofObadiah.
Shechem was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
Shedeur was a member of the house ofReuben according toNumbers 1:5. He was the father ofElizur.
Shelemiah (Hebrew: שלמיהו) the son of Abdeel, along with two others, was commanded by king Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 36:25).
Shelomi was the father of Ahihud, a prince of theTribe of Asher. (Num. 34:27).
Shelumiel (Hebrew: שלמיאל) was a son ofZurishaddai, a prince of thetribe of Simeon and one of theleaders of the tribes of Israel, according toNumbers 1:6.Yiddishschlemiel, a term for a "hapless loser", is said to be derived from the name.[53]
Shelomith was the name of 5 biblical individuals in theHebrew Bible.
Shelomoth was the name of 2 biblical individuals.
SeeList of people in the Hebrew Bible called Shemaiah
Shemariah is the name of four biblical figures.
In 1 Chronicles 12:5, Shemariah is a Benjamite, one of David's soldiers.
In 2 Chronicles 11:19, Shemariah is one of the sons of Rehoboam, spelledShamariah in the King James Version.
In Ezra 10:32, Shemariah is one of the "sons of Harim," in a list of men who took foreign wives. Another Shemariah, one of the "descendants of Bani", appears in verse 41.
Shemeber is the king ofZeboiim inGenesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling againstChedorlaomer.
Shemed, spelledShamed in the King James Version, is a figure briefly listed in 1 Chronicles 8:12 as one of the sons of Elpaal, the son of Shaharaim. He and his two brothers are referred to as "Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof" (1 Chronicles 8:12).
Shemer (Hebrew: שמרShemer "guardian") is the name of three biblical figures.
According to Kings, Shemer was the name of the man from whom Omri, King of Israel, bought Samaria (HebrewShomron), which he named after Shemer.[56]
According to 1 Chronicles, one of the Levites involved in the musical ministry of the Jerusalem temple was "Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi" (1 Chronicles 6:44–47). In this passage, the King James Version spells the nameShamer.
1 Chronicles 7:34 mentions aShemer as one of the descendants of the Tribe of Asher. In verse 32, this figure is calledShomer, and is the son of Heber, the son of Beriah, the son of Asher.
Shemida was a son ofManasseh according toNumbers 26:32,Joshua 17:2, and1 Chronicles 7:19.
Shemiramoth was the name of 2 biblical individuals.
Shemuel Prince of thetribe of Simeon; one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan amongst the tribe (Num. 34:20).
Shenazar (Hebrew שֵׁנאִצִּרfiery tooth orsplendid leader) was one of the six sons of KingJehoiachin during the time of the exile according to1 Chronicles 3:18.
Shephatiah (Hebrew שפטיה) is the name of at least nine Hebrew Bible men:
Shepho is one of the sons of Shobal according to (Genesis 36:23).
Sheshai was one of the descendants of Anak mentioned inNumbers 13:22. When the Israelites took possession of the land, Sheshai along with Talmai and Ahiman were driven out of the land. (Joshua 15:14;Judges 1:10)
Sheshan is the name of one, or possibly two, biblical characters mentioned in thefirst book of Chronicles:
Shillem was a son ofNaphtali according toGenesis 46:24 andNumbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shimea, according to bible's account, was the name of 2 biblical individuals.
The nameShimeah is used for two figures in theHebrew Bible.
Shimei (Hebrew:שִׁמְעִיŠīmʿī) is the name of a number of persons referenced in theHebrew Bible andRabbinical literature.
Shimrath was a Benjaminite, as one of the nine sons of Shimei. (1 Chronicles 8:21)
The nameShimri appears 3 times in theHebrew Bible
Shimron was a son ofIssachar according toGenesis 46:13,Numbers 26:24 and1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shimshai was a scribe who was represented the peoples listed in Ezra 4:9–10 in a letter to King Artaxerxes.
Shinab is the king ofAdmah inGenesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling againstChedorlaomer.
Shiphi was the son of Allon and the father of Ziza mentioned in1 Chronicles 4:37.
Shiphtan was the father of Kemuel, a prince of theTribe of Ephraim. (Num. 34:24).
Shisha (Hebrew – שישא) was the father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, who were scribes of KingSolomon (1 Kings 4:3).
Shobab שובב "Mischievous" is the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible.
Shobal was aHorite chief in the hill country ofSeir during the days ofEsau. He was a son of Seir the Horite, and his sons were Alvas, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. He is mentioned inGenesis36:20–29.
Shuni was a son ofGad according toGenesis 46:16 andNumbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shuthelah (Hebrew:שׁוּתֶלַח,romanized: /ˌʃuːˈtæˌlɑːx/shoo-TELL-ahkh) was a son ofEphraim and father ofEran, according toNumbers 26:35 and1 Chronicles 7:20.[citation needed]
Sisamai was the son of Eleasah and the father of Shallum mentioned in1 Chronicles 2:40.
Sodi of the house ofZebulun was the father ofGaddiel, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:10.
Sotai was a descendant of the servants of Solomon, and his own descendants were listed among those who returned from the Babylonian exile in Ezra 2:55.
Susi of the house ofManasseh was the father ofGaddi, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:11.
Tahan was a son ofEphraim according toNumbers 26:35 and1 Chronicles 7:25.
Tahash was the third son ofNahor and his concubineReumah, he is only mentioned in one verse in the Bible which isGenesis 22:24.
There are 3 people named Tahath in the Hebrew Bible.
Taphath (Hebrew טפת, "Drop") was a daughter ofSolomon and wife of one of her father's twelve regional administrators, the son of Abinadab (First Kings 4:11).
Tappuah, one of the four sons ofHebron. Mentioned in1 Chronicles 2:43.
Tebah (Hebrew: טבח, "Massacre") was the first son ofNahor and his concubineReumah. He is mentioned inGenesis 22:24.
Tekoa orTekoah (Hebrew:תְּקוֹעַ,Modern: Teku'a,Tiberian: Tekû'a) was the son of Ashhur the son ofHezron through an unnamed mother mentioned in1 Chronicles 2:24, 4:5. The nameTekoah[62][63][64][65] is also the name of a place which the ProphetAmos was born.[66]
Temeni is described in the Bible as a son of Naarah and Ashhur the son of Hezron the Grandson ofJudah the founder of the tribe. He was the brother of Haahashtari, Ahuzam, and Hepher according to 1 Chronicles 4:6.
Tirhanah according to theBiblical Narrative was the son of Caleb the son of Hezron. He was the son of Caleb's concubine named Maachah, and also the brother of Shaaph and Sheber. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
Tola (Hebrew:תּוֹלָע,Modern: Tola',Tiberian: Tôlā') was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
InEzra10:34 : "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, andUel."
Ulam is a name that appears twice in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Chronicles 7:16–17, an Ulam appears in a genealogical passage as the son of Peresh, the son of Machir, the son of the patriarchManasseh. In 1 Chronicles 8:39, an Ulam appears in a genealogy as the son of Eshek, the brother of Azel, the son of Eleasah, the son of Raphah, the son of Binea, the son of Moza, the son of Zimri, the son of Jehoadah, the son of Ahaz, the son of Micah, the son ofMeribbaal.
Uri is mentioned 7 times, 6 of which indicate that another figure is the "son of Uri". The meaning of the name in English is "my light", "my flame" or "illumination".[citation needed]
Urijah, son of Shemaiah (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּהוּ בֵּנ–שְׁמַעְיָהוּʾŪrīyyāhū ben-Šəmaʿyāhū) was a minor prophet mentioned in Jeremiah 26:20-23. He was from Kiriath-Jearim, and his prophecies often matchedJeremiah's criticisms. When Jehoiakim heard the reports of these prophecies, he sent to have him killed, but Urijah fled to Egypt. In response, Jehoiakim sent a group of men, including Elnathan son of Achbor – the future father-in-law to his son,Jeconiah – to bring him back. After being brought before the king, he was executed, and buried in apotter's field.
Urijah (Hebrew: אוריהuriyah) a priest in the time of King Ahaz of Judah, built an altar at the temple in Jerusalem on the Damascene model for Tiglathpileser, king of Assyria. 2 Kings 16:10–16
Uz was the name of 3 biblical characters in the Bible:
Vaizatha (orVajezatha; Hebrew: וַיְזָתָא) is one of the ten sons of Persian vizierHaman, mentioned inEsther 9:9. Haman had planned to kill all the Jews living under the reign of KingAhasuerus, but his plot was foiled. In their defence, the Jews killed 500 men in the citadel ofSusa, as well as Vaizatha and his nine brothers: this event is remembered in the Jewish festivalPurim.Walther Hinz has proposed that the name is a rendering of anOld Iranian name, Vahyazzāta, which itself is derived from Vahyaz-dāta ("given from the best one"), as found inAramaic,Elamite, andAkkadian sources.[67]
Vaniah, meaning nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord; one of many sons ofBani named inEzra 10:36.
Vophsi of the house ofNaphtali was the father ofNahbi, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:14.
Yair (Hebrew: יָאִיר Yā’īr, "he enlightens") was a man from Gilead (Numbers 32:39-41, 1 Chronicles 2:21-23).
Zaavan (za'-a-van or za'-awan), son ofEzer, was a Horite chief in the Land ofEdom. (Gen.36:27,1 Chr.1:42)
Zabad is the name of seven men in theHebrew Bible.
Zabbai was the father ofBaruch, one ofNehemiah's helpers in repairing the walls of Jerusalem, according to Nehemiah 3:20.
Zabdi, son ofZerah, of theTribe of Judah, was the father ofCarmi and the grandfather ofAchan, according toJoshua 7:1. He was present at theBattle of Jericho.
Zabud (Hebrew – זבוד, zābud, meaning "endowed."[68]) was a priest and friend ofKing Solomon, according to1 Kings 4:5. He is described as the "son of Nathan," but it is unclear whether this isNathan the prophet orNathan the son of David.[69] As a "friend" of the king, he probably served the function of a counselor.[69]
Zaccur of the house ofReuben was the father ofShammua, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according toNumbers 13:4.
Zalmon the Ahohite, according to 2 Samuel 23:28 in theMasoretic Text, is listed as one ofDavid's Mighty Warriors. In the Masoretic Text of 1 Chronicles 11:29, in another copy of the same list of warriors, he is called "Ilai the Ahohite."[70] Where the Masoretic Text has "Zalmon," various manuscripts of the GreekSeptuagint haveEllon,Sellom, orEliman.[70] And where the Masoretic Text has "Ilai," the Septuagint readsElei,Eli, orEla.[70]
Zaza was one of the sons of Jonathan mentioned in (1 Chronicles2:33); he was also the brother ofPeleth and the grandson of Jada.
Zebadiah (cf.Zebedee) may refer to:
Zebudah was the first wife of KingJosiah; they had a son,Jehoiakim. She is mentioned in these passages:2 Kings 23:36. She was the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Zechariah was the name of 18 minor biblical individuals.
In addition to the characters named above, there are numerous minor characters in the Bible with the same name:
(Hebrew צִדְקִיָּהtsidqiyah)[71]
Zephaniah (Hebrew צפניה, pronouncedTsePhNiYaH) was the name of at least three people in the Bible:
SeeZiphion.
SeeZohar.
Zerahiah was aHigh Priest and an ancestor ofZadok, he was the son ofUzzi and the father ofMeraioth. He is mentioned in (1 Chronicles6:6,1 Chronicles6:51;Ezra7:4)
SeeIzri.
Zeror, son ofBechorath, of thetribe of Benjamin, was the great-grandfather of KingSaul and of his commanderAbner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
Zichri was a son ofIzhar of the house ofLevi according toExodus 6:21, born in Egypt. He was a nephew ofAmram and a cousin ofAaron,Miriam, andMoses. Zichri was also the name of the father ofAmasiah, one ofJehoshaphat's commanders according to2 Chron 17:16.
Zidkijah is mentioned in chapter 10 ofNehemiah.
InGenesis4:19, 22–23,Zillah (Hebrew:צִלָּה –Ṣillāh) is a wife ofLamech and the mother ofTubal-cain andNaamah.
In1 Chronicles4:16,Ziphah (zī'fe) is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant ofJudah.
Zippor was the father ofBalak, a prophet of Jehovah inMoab, inNumbers 22. He was a descendant ofMoab, the son ofLot.
Ziphion orZephon is a son ofGad (Genesis46:16), and was the progenitor of the Zephonites (Numbers26:15). There may be a connection with theangel Zephon.
InExodus6:22,Zithri ("the Lord protects"), a Levite, was the son of Uzziel.
Ziza (orZizah) was the name of 3 biblical individuals:
Zobebah (also known as Hazzobebah)[76] was a son of Koz (1 Chronicles 4:8).
For the Zohar found in a variant reading of 1 Chronicles 4:7, seeIzhar.
Zohar orZerah was a son ofSimeon according toGenesis 46:10,Exodus 6:15, andNumbers 26:13.[77] He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Zoheth was a son ofIshi (1 Chronicles4:20).
Zuar was a member of the house ofIssachar according toNumbers 1:8. He was the father ofNethaneel.
Zuph or Zophai was anEphraimite and an ancestor ofSamuel, he was the father of Tohu or Toah according to (1 Samuel1:1). He was the son of Elkanah (different from Elkanah the father of Samuel) according to (1 Chronicles6:35). He is listed as being an Ephraimite even though he came from the line ofLevi.
Zuriel ("My Rock isGod") was the son ofAbihail (Numbers3:35). ALevite, Zuriel was chief prince of theMerarites at the time ofthe Exodus.
InNumbers1:6,Rock of the Almighty ("Shaddai is my rock") was the father ofShelumiel, the prince of theTribe of Simeon. He is mentioned in this context five times in theBook of Numbers.[78]
...andRekem, who was of the same name with a city, the chief and capital of all Arabia, which is still now so called by the whole Arabian nation, Arecem, from the name of the king that built it; but is by the Greeks calledPetra
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