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ABIGAIL:
Biblical name of one of David's wives,
derived from Hebrew Avigayil, meaning "father rejoices."
- ABIJAH:
"My father is Yahweh." Hebrew biblical unisex
name of the second king of Judah and several other
biblical characters, both male and female.
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ABILENE:
Biblical name of a place mentioned in the New Testament,
possibly meaning "grass."
- ABISHAG:
Biblical name of a young girl who cared for David
in his old age, possibly meaning "Father's error" or
"my father strays."
- ABITAL:
Biblical name of David's fifth wife, meaning "my father is the night dew."
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ADAH:
Biblical name of Lamech's wife and
Esau's
wife, meaning "adornment."
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AGRIPPA: Latin biblical name of the
Herod Agrippa of the
New Testament who ordered the execution of the apostle James, and the imprisonment of
Peter. The name is
used as a feminine name in Russia, it is therefore a unisex name, meaning
"wild horse."
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AHAVA:
"Water." Hebrew name derived from the biblical name of either a
city or a stream, (perhaps both), possibly in Mesopotamia, where the Jewish
exiles assembled under Ezra (Ezra 8:21).
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AKELDAMA (ħqêl
dmâ): Aramaic biblical name of the place where Judas
Iscariot committed suicide, meaning "field of
blood."
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ANAH:
Hebrew biblical name unisex of
several Old Testament characters, both male and female, meaning "answer."
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ANNA: Latin
form of Hebrew Chana,
meaning "favor;
grace." This is the name of a prophetess who knew Jesus was the
Messiah.
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APPHIA:
Greek biblical name mentioned in the
New Testament, meaning "increasing."
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ARIEL: Hebrew unisex
name meaning "lion of god." It is the biblical name for the city of
Jerusalem. It is also the name of an archangel, a moon of Uranus,
and
the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's play "The
Tempest."
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ASENATH:
Egyptian biblical name of Joseph's
Egyptian wife, meaning "she belongs to her father."
ATARAH:
Hebrew biblical name of the wife of Jeremiel,
meaning "crown."
AYA: Hebrew unisex name meaning "vulture." Biblical name of the
father of Rizpah
who was king Saul's concubine.
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AZUBAH:
Hebrew biblical name of Caleb's wife, meaning "forsaken."
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BASEMATH:
Biblical name of a wife of Esau, meaning "fragrance."
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BATHSHEBA:
Hebrew biblical name of a wife of King
David and mother of Solomon,
meaning "daughter of the oath." Also name of the daughter of the
Queen of Sheba, ruler of Abyssinia/Ethiopia.
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BERENICE:
Biblical name of a Christian woman mentioned in Acts 25, derived from
Macedonian Berenike,
meaning "bringer of victory."
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BERNICE:
English abbreviated form of biblical Berenice, meaning "bringer
of victory." This form, too, is a biblical name
used in the Authorized Version.
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BETHANY:
Aramaic biblical name of a place near Jerusalem where
Jesus stayed during the Holy Week, meaning "house of figs."
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BETHEL:
Biblical name of the place where Abraham
built an altar to God, meaning "house of God."
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BETHESDA:
"House of grace." Biblical name of a pool in Jerusalem where Jesus
healed a man. Many cities were given this name and it is occasionally used
as a forename.
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BILHAH:
Hebrew biblical name of a handmaid given to Jacob
by his wife Rachel, meaning
"bashful."
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BEULAH: Hebrew name meaning "she who is
married." Biblical place name mentioned in Isaiah
62:4.
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BILHAH:
Hebrew biblical name of a handmaid given to Jacob
by his wife Rachel, meaning
"bashful."
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BITHIAH:
Hebrew biblical name of the daughter of Pharaoh, meaning "daughter of
God."
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BOSMAT:
Hebrew form of biblical Basemath,
meaning "fragrance."
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CANDACE:
English name derived from the
title of the Queen Mothers of Ethiopia. It is also a biblical name;
one of the Ethiopian candaces is mentioned in Acts of the New Testament when
the apostle Philip baptizes an Ethiopian eunuch "of great authority
under Candace queen of the Ethiopians." The origin is uncertain; it
derives either from the Greek, meaning "fire-white; incandescent"
or from the Latin, meaning "pure, unsullied," or from a Nubian
word meaning "queen mother."
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CARMEL: From
the biblical name of a mountain in the Holy Land, meaning "vineyard."
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CHAVA: Original Hebrew form of
Eve,
the biblical name of the first woman, the wife of Adam,
derived from the Hebrew word hayya,
meaning "alive, living," and "animal."
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CHEFTZI-BA:
Hebrew biblical name of the wife of king Hezekiah,
meaning "she is my desire."
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CHLOE: "Green
shoot." In Greek mythology, this is another name of the goddess Demeter. This name is also mentioned in the
bible by Paul.
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DAMARIS:
Greek biblical name of a woman Paul
converted to Christianity. Possibly a late Greek form of
Damalis,
meaning "calf."
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DEBORAH:
"Bee." Biblical name of Rebecca's
nurse, and another biblical character who was the only
female judge and prophet mentioned in the bible.
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DELILAH:
Hebrew biblical
name of the mistress of Samson,
from the root dal, meaning "delicate,
weak."
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DINAH: Hebrew biblical name
of a daughter of Jacob,
meaning "judgment."
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DORCAS:
Greek biblical form of Aramaic Tabitha,
meaning "gazelle." See Acts 9:36 in the
New Testament.
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EDEN:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the masculine forename
Edon,
meaning "rich bear cub." Use of the name has probably been
encouraged by its association with the biblical paradise name from Hebrew 'eden,
meaning "place of pleasure."
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EDNA:
Biblical name of the mother of Sarah in
the Book of Tobit, from Hebrew 'ednah, "delight, pleasure,
rejuvenation," which is a variant of 'eden making it related
to the name of the Garden of Eden.
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ELISABETH:
"God is my oath." This is the usual biblical spelling of Elizabeth
used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament and in most European
languages. This was the name of the mother of John
the Baptist.
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ELISHEBA:
Hebrew biblical name of the wife of Aaron. Etymologically, this name is
identical with Elisabeth, meaning "God is my
oath."
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ESTHER:
Biblical name of the central character in the Book of Esther. The name is
probably of Persian origin, from stara, meaning "star."
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EUNICE:
Latin form of Greek Eunike, meaning "good
victory." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of Timothy's
mother.
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EVE:
English form of Hebrew Chava,
the biblical name of the first woman, Adam's
wife, meaning "alive, living."
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GENESIS:
"Birth." Name of the first book of the Old Testament.
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GETHSEMANE: "Oil
vat." Name of the garden on the Mount of Olives where Jesus was arrested.
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GOMER:
"To finish/complete." Hebrew biblical unisex name of both the son
of Japheth and the wife of the Prophet
Hosea.
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HADASSA:
In the bible, this is Esther's
Hebrew name, meaning
"myrtle tree."
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HAGAR:
Hebrew biblical name of the Egyptian mother of Ishmael.
The name means "forsaken" in Hebrew according to most sources.
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HANNAH:
English name derived from Hebrew Channah,
name of the mother of the prophet Samuel,
meaning "gracious,
merciful."
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HAVILAH:
Hebrew unisex name meaning "stretch
of sand." It is also the biblical name of a grandson of Noah.
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HELAH:
Hebrew biblical name of one of Asher's
wives, meaning "rust."
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HEPZIBAH: Variant
of Hebrew Hepziba, meaning "she is my
desire." Biblical name of a queen and mother of Manasseh.
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HERODIAS:
Feminine form of Herod, meaning
"hero's song." This is the biblical name of the consort of Herod Antipas
and mother of Salome.
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HULDAH:
Hebrew biblical name of a prophetess, derived from an
Aramaic word meaning "to creep, crawl," hence "a mole or weasel."
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JAEL:
Biblical name of a Kenite woman who killed Sisera,
a Canaanite general and enemy of the Israelites, meaning "wild
she-goat."
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JEDIDAH:
Biblical name of the mother of Josiah,
meaning "beloved."
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JEMIMA: Biblical name
of one of Job's three daughters, meaning "dove."
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JERUSHA:
Hebrew biblical name of the wife of King Uzziah,
meaning "possession."
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JESCA:
Biblical name meaning "God sees." From Gen 11:29.
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JEZEBEL:
Hebrew biblical name of the evil wife of King Ahab,
meaning "impure, unexalted." She was eaten by dogs as prophesied
by Elijah.
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JOANNA:
Feminine form of English John, meaning
"God is gracious." This is the biblical name of a follower of Jesus.
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JOCHEBED:
Biblical name of the mother of Miriam, Aaron
and Moses, meaning "God is
glory."
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JORDAN:
English unisex name derived from the biblical name of the river in which Jesus
was baptized by John the Baptist, meaning "flowing down."
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JUDITH:
Biblical name
of the wife of Esau, meaning "Jewess;
woman of Judea." In the Book of Judith she beheads an Assyrian commander while he's sleeping.
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KERENHAPPUCH:
Biblical name of a daughter of Job, meaning
"horn of antimony," a black paint used for eye-shadow.
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KETURAH:
Hebrew biblical name of Abraham's
second wife, meaning "incense."
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KEZIA:
"Cinnamon tree." Biblical name of a daughter of Job,
who named her after a spice tree similar to cinnamon.
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LEAH
(Le'ah): Hebrew biblical name of Jacob's
first wife, meaning "weary."
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LILITH:
Assyrian myth name of a demon, derived from the word lilitu, meaning
"of the night." In ancient Semitic folklore this so-called demon
was Adam's first wife who was replaced by
Eve because she refused to submit to him.
Nevertheless, Adam and Lilith did have
children together for the legend also says that their offspring were the evil spirits of the world.
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LOIS: Biblical name of the
mother of Eunice and grandmother of Timothy. The etymology is uncertain, but it may have been
derived from Greek loion, meaning "desirable." It is
often wrongly connected with Louise or Eloise.
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LYDIA:
Biblical name of a woman converted to Christianity by Paul,
meaning "of Lydia."
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MAACHA:
Biblical unisex name of one of King David's
wives and a son of Nachor, meaning
"to press/squeeze."
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MAGDALENE:
Biblical form of Latin Magdalena, meaning
"of Magdala." In the New Testament, Mary Magdalene was cleansed of sin by Jesus
and remained with him throughout his ministry, and witnessed his crucifixion and
resurrection.
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MAHALATH:
Hebrew biblical name of the wife of Esau,
meaning "lyre."
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MAHLAH:
Biblical name of the eldest of Zelophehad's
five daughters,
meaning "disease."
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MAKEDA:
Hebrew name derived from the biblical
place name in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41, meaning
"bowl, cup." It is also the name of an Ethiopian queen who may be
the same person as the Queen of Sheba
mentioned in the Old Testament who visited Solomon.
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MARA:
Hebrew biblical name which Naomi
gave herself after the death of her husband and sons, meaning
"bitter."
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MARTHA:
Aramaic biblical name of the sister of Lazarus,
meaning "lady."
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MARY:
Biblical name of the mother of Jesus
and several other characters. It is the English form of Latin Maria,
meaning "beloved."
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MERAB:
Biblical name of a daughter of Saul,
meaning "abundant."
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MICHAL:
Hebrew biblical name of a daughter of Saul,
meaning "brook."
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MIRIAM:
Hebrew biblical name of the elder sister of Aaron
and Moses. It is the Hebrew form of
Mary,
meaning "beloved."
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MORIAH:
Biblical name of the mountain where Abraham
prepared to sacrifice Isaac to God,
and where Solomon
built his temple,
meaning "teacher."
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NAAMAH:
Hebrew biblical name of a wife of Solomon,
and daughter of Lamech, meaning "pleasant."
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NAOMI
(Na'omi): Biblical name of the mother-in-law of Ruth,
meaning "pleasantness." After Naomi's husband died
she took the name Mara (Ruth 1:20).
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NEHUSHTA:
Minor biblical character from the 2nd book of Kings. Wife of King Jehoiakim,
daughter of Elnatan, and mother of
Jehoiachin.
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NOA:
Hebrew biblical name of a daughter of Zelophehad,
meaning "motion, shake, tremble."
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NOGAH:
Hebrew unisex name. It is the biblical name of a son of King David,
meaning "brightness."
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OPHRAH:
Hebrew unisex name. It is the biblical name of a descendant of Judah
and the name of a city in Manasseh, meaning "young fawn; young
mountain."
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ORPAH:
Biblical name of Naomi's second daughter-in-law, meaning "back of the
neck," having the inference "to flee, to turn one's back."
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PENINAH:
Biblical name of a wife of Elkanah,
meaning "coral."
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PERSIS:
Greek biblical name of a woman mentioned by Paul in his epistle to the
Romans, meaning "Persian woman."
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PRISCA:
Feminine form of Roman Priscus,
meaning "ancient." Biblical name found in the New Testament used
to refer to Aquila's wife
Priscilla.
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PRISCILLA:
Pet form of Roman Prisca, meaning "ancient."
Biblical name of Aquila's wife.
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RACHEL:
Biblical name of Jacob's favorite wife,
and mother of Joseph and
Benjamin,
meaning "ewe."
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RAHAB:
Biblical name of a prostitute of Jericho who aided the Israelites, meaning "spacious."
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REBECCA:
Biblical name of the wife of Isaac,
granddaughter of Nahor, daughter of
Bethuel,
sister of Laban,
and mother of Esau and
Jacob.
The name is often rendered "to tie or bind," but originally it
meant "one who snares or traps."
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RHODA:
Greek biblical name of a servant in the house of Mary mother of
John, meaning
"rose."
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RIZPAH:
Hebrew biblical name of one of King Saul's
concubines, meaning "floor, pavement."
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RUTH:
Biblical name of a Moabite who marries Naomi's
son, meaning "friendship."
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SALOME:
Biblical name of a woman who witnessed Christ's
crucifixion, meaning "peace." It is also said (by the historian Josephus)
to have been the name of the daughter of Herodias
(consort of Herod Antipas), who
demanded the head of John the Baptist
after dancing for Herod, but this
person is not actually named in the bible.
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SAPPHIRA:
Biblical name of a woman killed by God for lying, from the Greek name Sappheire,
meaning "lapis lazuli; sapphire."
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SARAH: Biblical name
that God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham,
meaning
"princess." She gave birth to Isaac
at the age of 90.
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SARAI:
"Contentious." Biblical name of the wife of Abraham
before God changed her name to Sarah. (see Gen. 17:15).
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SELA:
Hebrew unisex name meaning "cliff; rock." This is the biblical
name of the capital city of Edom in the Old Testament.
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SHARON:
Biblical name of a valley in Palestine, meaning "plain, level
ground." The name is sometimes given because of its association with
the flowering shrub called Rose of
Sharon.
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SHEBA:
"Oath." Biblical name of a place in Ethiopia and several characters including the
queen of Sheba who visited Solomon
after hearing of his great wisdom.
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SHERAH:
Biblical name of a daughter of Ephraim,
meaning "kinswoman."
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SHIPHRAH:
Biblical name of a midwife, meaning "beautiful."
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SHULAMMITE:
Biblical name mentioned in the Song of Songs, derived from the Hebrew word shalom,
meaning "peaceful."
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SUSANNA:
"Lily." Biblical form of Greek Sousanna, and Hebrew
Shoshannah. This was the name of the wife of
Joachim,
a woman who ministered to Christ,
and a woman wrongly accused of adultery.
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SYNTYCHE:
Greek biblical name of a woman mentioned by Paul
in one of his epistles, meaning "common fate."
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TABITHA: Aramaic
biblical name of a woman restored to life by Peter,
meaning
"gazelle." The Greeks translated this name to Dorcas
in the New Testament. See Acts 9:36.
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TALITHA:
"Little girl." English name derived from the Aramaic biblical
phrase talitha koum(i), "Little girl, I say to you, get
up," spoken by Jesus to the
little girl that he healed.
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TAMAR:
Biblical name of a daughter of David
and granddaughter of Judah,
meaning "palm tree."
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TARAH:
Biblical name of a place where the Israelites stopped on the Exodus, meaning
"loiterer, wanderer."
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TIRZAH:
Hebrew Biblical name of a daughter of Zelophehad,
meaning "favorable."
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TRYPHENA:
Biblical name of a woman greeted by Paul
in Romans 16:12. The name is a form of Greek Tryphaina, meaning
"delicate, soft."
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TZIPORAH:
Hebrew form of biblical Zipporah, meaning
"bird."
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VASHTI:
Biblical name of the wife of a minor character, meaning
"beautiful."
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YAEL:
Hebrew form of biblical Jael, meaning "wild she-goat."
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YEMIMA:
Hebrew form of biblical Jemima, meaning "dove."
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YISKAH: Name of a minor female character in Genesis.
It is a variant of Jesca, meaning "God sees."
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ZERUIAH:
Biblical name of David's
sister, meaning "stricken of the Lord."
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ZIBIAH: Hebrew biblical name
of the mother of King Joash, meaning
"deer."
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ZILLAH: Hebrew
biblical name of Lamech's second wife,
meaning
"shadow."
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ZILPAH:
Hebrew biblical name of a slave-girl who was given to Jacob
by Leah, meaning
"frail."
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ZIPPORAH:
Biblical name of the wife of Moses,
meaning "bird."
