Male Hebrew Names, Jewish Names

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451. MENASHSHEH (מְנַשֶּׁה): Hebrew name meaning "causing to forget" or "one who forgets." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eldest son of Joseph.
452. MEONOTHAI (מְעוֹנׄתַי): Hebrew name meaning "habitations of Jehovah" or "my habitations." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Ophrah.
453. MERARIY (מְרָרִי): Hebrew name meaning "bitter, unhappy." In the bible, this is the name of the third son of Levi.
454. MERED (מֶרֶד): Hebrew name meaning "rebellion." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Ezra.
455. MERODACH (מְרׄדָךְ): Hebrew form of Akkadian Marduk ("solar calf"), meaning "thy rebellion." In biblical times, this was the name of a Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was propitiated with human victims. Mordechai is a related name.
456. MESHEK (מֶשֶׁךְ): Hebrew name meaning "to draw." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Japheth.
457. MESHULAM: Variant spelling of Hebrew Meshullam, meaning "friend." In the bible, this is the name of a scribe and many other minor characters.
458. MESHULLAM (מְשֻׁלָּם): Hebrew name meaning "friend." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of Zerubbabel. 
459. METHUWSHAEL (מְתוּשָׁאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "man of God." In the bible, this is the name of a descendant of Cain.
460. METHUWSHELACH (מְתוּשֶׁלַח): Hebrew name meaning "man of the dart." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enoch. He lived to the age of 969 years. 
461. METUSHELACH (מְתוּשֶלַח): Variant spelling of Hebrew Methuwshelach, meaning "man of the dart." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enoch. He lived to the age of 969 years. 
462. MEYDAD (מֵידָד): Hebrew name meaning "love." In the bible, this is the name of a prophet who lived in the time of Moses. Medad is the Anglicized form.
463. MEYER: Variant spelling of Hebrew Meir, meaning "giving light."
464. MICHA'EL (מִיכָאֵל): Variant form of Hebrew Miyka'el, meaning "who is like God?" 
465. MIDYAN (מִדְיָן): Hebrew name meaning "strife, war." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Abraham.
466. MIYKA'EL (מִיכָאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "who is like God?" In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the prince of Angels, the first archangel who was closest to God.
467. MIYKA (מִיכָא): Hebrew name meaning "who is like God?" In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the father of Mattaniah.
468. MIYKAH (מִיכָה): Hebrew name meaning "who is like God?" In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a minor prophet. The Anglicized form is Michah.
469. MORAG (מוֹרַג): Hebrew unisex name meaning "threshing board." Compare with strictly feminine Morag.
470. MORDEKAY (מָרְדְּכַי): Hebrew name of Persian origin, meaning "devotee of Marduk (Mars)" or "little man." In the bible, this is the name of a cousin of Queen Esther.
471. MORDIKAI: Variant spelling of Hebrew Mordekay, meaning "devotee of Marduk (Mars)" or "little man."
472. MOSHE (מׄשֶׁה): Hebrew name meaning "drawn out." In the bible, this is the name of the leader who brought the Israelites out of bondage and led them to the promised land. 
473. MOSS: Medieval Jewish form of Hebrew Moshe, meaning "drawn out." Compare with another form of Moss.
474. MOWAB (מוֹאָב): Hebrew name meaning "water," i.e. "seed," hence "of his father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lot.
475. NACHOWR (נָחוֹר): Hebrew name meaning "snoring" or "snorting." In the bible, this is the name of the son of Terah and brother of Abraham.
476. NACHUM: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nachuwm, meaning "comfort." In the bible, this is the name of a minor prophet who foretold the fall of Nineveh.
477. NACHUWM (נַחוּם): Hebrew name meaning "comfort." In the bible, this is the name of a minor prophet who foretold the fall of Nineveh.
478. NADAB: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nadav, meaning "generous." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eldest son of Aaron who was slain (along with his brother Abihu) by God for offering incense contrary to the law. 
479. NADAV (נָדָב): Hebrew name meaning "generous." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eldest son of Aaron who was slain (along with his brother Abihu) by God for offering incense contrary to the law. 
480. NADIR (נָדִיר): Hebrew name meaning "oath."
481. NAPHTALIY (נַפְתָּלִי): Hebrew name meaning "my strife" or "wrestling." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jacob and Bilhah.
482. NAT: Short form of Hebrew Nathan, meaning "a giver" or "whom God gave." Compare with another form of Nat.
483. NATAN (נָתָן): Variant spelling of Hebrew Nathan, meaning "a giver" or "whom God gave." 
484. NATE: Short form of Hebrew Nathan, meaning "a giver" or "whom God gave."
485. NATHAN (נָתָן): Hebrew name meaning "a giver" or "whom God gave." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of David. Compare with another form of Nathan.
486. NEBO (נְבוֹ): Variant spelling of Hebrew Nebow, meaning "Mercury" and "prophet." In the bible, this is the Hebrew name for a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters. It is also the name of a city in Moab, a city in Judah, and the name of the mountain where Moses died. 
487. NEBOW (נְבוֹ): Hebrew form of Babylonian Nabu, meaning "Mercury" and "prophet." In the bible, this is the Hebrew name for a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters. It is also the name of a city in Moab, a city in Judah, and the name of the mountain where Moses died. 
488. NEBUWKADNETSTSAR (נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר): Hebrew name of foreign origin, meaning "Nebo, defend my crown" or "Nebo, defend my firstborn son." In the bible, this is the name of a ruler of Babylon who conquered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed temples.
489. NECHEMIA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nechemya, meaning "Jehovah comforts" or "whom Jehovah comforts."
490. NECHEMIAH: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nechemya, meaning "Jehovah comforts" or "whom Jehovah comforts."
491. NECHEMYA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nechemyah, meaning "Jehovah comforts" or "whom Jehovah comforts."
492. NECHEMYAH (נְחֶמְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah comforts" or "whom Jehovah comforts." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a governor of Judah under the Persian king Artachshatra.
493. NEDABYAH (נְדַבְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "whom Jehovah impels." In the bible, this is the name of one of the sons of king Jehoiachin of Judah.
494. NEQOWDA (נְקוֹרָא): Hebrew name meaning "distinguished." In the bible, this is the name of the head of a family of Babylonian exiles.
495. NERIAH: Variant spelling of Hebrew Neriya, meaning "light of the Lord." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Baruch.
496. NERIYA (נֵרִיָּה): Hebrew name meaning "light of the Lord." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Baruch.
497. NERIYAHU (נֵרִיָּהוּ): Variant form of Hebrew Neriya, meaning "light of the Lord."
498. NES (נֵס): Hebrew name meaning "miracle."
499. NETA (נֶטַע): Hebrew unisex name meaning meaning "plant, shrub."
500. NETANEL (נְתַנְאֵל): Variant spelling of Hebrew Nethanel, meaning "given of God" or "whom God gave." 
501. NETANYA (נְתַנָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew Nethanyah, meaning "given of Jehovah" or "whom Jehovah gave." 
502. NETHANEL (נְתַנְאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "given of God" or "whom God gave." In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of many characters, including the fourth son of Jesse.
503. NETHANYAH (נְתַנָה): Hebrew name meaning "given of Jehovah" or "whom Jehovah gave." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the father of the murderer of Gedaliah.
504. NEVO: Variant spelling of Hebrew Nebo, meaning "Mercury" and "prophet."
505. NIMROWD (נִמְרוֹד): Hebrew name meaning "rebel." In the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of Noah who was a renowned hunter.
506. NIR (נִיר): Hebrew unisex name meaning "to cultivate a field."
507. NOACH (נׄחַ): Hebrew name meaning "rest." In the bible, this is the name of the last antediluvian patriarch, the main character of the flood story. 
508. NOAM (נׄעַם): Hebrew unisex name meaning "pleasantness."
509. NOGA (נׄגַה): Unisex form of Hebrew Nogahh, meaning "shining splendor," as of the fire or the sun. 
510. NOGAHH (נׄגַה): Hebrew name meaning "shining splendor," as of the fire or the sun. In the bible, this is the name of a son of King David.
511. NUWN (נוּן): Hebrew name meaning "fish." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Joshua.
512. OBADYAH (עוֹבַדְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "servant of God." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a minor prophet.
513. OBED EDOWN (עׄבֵדאֱדׄם): Hebrew name meaning "servant of Edom" or "he who serves the Edomites." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite and a Gittite.
514. OFRA (עָפְרָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ophrah, meaning "fawn."
515. OMER (עׄמֶר): Hebrew name derived from the word omer, meaning "sheaf." In the bible, this is "a measure" of dry things, containing the tenth part of an Ephah.
516. OMRIY (עָמְרִי): Hebrew name meaning "pupil of Jehovah" or "servant of Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Israel.
517. OPHRAH (עָפְרָה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "fawn." In the bible, this is the name of two places, and the name of a son of Meonothai. 
518. OREN (אׄרֶן): Hebrew name, denoting a lofty tree that gives off a tremulous sound when shaken by the wind; various translations include: "ash," "cedar," "elder," "fir," and "pine." In the bible, this is the name of a descendant of Judah.
519. ORI (אוֹרִי): Hebrew name meaning "my light."
520. OSHER (עׄשֶׁר): Hebrew name meaning "happiness."
521. OTHNIYEL (עָתְנִיאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "lion of God." In the bible, this is the name of the son of Kenaz.
522. OVADIA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Ovadya, meaning "servant of God."
523. OVADYA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Obadyah, meaning "servant of God."
524. OVED: Variant spelling of Hebrew Owbed, meaning "serving, worshiping."
525. OWBED (עוֹבֵד): Hebrew name meaning "serving, worshiping." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Ruth. 
526. OWDED (עׄדֵד): Hebrew name meaning "restorer." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Azariah, and the name of a prophet who lived in the time of King Ahaz.
527. OWMAR (אוֹמָר): Hebrew name meaning "eloquent, talkative" or "speaker." In the bible, this is the name of a grandson of Esau.
528. OWN (אוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "vigor" or "wealth." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah group.
529. OWNAM (אוֹנָם): Hebrew name meaning "vigorous, strong." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Jada. 
530. OWPHIYR (ריפִוֹא, רפִוֹא, ריפִאׄ): Hebrew name meaning "gold" or "reducing to ashes." In the bible, this is the name for gold and its characteristics, the name of a land or city, and the name of the eleventh son of Joktan.
531. PACHATH-MOWAB (פֵּחַת-מוֹאָב): Hebrew name meaning "governor of Moab" and "pit of Moab." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of Babylonian exiles, and the name of the father of Hashub. 
532. PALLUW (פַּלוּא): Hebrew name meaning "distinguished." In the bible, this is the name of the second son of Reuben.
533. PAROH (פַּרְעׄה): Hebrew name of Egyptian origin, meaning "great house." In the bible, this is a title for the king of Egypt.
534. PEQACHYAH (פְּקַחְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah sees" or "whose eyes Jehovah opened." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Samaria, the son of king Menahem.
535. PINCHAS (פִּנְחָס): Variant spelling of Hebrew Piynechac, a form of Egyptian Panhsj ("the Nubian"), but translated from Hebrew pinechac, meaning "mouth of brass." 
536. PIYNECHAC (פִּינְחָס): Hebrew form of Egyptian Panhsj ("the Nubian"), but translated from Hebrew pinechac, meaning "mouth of brass." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Eleazar. 
537. QAYIN (קַיִן): Hebrew name meaning "acquired, possessed." In the bible, this is the name of Adam and Eve's first son who killed his brother Abel. The Anglicized form is Cain.
538. QEHATH (קְהָת): Hebrew name meaning "assembly." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Levi and a grandson of Jacob.
539. QEINAN : Variant spelling of Hebrew Qeynan, meaning "possession." 
540. QÊNĀN: Tiberian form of Hebrew Qeynan, meaning "possession."
541. QENAZ (קְנַז): Hebrew name meaning "hunter." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Eliphaz and a brother of Caleb.
542. QEYNAN (קֵינָן): Hebrew name meaning "possession." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Enosh.
543. QORACH (קׄרַח): Hebrew name meaning "bald" or "ice." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. 
544. RAANAN (רַעֲנָן): Hebrew name meaning "fresh, luxuriant."
545. RAB: Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, meaning "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
546. RABI (רַבִּי): Hebrew name meaning "my teacher." Compare with another form of Rabi.
547. RAFA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, meaning "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think. 
548. RAM (רָם): Hebrew name meaning "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.
549. RAMAH (רַעְמָה): Hebrew name meaning "a lofty place." In the bible, this is the name of many places, including a place of battle between Israel and Syria. 
550. RAPHA (רָפָא): Hebrew name meaning "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think. In the bible, this is the name of a son of Benjamin and a descendent of Saul.
551. RAV (רַב): Hebrew name meaning "great" or "teacher."
552. RAVID (רָבִיד): Hebrew name meaning "jewelry, ornament."
553. REBA (רֶבַע): Hebrew name meaning "a fourth part." In the bible, this is the name of one of the five kings of Midian. Compare with feminine Reba.
554. RECHABAM (רְחַבְעָם): Hebrew name meaning "who enlarges the people." In the bible, this is the name of the son and successor of Solomon, who governed the kingdom of Judah.
555. REFAEL: Variant spelling of Hebrew Rephael, meaning "healed of God" or "whom God has healed." In the books of Enoch and Tobit, this is the name of an archangel.
556. REMIEL (רעמיאל): Hebrew form of Arabic Ramiel ("thunder of God"), meaning "mercy of God." In Christian and Islamic tradition, this is the name of a Watcher. He is one of the seven archangels listed in the Book of Enoch. He is the angel of hope, and has two main duties: he is responsible for divine visions, and guides the souls of the faithful to Heaven. It is also said that he is the archangel who was responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib. 
557. REPHAEL (רְפָאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "healed of God" or "whom God has healed." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Shemaiah and grandson of Obed-edom. In the books of Enoch and Tobit, this is the name of an archangel.
558. REUVEN: Variant spelling of Hebrew Reuwben, meaning "behold, a son!"
559. REUWBEN (רְאוּבֵן): Hebrew name meaning "behold, a son!" In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of Jacob and Leah.
560. REVA (רֶבַע): Variant spelling of Hebrew Reba, meaning "a fourth part."
561. RƏUWEL (רְעוּאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "friend of God." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Esau. In the Book of Enoch, this name is included as one of the seven archangels. He is known as the archangel of fairness, harmony, and justice; he oversees the other angels to make sure that they are all working peacefully together with mankind. All angels and archangels who transgress must face this angel who passes judgment and issues punishment. He belongs to the choir of Principalities and is mainly focused on keeping heaven pure of corruption. He is the angel who carried Enoch to heaven and back to earth. He is identified with the angel of the 5th Seal in Revelation 6:9-11, and is believed to be the angel who opens the bottomless pit. He is also sometimes identified with Abaddon, an angel believed by some to be the devil. There are references to a similar figure in Babylonian texts which refer to him as Rag or Ragumu, and in Sumerian texts as Rig. 
562. RIMMOWN (רִמּוֹן): Hebrew name of uncertain origin, meaning "pomegranate." In the bible, this is the name of several places, the name of a Benjamite of Beeroth. 
563. RINA: Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Rinnah, meaning "shouting for joy." Compare with strictly feminine forms of Rina.
564. RINNAH (רִנָּה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "shouting for joy." In the bible, this is the name of descendant of Judah. Although this is a masculine name in the bible, it is otherwise used primarily as a feminine name.
565. RO'I (1-רוֹעִי, 2-רׄאִי): Hebrew name meaning 1) "my shepherd" or 2) "my seer."
566. RON (רוֹן): Hebrew unisex name meaning "joy, song." Compare with another form of Ron.
567. RONI (רוֹנִי): Hebrew unisex name meaning "my joy" or "my song." Compare with strictly feminine Roni.
568. ROTEM (רוֹתֶם): Hebrew unisex name derived from the word rethem, found in the bible, meaning "juniper" or "broom plant," a shrub growing in the deserts of Arabia with yellowish flowers, and a bitter root which the poor were accustomed to eat. 
569. SABA (סָבָא): Hebrew unisex name meaning "aged, old." Compare with another form of Saba.
570. SABATH: Variant form of Hebrew Shabat, meaning "rest, Sabbath."
571. SALMA (שַׂלְמָה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "garment." In the bible, this is a masculine name only, the name of the father of Boaz. Compare with strictly masculine Saba.
572. SAMA'EL: Variant spelling of Hebrew Samael, the name of an Angel of Death, meaning "whom God makes" and "venom of God."
573. SAMAEL (סמאל): In Jewish mythology, this is the name of an archangel, a fallen angel, the Angel of Death or Poison, the accuser, seducer, and destroyer famously known as The Grim Reaper. He is said to be both good and evil, having been one of the heavenly host. He rules over seven habitations called Sheba Ha-yechaloth, infernal realms of the Earth. The Talmud states: "the evil Spirit, Satan, and Sama'el the Angel of Death, are the same"; and Samael is also therein equated with the biblical serpent who tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. He is called the Prince of Darkness and chief of the Dragons of Evil and is held responsible for the scorching wind of the desert called the simoom. It is probably the Hebrew form of Syrian Shemal ("left"), but composed of 'el "god" and suwm "to create" or "to place, to set," hence "whom God makes." It is also sometimes rendered "venom of God." Also spelled Samil and Sammael.
574. SAMIL: Variant form of Hebrew Samael, the name of an Angel of Death, meaning "whom God makes" and "venom of God."
575. SAMMAEL (סמאל): Variant spelling of Hebrew Samael, the name of an Angel of Death, meaning "whom God makes" and "venom of God."
576. SARAF: Variant spelling of Hebrew Saraph, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."
577. SARAPH (שָׂרָף): Hebrew name meaning "burning one" or "serpent." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Shelah. It is also the name of a species of venomous serpents mentioned in Numbers 21:6, and the name of an order of six-winged angels mentioned by Isaiah who attend upon God.
578. SAVA (סָבָא): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Saba, meaning "aged, old." Compare with other forms of Sava.
579. SEIYR (שֵׂעִיר): Hebrew name meaning "hairy, rough." In the bible, this is the name of several place, and the name of a patriarch of the Horites.
580. SHABAT: Variant spelling of Hebrew Shabbath, meaning "rest, Sabbath."
581. SHABBATH (שַׁבָּת): Hebrew name meaning "rest, Sabbath." In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of the seventh day of the week, a day of rest.
582. SHACHAR (שַׁחַר): Hebrew unisex name meaning "dawn" or "morning."
583. SHADRACH (שַׁדְרַךְ): Hebrew name meaning "little friend of the king" or "rejoicing in the way." In the bible, this is a name given to Hananiah in the court of Babylon."
584. SHAHAR (שַׁחַר): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Shachar, meaning "dawn" or "morning."
585. SHAI (שַׁי): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "gift."
586. SHALLUWM (שַׁלּוּם): Hebrew name meaning "retribution." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the husband of Huldah the prophetess.
587. SHALOM (שָׁלוֹם): Hebrew name derived from the word shalowm, meaning "peace," or perhaps more correctly, of body, "healthy and sound."
588. SHAMGAR (שַׁמְגַּר): Hebrew name, possibly meaning "sword." In the bible, this is the name of a judge of Israel an son of Anath.
589. SHAMIYR (שָׁמִיר): Hebrew name meaning "a sharp point," hence "thorn." In the bible, this is the name of two towns.
590. SHAMUWR (שְׁמוּעָה): Hebrew name meaning "a message, tidings" or "that which is heard." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite.
591. SHANI (שָׁנִי): Hebrew unisex name meaning "crimson red." Compare with another form of Shani.
592. SHAPHAT (שָׁפָט): Hebrew name meaning "to erect" or "to judge." In the bible, this is the name of the father of the prophet Elisha, and several other characters.
593. SHARAR (שָׁרָר): Hebrew name meaning "enemy" or "to be firm, hard." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Ahiam.
594. SHAUWL (שָׁאוּל): Hebrew name meaning "asked for, desired." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the first king of Israel.
595. SHAY: Variant spelling of Aramaic/Hebrew Shai, meaning "gift." Compare with another form of Shay.
596. SHEALTIYEL (שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "borrowed from God." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Zerubbabel.
597. SHEFATYA (שְׁץַטְיָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew Shephatyah, meaning "whom Jehovah defends." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of David. 
598. SHEBA (1-שְׁבָא, 2-שֶׁבַע): Compare with feminine Sheba.
     1. Hebrew name meaning "oath" or "seven." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Joktan. 
     2. Hebrew name meaning "seven." In the bible, this is the name of a Benjamite, a Gadite, and a town.
599. SHELACH (שֵלַח): Hebrew name meaning "a missile, weapon." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Arphaxad.
600. SHELAH: Hebrew name meaning "a petition, prayer." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Judah. Compare with another form of Shelah.

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