Theophory in the Bible
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Theophory refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew
theophory occurs in the Bible
, particularly in the Old Testament
. The most prominent theophory involves
The name Jael
also appears to refer to El in English, but contains ayin
rather than the aleph
of El.
The name Rachel
also appears to refer to El in English, but contains chet
.
and their meanings in Hebrew:
, although it is sometimes used to refer to other specific deities, including Yahweh
, and on other occasions is used to refer to an arbitrary lord of this area.
The following is an alphabetical list of names referring Ba'al, and their meanings in Hebrew:
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
theophory occurs in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, particularly in the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
. The most prominent theophory involves
- names referring to ElEl (god)is a Northwest Semitic word meaning "deity", cognate to Akkadian and then to Hebrew : Eli and Arabic )....
, a word meaning might, power and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of Baal. - names referring to Yah, a shortened form of YahwehYahwehYahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
. - names referring to Levantine deities (especially the storm god, HadadHadadHaddad was a northwest Semitic storm and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the Akkadian god Adad. Hadad was often called simply Ba‘al , but this title was also used for other gods. The bull was the symbolic animal of Hadad. He appeared as a bearded deity, often shown as holding a club and...
) by the epithetEpithetAn epithet or byname is a descriptive term accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It is also a descriptive title...
BaalBaalBaʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
, meaning lord. In later times, as the conflict between the Mosaic law and the more popular pagan practices became increasingly intense, these names were censored and Baal was replaced with Bosheth, meaning shameful one.
El theophory
The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to El and their meanings in Hebrew:- AbdielAbdielAbdiel is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of fictional characters and as a given name for several notable people...
– Servant of God - Abiel – God my Father
- Abimael – A Father sent from God
- Adbeel – Disciplined of God
- AdielAdielAdiel - ornament of God. The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurerunder David and Solomon . A family head ofthe tribe of Simeon . A priest ....
– Witness of God - AdiraelAdiraelAdirael is a mythological fallen angel. One of the 49 spirits now serving Beelzebub, the sub-prince of Hell. His name means "Magnificence of God"....
– Magnificence of God - AdrielAdrielAdriel - flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab . The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites Adriel - flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter...
– Flock of God - Advachiel – Happiness of God
- AmbrielAmbrielAmbriel is the name of an angel. Some believe that an angel presides over each sign of the zodiac, and Ambriel is associated with the sun sign of Gemini and the month of May....
– Energy of God - AmmielAmmielAmmiel means "people of God."# One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan . He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report ....
– People of God - Arael – Light of God or Vision of God
- ArielAriel (angel)Ariel is an archangel found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha. Generally presented as an authority over the Earth and its elements, Ariel has also been called an angel of healing, wrath & creation....
, Auriel – Lion of God - Armisael – Mountain of Judgment of God
- AsmodelAsmodelAsmodel is a fictional fallen angel, a comic book character published by DC Comics, his namesake deriving from the Asmodel of real Christian theology, the Angel of April and Patience. He first appeared in JLA #7, and was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter...
– Greatness of God - Azael – Whom God Strengthens
- AzazelAzazelAzazel or Azazael or Azâzêl is a term used three times in the Hebrew scriptures, and later in Hebrew mythology as the enigmatic name of a character....
– God Strengthens or Arrogant to God - AzraelAzraelAzrael is the name of the Archangel of Death in some extrabiblical traditions. He is also the angel of death in Islamic theology and Sikhism. It is an English form of the Arabic name ʿIzrāʾīl or Azra'eil , the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in some sects of Islam and Sikhism,...
– Help of God - Barakiel, Baraquiel – Lightning of God
- Barbiel – Illumination of God
- BarachielBarachielSaint Barachiel the Archangel ,, also Barchiel or Barkiel, is one of the seven Archangels in Eastern Orthodox tradition....
– Kindness of God or Ray of God - Bardiel – Humiliated Son of God
- BethelBethelBethel was a border city described in the Hebrew Bible as being located between Benjamin and Ephraim...
– House of God - Betzalel – Shadow/Path of God
- Bithiel – Daughter of God
- BoelBöelBöel is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
– God is in Him - Camael – He who Sees God
- CastielCastielCastiel is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:Castiel has an area, , of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.2% is forested...
– My cover is God - Chakel – Wisdom of God
- Chamuel – He who Seeks God
- DanielDanielDaniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...
– Judged by God or Judgement of God - Elad – God Forever
- Eli – a variant on the name of God, or "my God"
- ElianaElianaEliana, אֶלִיעַנָה , Ηλιάνα , إليانا , is a female given name found with that spelling in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.- Origin & Meaning :...
– My God Answers - Elijah (Elias) – Whose God is Jah, God Jah, The Strong Jah, God of Jah, My God is Jah. Reference to the meaning of both (ElEl (god)is a Northwest Semitic word meaning "deity", cognate to Akkadian and then to Hebrew : Eli and Arabic )....
i)-(JahJahJah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...
) - ElishaElishaElisha is a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic.-Biblical biography:...
– Salvation of God - Elishama – My God Hears
- Elishua – God is my salvation
- EliezerEliezerFor the mathematician and Tamil activist see C.J. Eliezer; for the AI researcher and writer on rationality see Eliezer Yudkowsky; for the Levite priest of the Hebrew Bible, see Eleazar...
– My God Helps - Elimelech – My God is King
- ElizabethElizabeth (given name)Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Elisávet , which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva , meaning "My God is an oath" or"My God is abundance."...
– My God is Oath - ElkanahElkanahElkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has purchased" and may refer to several persons in the Bible called Elkanah:* Elkanah , father of Samuel.* A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah....
– God has Possessed, or God has Created - Emmanuel – God is with us
- EzekielEzekielEzekiel , "God will strengthen" , is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet...
– God will Strengthen - Ezequeel – Strength of God
- EzraEzraEzra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
el – Help of God - GabrielGabrielIn Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an Archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.He first appears in the Book of Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions. In the Gospel of Luke Gabriel foretells the births of both John the Baptist and of Jesus...
, Gavriel – Man of God, God has shown Himself Mighty, Hero of God or Strong one of God - Gaghiel – Roaring Beast of God
- GamalielGamalielGamaliel the Elder , or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the mid 1st century CE. He was the grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder, and died twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem...
– Reward of God - Hamaliel – Grace of God
- Hanael – Glory of God
- ImmanuelImmanuelImmanuel or Emmanuel or Imanu'el . It is a theophoric name used in the Bible in and...
– God with us - Imriel – Eloquence of God
- Iruel – Fear of God
- IshmaelIshmaelIshmael is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, and was Abraham's first born child according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born of Abraham's marriage to Sarah's handmaiden Hagar...
, Ishamael – Heard by God, Named by God, or God Hearkens - Yisrael – Struggles with God or Prince of God
- Jekuthiel – God will support
- Jezreel – God will sow
- JoelJoel (prophet)Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...
– JahJahJah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...
is God - JophielJophielThe Archangel Jophiel is also known as Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel , Youfiel and Zophiel .-In Jewish and Cabalistic lore:...
, Lophiel, Yofiel, Zophiel - Beauty of God - Lee-El, Lee-el, Leeel – For God
- LelielLelielLeliel is an angel in Christian mythology. He is the Angel of Night and bears the title of, "Angelic ruler of the night." Some believe this angel to be the demon prince of conception....
– Jaws of God - Lemuel – Dedicated to God
- MahalalelMahalalelMahalalel, Mahalaleel, or Mihlaiel Hebrew מהללאל was a patriarch named in the Hebrew Bible.- Family :Mahalalel was a son of Kenan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam in the Old Testament of the Bible...
– The blessed God, The shining light of God, or The glory of God - Malahidael – King of God
- Matarael – Premonition of God
- MichaelMichaelMichael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
– Who is like God? a question - MishaelMishaelMishael, meaning who is like God may refer in the Bible to:*Mishael, son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam*Chaldeanized spelling of Meshach...
– Who is what God is? a question - NathanaelNathanaelNathaniel is a male name and surname. It comes from the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל/Nethan'el meaning "God has given"...
, NathanielNathanielNathaniel is a male name and surname. It comes from the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל/Nethan'el meaning "God has given"...
– Given by God or God has Given or "Gift of God" - Nemuel – Day of God
- OthnielOthnielOthniel is the first of the Biblical Judges.-Family:Othniel was related to Caleb, as his father Kenaz was either Caleb's brother or Caleb's father; both are plausible interpretations of Joshua 15:17. The Talmud argues that Othniel was Caleb's brother...
– Hour of God - Peniel, PenuelPenuelPenuel , also known as the "face of God", is a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called "Peniel" by Jacob, meaning 'face of God', "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared." Here Jacob wrestled "with a man"...
, Phanuel – Face of God - Priel – Fruit of God
- RamielRamielRâmîêl is a fallen Watcher in the apocryphal Book of Enoch, one of 20 leaders, mentioned sixth. Ramiel means "thunder of God" from the Hebrew elements ra'am and El, "God". Remiel is one of the archangels of the Christian and Islamic traditions, the Hebrew name meaning "Mercy of God" or "Compassion...
– Thunder of God - Raphael – God is Healing or Healing one of God
- RazielRazielRaziel |God]]") is an archangel within the teachings of Jewish mysticism who is the "Keeper of Secrets" and the "Angel of Mysteries"...
– Secret of God - Reuel – Friend of God
- SachielSachielIn kabbalistic and Christian angelology, Sachiel is an archangel of the order of Cherubim. The meaning of his name is given as "the covering of God" and he is associated with the Zodiacal sign Sagittarius, the weekday Thursday, wealth and charity. While in most sources Sachiel presides over...
– Price of God or Covering of God - Salatheel – I have asked God
- SahaquielSahaquielSahaquiel is called the "Angel of the Sky" , listed as one of the seven great archangels in the Third Book of Enoch from the Apocrypha of the Hebrew Bible, described as "the guardian of the fourth heaven ... prince of a heavenly host ... attended by 496,000 myriads of minstering angels."...
– Ingenuity of God - SamaelSamaelSamael is an important archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore, a figure who is accuser, seducer and destroyer, and has been regarded as both good and evil...
– Venom of God - Samiel – Blind God, epithet for BaalBaalBaʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
or the DemiurgeDemiurgeThe demiurge is a concept from the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy for an artisan-like figure responsible for the fashioning and maintenance of the physical universe. The term was subsequently adopted by the Gnostics... - Samuel – Name/Heard of God
- SarielSarielSariel is one of the archangels mainly from Judaic tradition. Other possible versions of his name are Suriel, Suriyel , Esdreel, Sahariel, Juriel, Seriel, Sauriel, Surya, Saraqael, Sarakiel, Jariel, Suruel, Surufeland Sourial.Suriel is sometimes identified with Ariel, Metatron, and Uriel...
– Moon of God - Shamshel – Lonely Conqueror of God
- ShealtielShealtielShealtiel or Greek-derived variant Salathiel was the son of Jeconiah, king of Judah. The Gospels also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah, while lists him as the son of an otherwise unknown man named Neri...
– I asked God [for this child] - Suriel – Command of God
- TamielTamielTamiel , also spelled Tâmîêl, is a fallen angel, the fifth mentioned of the 20 Watcher leaders of the 200 fallen angels in the Book of Enoch...
– Perfection of God - Tarfiel – God Nourishes
- Tzaphquiel – Contemplation of God
- UrielUrielUriel is one of the archangels of post-Exilic Rabbinic tradition, and also of certain Christian traditions...
– Sun of God or Fire of God - UzzielUzzielAccording to the Torah, Uzziel |El]] is my strength or God is my strength) was the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses...
– Power from God - Verchiel – Shining of God
- Za'afiel – Wrath of God
- ZadkielZadkielZadkiel or Hesediel is the archangel of freedom, benevolence, mercy, and the Patron Angel of all who forgive. Also known as Sachiel, Zedekiel, Zadakiel, Tzadkiel, Zedekul and Hesediel...
– Righteousness of God - Zagzagel – Splendor of God
- ZaphkielZaphkielZaphkiel , also written as Jafkiel, Japhkiel, Tzaphkiel, Zafkiel, Zafchial, Zaphchial, or Zaphiel, is an archangel. He is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel...
– Knowledge of God - Zeruel – Arm of God
- Zophiel – Beauty of God
False El theophory
The name Abel, which appears to refer to El, in fact is not an instance of theophory. Abel can be translated as "breath", "temporary" or "meaninglessness".The name Jael
Jaël
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also appears to refer to El in English, but contains ayin
Ayin
' or ' is the sixteenth letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic . It is the twenty-first letter in the new Persian alphabet...
rather than the aleph
Aleph
* Aleph or Alef is the first letter of the Semitic abjads descended from Proto-Canaanite, Arabic alphabet, Phoenician alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Syriac alphabet-People:*Aleph , an Italo disco artist and alias of Dave Rodgers...
of El.
The name Rachel
Rachel
Rachel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, is a prophet and the favorite wife of Jacob, one of the three Biblical Patriarchs, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife...
also appears to refer to El in English, but contains chet
Heth
-People:* Children of Heth, a Canaanite nation in the Hebrew Bible, purportedly named after Heth, son of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah* figures in the Book of Mormon:** Heth , an early Jaredite** Heth a later Jaredite...
.
Shaddai theophory
The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to ShaddaiShaddai
Shaddai was a late Bronze Age Amorite city on the banks of the Euphrates river, in northern Syria, as well as the name, or a signifying epithet of a West Semitic deity, whose name was attached by the Hebrews to that of El as one of the names of God in Judaism....
and their meanings in Hebrew:
- Zurishaddai – Shaddai is my rock
Yah theophory
The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to Yah/Yahweh and their meanings in Hebrew:- Abiah – Yahweh is my father
- AbijahAbijahAbijah or Abiah or Abia is a Biblical unisex name that means Aviya or "my Father is Yahweh" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament the name Abijah was borne by several characters:Women...
– Yahweh is my father - AbijamAbijamAbijam was the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam, the grandson of Solomon and the great-grandson of David. The Chronicler refers to him as Abijah ....
– Yam is my father (Yam is another name for Yah) - AdaiahAdaiahAdaiah was the father of Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. His grandson was King Josiah of Israel....
– ornament of Yahweh - Adalia – Yahweh is just
- AdonijahAdonijahAdonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel , which is contained in the Bible.-Life:After the death of his elder brothers Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne, but Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father...
– my lord is Yahweh - Ahaziah – vision of Yahweh
- Ahiah – brother of Yahweh
- AhijahAhijahAhijah is a name of several Biblical individuals:# Ahijah the Shilonite, the Biblical prophet who divided the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.# One of the sons of Bela . In AV called "Ahiah."...
– brother of Yahweh - AmariahAmariahAmariah means "said by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:#One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar...
– Yahweh says; integrity of Yahweh - AmaziahAmaziahAmaziah or Amasias may refer to:#Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah#A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite #A priest of the golden calves at Bethel...
– strength of Yahweh - AnaniahAnaniahAnaniah, in the Bible, is a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor . Ananiah, whose name means "protected by God," was identified by the 19th century French traveler V. Guerin, author of Description de La Jude'e, with the present-day Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of...
– Protected by Yah - AthaliahAthaliahAthaliah was the queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for six years. William F. Albright has dated her reign to 842–837 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele's dates, as taken from the third edition of his magnum opus, were 842/841 to 836/835 BC...
– Yahweh is exalted - Azariah – Yahweh has helped
- Bealiah – Yah is owner
- Dodavah(u) – Beloved of Yahweh
- HananiahShadrach, Meshach, and AbednegoShadrach, Meshach and Abednego are characters in the biblical Hebrew book of Daniel Chapters 1 – 3, known for their exclusive devotion to God. In particular, they are known for being saved by divine intervention from the Babylonian execution of being burned alive in a fiery furnace...
– Yahweh is gracious - HezekiahHezekiahHezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....
– Yahweh has strengthened - Hodiah – The splendour of Yahweh
- Hodaviah – Give thanks to Yahweh
- IsaiahIsaiahIsaiah ; Greek: ', Ēsaïās ; "Yahu is salvation") was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus...
– Salvation of Yahweh - Isshiah – Yahweh exists
- JabinJabinJabin is a Biblical name meaning 'discerner', or 'the wise'. It may refer to:* A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan , whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the...
– Son of Yahweh/Yahweh is a son - JeconiahJeconiahJeconiah "; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin , was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th Century BCE and was taken into captivity. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. After many excavations in Iraq, records of Jeconiah's...
– Yahweh has firmly established - JedaiahJedaiahJedaiah was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. Jedaiah lead the second of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24 documents the division of the priests during the reign of King David. These priests...
– Yah knows - Jedidiah – Beloved of Yah
- Jehoiachin – Yahweh is firmly established
- JehoiadaJehoiadaJehoiada in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. By his arranged marriage with the princess Jehosheba , he became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah...
– Yahweh knows - JehoshaphatJehoshaphatJehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
– Yahweh is judge - JehoshebaJehoshebaJehosheba , or Josaba, was the sister of King Ahaziah of Judah and the wife of Jehoiada, the High Priest of Judah. According to 2 Kings 11:2, she saved and hid her infant nephew Jehoash from the massacre ordered by his grandmother Athaliah...
– Yahweh is my oath - JehozadakJehozadakJehozadak is a character in the Bible, who name means Jehovah-justified. He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile ....
– Righteous is Yahweh - Jekamiah – Yahweh raises
- JeremiahJeremiahJeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...
– "Raised by YahwehYahweh exalts"Yahweh Appointed""Yahweh's Chosen" - Jeshaiah – Salvation of Yahweh
- JesseJesseJesse, Eshai or Yishai, is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ....
– Yahweh exists - JoabJoabJoab the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.- Name :...
– Yahweh is father - JochebedJochebedAccording to the Torah, Jochebed was a daughter of Levi and mother of Aaron, Miriam and Moses. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. No details are given concerning her life. According to Jewish legend, Jochebed is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs, in Tiberias.-Birth of Moses:The...
– Yahweh is glory - JoelJoel (prophet)Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...
– Yahweh is El/God - John – Yahweh is gracious
- Jonathan – gift of Yahweh
- Joseph – Yah has increased
- JosiahJosiahJosiah or Yoshiyahu or Joshua was a king of Judah who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Jewish scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after...
– supported of Yahweh - MalchijahMalchijahMalchijah is a biblical name belonging to several persons mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and means "Yahu is King" or "the king is Yahu".-In 1 Chronicles:...
– Yahweh is king - MicaiahMicaiahMicaiah son of Imlah is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He is not the same as the titular prophet of the Book of Micah, also called "The Morasthite" to distinguish him from Micaiah. Today Micaiah is a rare name and it is still debated if it is unisex or for men only.-Micaiah's prophecy:The events...
– Who is like Yahweh - Matityahu – Gift from Yah
- Neariah – Servant of Yahweh
- Nedabiah – Yahweh impels
- NehemiahNehemiahNehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work rebuilding Jerusalem and purifying the Jewish community. He was the son of Hachaliah, Nehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the...
– Yah comforts - Nethaniah – gift of Yahweh
- NetanyahuNetanyahuNetanyahu is a surname, and may refer to the following members of the Netanyahu family in Israel.First generation:* Benzion Netanyahu , scholar of Jewish history, Zionist activist, professor emeritus of Cornell University, author of The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth-Century Spain and...
– gift of Yahweh - ObadiahObadiahObadiah is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh." It is related to "Abdeel", "servant of God", which is also cognate to the Arabic name "Abdullah". Turkish name Abdil or Abdi. The form of Obadiah's name used in the Septuagint is Obdios; in Latin it is...
– Yahweh's servant or worshiper - Odelia – Thanks to Yah
- Pedaiah – Redemption of Yahweh
- Pelatiah – Yah has delivered
- Pelaiah – Yah has distinguished
- Pelaliah – Yah has judged
- PekahiahPekahiahPekahiah was a king of Israel and the son of Menahem, whom he succeeded, and the second and last king of Israel from the House of Gadi. He ruled from the capital of Samaria....
– Yah has observed - Reaiah – Yahweh has seen
- Rephaiah – Yah has healed
- SeraiahSeraiahSeraiah or Sraya is the name of several people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible:# The father of Joab ....
– Servant/prince of Yahweh - ShecaniahShecaniahShecaniah - "one intimate with God". A priest to whom the tenth lotcame forth when David divided the priests . One of the priests who were set "to give to theirbrethren by courses" of the daily portion ....
– One intimate with Yahweh - Shephatiah – Judged of Yahweh
- UriahUriah the HittiteUriah the Hittite was a soldier in King David’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He was the husband of Bathsheba, and was murdered by order of David by having the soldiers retreat from him in battle. Uriah's wife was pregnant by King David through an adulterous affair...
– My light is Yahweh - UzziahUzziahUzziah , also known as Azariah , was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons, whom the people appointed to replace his father...
– Yahweh is my strength - YehoshuaJoshuaJoshua , is a minor figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel and in few passages as Moses's assistant. He turns to be the central character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua...
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, JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
) – Yahweh saves, Yahweh is Savour, Yahweh is my Salvation - Zebadiah, Zabdi – Gift of Yahweh
- ZedekiahZedekiahZedekiah or Tzidkiyahu was the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon. He was installed as king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, after a siege of Jerusalem to succeed his nephew, Jeconiah, who was overthrown as king after a reign of only three months and...
– justice of or righteous is Yahweh - ZephaniahZephaniahZephaniah or Tzfanya is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. He is also called Sophonias as in the New Catholic Encyclopaedia and in Easton's [Bible] Dictionary....
– Yahweh hides or protects - ZechariahZechariah (given name)The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered". It is a theophoric name, the ending -iah being a short Hebrew form for the Tetragrammaton....
– Yahweh remembers
Baal theophory
Ba'al is a generic term meaning master; it can also be translated lord. In the Bible, it is frequently a reference to HadadHadad
Haddad was a northwest Semitic storm and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the Akkadian god Adad. Hadad was often called simply Ba‘al , but this title was also used for other gods. The bull was the symbolic animal of Hadad. He appeared as a bearded deity, often shown as holding a club and...
, although it is sometimes used to refer to other specific deities, including Yahweh
Yahweh
Yahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
, and on other occasions is used to refer to an arbitrary lord of this area.
The following is an alphabetical list of names referring Ba'al, and their meanings in Hebrew:
- Baal – master; lord
- Baalah – her lord; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse
- BaalathBaalathBaalath was a town of the tribe of Dan which was fortified by Solomon.-References:***Strong's Concordance Baalath01191 // tleb // Ba`alath // bah-al-awth' //...
– a rejoicing; our proud lord - Baalath-BeerBaalath-BeerA Biblical name, Baalath-Beer, also known as Ramoth of the South or simply Baal. was the name of a city of the Tribe of Simeon. It was located in Negev, evidently south of Beer-Sheba....
– subjected pit - Baal-berithBaal-berithBaal-Berith was the god of the Canaanite city, who later came to be viewed as the demon Baalberith by Christian demonology. According to the Book of Judges, his temple was destroyed when Abimelech quelled the rising of his subjects. The name denotes a form of Ba'al-worship prevailing in Israel,...
– lord of the covenant - BaaleBaale of JudahBaale of Judah, meaninah", was a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem . In 1 Chronicles 13:6, the city is called Kirjath-jearim ....
– same as Baalath - Baal-gadBaal-gadA place in ancient Israel, Baal-Gad was a Canaanite town in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, near the source of Jordan River. It was the most northern point to which Joshua's conquests extended. It probably derived its name from the worship of Baal...
– lord GadGad (deity)Gad was the name of the pan-Semitic god of fortune, and is attested in ancient records of Aram and Arabia. Gad is also mentioned by the Book of Isaiah , as having been worshipped by a number of Hebrews during the babylonian captivity. Gad apparently differed from the god of destiny, who was known...
, or lord of Gad, or lord of fortune/felicity - Baal-hamonBaal-hamonBa'al-Hamon was the chief god of Carthage, deity of sky and vegetation, depicted as a bearded older man with curling ram's horns, and considered the consort of the Carthaginian goddess Tanit....
– he who rules a crowd - Baal-hananBaal-hananBaal-hanan means "Baal is gracious". There are two men by this name in the Hebrew Bible....
– Ba'al is gracious - Baal-hermon – lord of destruction / of a cursed-thing
- BaaliBaali (title)Baali is a former title used by the Israelites for God. The title, which means "my lord," is derived from the possessive form of the honorific Baal. The Judeo-Christian prophet Hosea reproached Jews for applying the title to Jehovah. Instead, he said, they should have used the endearing title...
– my lord; lord over me - Baalim – lords; masters; (later Jewish use: false gods)
- BaalisBaalisBaalis is the name given in the Book of Jeremiah for the king of Ammon. He instigated the murder of Gedaliah, the Babylonian-appointed Jewish governor of Jerusalem.- Seal of Ba’alis :...
– a rejoicing/proud lord - Baal-meonBaal-meonA Biblical name, Baal-meon, meaning Lord of Dwelling, was the name of a town of Reuben, that some have identified as modern-day M'ain in Israel. It was allegedly the birthplace of the prophet Elisha....
– lord/master of the house - Baal-Peor – master of Peor; master of the opening
- Baal-perazimBaal-perazimBa'al-Perazim was a place in ancient Israel.It was the scene of a victory gained by David over the Philistines . It is called Mount Perazim in Isaiah 28:21...
– lord of divisions - Baal-shalisha – the lord that presides over three; the third idol
- Baal-tamarBaal-tamarBaal-tamar is a place of uncertain identification near Gibeah, mentioned the Book of Judges in the account of the battle between the Tribe of Benjamin and the other Israelites. Eusebius knew Baaltamar under the name of "Beth-thamar"; but at the present day it can not be located....
– master of the palm-tree - Baal-zebubBeelzebubBeelzebub -Religious meaning:Ba‘al Zəbûb is variously understood to mean "lord of flies", or "lord of the dwelling". Originally the name of a Philistine god, Beelzebub is also identified in the New Testament as Satan, the "prince of the demons". In Arabic the name is retained as Ba‘al dhubaab /...
– lord of the fly (satirical corruption of Ba'al-zebul - lord of princes) - Baal-zephonBaal-zephonBaal-zephon is a Hebrew name which means 'lord of the north', and refers both to a god the Hellenes knew as Zeus Kasios, the god of Mount Aqraa on the Syrian shore and associated with thunderbolts, the sea and a protector of maritime trade, and a place named in the Bible and described as being...
– the lord/possession of the north/hidden/secret
Bosheth
In later biblical and Jewish writing, some of the theophories in Ba'al were bowdlerised, with ba'al replaced by bosheth ((the) shameful (thing)):- Ishbosheth, from Ishba'al, man of ba'al.
Hadad
Apart from oblique references to Hadad by means of the word ba'al, some theophory references him directly:- Hadadezer - Hadad is my help
Others
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- AshurAshur (god)Ashur is the head of the Assyrian pantheon....
is creator of an heir - NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar was the name of several kings of Babylonia.* Nebuchadnezzar I, who ruled the Babylonian Empire in the 12th century BC* Nebuchadnezzar II , the Babylonian ruler mentioned in the biblical Book of Daniel...
- NabuNabuNabu is the Assyrian and Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort, Sarpanitum, and as the grandson of Ea. Nabu's consort was Tashmetum....
, preserve my firstborn son - SennacheribSennacheribSennacherib |Sîn]] has replaced brothers for me"; Aramaic: ) was the son of Sargon II, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria .-Rise to power:...
- SinSin (mythology)Sin or Nanna was the god of the moon in Mesopotamian mythology. Nanna is a Sumerian deity, the son of Enlil and Ninlil, and became identified with Semitic Sin. The two chief seats of Nanna's/Sin's worship were Ur in the south of Mesopotamia and Harran in the north.- Name :The original meaning of...
has replaced brothers - ShalmaneserShalmaneser VShalmaneser V was king of Assyria from 727 to 722 BC. He first appears as governor of Zimirra in Phoenicia in the reign of his father, Tiglath-Pileser III....
- ShulmanuShulmanuShulmanu is a god of the underworld, fertility, and war. He was worshipped by the Babylonians, Akkadians, and the western Semitic peoples. Shulmanu was found in Assyria circa 1400 BC to 700 BC and is known from Bronze Age inscriptions at Sidon....
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