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Names in Hebrew

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A list of all modern Hebrew names and their meaning. Names are sorted according to categories, including botanical names, names of places, zoological names, etc. and historical periods including modern, biblical and Talmudic eras.

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Minerals and Precious Stones

Hebrew Name Meaning Gender
Golda
גּוֹלְדָּה
 		The name is derived of the word "gold" in English, German and other languages.
Inbar
עִנְבָּר
 		Amber; the honey-like yellow color of amber.
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית
 		Pearl; a precious object.
Paz
פָּז
 		Pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold.
Pazit
פַּזִּית
 		The name is derived of the word פָּז (paz), which means: pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold.
Peninnah (Pnina)
פְּנִנָּה (פנינה)
 		In modern Hebrew, the name "פְּנִנָּה" (Pnina) sounds like the word פְּנִינָה (pnina, "pearl").
Sapir (Sappir)
סַפִּיר
 		Sapir was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. The Classical Hebrew word refers to lapis lazuli. In Modern Hebrew, this word refers to sapphire.
Sela
סֶלַע
 		Rock.
Shamir
שָׁמִיר
 		Dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee.
Shamira
שָׁמִירָה
 		The name "Shamira" is derived of the word "shamir", which means: dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee.
Shoham
שֹׁהַם (שוהם)
 		Shoham was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. It is sometimes identified as a black Onyx.
Zehava
זֶהָבָה
 		The name is derived of the word זָהָב (zahav, "gold").
Zehavit
זְהָבִית
 		The name is derived of the word זָהָב (zahav, "gold").
Zur (Tzur, Tsur)
צוּר
 		Big rock.