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.
Names in Hebrew
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The Talmud Era
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Aba (Abba) אַבָּא |
Father. |
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Akiva (Akiba) עֲקִיבָא |
The name "Akiva" seems to be derived from the verb "לעקוב" (la'akov, "follow"). |
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Ben-Zion (Benzion) בֶּן-צִיּוֹן (בנציון) |
Son of Zion, son of Jerusalem. |
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Brurya (Bruria) בְּרוּרְיָה |
Brurya is the name of the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. |
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Giyora (Giora, Giyyora) גִּיּוֹרָא |
"Giyora", in Aramaic, is a person who has converted to Judaism. |
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Gurion (Guryon) גֻּרְיוֹן (גוריון) |
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Hiyya (Chiya) חִיָּא (חייא) |
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Meir (Me'ir) מֵאִיר |
The verb (leha'ir, "illuminate") in present tense masculine singular: illuminates. |
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Nahman (Nachman) נַחְמָן |
The name "nahman" is derived of the verb "לְנַחֵם" (lenachem, "comfort", "console"). |
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Nehorai (Nehoray) נְהוֹרַאי |
The name "Nehorai" is derived of the Aramaic word "נְהוֹר" (nehor) or "נְהוֹרָא" (nehora), which means "light". |
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Nittai (Nitai, Nitay) נִתַּאי (ניתאי) |
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Yanai (Yannai, Jannai) יַנַּאי |
Alexander Jannaeus (Yanai) was the king of Judah (103-76 B.C.E) at the time of the Second Temple. He belonged to the Hasmonean dynasty. |
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Yochai (Yohai) יוֹחַאי |
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