Male Hebrew Names, Jewish Names

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1. ABDOWN (עַבְדּוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "servant, worshiper." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the judges who ruled over Israel. Also spelled Avdon.
2. ABE: Short form of Hebrew Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude," and other names beginning with Ab-.
3. ABEY: Variant spelling of Hebrew Abie, meaning "father of a multitude."
4. ABI: Pet form of Hebrew Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude." Also spelled Avi. Compare with feminine Abi.
5. ABICHAIL (אֲבִיחַיִל): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Abiyhayil, meaning "father of might." 
6. ABIE: Pet form of Hebrew Abe, meaning "father of a multitude."
7. ABIHAYIL (אֲבִיחַיִל): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Abiyhayil, meaning "father of might." 

8. ABIYAH (אֲבִיָּה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "Yahweh is my father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Samuel, the mother of Hezekiah, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, a king of Judah, and several other characters. Also spelled Aviyah.

9. ABIYDA (אֲבִידַע): Hebrew name meaning "father of knowledge." In the bible, this is the name of one of Midian's five sons. 

10. ABIYDAN (אֲבִידָן): Hebrew name meaning "my father is judge." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the tribe of Benjamin. Also spelled Avidan.

11. ABIY'EL (אֲבִיאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "El (God) is (my) father." In the bible, this is the name of Saul's grandfather.

12. ABIYHAYIL (אֲבִיחַיִל): Hebrew unisex name meaning "father of might." In the bible, this is the name of the wife of Rehoboam, the father of Esther, a Levite who was the head of the house of Merari, and several other characters. Abihail is the Anglicized form. Also spelled Avichayil.

13. ABIYHUW (אֲבִיהוּא): Hebrew name meaning "he is (my) father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Aaron who was slain (along with his brother Nadab) by God for offering incense contrary to the law. 

14. ABIYMA'EL (אֲבִימָאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "my father is El (God)." In the bible, this is the name of Joktan's ninth son (of 13), a descendant of Shem.

15. ABIYMELEK (אֲבִימֶלֶך): Hebrew name meaning "Melek is father" or "my father is king." In the bible, this is the name name of several characters, including the king of Gerar who took Abraham's wife Sarah and was forced by God to return her. Also spelled Avimelech.

16. ABIYNO'AM (אֲבִינׄעַם): Hebrew name meaning "father of pleasantness." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Barak.

17. ABIYRAM (אֲבִירָם): Hebrew name meaning "my father is exalted." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, and the name of a son of Eliab who joined Korah in his rebellion against Moses. Also spelled Aviram.

18. ABIYSHALOWM (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם): Hebrew name meaning "father of peace." In the bible, this is the name of the father-in-law of Rehoboam. Also spelled Avishalom and Avshalom. 

19. ABIYSHAY (אֲבִישַׁי): Hebrew name meaning "my father is Jesse" or "my father is a gift." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of David's sister Zeruiah. He was the only one to accompany David when he went to the camp of Saul (1 Sam. 26:5-12). Also spelled Avishai.

20. ABNER: Hebrew name meaning "father of light." In the bible, this is the name of a cousin of Saul who was also a commander of his army. In use by the English. Also spelled Avner.

21. ABRAHAM (אַבְרָהָם): Hebrew name meaning "father of a multitude." In the bible, this is the name of the founding patriarch of the Israelites. Also spelled Avraham.

22. ABRAM (אַבְרָם): Hebrew name meaning "father of elevation." In the bible, this is Abraham's name before God changed it. Also spelled Avram. Compare with another form of Abram.

23. ACAPH (אָסָף): Hebrew name meaning "collector, gatherer." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including King David's chief musician.

24. ACH'AB (אַחְאָב): Hebrew name composed of the elements 'ach "brother" and 'av "father," hence "brother of father; uncle." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel.

25. ACHASHVEROSH (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹש): Hebrew form of Babylonian Achshiyarshu, meaning "great warrior" or "lion-king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Persia. 

26. ACHAZ (אָחָז): Greek and Hebrew name meaning "possessing, possessor." In the bible, this is the name of the eleventh king of Judah, son of Jotham. Also spelled Ahaz. 

27. ACHAZYAH (אֲחַזְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God holds" or "whom God holds." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Ahab and a son of Jehoram.

28. ACHIYAM (אֲחִיאָם): Hebrew name meaning "mother's brother," i.e. "uncle." In the bible, this is the name of one of King David's warriors.

29. ACHIYRAM (אֲחִירָם): Hebrew name meaning "brother of height." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Benjamin.

30. ACHYAN (אַחְיָן): Hebrew name meaning "brotherly" or "fraternal." In the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Manasseh.

31. ADAD (אֲדַד): Hebrew name meaning "I shall move softly: I shall love." In the bible, this is the name of an Edomite enemy God raised up to punish Solomon for his sins. Compare with another form of Adad.

32. ADALYA (אֲדַלְיָא): Hebrew name of Persian derivation, meaning "I shall be drawn up of God." In the bible, this is the name of the fifth son of Haman.

33. ADAM (אָדָם): Hebrew name meaning "earth" or "red." In the bible, this is the name of the first man created by God, the husband of Eve. Compare with another form of Adam.

34. ADDIE: Compare with feminine Addie.

    1. Pet form of Hebrew Adam, meaning "earth" or "red."

    2. Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Adi, meaning "my ornament" or "my witness."

35. ADI (עֲדִי): Hebrew unisex name meaning "my ornament" or "my witness."

36. ADIYN (עָדִין): Hebrew name meaning "dainty, delicate." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel.

37. ADIYNA (עֲדִינָא): Hebrew unisex name meaning "slender." In the bible, this is a masculine name only, the name of one of King David's captains.

38. ADIYNOW (עֲדִינוֹ): Hebrew name meaning "soft, delicate" or "his ornament." In the bible, this is the name of one of King David's warriors.

39. ADLAY (עַדְלַי): Hebrew name meaning "justice of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Shaphat, the overseer of David's herds. 

40. ADNA (עַדְנָא): Hebrew name meaning "pleasure" or "rest." In the bible, this is the name of a priest, and one of the family of Pahath-Moab who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. 

41. ADNAH (עדְנָה): Hebrew name meaning "pleasure." In the bible, this is the name of a captain in charge of over 300,000 men of Judah in the time of Jehosaphat.

42. ADONAI (אֲדׄנָי): Because the name of the Hebrew god, Jehovah, is considered too sacred to be spoken, the Jews substitute Adonai, meaning "my Lord." 

43. ADONIYAH (אֲדּׄנִיָּה): Hebrew name meaning "my Lord is Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of the fourth son of David, and a couple of other characters. 

44. AFFRA: Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Afra, meaning "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." 

45. AFRA (רפַעָ): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Aphra, meaning "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." 

46. AGRON (אַגְרוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "correspondence" or "vocabulary."

47. AHARON (אַהֲרׄן): Variant spelling of Hebrew Aharown, meaning "light-bringer." In the bible, this is the name of the older brother of Moses.

48. AHAROWN (אַהֲרׄן): Hebrew name meaning "light-bringer." In the bible, this is the name of the older brother of Moses.

49. AHAZ (אָחָז): Variant spelling of Hebrew Achaz, meaning "possessing, possessor." 

50. AKAN (עָכָן): Hebrew name meaning "one who troubles." In the bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death. 

51. AKAR (עָכָר): Variant form of Hebrew Akan, meaning "one who troubles." In the bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death. 

52. AKIVA (עֲקִיבָא): Variant form of Hebrew Yaakov, meaning "supplanter."

53. ALEXANDER (Hebrew: אֲלֶכְּסַנְדֶר): Anglicized form of Latin Alexandrus (Greek Alexandros), meaning "defender of mankind." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a son of Simon, a relative of the high priest, a Jew in Acts 19:33, and a coppersmith who opposed Paul.

54. ALIAH (עַוְלָה): Variant of Hebrew Alvah (having the letters transposed), meaning "evil, iniquity." In the bible, this is the name of a duke of Edom. 

55. ALLOWN (אַלוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "oak tree." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Simeon.

56. ALVA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Alvah, meaning "evil, iniquity." Compare with feminine forms of Alva.

57. ALVAH (עַלְוָה): Hebrew name meaning "evil, iniquity." In the bible, this is the name of a duke of Edom. Also spelled Aliah. 

58. AMAL (עָמָל): Hebrew name meaning "heavy, wearisome labor." In the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Asher. Compare with other forms of Amal.

59. AMARYAH (אֲמַרְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "whom God spoke of." In the bible, this is the name of a priest who lived in the time of King Jehoshaphat.

60. AMARYAHU (אֲמַרְיָהוּ): Variant form of Hebrew Amaryah, meaning "whom God spoke of."

61. AMASA (עֲמָשָׂא): Hebrew name meaning "burden." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Abigail.

62. AMASAY (עֲמָשָׂי): Hebrew name meaning "burdensome." In the bible, this is the name of a warrior and chief of the captains, a Kohathite ancestor of Samuel, a priest, and another Kohathite Levite who lived in the time of the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah. 

63. AMEN (Greek: Ἀμήν, Hebrew: אָמֵן): Greek and Hebrew name meaning "truly, so be it, verily." It was a custom which passed over from the synagogues into the Christian assemblies, that when he who had offered up a prayer to God, the others in attendance responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own. 

64. AMIAS: Short form of Hebrew Amiasaf, meaning "my people have been gathered in (reunited)." 

65. AMIASAF (עַמִּיאָסָף): Hebrew name meaning "my people have been gathered in (reunited)."

66. AMINADAV: Variant spelling of Hebrew Ammiynadab, meaning "servant of the prince."

67. AMIR (1: אָמִיר, 2: עָמִית): Compare with another form of Amir.

    1. Hebrew name meaning "mighty, strong."

    2. Hebrew name meaning "sheaf of corn."

68. AMIT (עָמִית): Hebrew unisex name meaning "friend." Compare with other forms of Amit.

69. AMITTAY (אֲמִתַּי): Hebrew name meaning "my truth." In the bible, this is the name of Jonah's father.

70. AMIY (אָמי): Hebrew name meaning "bond-servant." In the bible, this is the name of a servant of King Solomon.

71. AMMINADAV: Variant spelling of Hebrew Ammiynadab, meaning "servant of the prince."

72. AMMIY'EL (עַמִּיאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "one of the family of God." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a spy from the tribe of Dan who died in the plague. 

73. AMMIYHUWD (עַמִּיהוּד): Hebrew name meaning "one of the people of Judah." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the father of Shemuel.

74. AMMIYNADAB (עַמִּינָדָב): Hebrew name meaning "kindred of the prince." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Aram and a son of Kohath. Also spelled Amminadav and Aminadav.

75. AMMOWN (עַמּוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "kindred, tribal." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lot by his younger daughter.

76. AMOWC (עָמוֹס): Hebrew name meaning "burden." In the bible, this is the name of a man who prophesied in the northern kingdom and authored the Book of Amos.

77. AMOWN (אָמוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "skilled workman." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Judah, a governor of Samaria, and a descendant of one one of Solomon's servants. 

78. AMOWTS (אָמוֹץ): Hebrew name meaning "strong." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Isaiah the prophet.

79. AMRAM (עַמְרָם): Hebrew name meaning "kindred of the Most High." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Bani, and the father of Moses. 

80. AMYAS: Variant spelling of Hebrew Amias, meaning "my people have been gathered in (reunited)." 

81. ANAEL: Variant spelling of Hebrew Hanael, meaning "graciousness of the Lord." In Jewish lore, this is the name of angel associated with the planet Venus.

82. ANAH (עֲנָה): Hebrew name meaning "answer." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Zibeon. 

83. ANAK (עֲנָק): Hebrew name meaning "collar, neck-chain." In the bible, this is the name of the progenitor of the Anakim/Anakites who were descendants of the giant Nephilim. Also spelled Anaq.

84. ANAN (עֲנָן): Hebrew name meaning "cloud." In the bible, this is the name of one of heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Compare with another form of Anan.

85. ANANIY (עֲנָנִי): Hebrew name meaning "my cloud." In the bible, this is the name of the 7th son of Elioenai, descendant of David.

86. ANANYA (עֲנַנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "Jehovah clouds" or "what Jehovah covers." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Azariah who lived in the time of Nehemiah and assisted in rebuilding the city wall.

87. ANAQ (עֲנָק): Variant spelling of Hebrew Anak, meaning "collar, neck-chain." In the bible, this is the name of the progenitor of the Anakim/Anakites who were descendants of the giant Nephilim. 

88. ANAT (עַנָת): Unisex form of Hebrew Anath, meaning "answer (to prayer)."

89. ANATH: Hebrew name meaning "answer (to prayer)." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Shamgar. 

90. APHRA (רפַעָ): Hebrew unisex name derived from the word aphra, meaning "ashes, dust" and "clay, loam." In the bible, this is part of the name of a Philistine city, Bethel-aphrah.

91. ARAM (אַרָם): Hebrew name meaning "exalted." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a grandson of Noah. It is also an ancient name for Syria. Compare with other forms of Aram.

92. ARDIY (אַרְדִּי): Hebrew name meaning "I shall subdue." In the bible, this is the name of a son or grandson of Benjamin. 

93. ARDOWN (אַרְדּוֹן): Hebrew name meaning "fugitive." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Caleb.

94. AR'ELIY (אֲרְאֵלִי): Hebrew name meaning "lion of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Gad.

95. ARIAV (אֲרִיאָב): Hebrew name meaning "father is a lion."

96. ARI'EL (אֲרִיאֵל): Hebrew unisex name meaning "lion of god." In the bible, this is a name applied to the city of Jerusalem, and the name of a chief of the returning exiles. In the Apocrypha, this is the name of an archangel who rules the waters. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus, and the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest." 

97. ARIK (אָרִיק): Pet form of Hebrew Aryeh, meaning "lion." Compare with another form of Arik.

98. ARIYDAY (אֲרִידַי): Hebrew name of Persian origin, meaning "the lion is enough." In the bible, this is the name of the ninth of Haman's ten sons who were hanged by the Jews. 

99. ARPAKSHAD (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד): Hebrew name of foreign origin, possibly meaning "by the border of Asia." In the bible, this is a place name and the name of a son of Shem.

100. ARTACHSHASHTA (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא): Hebrew form of Persian Artachshatra, meaning "great warrior" or "lion-king." In the bible, this is the name of the son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia.

101. ARYE: Variant spelling of Hebrew Aryeh, meaning "lion." 

102. ARYEH (אֲרִי): Hebrew name meaning "lion." In the bible, this is the name of an officer of king Pekahiah. 

103. ASAR'EL (אֲשַׂרְאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "whom God has bound (by a vow)." In the bible, this is the name of a descendant of Judah.

104. ASHCHUWR (אַשְׁחוּר): Hebrew name meaning "blackness." In the bible, this is the name of a son of the father of Temeni.

105. ASHER (אָשֵׁר): Hebrew name derived from the word ashar, meaning "happy." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jacob. In use by the English.

106. ASHSHUWR (אַשּׁוּר): Hebrew name meaning "a step." In the bible, this is the name second son of Shem. It is also a name applied to the nation of Assyria and its people.

107. ASIF (אָסִיף): Hebrew name meaning "harvest." Compare with another form of Asif.

108. ASRIY'EL (אַשְׂרִיאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "vow of God." In the bible, this is the name of a son and great-grandson of Manasseh, and a son of Gilead.

109. ATIR (עַטִיר): Hebrew name meaning "crown, wreath."

110. ATSEL (אָצֵל): Hebrew name meaning "noble." In the bible, this is the name of a place near Jerusalem, and a descendant of Saul.

111. AVDON (עַבְדּוֹן): Variant form of Hebrew Abdown, meaning "servant, worshiper." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the judges who ruled over Israel.

112. AVI (אֲבִי): Pet form of Hebrew Avraham, meaning "father of a multitude." Also spelled Abi. Compare with feminine Avi.

113. AVICHAYIL (אֲבִיחַיִל): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Abihayil, meaning "father of might." 

114. AVIDAN (אֲבִידָן): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiydan, meaning "my father is judge." 

115. AVIGAL (אֲבִיגַל): Unisex form of Hebrew Avigayil, meaning "father rejoices."

116. AVIMELECH (אֲבִימֶלֶך): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiymelek, meaning "Melek is father" or "my father is king."

117. AVIRAM (אֲבִירָם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiyram, meaning "my father is mighty." 

118. AVISHAI (אֲבִישַׁי): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiyshay, meaning "my father is my gift." 

119. AVISHALOM (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abiyshalowm, meaning "father of peace." 

120. AVIV (אֲבִיב): Hebrew name meaning "spring."

121. AVIYAH (אֲבִיָּה): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Abiya, meaning "Yahweh is my father." 

122. AVNER (אֲבְנִיאֵל): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abner, meaning "father of light." 

123. AVRAHAM (אַבְרָהָם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude." 

124. AVRAM (אַבְרָם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Abram, meaning "father of elevation." 

125. AVSALOM (אֲבְשָׁלוֹם): Variant spelling of Hebrew Avshalom, meaning "father of peace." 

126. AVSHALOM (אֲבְשָׁלוֹם): Contracted form of Hebrew Abiyshalowm, meaning "father of peace." 

127. AYA: Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ayah, meaning "falcon" or "vulture."

128. AYAH (אַיָּה): Hebrew unisex name meaning "falcon" or "vulture." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Rizpah, and a Horite, the son of Zibeon.

129. AYAL (אַיָל): Hebrew name meaning "deer, gazelle."

130. AYALON (אַיָּלוֹן): Variant form of Hebrew Ayal, meaning "deer, gazelle."

131. AZANYAH (אֲזַנְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God hears." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Jeshua.

132. AZAR'EL (עֲזַרְאֵל): Hebrew name meaning "God has helped" or "whom God helps." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a son of Bani, one of King David's warriors, and a priest and musician.

133. AZARYA (עֲזַרְיָה): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "help of God." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar.

134. AZA'ZEL: (עֲזָאזֵל): Hebrew word (not name), meaning "entire removal" and "scapegoat." In the bible, this word is found in the law of the day of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern times, Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel of Death."

135. AZAZYAHUW (עָזַזְיָהוּ): Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is mighty." In the bible, this is the name of several minor characters, including the father of Hoshea.

136. AZIZ (עַזִּיז): Hebrew name derived from the word oz, meaning "might, strength." Compare with another form of Aziz.

137. AZRIY'EL (עַזְרִיאֵל): Hebrew name composed of the elements 'azar "help" and 'el "God," hence "help of God." In the bible, this is the name of several minor characters. 

138. BA'AL (Hebrew: בַּעַל): Semitic name of several storm gods, and the first king of Hell who had three heads and commanded 66 legions of demons, derived from the word ba'al, meaning "lord, master" or "possessor." In the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Reuben, and the grandfather of Saul.

139. BA'AL-ZEBUWB (בַּעַלזְבוּב): Hebrew name meaning "lord of the fly." In the bible, this is the name of a Philistine deity worshiped at Ekron.
140. BANIY (בָּנִי): Hebrew name derived from the word banah, meaning "built." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's warriors.
141. BARAQ (בָּרָק): Hebrew name meaning "flash of lightning." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Abinoam who, incited by the prophetess Deborah, delivered the Israelites from the yoke of Jabin. 
142. BARUWK (בָּרוּךְ): Hebrew name meaning "blessed." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a faithful attendant of Jeremiah to whom the apocryphal Book of Baruch is ascribed.
143. BARZILLAY (בַּרְזִלַי): Hebrew name meaning "man of iron." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a Gileadite leader who helped David against Absalom's rebellion.
144. BAZAK (בָּזָק): Hebrew name meaning "flash of light."
145. BELA (בֶּלַע): Hebrew name meaning "destruction." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Edom.
146. BELSHA'TSTSAR (בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר, בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר): Aramaic and Hebrew forms of Babylonian Beltesha'tstsar, meaning "Ba'al's prince" and Bel-Shar-Usur, "Ba'al protect the king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall.

147. BENAYAH (בְּנָיָה): Hebrew name meaning "God has built." In the bible, this is the name of the captain of David's guard and many other characters.

148. BENAYAHU (בֵּנָיָהוּ): Variant form of Hebrew Benayah, meaning "God has built." This form of the name also appears in the Old Testament bible.

149. BEN-OWNIY (בֶּן-אוֹנִי): Hebrew name meaning "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this is the name given to Benjamin by his mother Rachel as she died giving birth to him.

150. BENYAMIN: Variant spelling of Hebrew Binyamin, meaning "son of the right hand." 

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