Here’s our full list of biblical names that begin with ‘J’, focusing on people and places. Check out our A-Z directory hub for more.
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1) Jabal
Original (Hebrew): יָבָל (Yāḇāl)
Meaning: “Stream” or “flowing”
First Appearance: Genesis 4:20
Description: A descendant of Cain, described as the “ancestor of all who live in tents and raise livestock.”
2) Jabbok
Original (Hebrew): יַבֹּק (Yabbōq)
Meaning: “Wrestling” or “pouring out”
First Appearance: Genesis 32:22
Description: A river east of the Jordan River. It was at the Jabbok that Jacob wrestled with a mysterious man and had his name changed to Israel.
3) Jabesh
Original (Hebrew): יָבֵשׁ (Yāḇēš)
Meaning: “Dry” or “parched”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 11:1
Description: Shortened form of Jabesh-gilead.
4) Jabesh-gilead
Original (Hebrew): יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד (Yāḇēš Gilʿāḏ)
Meaning: “Dry (place) of Gilead”
First Appearance: Judges 21:8
Description: A city east of the Jordan River in the region of Gilead. Its inhabitants were notably rescued by Saul from the Ammonites early in his reign.
5) Jabez
Original (Hebrew): יַעְבֵּץ (Yaʿbēṣ)
Meaning: Possibly “he causes pain” or “sorrow”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:9
Description: A descendant of Judah whose prayer for God’s blessing is recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:10.
6) Jabin
Original (Hebrew): יָבִין (Yāḇîn)
Meaning: “Discerner” or “one who understands”
First Appearance: Joshua 11:1
Description: The name of two Canaanite kings. One was the king of Hazor, who formed a coalition against Joshua and was defeated. The other was a king of Hazor who oppressed Israel during the time of the Judges, and was defeated by Deborah and Barak.
7) Jabneel
Original (Hebrew): יַבְנְאֵל (Yaḇnəʾēl)
Meaning: “God will build”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:11
Description: A town on the border of Judah, near the Mediterranean Sea, also called Jabneh. Also, a town in the territory of Naphtali.
8) Jabneh
Original (Hebrew): יַבְנֶה (Yaḇne)
Meaning: “God will build”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 26:6
Description: A Philistine city captured by King Uzziah of Judah. It is the same as Jabneel.
9) Jachan
Original (Hebrew): יַכָן
Meaning: “Troublesome” or “afflictive”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Description: A Gadite. Also spelled Jakan.
10) Jachin
Original (Hebrew): יָכִין
Meaning: “He (God) will establish”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:10
Description: A son of Simeon, also called Jarib. Also, the name of one of the two bronze pillars in front of Solomon’s temple. Also, a priest in Jerusalem after the exile, also spelled Jakin.
11) Jacob
Original (Hebrew): יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqōḇ)
Meaning: “He takes by the heel” or “he supplants”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:26
Description: The son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the twin brother of Esau. He was the third great patriarch of Israel. Through trickery he obtained his brother’s birthright and his father’s blessing. He wrestled with God and had his name changed to Israel. He had twelve sons, who became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
12) Jada
Original (Hebrew): יָדָע (Yāḏāʿ)
Meaning: “He (God) knows”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:28
Description: A descendant of Judah through the family of Jerahmeel.
13) Jadau
Original (Hebrew): יַדּוּע
Meaning: “Known” or “famous”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 10:22
Description: Also spelled Jaddua, one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.
14) Jaddua
Original (Hebrew): יַדּוּעַ (Yaddûaʿ)
Meaning: “Known”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 10:21
Description: A priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. Also spelled Jadau.
15) Jaddus
Original (Greek): Ἰαδδοῦς (Iaddous)
Meaning: “Known”
First Appearance: 1 Esdras 5:58 (Apocrypha)
Description: A man who married a foreign wife and had to send her away. Not included in the Protestant Bible, but in the Catholic and Orthodox canon.
16) Jadon
Original (Hebrew): יָדוֹן (Yāḏôn)
Meaning: “He will judge” or “he will rule”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 3:7
Description: A man from Meronoth who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah.
17) Jael
Original (Hebrew): יָעֵל (Yāʿēl)
Meaning: “Mountain goat” or “ibex”
First Appearance: Judges 4:17
Description: The wife of Heber the Kenite. She killed Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept.
18) Jah
Original (Hebrew): יָהּ (Yah)
Meaning: “Yahweh” (shortened form)
First Appearance: Exodus 15:2
Description: A shortened form of the name Yahweh, the God of Israel. It often appears as an element in names and in the phrase “Hallelujah” (“praise Yah”).
19) Jahath
Original (Hebrew): יַחַת (Yaḥaṯ)
Meaning: “He (God) will snatch up” or “he will take away”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:2
Description: A descendant of Judah. Also, the name of several Levites.
20) Jahaz
Original (Hebrew): יַהַץ (Yahaṣ) or יַהְצָה (Yahṣā)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh sees” or a place name meaning “trodden down”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:23
Description: A place east of the Jordan where the Israelites defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites. Also spelled Jahzah, Jahazah, and Jahzah.
21) Jahaza
Original (Hebrew): יַהְצָה
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh sees” or a place name meaning “trodden down”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 2:32
Description: Another spelling of Jahaz.
22) Jahazah
Original (Hebrew): יַהְצָה
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh sees” or a place name meaning “trodden down”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:18
Description: Another spelling of Jahaz.
23) Jahaziah
Original (Hebrew): יַחְזְיָה (Yaḥzəyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh sees”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:15
Description: A man who opposed Ezra’s plan to dissolve the marriages of Israelites who had taken foreign wives.
24) Jahaziel
Original (Hebrew): יַחֲזִיאֵל (Yaḥazîʾēl)
Meaning: “God sees” or “seen by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Description: One of the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag. Also, several other Levites, including a priest, a Kohathite, and a son of Hebron, and the son of Zechariah, a prophet in the time of Jehoshaphat.
25) Jahdai
Original (Hebrew): יַהְדָּי (Yahdāy)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will lead” or “led by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:47
Description: A descendant of Caleb.
26) Jahdiel
Original (Hebrew): יַחְדִּיאֵל (Yaḥdîʾēl)
Meaning: “God will gladden” or “rejoiced by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:24
Description: A leader of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan.
27) Jahdo
Original (Hebrew): יַחְדּוֹ (Yaḥdô)
Meaning: “He (God) will rejoice” or possibly “his union”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Description: A Gadite, the son of Buz.
28) Jahleel
Original (Hebrew): יַחְלְאֵל (Yaḥləʾēl)
Meaning: “Hope in God” or “wait for God”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:14
Description: A son of Zebulun and founder of a Zebulunite clan.
29) Jahleelites
Original (Hebrew): יַחְלְאֵלִי (Yaḥləʾēlî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jahleel”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:26
Description: A clan within the tribe of Zebulun, descended from Jahleel.
30) Jahmai
Original (Hebrew): יַחְמַי (Yaḥmay)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will protect” or “Yahweh will comfort”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:2
Description: A descendant of Issachar.
31) Jahzah
Original (Hebrew): יַהְצָה
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh sees” or a place name meaning “trodden down”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:78
Description: Another spelling of Jahaz.
32) Jahzeel
Original (Hebrew): יַחְצְאֵל (Yaḥṣəʾēl)
Meaning: “God apportions” or “God divides”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:24
Description: A son of Naphtali and founder of a Naphtalite clan. Also spelled Jahziel.
33) Jahzeelites
Original (Hebrew): יַחְצְאֵלִי (Yaḥṣəʾēlî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jahzeel”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:48
Description: A clan within the tribe of Naphtali, descended from Jahzeel.
34) Jahzerah
Original (Hebrew): יַחְזֵרָה (Yaḥzērā)
Meaning: Possibly “may he bring back” or “may he restore”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:12
Description: An ancestor of a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.
35) Jahziel
Original (Hebrew): יַחְצִיאֵל (Yaḥṣîʾēl)
Meaning: “God apportions” or “God divides”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:13
Description: Another spelling of Jahzeel, a son of Naphtali.
36) Jair
Original (Hebrew): יָאִיר (Yāʾîr)
Meaning: “He (God) will enlighten” or “he will awaken”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:41
Description: A descendant of Manasseh who conquered a region in Gilead and named it Havoth-jair. Also, a judge of Israel who judged for 22 years, the father of Mordecai, and the father of Elhanan, one of David’s mighty men.
37) Jairite
Original (Hebrew): יָאִירִי (Yāʾîrî)
Meaning: “Descendant of Jair” or “from a place named Jair”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 20:26
Description: A designation for Ira, who was a priest to David.
38) Jaakan
Original (Hebrew): יַעֲקָן
Meaning: “He will twist” or “he will oppress”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 10:6
Description: A Horite clan descended from Seir, also called Akan.
39) Jairus
Original (Greek): Ἰάϊρος (Iairos)
Meaning: “He (God) will enlighten” or “he will awaken” (Greek form of Jair)
First Appearance: Mark 5:22
Description: A ruler of a synagogue whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus.
40) Jakan
Original (Hebrew): יָקָן
Meaning: “He will establish” or “he will make firm”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Description: A Gadite, also spelled Jachan.
41) Jakeh
Original (Hebrew): יָקֶה (Yāqé)
Meaning: “Pious” or “obedient”
First Appearance: Proverbs 30:1
Description: The father of Agur, the author of Proverbs 30.
42) Jakin
Original (Hebrew): יָכִין
Meaning: “He (God) will establish”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:10
Description: A son of Simeon, also called Jachin. Also, a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.
43) Jakinites
Original (Hebrew): יָכִינִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Jakin” or “Jachin”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:12
Description: A clan within the tribe of Simeon, descended from Jakin/Jachin.
44) Jalon
Original (Hebrew): יָלוֹן (Yālôn)
Meaning: “He will lodge” or “he will tarry”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:17
Description: A descendant of Judah.
45) Jambres
Original (Greek): Ἰαμβρῆς (Iambrēs)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown
First Appearance: 2 Timothy 3:8
Description: One of the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses, according to Jewish tradition. He is not mentioned by name in the Old Testament.
46) James
Original (Greek): Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos)
Meaning: “Supplanter” (Greek form of Jacob)
First Appearance: Matthew 4:21
Description: The name of several New Testament figures: James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles and brother of John; James the son of Alphaeus, another of the twelve apostles; James the half-brother of Jesus, who became a leader in the Jerusalem church and is traditionally considered the author of the book of James; and James the younger, the son of Mary.
47) Jamin
Original (Hebrew): יָמִין (Yāmîn)
Meaning: “Right hand” or “south”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:10
Description: A son of Simeon and founder of a Simeonite clan. Also, a descendant of Judah, and a Levite who helped explain the Law to the people in the time of Ezra.
48) Jaminites
Original (Hebrew): יָמִינִי (Yāmînî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jamin”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:12
Description: A clan within the tribe of Simeon, descended from Jamin.
49) Jamlech
Original (Hebrew): יַמְלֵךְ (Yamlēḵ)
Meaning: “He (God) will make king” or “he will reign”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:34
Description: A leader of the tribe of Simeon.
50) Janna
Original (Greek): Ἰαννά (Ianna)
Meaning: Possibly a Greek form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning “grace” or “favor”
First Appearance: Luke 3:24
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy. Also spelled Jannai.
51) Jannai
Original (Greek): Ἰανναί (Iannai)
Meaning: Possibly a Greek form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning “grace” or “favor”
First Appearance: Luke 3:24
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy, also spelled Janna.
52) Jannes
Original (Greek): Ἰαννῆς (Iannēs)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown
First Appearance: 2 Timothy 3:8
Description: One of the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses, according to Jewish tradition. He is not mentioned by name in the Old Testament.
53) Janoah
Original (Hebrew): יָנוֹחַ (Yānôaḥ)
Meaning: “He (God) will rest” or “he will give rest”
First Appearance: Joshua 16:6
Description: A town on the border of Ephraim. Also, a town in Naphtali captured by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria. Also spelled Janohah.
54) Janohah
Original (Hebrew): יָנוֹחָה (Yānôḥā)
Meaning: “He (God) will rest” or “he will give rest”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:29
Description: Alternate spelling of Janoah, a town in Naphtali.
55) Japheth
Original (Hebrew): יֶפֶת (Yép̄eṯ)
Meaning: “Expansion” or “may he expand”
First Appearance: Genesis 5:32
Description: One of the three sons of Noah. He and his wife were saved from the flood in the ark. He is considered the ancestor of various peoples in Europe and Asia.
56) Japhia
Original (Hebrew): יָפִיעַ (Yāp̄îaʿ)
Meaning: “He (God) will shine” or “he will appear”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 5:15
Description: One of David’s sons born in Jerusalem. Also, a king of Lachish, and a town on the border of Zebulun.
57) Japhlet
Original (Hebrew): יַפְלֵט (Yap̄lēṭ)
Meaning: “He (God) will deliver” or “he will rescue”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:32
Description: An Asherite, a son of Heber.
58) Japhleti
Original (Hebrew): יַפְלֵטִי (Yap̄lēṭî)
Meaning: “Belonging to Japhlet” or “Japhletite”
First Appearance: Joshua 16:3
Description: A designation for the boundary of the territory of Ephraim, possibly indicating a place named after Japhlet or a clan descended from him.
59) Jarah
Original (Hebrew): יַעְרָה (Yaʿrā)
Meaning: “Forest” or “honeycomb”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:42
Description: A descendant of Saul, also called Jehoaddah.
60) Jareb
Original (Hebrew): יָרֵב (Yārēḇ)
Meaning: “He will contend” or “he will strive”
First Appearance: Hosea 5:13
Description: A symbolic name for the king of Assyria in the book of Hosea.
61) Jared
Original (Hebrew): יֶרֶד (Yéreḏ)
Meaning: “Descent”
First Appearance: Genesis 5:15
Description: A descendant of Seth and the father of Enoch. He lived for 962 years. Also, a descendant of Judah.
62) Jaresiah
Original (Hebrew): יַאֲרֶשְׁיָה
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh nourishes” or “Yahweh possesses”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:27
Description: Alternate spelling of Jareshiah.
63) Jareshiah
Original (Hebrew): יַאֲרֶשְׁיָה (Yaʾarešyā)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh nourishes” or “Yahweh possesses”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:27
Description: A Benjamite. Also spelled Jaresiah.
64) Jarha
Original (Hebrew): יַרְחָע (Yarḥāʿ)
Meaning: Possibly “moon” or “month”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:34
Description: An Egyptian servant of Sheshan, a descendant of Judah.
65) Jarib
Original (Hebrew): יָרִיב (Yārîḇ)
Meaning: “He (God) will contend” or “he will strive”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:24
Description: A son of Simeon, also called Jachin. Also, one of the leaders sent by Ezra to find Levites to serve in the temple, and a priest who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
66) Jarmuth
Original (Hebrew): יַרְמוּת (Yarmûṯ)
Meaning: “Height” or “elevation”
First Appearance: Joshua 10:3
Description: A Canaanite city whose king was defeated by Joshua. It was located in the territory of Judah. Also, a Levitical city in the territory of Issachar.
67) Jaroah
Original (Hebrew): יָרוֹחַ (Yārôaḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “new moon” or “he will be compassionate”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Description: A Gadite.
68) Jashar
Original (Hebrew): יָשָׁר
Meaning: “Upright” or “just”
First Appearance: Joshua 10:13
Description: The Book of Jashar is mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18. This book is no longer extant but may have been a collection of ancient Hebrew poetry or songs.
69) Jashen
Original (Hebrew): יָשֵׁן (Yāšēn)
Meaning: “Sleeping” or “old”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:32
Description: The father or ancestor of some of David’s mighty men.
70) Jashobeam
Original (Hebrew): יָשָׁבְעָם (Yāšāḇʿām)
Meaning: “The people will return” or “let the people return”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:11
Description: One of David’s mighty men, also called Josheb-basshebeth. He was a Hachmonite or a Tahchemonite and was considered the chief of David’s captains.
71) Jashub
Original (Hebrew): יָשׁוּב (Yāšûḇ)
Meaning: “He will return”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:24
Description: A son of Issachar and founder of a clan within the tribe, also called Iob and Job. Also, an Israelite who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
72) Jashubi-lehem
Original (Hebrew): יָשֻׁבִי לֶ֫חֶם (Yāšuḇî Léḥem)
Meaning: Possibly “returner to Lehem” or “they returned to Lehem”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:22
Description: A place or possibly a person, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah.
73) Jashubites
Original (Hebrew): יָשׁוּבִי (Yāšûḇî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jashub”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:24
Description: A clan within the tribe of Issachar, descended from Jashub.
74) Jasiel
Original (Hebrew): יַעֲשִׂיאֵל (Yaʿaśîʾēl)
Meaning: “God makes” or “made by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:47
Description: One of David’s mighty men, also called Jaasiel.
75) Jason
Original (Greek): Ἰάσων (Iasōn)
Meaning: “Healer”
First Appearance: Acts 17:5
Description: A Jewish Christian in Thessalonica who hosted Paul and Silas. He was arrested and forced to pay a bond because of his association with them. Also, the father of Antipater.
76) Jathniel
Original (Hebrew): יָתְנִיאֵל (Yāṯnîʾēl)
Meaning: “God gives” or “gift of God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 26:2
Description: A Korahite Levite, a gatekeeper in the time of David.
77) Jattir
Original (Hebrew): יַתִּיר (Yattîr)
Meaning: “Pre-eminence” or “excellence”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:48
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah, later assigned to the Levites.
78) Javan
Original (Hebrew): יָוָן (Yāwān)
Meaning: “Greece” or “Ionia”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:2
Description: A son of Japheth and the ancestor of various peoples in the Mediterranean region, including the Greeks.
79) Jazer
Original (Hebrew): יַעְזֵר (Yaʿzēr)
Meaning: “Helpful” or “whom God helps”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:32
Description: A city east of the Jordan River, in the region of Gilead. It was captured by the Israelites and later assigned to the tribe of Gad, and became a Levitical city.
80) Jaziz
Original (Hebrew): יָזִיז (Yāzîz)
Meaning: Possibly “he will make go forth” or “he will lead out”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:31
Description: A Hagrite, overseer of David’s flocks.
81) Jeaterai
Original (Hebrew): יְאָתְרַי (Yəʾāṯəray)
Meaning: “Yahweh leads” or “Yahweh makes abundant”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:21
Description: A Gershonite Levite, also called Ethni.
82) Jeberechiah
Original (Hebrew): יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ (Yəḇéreḵyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh will bless” or “blessed by Yahweh”
First Appearance: Isaiah 8:2
Description: The father of Zechariah, a witness to one of Isaiah’s prophecies.
83) Jebus
Original (Hebrew): יְבוּס (Yəḇûs)
Meaning: “Threshing floor” or “trodden under foot”
First Appearance: Joshua 18:28
Description: The ancient name for Jerusalem when it was inhabited by the Jebusites.
84) Jebusites
Original (Hebrew): יְבוּסִי (Yəḇûsî)
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Jebus” or “descendants of Jebus”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:16
Description: A Canaanite people who lived in and around Jerusalem (Jebus) before it was conquered by David.
85) Jecamiah
Original (Hebrew): יְקַמְיָה (Yəqamyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh will raise up” or “Yahweh will establish”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Description: Alternate spelling of Jekamiah, a descendant of David.
86) Jecholiah
Original (Hebrew): יְכָלְיָהוּ (Yəḵolyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh is able” or “Yahweh has prevailed”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:2
Description: Alternate spelling of Jecoliah, the mother of King Azariah.
87) Jechoniah
Original (Hebrew): יְכָנְיָהוּ (Yəḵonyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh will establish” or “Yahweh has established”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 24:1
Description: Another name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah.
88) Jecoliah
Original (Hebrew): יְכָלְיָה (Yəḵolyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is able” or “Yahweh has prevailed”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 26:3
Description: The mother of King Azariah (Uzziah) of Judah. Also spelled Jecholiah, Jekoliah.
89) Jeconiah
Original (Hebrew): יְכָנְיָה (Yəḵonyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh will establish” or “Yahweh has established”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:16
Description: Another name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah. Also spelled Jechonias.
90) Jeconias
Original (Greek): Ἰεχονίας (Iechonias)
Meaning: “Yahweh will establish”
First Appearance: Matthew 1:11
Description: Greek form of Jeconiah, another name for Jehoiachin.
91) Jedaiah
Original (Hebrew): יְדַעְיָה (Yəḏaʿyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh knows” or “known by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:37
Description: A Simeonite, the father of Ziza. Also, the head of the second division of priests in the time of David, a man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, and a man who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah.
92) Jedeiah
Original (Hebrew): יְדֵיָה (Yəḏēyā)
Meaning: “Beloved of Yahweh” or “praised by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:20
Description: A descendant of Shubael, a Levite. Also, a Meronothite who was in charge of David’s donkeys.
93) Jediael
Original (Hebrew): יְדִיעֲאֵל (Yəḏîʿaʾēl)
Meaning: “Known by God” or “God knows”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:6
Description: A son of Benjamin. Also, one of David’s mighty men, and a leader of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan.
94) Jedidah
Original (Hebrew): יְדִידָה (Yəḏîḏā)
Meaning: “Beloved” or “loved one”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 22:1
Description: The mother of King Josiah of Judah.
95) Jedidiah
Original (Hebrew): יְדִידְיָהּ (Yəḏîḏəyāh)
Meaning: “Beloved of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 12:25
Description: The name given to Solomon by the prophet Nathan.
96) Jeduthun
Original (Hebrew): יְדוּתוּן (Yəḏûṯûn)
Meaning: Possibly “praising” or “belonging to a decree”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:16
Description: A Levite, one of the three chief musicians appointed by David, along with Asaph and Heman. Several Psalms are attributed to him or his descendants.
97) Jeeli
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Descendant of Jeezer”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:30 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling of Jeezerites, descendants of Jeezer. This is an older translation, and most modern translations will say “Jeezerites.”
98) Jehaleleel
Original (Hebrew): יְהַלֶּלְאֵל
Meaning: “He will praise God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:16
Description: Alternate spelling of Jehallelel, a descendant of Judah.
99) Jehalelel
Original (Hebrew): יְהַלֶּלְאֵל
Meaning: “He will praise God”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Description: A Levite in the time of Hezekiah.
100) Jehallelel
Original (Hebrew): יְהַלֶּלְאֵל (Yəhalleʾlēl)
Meaning: “He will praise God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:16
Description: A descendant of Judah. Also spelled Jehaleleel. Also, the father of Azariah, a Levite.
101) Jehdeiah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Yahweh rejoices”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:20
Description: A Levite, a descendant of Shubael. Also, a Meronothite who was in charge of David’s donkeys.
102) Jehezekel
Original (Hebrew): יְחֶזְקֵאל
Meaning: “God will strengthen” or “strengthened by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:16
Description: The head of the twentieth division of priests in the time of David.
103) Jehiah
Original (Hebrew): יְחִיָּה
Meaning: “Yahweh lives” or “may Yahweh live”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 15:24
Description: A Levite gatekeeper in the time of David.
104) Jehiel
Original (Hebrew): יְחִיאֵל (Yəḥîʾēl)
Meaning: “God lives” or “may God live”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 15:18
Description: The name of several Levites, including a musician, a Gershonite, a Kohathite, and one who had charge of the treasuries in the temple. Also, the father of one of Solomon’s officials, a Hachmonite, a companion of the sons of King Jehoshaphat, the father or ancestor of a man who returned from exile with Ezra, the father of a man who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
105) Jehieli
Original (Hebrew): יְחִיאֵלִי
Meaning: “Descendant of Jehiel” or “belonging to Jehiel”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 26:21
Description: A Gershonite Levite family, descended from Jehiel.
106) Jehizkiah
Original (Hebrew): יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ
Meaning: “Yahweh strengthens” or “strengthened by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 28:12
Description: An Ephraimite leader in the time of King Ahaz of Judah.
107) Jehoaddah
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹעַדָּה
Meaning: “Yahweh has adorned” or “Yahweh has favored”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:36
Description: A descendant of Saul, also called Jarah.
108) Jehoaddan
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹעַדִּין
Meaning: “Yahweh has delighted” or “Yahweh has favored”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 14:2
Description: The mother of King Amaziah of Judah. Also spelled Jehoaddin.
109) Jehoaddin
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹעַדִּין
Meaning: “Yahweh has delighted” or “Yahweh has favored”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 25:1
Description: Alternate spelling of Jehoaddan, the mother of King Amaziah of Judah.
110) Jehoahaz
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹאָחָז
Meaning: “Yahweh has grasped” or “Yahweh holds”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 10:35
Description: The eleventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel, the son of Jehu. He reigned for 17 years. Also, the seventeenth king of Judah, the son of Josiah. He reigned for only three months before being deposed by Pharaoh Necho. Also, an alternate name for Ahaziah, the sixth king of Judah.
111) Jehoash
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹאָשׁ
Meaning: “Yahweh has given” or “Yahweh is strong”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 11:21
Description: Also spelled Joash, the name of two kings of Israel and Judah.
112) Jehoiachin
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹיָכִין
Meaning: “Yahweh will establish” or “Yahweh has established”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 24:6
Description: The nineteenth king of Judah. He reigned for only three months before being taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. He is also called Jeconiah, Jechoniah, and Coniah.
113) Jehoiada
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹיָדָע
Meaning: “Yahweh knows” or “known by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:18
Description: The father of Benaiah, one of David’s mighty men. Also, a leading priest who helped overthrow Queen Athaliah and place Jehoash on the throne of Judah, a priest during the time of Jeremiah, and an ancestor of a man who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.
114) Jehoiakim
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹיָקִים
Meaning: “Yahweh will raise up” or “Yahweh will establish”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 23:34
Description: The eighteenth king of Judah, originally named Eliakim. He was placed on the throne by Pharaoh Necho of Egypt and reigned for eleven years. He was a wicked king who opposed the prophet Jeremiah.
115) Jehoiarib
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹיָרִיב
Meaning: “Yahweh will contend” or “Yahweh will strive”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:10
Description: The head of the first division of priests in the time of David. Also, an ancestor of Mattathias, the father of the Maccabees.
116) Jehonadab
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹנָדָב
Meaning: “Yahweh is noble” or “Yahweh is generous”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 10:15
Description: Also spelled Jonadab, the son of Rechab, who helped Jehu destroy the worshipers of Baal in Israel. Also, a nephew of David.
117) Jehonathan
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹנָתָן
Meaning: “Yahweh has given”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:25
Description: Also spelled Jonathan, the name of several individuals in the Old Testament.
118) Jehoram
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹרָם
Meaning: “Yahweh is exalted”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 1:17
Description: The name of two kings, one of the northern kingdom of Israel (also called Joram) and one of the southern kingdom of Judah. Also, a priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law.
119) Jehoshaphat
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשָׁפָט
Meaning: “Yahweh has judged” or “Yahweh is judge”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:16
Description: The fourth king of Judah, reigning from about 870 to 848 BC. He was a righteous king who instituted religious reforms and sought to follow God. Also, the name of one of David’s mighty men, one of Solomon’s officials, and the father of King Jehu of Israel.
120) Jehoshaphat, Valley of
Original (Hebrew): עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט
Meaning: “Valley of Jehoshaphat” or “valley where Yahweh judges”
First Appearance: Joel 3:2
Description: A symbolic location mentioned in the book of Joel, where God will judge the nations. Its exact location is unknown, but it is possibly the Kidron Valley.
121) Jehosheba
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשֶׁ֫בַע
Meaning: “Yahweh is an oath” or “Yahweh has sworn”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 11:2
Description: The daughter of King Jehoram of Judah and the wife of Jehoiada the priest. She rescued her nephew Joash from being killed by Athaliah and hid him in the temple. Also spelled Jehoshabeath.
122) Jehoshabeath
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת
Meaning: “Yahweh is an oath” or “Yahweh has sworn”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 22:11
Description: Another spelling of Jehosheba.
123) Jehoshua
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yəhôšûaʿ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is salvation” or “Yahweh saves”
First Appearance: Exodus 17:9
Description: The original Hebrew form of Joshua.
124) Jehoshuah
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Meaning: “Yahweh is salvation” or “Yahweh saves”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:16
Description: An alternate spelling of Jehoshua, the original Hebrew form of Joshua.
125) Jehovah
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה (Yehōwā)
Meaning: “Yahweh” or “LORD”
First Appearance: Genesis 2:4 KJV
Description: An older English rendering of the divine name Yahweh, based on a combination of the consonants of the Hebrew name (YHWH) and the vowels of Adonai (“Lord”). Most modern translations use “LORD” (in all caps) to represent Yahweh.
126) Jehovah-jireh
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה (Yehōwā Yirʾe)
Meaning: “Yahweh will provide” or “the LORD will see to it”
First Appearance: Genesis 22:14
Description: The name given by Abraham to the place where he was commanded to sacrifice Isaac.
127) Jehovah-nissi
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה נִסִּי (Yehōwā Nissî)
Meaning: “Yahweh is my banner” or “the LORD is my banner”
First Appearance: Exodus 17:15
Description: The name given by Moses to an altar he built after the Israelites defeated the Amalekites.
128) Jehovah-rapha
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה רָפָא
Meaning: “Yahweh who heals” or “the LORD who heals”
First Appearance: Exodus 15:26
Description: A descriptive title for God, emphasizing his role as healer. Not used as a proper name in the text.
129) Jehovah-sabaoth
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת
Meaning: “LORD of hosts” or “LORD of armies”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:3 KJV
Description: A title for God, emphasizing his power and sovereignty over all heavenly and earthly forces. Usually appears as “LORD of hosts” in modern translations.
130) Jehovah-shalom
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה שָׁלוֹם (Yehōwā Šālôm)
Meaning: “Yahweh is peace” or “the LORD is peace”
First Appearance: Judges 6:24
Description: The name given by Gideon to an altar he built after the angel of the Lord appeared to him.
131) Jehovah-shammah
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה שָׁ֫מָּה (Yehōwā Šāmmā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is there” or “the LORD is there”
First Appearance: Ezekiel 48:35
Description: The symbolic name given to the city of Jerusalem in Ezekiel’s vision of the restored land.
132) Jehovah-tsidkenu
Original (Hebrew): יְהֹוָה צִדְקֵנוּ (Yehōwā Ṣiḏqēnû)
Meaning: “Yahweh is our righteousness” or “the LORD is our righteousness”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 23:6
Description: A symbolic name given to a future Davidic king in a prophecy of Jeremiah, and also to Jerusalem in Jeremiah 33:16.
133) Jehozabad
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹזָבָד (Yəhôzāḇāḏ)
Meaning: “Yahweh has endowed” or “endowed by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 12:21
Description: One of the officials who assassinated King Joash of Judah. Also, a Korahite Levite, a gatekeeper in the time of David.
134) Jehozadak
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹצָדָק (Yəhôṣāḏāq)
Meaning: “Yahweh is righteous” or “righteous is Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:14
Description: The father of Jeshua (Joshua), the high priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. Also spelled Jozadak.
135) Jehu
Original (Hebrew): יֵהוּא (Yēhûʾ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is He”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:1
Description: The tenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He was anointed by a prophet sent by Elisha and carried out a bloody purge of the house of Ahab, destroying the worshipers of Baal. Also, a prophet who prophesied against Baasha and Jehoshaphat, a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, and a descendant of Judah.
136) Jehubbah
Original (Hebrew): יְחֻבָּה
Meaning: Possibly “hidden” or “protected”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:34
Description: An Asherite, a son of Shemer.
137) Jehucal
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּכַל (Yəhûḵal)
Meaning: “Yahweh is able” or “Yahweh has been able”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 37:3
Description: Also spelled Jucal, a messenger sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah.
138) Jehud
Original (Hebrew): יְהֻד (Yəhuḏ)
Meaning: Possibly “praise” or “Jews”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:45
Description: A town in the territory of Dan.
139) Jehudi
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדִי (Yəhûḏî)
Meaning: “Jew” or “Judahite”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 36:14
Description: An official sent by the princes of Judah to bring Baruch and the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies before them.
140) Jehudijah
Original (Hebrew): הַיְּהֻדִיָּה
Meaning: “The Jewess” or “the Judahitess”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:18
Description: A wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. The name is probably a title, indicating she was from the tribe of Judah.
141) Jehush
Original (Hebrew): יְעוּשׁ
Meaning: “He will hasten” or “let him hasten”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:39
Description: Alternate spelling of Jeush, a son of Eshek, a Benjamite.
142) Jeiel
Original (Hebrew): יְעִיאֵל (Yəʿîʾēl)
Meaning: “God sweeps away” or “God gathers”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:7
Description: A Reubenite. Also, the father of Gibeon, a scribe during King Uzziah’s reign, and several Levites.
143) Je-kabzeel
Original (Hebrew): יְקַבְצְאֵל
Meaning: “God will gather” or “God gathers”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:25
Description: Another name for Kabzeel, a town in southern Judah.
144) Jekabzeel
Original (Hebrew): יְקַבְצְאֵל
Meaning: “God will gather” or “God gathers”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:25
Description: Another spelling of Je-kabzeel.
145) Jekameam
Original (Hebrew): יְקַמְעָם
Meaning: “May the kinsman rise up” or “he who gathers the people”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:19
Description: A Levite, a son of Hebron.
146) Jekamiah
Original (Hebrew): יְקַמְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh will raise up” or “Yahweh will establish”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:41
Description: A descendant of Judah, also a son of Shallum, and a descendant of David.
147) Jekoliah
Original (Hebrew): יְכָלְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh is able” or “Yahweh has prevailed”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:2
Description: Another spelling for Jecoliah, the mother of King Azariah.
148) Jekuthiel
Original (Hebrew): יְקוּתִיאֵל
Meaning: “God will nourish” or “God will sustain”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:18
Description: A descendant of Judah, possibly the founder of Zanoah.
149) Jemima
Original (Hebrew): יְמִימָה
Meaning: “Dove” or “day by day”
First Appearance: Job 42:14
Description: Also spelled Jemimah, one of the three daughters of Job, born after his time of suffering.
150) Jemimah
Original (Hebrew): יְמִימָה
Meaning: “Dove” or “day by day”
First Appearance: Job 42:14
Description: Also spelled Jemima, one of the three daughters of Job, born after his time of suffering.
151) Jemuel
Original (Hebrew): יְמוּאֵל
Meaning: “Day of God” or “God is light”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:10
Description: A son of Simeon, also called Nemuel.
152) Jephthah
Original (Hebrew): יִפְתָּח
Meaning: “He (God) will open” or “he will set free”
First Appearance: Judges 11:1
Description: A judge of Israel, from Gilead. He was an illegitimate son who was driven out by his brothers but later called back to lead the Israelites against the Ammonites. He made a rash vow that resulted in the sacrifice of his daughter.
153) Jephunneh
Original (Hebrew): יְפֻנֶּה
Meaning: Possibly “for whom a way is prepared” or “he will be facing”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:6
Description: The father of Caleb, one of the twelve spies. Also, an Asherite.
154) Jerachmeel
Original (Hebrew): יְרַחְמְאֵל
Meaning: “May God have compassion” or “God will have compassion”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:9
Description: A descendant of Judah, through Hezron. Also, the son of Hammelech, and an official during the reign of Jehoiakim.
155) Jerah
Original (Hebrew): יֶרַח
Meaning: “Moon” or “month”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:26
Description: A son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem.
156) Jerahmeelites
Original (Hebrew): יְרַחְמְאֵלִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Jerahmeel”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 27:10
Description: A clan within the tribe of Judah, descended from Jerahmeel.
157) Jered
Original (Hebrew): יֶרֶד
Meaning: “Descent”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:18
Description: A descendant of Judah, and possibly the founder of the town of Gedor. Also, the son of Ezra and father of Methuselah.
158) Jeremai
Original (Hebrew): יֵרְמַי
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will exalt” or “Yahweh will raise up”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:33
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
159) Jeremiah
Original (Hebrew): יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirməyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh will exalt” or “Yahweh will loosen”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 23:31
Description: A major prophet in Judah during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC. He prophesied during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, and witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. His messages are recorded in the book of Jeremiah. Known as the “weeping prophet” because of his laments over the sins of his people.
160) Jeremoth
Original (Hebrew): יְרֵמוֹת
Meaning: “Heights” or “He (God) will exalt”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:8
Description: A Benjamite, also a Levite musician, a son of Heman, two Israelites who had taken foreign wives, and a Levite who helped in Hezekiah’s reforms. Also spelled Jerimoth.
161) Jeremias
Original (Greek): Ἰερεμίας (Ieremias)
Meaning: “Yahweh exalts” or “Whom Jehovah has appointed”
First Appearance: Matthew 16:14
Description: Alternative spelling of Jeremiah in the KJV New Testament.
162) Jeribai
Original (Hebrew): יְרִיבַי
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will contend” or “Yahweh will strive”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:46
Description: One of David’s mighty men.
163) Jericho
Original (Hebrew): יְרִיחוֹ
Meaning: Possibly “moon” or “fragrant place”
First Appearance: Numbers 22:1
Description: An ancient city in Canaan, located near the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. It was the first city conquered by the Israelites after they crossed the Jordan. Known for the miraculous fall of its walls, as described in the book of Joshua.
164) Jeriel
Original (Hebrew): יְרִיאֵל
Meaning: “Founded by God” or “taught by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:2
Description: A descendant of Issachar.
165) Jerijah
Original (Hebrew): יְרִיָּה
Meaning: “Founded by Yahweh” or “taught by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:19
Description: Alternate spelling for Jeriah, a Kohathite Levite.
166) Jerimoth
Original (Hebrew): יְרִימוֹת (Yərîmôṯ)
Meaning: “Heights” or “He (God) will exalt”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:7
Description: A Benjamite. Also, several Levites including a son of Mushi, a son of Becher, and a musician. Also, a Naphtalite and a son of King David. Also spelled Jeremoth.
167) Jerioth
Original (Hebrew): יְרִיעוֹת (Yərîʿôṯ)
Meaning: “Curtains” or “tent curtains”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:18
Description: A wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron.
168) Jeroboam
Original (Hebrew): יָרָבְעָם (Yārāḇʿām)
Meaning: “The people will contend” or “he pleads the people’s cause”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:26
Description: The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after it split from Judah. He set up golden calves for worship at Bethel and Dan, an act condemned by the prophets. Also, the name of the thirteenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, the son of Jehoash, also spelled Jeroboam II.
169) Jeroham
Original (Hebrew): יְרֹחָם (Yərōḥām)
Meaning: “He will be loved” or “he will find compassion”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:1
Description: The father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel. Also, the father of Azarel, a leader of the tribe of Dan, a Benjamite, the father of several men who joined David at Ziklag, a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile, and the father of a military commander under King Jehoshaphat.
170) Jerubbaal
Original (Hebrew): יְרֻבַּ֫עַל (Yərubbáʿal)
Meaning: “Let Baal contend” or “Baal will fight”
First Appearance: Judges 6:32
Description: Another name for Gideon, given to him after he destroyed the altar of Baal.
171) Jerubbesheth
Original (Hebrew): יְרֻבֶּ֫שֶׁת (Yərubbéšeṯ)
Meaning: “Let the idol contend” or “shame will fight”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 11:21
Description: An alternate name for Jerubbaal (Gideon), used to avoid using the name of the pagan god Baal.
172) Jeruel
Original (Hebrew): יְרוּאֵל (Yərûʾēl)
Meaning: “Taught by God” or “founded by God”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 20:16
Description: The name of a wilderness area near Tekoa, where Jehoshaphat and his army assembled before facing the Moabites and Ammonites.
173) Jerusalem
Original (Hebrew): יְרוּשָׁלַ(יִם) (Yərûšālá(yim))
Meaning: Possibly “foundation of peace” or “possession of peace”
First Appearance: Joshua 10:1
Description: The capital city of Israel and Judah. It was originally a Jebusite city called Jebus before being conquered by David. It became the center of Israelite worship when Solomon built the temple there.
174) Jerusha
Original (Hebrew): יְרוּשָׁא (Yərûšā)
Meaning: “Possessed” or “married”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:33
Description: The mother of King Jotham of Judah, also spelled Jerushah.
175) Jerushah
Original (Hebrew): יְרוּשָׁה (Yərûšā)
Meaning: “Possessed” or “married”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 27:1
Description: An alternate spelling of Jerusha, the mother of King Jotham of Judah.
176) Jeshaiah
Original (Hebrew): יְשַׁעְיָה (Yəšaʿyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is salvation” or “salvation of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Description: A descendant of David. Also, a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, a Levite musician, a son of Jeduthun, and a man who returned from exile with Ezra. Also spelled Jeshaiah.
177) Jeshanah
Original (Hebrew): יְשָׁנָה (Yəšānā)
Meaning: “Old”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 13:19
Description: A town in the territory of Ephraim, captured by Abijah, king of Judah.
178) Jesharelah
Original (Hebrew): יְשַׂרְאֵלָה (Yəśarʾēlā)
Meaning: Possibly “upright to God” or “God is upright”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 25:14
Description: A Levite musician in the time of David, also called Asarelah.
179) Jeshebeab
Original (Hebrew): יֶשֶׁבְאָב (Yéšeḇʾāḇ)
Meaning: “Dwelling of the father” or “father’s seat”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:13
Description: The head of the fourteenth division of priests in the time of David.
180) Jesher
Original (Hebrew): יֶ֫שֶׁר (Yéšer)
Meaning: “Uprightness” or “straight”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:18
Description: A son of Caleb, the son of Hezron.
181) Jeshimon
Original (Hebrew): יְשִׁימוֹן (Yəšîmôn)
Meaning: “Desert” or “wasteland”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:20
Description: A region east of the Jordan River, overlooking the Dead Sea. Also, a place in the wilderness of Ziph, where David hid from Saul.
182) Jeshishai
Original (Hebrew): יְשִׁישַׁי (Yəšîšay)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh is aged” or “Yahweh is old”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:14
Description: A Gadite.
183) Jesimiel
Original (Hebrew): יְשִׂימִיאֵל (Yəśîmîʾēl)
Meaning: “God establishes” or “God sets up”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:36
Description: A Simeonite.
184) Jesse
Original (Hebrew): יִשַׁי (Yišay)
Meaning: Possibly “manly” or “wealthy,” or a shortened form of a name like Ishiah, meaning “Yahweh exists”
First Appearance: Ruth 4:17
Description: The father of David, the second king of Israel. He was a Bethlehemite from the tribe of Judah. He is an important figure in the genealogy of Jesus.
185) Jesui
Original (Hebrew): יִשְׁוִי (Yišwî)
Meaning: “He (God) is (or will be) equal”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:17 KJV
Description: Another spelling of Ishvi, a son of Asher. Also spelled Ishui, Isui, and Jeshe.
186) Jesuites
Original (Hebrew): יִשְׁוִי (Yišwî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jesui/Ishvi”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:44 KJV
Description: Another spelling of the Ishvites, descendants of Ishvi/Jesui.
187) Jesurun
Original (Hebrew): יְשֻׁרוּן (Yəšurûn)
Meaning: “Upright one” or “righteous one”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 32:15
Description: A symbolic or poetic name for Israel, emphasizing their relationship with God.
188) Jesus
Original (Greek): Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Meaning: “Yahweh is salvation” or “Yahweh saves” (Greek form of Joshua or Jeshua)
First Appearance: Matthew 1:1
Description: The central figure that defines our faith. Jesus is the Son of God, our Lord and Savior, and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. He was born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth, and conducted a ministry of teaching, healing, and miracle-working. He was crucified by the Romans but rose from the dead on the third day.
189) Jether
Original (Hebrew): יֶ֫תֶר (Yéṯer)
Meaning: “Abundance” or “excellence”
First Appearance: Exodus 4:18
Description: Another name for Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. Also, Gideon’s oldest son, a descendant of Judah, and the father of Amasa.
190) Jetheth
Original (Hebrew): יְתֵת (Yəṯēṯ)
Meaning: Possibly “peg” or “nail”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:40
Description: A chief of Edom.
191) Jethlah
Original (Hebrew): יִתְלָה (Yiṯlāh)
Meaning: Possibly “he will hang” or “high”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:42
Description: A town in the territory of Dan.
192) Jethro
Original (Hebrew): יִתְרוֹ (Yiṯrô)
Meaning: “His abundance” or “his excellence”
First Appearance: Exodus 3:1
Description: The father-in-law of Moses, also called Reuel and Jether. He was a priest of Midian and gave Moses advice on how to judge the people.
193) Jetur
Original (Hebrew): יְטוּר (Yəṭûr)
Meaning: Possibly “enclosure” or “nomadic camp”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:15
Description: A son of Ishmael, and the ancestor of a people who lived east of the Jordan.
194) Jeturites
Original (Hebrew): יְטוּרִים (Yəṭûrîm)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jetur”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:19
Description: A people descended from Jetur, who lived east of the Jordan River. It is possible that Ituraea is named after this people.
195) Jeush
Original (Hebrew): יְעוּשׁ (Yəʿûš)
Meaning: “He will hasten” or “let him hasten”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:5
Description: A son of Esau. Also, a Benjamite, a Gershonite Levite, and a descendant of David.
196) Jeuz
Original (Hebrew): יְעוּץ (Yəʿûṣ)
Meaning: Possibly “counsel” or “he will counsel”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:10
Description: A Benjamite, a son of Shaharaim.
197) Jew
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדִי (Yəhûḏî); (Greek): Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios)
Meaning: “Judahite” or “belonging to Judah”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 16:6
Description: Originally a term for someone from the tribe of Judah or the kingdom of Judah. After the exile, it became a general term for the people of Israel, especially those who adhered to the Jewish religion.
198) Jewess
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדִיָּה (Yəhûḏîyā); (Greek): Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia)
Meaning: “Judahite woman” or “Jewish woman”
First Appearance: Acts 16:1
Description: A woman from the tribe of Judah or a female follower of the Jewish religion.
199) Jews
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדִים (Yəhûḏîm); (Greek): Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Meaning: “Judahites” or “belonging to Judah”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 16:6
Description: The plural form of “Jew,” referring to the people of Judah or the followers of the Jewish religion.
200) Jewry
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדָה
Meaning: “Judah”
First Appearance: Luke 23:5 KJV
Description: An older English term for Judea, the region where the Jews lived.
201) Jezaniah
Original (Hebrew): יְזַנְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh hears” or “Yahweh listens”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 25:23
Description: The KJV spelling of Jaazaniah.
202) Jezebel
Original (Hebrew): אִיזֶבֶל (ʾÎzéḇel)
Meaning: Possibly “unexalted” or “where is the prince?”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:31
Description: The wife of King Ahab of Israel. She was a Phoenician princess who promoted the worship of Baal in Israel and persecuted the prophets of Yahweh. She became a symbol of wickedness and idolatry. Also, a symbolic name for a false prophetess in the church at Thyatira, mentioned in the book of Revelation.
203) Jezer
Original (Hebrew): יֵ֫צֶר (Yēṣer)
Meaning: “Formation” or “purpose”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:24
Description: A son of Naphtali and founder of a Naphtalite clan.
204) Jezerites
Original (Hebrew): יֵצְרִי (Yēṣrî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Jezer”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:49
Description: A clan within the tribe of Naphtali, descended from Jezer.
205) Jeziah
Original (Hebrew): יִזִּיָּה
Meaning: “Yahweh will sprinkle” or “Yahweh will purify”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:25
Description: Another spelling for Izziah, an Israelite who had taken a foreign wife.
206) Jeziel
Original (Hebrew): יְזִיאֵל (Yəzîʾēl)
Meaning: “God will gather” or “assembled by God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Description: A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag.
207) Jezliah
Original (Hebrew): יִזְלִיאָה (Yizlîʾā)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will draw out” or “Yahweh will rescue”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:18
Description: A Benjamite, a son of Elpaal.
208) Jezoar
Original (Hebrew): יִצְחָר
Meaning: “He (God) will shine” or “oil”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:7
Description: An alternate spelling of Izhar.
209) Jezrahiah
Original (Hebrew): יִזְרַחְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh will shine” or “Yahweh has risen”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 12:42
Description: Another spelling for Izrahiah.
210) Jezreel
Original (Hebrew): יִזְרְעֶאל (Yizreʿʾel)
Meaning: “God will sow” or “God sows”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:56
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah. Also, a major city in the Jezreel Valley, in the territory of Issachar. Also, the name of a symbolic son of the prophet Hosea, and a descendant of Judah.
211) Jezreelitess
Original (Hebrew): יִזְרְעֵאלִית
Meaning: “Woman from Jezreel”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 25:43
Description: A woman from the city of Jezreel, specifically Ahinoam, one of David’s wives.
212) Jibsam
Original (Hebrew): יִבְשָׂם
Meaning: Possibly “sweet-smelling” or “fragrant”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:2
Description: A descendant of Issachar.
213) Jimna
Original (Hebrew): יִמְנָה
Meaning: “He (God) appoints” or “right hand”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:17
Description: A son of Asher. Also spelled Imnah and Jimnah.
214) Jimnah
Original (Hebrew): יִמְנָה
Meaning: “He (God) appoints” or “right hand”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:44
Description: Another spelling for Jimna, a son of Asher.
215) Jimnites
Original (Hebrew): יִמְנָה
Meaning: “Descendants of Jimna” or “Imnites”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:44
Description: A clan within the tribe of Asher, descended from Jimna.
216) Jiphtah
Original (Hebrew): יִפְתָּח
Meaning: “He (God) will open” or “he will set free”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:43
Description: A town in the lowlands of Judah.
217) Jiphthah-el
Original (Hebrew): יִפְתַּח אֵל (Yip̄taḥ ʾĒl)
Meaning: “God will open” or “God will set free”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:14
Description: A valley on the border between the territories of Zebulun and Asher.
218) Joab
Original (Hebrew): יוֹאָב (Yôʾāḇ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is father”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 2:13
Description: The commander of David’s army. He was a skilled and ruthless military leader, known for his loyalty to David but also for his independent actions and violence. Also, a descendant of Judah, and a leader of a group of craftsmen.
219) Joah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹאָח (Yôʾāḥ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is brother” or “brother of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 18:18
Description: The recorder (a high official) under King Hezekiah. Also, a Gershonite Levite, a Korahite Levite, and the father of Eden.
220) Joahaz
Original (Hebrew): יוֹאָחָז (Yôʾāḥāz)
Meaning: “Yahweh has grasped” or “Yahweh holds”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 34:8
Description: The recorder under King Josiah.
221) Joanna
Original (Greek): Ἰωάννα (Iōanna)
Meaning: “Yahweh has been gracious” (Greek form of a Hebrew name)
First Appearance: Luke 8:3
Description: The wife of Chuza, Herod Antipas’s steward. She was one of the women who followed Jesus and supported his ministry. Also, an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.
222) Joash
Original (Hebrew): יוֹאָשׁ (Yôʾāš)
Meaning: “Yahweh has given” or “Yahweh is strong”
First Appearance: Judges 6:11
Description: The father of Gideon. Also, the name of two kings of Israel and Judah. Also, a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, a descendant of Judah, an official over David’s stores of oil, and a son of King Ahab.
223) Job
Original (Hebrew): אִיּוֹב (ʾIyyôḇ)
Meaning: Possibly “hated” or “persecuted,” or perhaps “where is the (divine) father?”
First Appearance: Job 1:1 (Book Title)
Description: The central figure of the book of Job. He was a righteous man who suffered immense loss and hardship, but maintained his faith in God. The book explores the problem of suffering and God’s sovereignty. Also, an alternate spelling for Iob or Jashub, a son of Issachar.
224) Jobab
Original (Hebrew): יוֹבָב (Yôḇāḇ)
Meaning: Possibly “desert” or “crying out”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:29
Description: A son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem. Also, a king of Edom, a Benjamite, and two other Benjamites.
225) Jochebed
Original (Hebrew): יוֹכֶבֶד (Yôḵeḇeḏ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is glory” or “glory of Yahweh”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:20
Description: The mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. She hid Moses in a basket among the reeds to save him from Pharaoh’s decree to kill all Hebrew baby boys.
226) Joed
Original (Hebrew): יוֹעֵד (Yôʿēḏ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is witness” or “Yahweh has appointed”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:7
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.
227) Joel
Original (Hebrew): יוֹאֵל (Yôʾēl)
Meaning: “Yahweh is God”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 8:2
Description: The second son of Samuel. Also, a prophet who wrote the book of Joel, which describes a devastating locust plague and calls for repentance. Also, several other minor figures, including a Simeonite, a Reubenite, a Gadite, one of David’s mighty men, several Levites, and others.
228) Joelah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹעֶאלָה (Yôʿeʾlā)
Meaning: Possibly “may he be helpful” or “may he avail”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:7
Description: One of the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag.
229) Joezer
Original (Hebrew): יוֹעֶזֶר (Yôʿézer)
Meaning: “Yahweh is help”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:6
Description: A Korahite who joined David at Ziklag.
230) Jogbehah
Original (Hebrew): יָגְבְּהָה (Yoḡbəhā)
Meaning: “He will make high” or “he will exalt”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:35
Description: A city in Gilead, east of the Jordan River, rebuilt by the tribe of Gad.
231) Jogli
Original (Hebrew): יָגְלִי (Yoḡlî)
Meaning: Possibly “he will lead into exile” or “he will uncover”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:22
Description: The leader of the tribe of Dan chosen to help divide the land of Canaan.
232) Joha
Original (Hebrew): יוֹחָא (Yôḥāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh lives” or “Yahweh has revived”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:16
Description: A Benjamite, a son of Beriah. Also, one of David’s mighty men.
233) Johanan
Original (Hebrew): יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān)
Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious” or “Yahweh has been gracious”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 25:23
Description: A Jewish military commander after the fall of Jerusalem. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a son of King Josiah, a descendant of David, an Ephraimite, a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, a Gadite who joined David, the father of a man who returned from exile with Ezra, and a priest who returned from exile.
234) John
Original (Greek): Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious” (Greek form of Johanan)
First Appearance: Matthew 3:1
Description: John the Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus by preaching repentance and baptizing people in the Jordan River. He was later imprisoned and beheaded by Herod Antipas. Also, John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles, traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation. Also, John Mark, a companion of Paul and Barnabas, traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of Mark.
235) Joiada
Original (Hebrew): יוֹיָדָע
Meaning: “Yahweh knows” or “known by Yahweh”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 12:10
Description: Alternate spelling for Jehoiada, a priest after the exile.
236) Joiakim
Original (Hebrew): יוֹיָקִים
Meaning: “Yahweh raises up” or “Yahweh establishes”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 12:10
Description: A priest after the exile, son of Jeshua.
237) Joiarib
Original (Hebrew): יוֹיָרִיב
Meaning: “Yahweh contends” or “Yahweh strives”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:5
Description: A Judahite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. Also, one of the leaders sent by Ezra to find Levites to serve in the temple, a priest who lived in Jerusalem, and the head of a priestly division.
238) Jokdeam
Original (Hebrew): יָקְדְעָם
Meaning: Possibly “burning of the people” or “may the people burn”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:56
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah.
239) Jokim
Original (Hebrew): יוֹקִים (Yôqîm)
Meaning: Possibly “he will raise up” or “he will establish”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:22
Description: A descendant of Judah, possibly a place name.
240) Jokmeam
Original (Hebrew): יָקְמְעָם
Meaning: “May the kinsman rise up” or “he who gathers the people”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:12
Description: A city in Ephraim, also a Levitical city. Also spelled Jokneam.
241) Jokneam
Original (Hebrew): יָקְנְעָם
Meaning: Possibly “may the people possess” or “possessed by the people”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:22
Description: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua. It was located in the territory of Zebulun and became a Levitical city. Also spelled Jokmeam.
242) Jokshan
Original (Hebrew): יָקְשָׁן (Yoqšān)
Meaning: Possibly “fowler” or “trapper”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:2
Description: A son of Abraham and Keturah.
243) Joktan
Original (Hebrew): יָקְטָן (Yoqṭān)
Meaning: Possibly “he will be made small” or “he will be humbled”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:25
Description: A descendant of Shem, through Eber. He was the ancestor of various Arabian tribes.
244) Joktheel
Original (Hebrew): יָקְתְאֵל (Yoqṯəʾēl)
Meaning: Possibly “God will nourish” or “God will subdue”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:38
Description: A town in the lowlands of Judah. Also, the name given by King Amaziah of Judah to the Edomite city of Sela after he captured it.
245) Jonadab
Original (Hebrew): יוֹנָדָב (Yônāḏāḇ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is noble” or “Yahweh is generous”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 13:3
Description: A nephew of David who advised Amnon to assault his half-sister Tamar. Also, an alternate spelling of Jehonadab, a Rechabite.
246) Jonah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹנָה (Yônā)
Meaning: “Dove”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 14:25
Description: A prophet from Gath-hepher in the northern kingdom of Israel. He was commanded by God to go to Nineveh and preach against its wickedness, but he initially fled in the opposite direction. He was swallowed by a great fish, repented, and then went to Nineveh as God commanded. The book of Jonah is primarily about God’s compassion and his desire to save all people.
247) Jonan
Original (Greek): Ἰωνάν (Iōnan)
Meaning: Possibly a shortened form of the Hebrew name Johanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”
First Appearance: Luke 3:30
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.
248) Jonas
Original (Greek):
Meaning: “Dove”
First Appearance: Matthew 12:39 KJV
Description: The KJV translation of Jonah in the New Testament.
249) Jonathan
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹנָתָן (Yəhônāṯān) or יוֹנָתָן (Yônāṯān)
Meaning: “Yahweh has given”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 13:2
Description: The eldest son of King Saul and a close friend of David. He was known for his bravery, loyalty, and integrity. He was killed in battle along with his father. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a Levite who served as a priest to Micah, a son of Abiathar, one of David’s mighty men, a nephew of David, a scribe during the reign of Zedekiah, and several others.
250) Joppa
Original (Hebrew): יָפוֹ (Yāp̄ô); (Greek): Ἰόππη (Ioppē)
Meaning: “Beautiful”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 2:16
Description: A port city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It was from Joppa that Jonah set sail when he fled from God’s command. In the New Testament, Peter raised Tabitha from the dead in Joppa and had a vision there that led him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles.
251) Jorah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹרָה (Yôrā)
Meaning: Possibly “he (God) teaches” or “autumn rain”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:18
Description: The head of a family that returned from exile in Babylon, also called Hariph.
252) Jorai
Original (Hebrew): יוֹרַי (Yôray)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh teaches” or “Yahweh will teach”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Description: A Gadite.
253) Joram
Original (Hebrew): יוֹרָם (Yôrām)
Meaning: “Yahweh is exalted”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:10
Description: A king of Hamath who sent gifts to David after David’s victory over Hadadezer. Also, the name of two kings of Israel and Judah, a Levite, and another spelling of Jehoram.
254) Jordan
Original (Hebrew): יַרְדֵּן (Yardēn)
Meaning: “Descender” or “flowing down”
First Appearance: Genesis 13:10
Description: The main river in Israel, flowing south from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. It was the eastern boundary of the Promised Land for most of the tribes of Israel. John the Baptist baptized people in the Jordan, including Jesus.
255) Jorim
Original (Greek): Ἰωρείμ (Iōreim)
Meaning: Possibly a Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh is exalted”
First Appearance: Luke 3:29
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.
256) Jorkeam
Original (Hebrew): יָרְקְעָם
Meaning: Possibly “let the people be scattered” or “greenness of the people”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:44
Description: A descendant of Judah, possibly a place name.
257) Josabad
Original (Hebrew): יוֹזָבָד
Meaning: “Yahweh has endowed” or “endowed by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Description: One of the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag. Also spelled Jozabad.
258) Josaphat
Original (Greek): Ἰωσαφάτ
Meaning: “Yahweh has judged”
First Appearance: Matthew 1:8
Description: Greek form of Jehoshaphat, one of the ancestors of Jesus.
259) Jose
Original (Greek): Ἰωσή
Meaning: A shortened form of Joseph.
First Appearance: Luke 3:29
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.
260) Joseph
Original (Hebrew): יוֹסֵף (Yôsēp̄)
Meaning: “He (God) will add” or “may he add”
First Appearance: Genesis 30:24
Description: The eleventh son of Jacob and the first son of Rachel. He was sold into slavery by his brothers but rose to power in Egypt, becoming second in command to Pharaoh. He helped save his family from famine. Also, the name of several other Old Testament figures. In the New Testament, Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Also, several other New Testament figures, including Joseph of Arimathea, who provided the tomb for Jesus’ burial.
261) Joses
Original (Greek): Ἰωσής (Iōsēs)
Meaning: A shortened form of Joseph, meaning “he (God) will add.”
First Appearance: Matthew 27:56
Description: One of the sons of Mary, the mother of James the younger and Joses (possibly the half-brother of Jesus). Also, another name for Barnabas, a prominent early Christian.
262) Joshah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹשָׁה (Yôšā)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh will help” or “Yahweh has found”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:34
Description: A Simeonite.
263) Joshaphat
Original (Hebrew): יוֹשָׁפָט (Yôšāp̄āṭ)
Meaning: “Yahweh has judged” or “Yahweh is judge”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:43
Description: One of David’s mighty men.
264) Joshaviah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹשַׁוְיָה (Yôšawyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh makes equal” or “Yahweh makes like”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:46
Description: One of David’s mighty men.
265) Joshbekashah
Original (Hebrew): יָשְׁבְקָשָׁה (Yāšbəqāšā)
Meaning: Possibly “he will sit in hardness” or “he will sit and seek”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 25:4
Description: A son of Heman, a musician in the time of David.
266) Josheb-basshebeth
Original (Hebrew): יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁ֫בֶת (Yōšēḇ baš-Šéḇeṯ)
Meaning: “One sitting in the seat” or “he who sits in the seat”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:8
Description: Another name for Jashobeam, one of David’s mighty men.
267) Joshua
Original (Hebrew): יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yəhôšûaʿ)
Meaning: “Yahweh is salvation” or “Yahweh saves”
First Appearance: Exodus 17:9
Description: The successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites. He led the conquest of Canaan and the division of the land among the tribes. He is the central figure of the book of Joshua. Also spelled Jehoshua and Jeshua. Also, several other minor figures including a man from Beth-shemesh, the governor of Jerusalem in Josiah’s time, and the name of several other minor figures.
268) Joshuites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Descendants of Joshua”
First Appearance: Joshua 17:14 (KJV implies)
Description: The descendants of Joshua the son of Nun. More correctly translated as “The house of Joseph.”
269) Josiah
Original (Hebrew): יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (Yōʾšîyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh supports” or “Yahweh heals”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 13:2
Description: The sixteenth king of Judah, reigning from about 640 to 609 BC. He was a righteous king who instituted major religious reforms, including the destruction of idols and the restoration of the temple. He was killed in battle against Pharaoh Necho of Egypt. Also, the son of Zephaniah, mentioned in the book of Zechariah.
270) Josibiah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹשִׁבְיָה (Yôšiḇyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh will cause to dwell” or “Yahweh will make dwell”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:35
Description: A Simeonite.
271) Josiphiah
Original (Hebrew): יוֹסִפְיָה (Yôsip̄yā)
Meaning: “Yahweh will add” or “may Yahweh add”
First Appearance: Ezra 8:10
Description: The head of a family who returned from exile with Ezra.
272) Jotham
Original (Hebrew): יוֹתָם (Yôṯām)
Meaning: “Yahweh is perfect” or “Yahweh is complete”
First Appearance: Judges 9:5
Description: The youngest son of Gideon, who escaped the massacre of his brothers by Abimelech. He told the parable of the trees choosing a king. Also, the eleventh king of Judah, the son of Uzziah, and a descendant of Judah.
273) Jozabad
Original (Hebrew): יוֹזָבָד (Yôzāḇāḏ)
Meaning: “Yahweh has endowed” or “endowed by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:4
Description: One of the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag, also two men from Manasseh who joined David, and several Levites. Also spelled Jehozabad.
274) Jozachar
Original (Hebrew): יוֹזָכָר (Yôzāḵār)
Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered” or “remembered by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 12:21
Description: One of the officials who assassinated King Joash of Judah. Also spelled Zabad.
275) Jozadak
Original (Hebrew): יוֹצָדָק (Yôṣāḏāq)
Meaning: “Yahweh is righteous” or “righteous is Yahweh”
First Appearance: Ezra 3:2
Description: A shortened form of Jehozadak, the father of Jeshua the high priest.
276) Jubal
Original (Hebrew): יוּבָל (Yûḇāl)
Meaning: Possibly “ram’s horn” or “jubilee”
First Appearance: Genesis 4:21
Description: A descendant of Cain, described as the “ancestor of all who play the lyre and pipe.”
277) Jucal
Original (Hebrew): יוּכַל (Yûḵal)
Meaning: “Yahweh is able” or “Yahweh has been able”
First Appearance: Jeremiah 37:3
Description: Another spelling of Jehucal.
278) Judah
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדָה (Yəhûḏā)
Meaning: “Praised” or “Let Him (God) be praised”
First Appearance: Genesis 29:35
Description: The fourth son of Jacob and Leah. He was the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, the largest and most powerful of the twelve tribes. The southern kingdom of Israel was named after him. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a Levite, an overseer of Jerusalem after the exile, and others.
279) Judas
Original (Greek): Ἰούδας (Ioudas)
Meaning: “Praised” (Greek form of Judah)
First Appearance: Matthew 10:4
Description: Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus. Also, Judas (not Iscariot), another of the twelve apostles, also called Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus. Also, Judas the Galilean, who led a revolt against the Romans, and Judas of Damascus, in whose house Paul stayed after his conversion. Also, Judas Barsabbas, a leader in the Jerusalem church, also known as Jude.
280) Jude
Original (Greek): Ἰούδας (Ioudas)
Meaning: “Praised” (Greek form of Judah)
First Appearance: Jude 1:1 (Book Title)
Description: The author of the epistle of Jude, identified as a “servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James.” This likely refers to the half-brother of Jesus. Also, another name for Judas Barsabbas, a leader in the Jerusalem church.
281) Judea
Original (Greek): Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia)
Meaning: “Land of the Jews” or “Jewish land”
First Appearance: Matthew 2:1
Description: The southern part of Palestine, where Jerusalem was located. It was a Roman province during the time of Jesus. Also spelled Judaea.
282) Judaea
Original (Greek): Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia)
Meaning: “Land of the Jews” or “Jewish land”
First Appearance: Matthew 2:1
Description: An alternate spelling of Judea.
283) Judith
Original (Hebrew): יְהוּדִית (Yəhûḏîṯ)
Meaning: “Jewish woman” or “woman of Judah”
First Appearance: Genesis 26:34
Description: One of Esau’s Hittite wives. Also, the heroine of the book of Judith in the Apocrypha, who saved her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
284) Julia
Original (Greek): জুলিয়া (Ioulia)
Meaning: “Downy-bearded” or “youthful” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Romans 16:15
Description: A Christian woman in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings.
285) Julius
Original (Greek): Ἰούλιος (Ioulios)
Meaning: “Downy-bearded” or “youthful” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Acts 27:1
Description: A Roman centurion who was in charge of transporting Paul to Rome. He treated Paul kindly.
286) Junia
Original (Greek): Ἰουνίαν (Iounian)
Meaning: Possibly “belonging to Juno” (a Roman goddess)
First Appearance: Romans 16:7
Description: A Christian greeted by Paul in Romans 16:7. Some scholars believe Junia was a woman and possibly an apostle, while others think it’s a masculine name (Junias). Also spelled Junias.
287) Junias
Original (Greek): Ἰουνίαν (Iounian)
Meaning: Possibly “belonging to Juno” (a Roman goddess)
First Appearance: Romans 16:7
Description: Another spelling of Junia.
288) Jupiter
Original (Greek): Ζεύς (Zeus)
Meaning: “Sky” or “shine”
First Appearance: Acts 14:12
Description: The Roman name for the chief god of the Greek pantheon, Zeus. The people of Lystra called Barnabas “Jupiter” because of the miracles he performed.
289) Jushab-hesed
Original (Hebrew): יוּשַׁב־חֶ֫סֶד (Yûšaḇ-Ḥéseḏ)
Meaning: “Loving-kindness will be returned” or “mercy will be returned”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Description: A descendant of David.
290) Justus
Original (Greek): Ἰοῦστος (Ioustos)
Meaning: “Just” or “righteous” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Acts 1:23
Description: The surname of Joseph Barsabbas, one of the two men nominated to replace Judas Iscariot as an apostle. Also, the name of a Christian in Corinth with whom Paul stayed, and a Jewish Christian mentioned in Colossians.
291) Juttah
Original (Hebrew): יֻטָּה (Yuṭṭā)
Meaning: “Extended” or “inclined”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:55
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah, later assigned to the priests. Also spelled Jutah.