Here’s our list of biblical names that begin with the letter ‘S’, including people and places. Check out our A-Z directory hub for more.
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1.) Sabaoth
Original (Hebrew): צְבָאוֹת (ṣəḇāʾôṯ)
Meaning: “Hosts” or “armies”
First Appearance: Romans 9:29 (in the phrase “Lord of Sabaoth”)
Description: This word is used in the phrase “Lord of Sabaoth,” a title for God meaning “Lord of Hosts” or “Lord of Armies.” It emphasizes God’s power and sovereignty.
2.) Sabtah
Original (Hebrew): סַבְתָּא (Saḇtāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “striking”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:7
Description: A son of Cush, grandson of Ham.
3.) Sabteca
Original (Hebrew): סַבְתְּכָא
Meaning: Possibly, “striking”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:7
Description: A son of Cush, also spelled Sabtechah.
4.) Sabtechah
Original (Hebrew): סַבְתְּכָא (Saḇtəḵāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “striking”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 1:9
Description: Another spelling of Sabteca, a son of Cush.
5.) Sacar
Original (Hebrew): שָׂכָר (Śāḵār)
Meaning: “Wages” or “reward”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:35
Description: The father of Ahiam, one of David’s mighty men. Also, a Korahite Levite, a gatekeeper in the time of David. Also spelled Sachar.
6.) Sadducees
Original (Greek): Σαδδουκαῖοι (Saddoukaioi)
Meaning: Possibly derived from Zadok, a high priest in the time of David.
First Appearance: Matthew 3:7
Description: A Jewish religious sect in the time of Jesus. They were generally associated with the priestly aristocracy and were known for rejecting the oral tradition and the belief in the resurrection of the dead.
7.) Sadoc
Original (Greek): Σαδωκ
Meaning: “Righteous”
First Appearance: Matthew 1:14
Description: One of the ancestors of Jesus.
8.) Salah
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁלַח
Meaning: “Sprout” or “shoot”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:24
Description: Alternate spelling of Shelah, a descendant of Shem.
9.) Salamis
Original (Greek): Σαλαμίς (Salamis)
Meaning: Possibly derived from a word for “salt” or “sea.”
First Appearance: Acts 13:5
Description: A city on the island of Cyprus, where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel on their first missionary journey.
10.) Salem
Original (Hebrew): שָׁלֵם (Šālēm)
Meaning: “Peace” or “complete”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:18
Description: An ancient name for Jerusalem. Melchizedek was the king of Salem.
11.) Salim
Original (Greek): Σαλείμ
Meaning: “Peace”
First Appearance: John 3:23
Description: A place near where John was baptizing.
12.) Salcah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Migration”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:10
Description: Alternate spelling for Salecah, a city in Bashan.
13.) Salchah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Migration”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:11 KJV
Description: KJV form of Salecah, a city.
14.) Salecah
Original (Hebrew): סַלְכָה
Meaning: “Migration”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:10
Description: A city in Bashan, Og’s kingdom.
15.) Salim
Original (Greek): Σαλείμ (Saleim)
Meaning: “Peace”
First Appearance: John 3:23
Description: A place near Aenon, where John the Baptist was baptizing. Its exact location is uncertain.
16.) Sallai
Original (Hebrew): סַלַּי (Sallay)
Meaning: Possibly “weighed” or “valued”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:8
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. Also, the head of a priestly family in the time of Joiakim the high priest. Also spelled Sallu.
17.) Sallu
Original (Hebrew): סַלּוּא (Sallûʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “weighed” or “valued”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:7
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. Also, a priest, also called Sallai.
18.) Salma
Original (Hebrew): שַׂלְמָא (Śalmāʾ)
Meaning: “Garment” or “clothing”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:11
Description: An alternate spelling of Salmon, an ancestor of David.
19.) Salmon
Original (Hebrew): שַׂלְמוֹן (Śalmôn)
Meaning: “Garment” or “clothing”
First Appearance: Ruth 4:20
Description: The father of Boaz, an ancestor of David and Jesus. Also spelled Salma.
20.) Salmone
Original (Greek): Σαλμώνη (Salmōnē)
Meaning: Possibly related to “Salmon” (meaning “garment”) or of uncertain origin.
First Appearance: Acts 27:7
Description: A cape or promontory on the eastern end of the island of Crete.
21.) Salome
Original (Greek): Σαλώμη (Salōmē)
Meaning: Possibly derived from the Hebrew word “shalom” (peace)
First Appearance: Mark 15:40
Description: One of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and who went to anoint his body. She is traditionally identified as the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Also, the daughter of Herodias, who danced before Herod Antipas and requested the head of John the Baptist.
22.) Salt, city of
Original (Hebrew): עִיר־הַמֶּלַח
Meaning: “City of Salt”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:62
Description: A town in the wilderness of Judah.
23.) Salt Sea
Original (Hebrew): יָם־הַמֶּלַח
Meaning: “The Salt Sea”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:3
Description: Another name for the Dead Sea.
24.) Salt, Valley of
Original (Hebrew): גֵּי־הַמֶּלַח
Meaning: “Valley of Salt”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:13
Description: A valley south of the Dead Sea, where David won a victory over the Edomites.
25.) Samaria
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn)
Meaning: “Watch mountain” or “watchtower”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:24
Description: The capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, built by King Omri. Also, the name of the region surrounding the city, and sometimes used to refer to the entire northern kingdom.
26.) Samaritans
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁמְרֹנִים (Šōmərônîm); (Greek): Σαμαρεῖται (Samareitai)
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Samaria”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:29
Description: The people who lived in the region of Samaria after the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel. They were a mixed population, partly Israelite and partly descended from people whom the Assyrians had resettled there. They had a distinct form of Judaism and were often in conflict with the Jews of Judea.
27.) Samgar-nebo
Original (Hebrew): סַמְגַּר נְבוּ
Meaning: Possibly a Babylonian name and title, with uncertain meaning.
First Appearance: Jeremiah 39:3
Description: A Babylonian official present at the capture of Jerusalem.
28.) Samlah
Original (Hebrew): שַׂמְלָה (Śamlā)
Meaning: “Garment” or “clothing”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:36
Description: An early king of Edom.
29.) Samson
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Meaning: “Sun” or “like the sun”
First Appearance: Judges 13:24
Description: A judge of Israel known for his extraordinary strength. His strength was connected to his Nazirite vow, which included not cutting his hair. He performed many feats of strength against the Philistines, but was ultimately betrayed by Delilah, who cut his hair, causing him to lose his strength. He was captured, but in a final act of strength, he pulled down the pillars of a Philistine temple, killing himself and many Philistines.
30.) Samuel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמוּאֵל (Šəmûʾēl)
Meaning: “Heard by God” or “name of God”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:20
Description: A prophet and the last judge of Israel. He anointed Saul as the first king of Israel and later anointed David. He was a key figure in the transition from the period of the judges to the monarchy. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel are named after him, although he did not write them in their entirety.
31.) Samhuth
Original (Hebrew): שַׂמְהוּת
Meaning: Possibly, “desolations”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:8
Description: An Izrahite, one of David’s military commanders. Also spelled Shamhuth.
32.) Samaria
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁמְרוֹן
Meaning: “Watch mountain” or “watchtower”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:24
Description: The capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, built by King Omri. Also, the name of the region surrounding the city, and sometimes used to refer to the entire northern kingdom.
33.) Samaritans
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁמְרֹנִים; (Greek): Σαμαρεῖται
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Samaria”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:29
Description: The people who lived in the region of Samaria after the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel.
34.) Samlah
Original (Hebrew): שַׂמְלָה (Śamlā)
Meaning: “Garment” or “clothing”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:36
Description: An early king of Edom.
35.) Samos
Original (Greek): Σάμος (Samos)
Meaning: Possibly “height” or “elevation”
First Appearance: Acts 20:15
Description: An island in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Paul stopped there on his journey to Jerusalem.
36.) Samothrace
Original (Greek): Σαμοθρᾴκη
Meaning: “Thracian Samos”
First Appearance: Acts 16:11
Description: An island in the northern Aegean Sea.
37.) Samothracia
Original (Greek): Σαμοθρᾴκη
Meaning: “Thracian Samos”
First Appearance: Acts 16:11 KJV
Description: KJV form of Samothrace.
38.) Samson
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Šimšôn)
Meaning: “Sun” or “like the sun”
First Appearance: Judges 13:24
Description: A judge of Israel known for his extraordinary strength. His strength was connected to his Nazirite vow, which included not cutting his hair. He performed many feats of strength against the Philistines, but was ultimately betrayed by Delilah, who cut his hair, causing him to lose his strength. He was captured, but in a final act of strength, he pulled down the pillars of a Philistine temple, killing himself and many Philistines.
39.) Samuel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמוּאֵל (Šəmûʾēl)
Meaning: “Heard by God” or “name of God”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:20
Description: A prophet and the last judge of Israel. He anointed Saul as the first king of Israel and later anointed David. He was a key figure in the transition from the period of the judges to the monarchy. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel are named after him, although he did not write them in their entirety.
40.) Sanballat
Original (Hebrew): סַנְבַלַּט (Sanḇallaṭ)
Meaning: Possibly of Akkadian origin, meaning “Sin (the moon god) has given life”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 2:10
Description: A Horonite, likely a governor of Samaria, who strongly opposed Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
41.) Sandal
Original (Greek): σανδάλιον
Meaning: “Sandal”
First Appearance: Mark 6:9
Description: A type of footwear.
42.) Sanhedrin
Original (Greek): συνέδριον (synedrion)
Meaning: “Council” or “assembly”
First Appearance: Matthew 26:59
Description: The supreme Jewish council in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. It had both religious and civil authority.
43.) Sansannah
Original (Hebrew): סַנְסַנָּה (Sansannā)
Meaning: Possibly “palm branch” or “thorn”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:31
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah.
44.) Saph
Original (Hebrew): סַף (Sap̄)
Meaning: Possibly “threshold” or “bowl”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 21:18
Description: A Philistine giant killed by Sibbecai, one of David’s mighty men. Also called Sippai.
45.) Saphir
Original (Hebrew): שָׁפִיר
Meaning: “Fair” or “beautiful”
First Appearance: Micah 1:11
Description: A town in Judah, mentioned in a prophecy of Micah.
46.) Sapphira
Original (Greek): Σαπφείρα (Sappheira)
Meaning: “Beautiful” (Greek form of a Hebrew name)
First Appearance: Acts 5:1
Description: The wife of Ananias. She and her husband conspired to lie to the Holy Spirit about the price of land they had sold, and they were both struck dead.
47.) Sarah
Original (Hebrew): שָׂרָה (Śārā)
Meaning: “Princess” or “noblewoman”
First Appearance: Genesis 17:15
Description: The wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. Originally named Sarai, her name was changed to Sarah by God. She was barren for many years but miraculously gave birth to Isaac in her old age. She is considered one of the matriarchs of Israel, and a key character in the Abrahamic religions.
48.) Sarai
Original (Hebrew): שָׂרַי (Śāray)
Meaning: Possibly “my princess” or “contentious”
First Appearance: Genesis 11:29
Description: The original name of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
49.) Saraph
Original (Hebrew): שָׂרָף
Meaning: “Fiery” or “burning one”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:22
Description: A descendant of Judah, through Shelah.
50.) Sardis
Original (Greek): Σάρδεις (Sardeis)
Meaning: Possibly related to a word for “red” or “stone”
First Appearance: Revelation 1:11
Description: A city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), one of the seven churches addressed in the book of Revelation.
51.) Sardites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Descendants of Sered.
First Appearance: Numbers 26:26
Description: A family in the tribe of Zebulun.
52.) Sargon
Original (Hebrew): סַרְגוֹן (Sargôn)
Meaning: “The king is legitimate” or “true king” (Assyrian name)
First Appearance: Isaiah 20:1
Description: Sargon II, a king of Assyria who reigned from 722 to 705 BC. He completed the conquest of Samaria and the northern kingdom of Israel.
53.) Sarid
Original (Hebrew): שָׂרִיד (Śārîḏ)
Meaning: “Survivor” or “remaining”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:10
Description: A place on the border of the tribe of Zebulun.
54.) Saron
Original (Greek): Σαρων
Meaning: “Plain” or “flat land”
First Appearance: Acts 9:35
Description: Another spelling of Sharon.
55.) Sarsechim
Original (Hebrew): סַר־סְכִים (Sar-Səḵîm)
Meaning: Possibly a Babylonian title, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Jeremiah 39:3
Description: A title or name of a Babylonian official present at the capture of Jerusalem.
56.) Saruch
Original (Greek): Σερούχ
Meaning: “Branch”
First Appearance: Luke 3:35
Description: The Greek form of Serug, an ancestor of Jesus.
57.) Satan
Original (Hebrew): שָׂטָן (Śāṭān); (Greek): Σατανᾶς (Satanas)
Meaning: “Adversary” or “accuser”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 21:1
Description: The chief enemy of God and humanity, also known as the Devil. He is portrayed as a tempter, a deceiver, and the source of evil. In the Old Testament, “satan” is sometimes used more generally for an adversary, but in the New Testament, it refers specifically to the Devil.
58.) Saul
Original (Hebrew): שָׁאוּל
Meaning: “Asked for” or “prayed for”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:37
Description: An early king of Edom. Also, the first king of Israel. He was chosen by God and anointed by Samuel, but he later disobeyed God and was rejected as king. He was eventually killed in battle against the Philistines. Also, the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, a Simeonite, and a Levite.
59.) Sceva
Original (Greek): Σκευᾶς (Skeuas)
Meaning: Possibly “vessel” or “instrument” (a Greek name)
First Appearance: Acts 19:14
Description: A Jewish chief priest in Ephesus whose seven sons tried to exorcise demons in Jesus’ name but were overpowered by the evil spirit.
60.) Scribes
Original (Hebrew): סוֹפְרִים (Sōp̄ərîm); (Greek): γραμματεῖς (grammateis)
Meaning: “Writers” or “interpreters of the law”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:17
Description: Jewish scholars and teachers of the Law of Moses. They played an important role in preserving and interpreting the scriptures. Some scribes were members of the Sanhedrin.
61.) Scythian
Original (Greek): Σκύθης
Meaning: “A Scythian”
First Appearance: Colossians 3:11
Description: A member of a nomadic group of people.
62.) Scythopolis
Meaning: “City of the Scythians”
First Appearance: Judges 1:27 KJV
Description: Alternate name for Beth-shean.
63.) Sea, the
Original (Hebrew/Greek): הַיָּם
Meaning: “The Sea”
First Appearance: Genesis 1:10
Description: Can refer to any large body of water. Usually the Mediterranean, sometimes the Red Sea, and sometimes the Dead Sea or the Sea of Galilee.
64.) Seba
Original (Hebrew): סְבָא (Səḇāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “drunkard” or related to Sheba
First Appearance: Genesis 10:7
Description: A son of Cush, and the ancestor of a people likely located in Africa or Arabia.
65.) Sebat
Original (Hebrew): שְׁבָט
Meaning: “Rod”, “staff”, or “tribe”
First Appearance: Zechariah 1:7
Description: The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar.
66.) Secacah
Original (Hebrew): סְכָכָה (Səḵāḵā)
Meaning: Possibly “thicket” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:61
Description: A town in the wilderness of Judah.
67.) Sechu
Original (Hebrew): הַשֵּׂכוּ
Meaning: Possibly “the watchtower”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 19:22
Description: A place in Ramah.
68.) Secundus
Original (Greek): Σεκούνδος (Sekoundos)
Meaning: “Second” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: Acts 20:4
Description: A Christian from Thessalonica who accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem.
69.) Segub
Original (Hebrew): שְׂגוּב (Śəḡûḇ)
Meaning: “Elevated” or “exalted”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:34
Description: The youngest son of Hiel, who died when his father rebuilt Jericho, fulfilling Joshua’s curse. Also, a descendant of Judah.
70.) Seir
Original (Hebrew): שֵׂעִיר (Śēʿîr)
Meaning: “Hairy” or “rough”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:6
Description: The mountainous region south of the Dead Sea, inhabited by the Horites and later by the Edomites. Also, the name of the ancestor of the Horites, and a mountain on the border of Judah.
71.) Seirath
Original (Hebrew): שְׂעִירָתָה
Meaning: “The Shaggy”
First Appearance: Judges 3:26
Description: A location to which Ehud escaped after killing Eglon.
72.) Sela
Original (Hebrew): סֶלָה
Meaning: “The Rock”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 14:7
Description: The principal city of the Edomites.
73.) Sela-hammahlekoth
Original (Hebrew): סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
Meaning: “Rock of parting/escape”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 23:28
Description: A location in the wilderness of Maon.
74.) Selah
Original (Hebrew): סֶלָה (Sélā)
Meaning: Uncertain, possibly a musical or liturgical term indicating a pause or interlude.
First Appearance: Psalm 3:2
Description: A word that appears frequently in the Psalms, often at the end of a verse. Its exact meaning is unknown, but it is likely a musical or liturgical instruction.
75.) Seled
Original (Hebrew): סֶ֫לֶד (Séleḏ)
Meaning: Possibly “exultation” or “rejoicing”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:30
Description: A descendant of Judah through Jerahmeel.
76.) Seleucia
Original (Greek): Σελεύκεια (Seleukeia)
Meaning: Named after Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great.
First Appearance: Acts 13:4
Description: A port city in Syria, near Antioch, from which Paul and Barnabas set sail on their first missionary journey.
77.) Sem
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Name” or “renown”
First Appearance: Genesis 5:32
Description: KJV form of Shem.
78.) Semachiah
Original (Hebrew): סְמַכְיָ֫הוּ
Meaning: “Yahweh sustains”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 26:7
Description: A Levite gatekeeper, son of Shemaiah.
79.) Semei
Original (Greek): Σεμεει
Meaning: Possibly short for “Shimei”
First Appearance: Luke 3:26
Description: An ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy of Luke.
80.) Senaah
Original (Hebrew): סְנָאָה (Sənāʾā)
Meaning: Possibly “thorny” or “hated”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:35
Description: The ancestor of a large family that returned from exile in Babylon. Also spelled Hassenaah.
81.) Seneh
Original (Hebrew): סֶנֶּה (Séné)
Meaning: “Thorn bush” or possibly a place name.
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 14:4
Description: One of the two rocky crags between Michmash and Geba, where Jonathan and his armor-bearer attacked the Philistines.
82.) Senir
Original (Hebrew): שְׂנִיר (Śənîr)
Meaning: Possibly “snow mountain” or “coat of mail”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:9
Description: The Amorite name for Mount Hermon.
83.) Sennacherib
Original (Hebrew): סַנְחֵרִיב (Sanḥērîḇ)
Meaning: “Sin (the moon god) has multiplied brothers” (Assyrian name)
First Appearance: 2 Kings 18:13
Description: A king of Assyria who invaded Judah during the reign of Hezekiah. His army was miraculously destroyed by God.
84.) Senuah
Original (Hebrew): סְנוּאָה
Meaning: Possibly “bristling” or “thorny”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:9
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile, also spelled Hassenuah.
85.) Seorim
Original (Hebrew): שְׂעֹרִים
Meaning: “Barley”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:8
Description: The head of the fourth division of priests in the time of David.
86.) Sephar
Original (Hebrew): סְפָר (Səp̄ār)
Meaning: Possibly “numbering” or “census”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:30
Description: A place in southern Arabia, marking the eastern boundary of the territory of the descendants of Joktan.
87.) Sepharad
Original (Hebrew): סְפָרַד
Meaning: Unknown
First Appearance: Obadiah 1:20
Description: A place where exiles from Jerusalem lived.
88.) Sepharvaim
Original (Hebrew): סְפַרְוַיִם (Səp̄arwáyim)
Meaning: Possibly “two Sipparas” (Sippara was a city in Mesopotamia)
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:24
Description: A city or region under Assyrian control, from which people were brought to resettle Samaria after the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel.
89.) Sephela
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Lowland”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 1:7 KJV
Description: The KJV translation for Shephelah.
90.) Serah
Original (Hebrew): שֶׂרַח (Śéraḥ)
Meaning: “Abundance” or “overflowing”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:17
Description: The daughter of Asher. Also spelled Serach.
91.) Seraiah
Original (Hebrew): שְׂרָיָה (Śərāyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is prince” or “Yahweh has persisted”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:17
Description: David’s scribe or secretary. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a high priest, a military commander, a man who returned from exile with Ezra, a priest who sealed the covenant in Nehemiah’s time, and others.
92.) Seraphims
Original (Hebrew): שְׂרָפִים
Meaning: “Burning ones”
First Appearance: Isaiah 6:2
Description: Angelic beings associated with fire, seen in Isaiah’s vision of God’s throne.
93.) Sered
Original (Hebrew): סֶרֶד
Meaning: “Cooling” or “escape”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:14
Description: A son of Zebulun and founder of a Zebulunite clan.
94.) Seredites
Original (Hebrew): סַרְדִּי
Meaning: “Descendants of Sered”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:26
Description: A family in the tribe of Zebulun.
95.) Sergius Paulus
Original (Greek): Σέργιος Παῦλος (Sergios Paulos)
Meaning: “Sergius” and “Paulus” are both Roman names.
First Appearance: Acts 13:7
Description: The proconsul of Cyprus who was converted to Christianity through Paul’s ministry.
96.) Seron
Meaning: Possibly, “prince”.
First Appearance: 1 Maccabees 3:13
Description: A general of the Syrian army.
97.) Serug
Original (Hebrew): שְׂרוּג
Meaning: “Branch” or “shoot”
First Appearance: Genesis 11:20
Description: A descendant of Shem, through Eber.
98.) Seth
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁת (Šēṯ)
Meaning: “Appointed” or “placed”
First Appearance: Genesis 4:25
Description: The third son of Adam and Eve, born after Cain killed Abel. He is considered the ancestor of all humanity, as Noah was descended from him.
99.) Sethur
Original (Hebrew): סְתוּר
Meaning: “Hidden” or “secret”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:13
Description: The spy from the tribe of Asher sent to explore Canaan.
100.) Shaalabbin
Original (Hebrew): שַׁעֲלַבִּין
Meaning: “Place of foxes” or “jackals’ haunt”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:42
Description: A town in the territory of Dan. Also called Shaalbim.
101.) Shaalbim
Original (Hebrew): שַׁעַלְבִּים
Meaning: “Place of foxes” or “jackals’ haunt”
First Appearance: Judges 1:35
Description: A town probably in Dan, another form of Shaalabbin.
102.) Shaalbonite
Original (Hebrew): שַׁעַלְבֹנִֽי
Meaning: “A person from Shaalbim/Shaalabbin”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:32
Description: A term used to describe Eliahba, one of David’s mighty men.
103.) Shaaph
Original (Hebrew): שָׁעַף
Meaning: Possibly, “disunion”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:47
Description: A descendant of Judah.
104.) Shaaraim
Original (Hebrew): שַׁעֲרַיִם
Meaning: “Two gates” or “double gate”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:36
Description: A town in the territory of Judah. Also a town in the territory of Simeon.
105.) Shaashgaz
Original (Hebrew): שַׁעֲשְׁגַז
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Esther 2:14
Description: A eunuch in the service of King Ahasuerus, in charge of the king’s concubines.
106.) Shabbethai
Original (Hebrew): שַׁבְּתַי
Meaning: Possibly, “Sabbath” or “born on the Sabbath”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:15
Description: A Levite who opposed Ezra, and another who returned with Ezra.
107.) Shadrach
Original (Hebrew): שַׁדְרַך (Šaḏraḵ)
Meaning: Possibly “command of Aku” (Aku being a Babylonian moon god)
First Appearance: Daniel 1:7
Description: The Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of Daniel’s three companions. He, along with Meshach and Abednego, was thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship a golden image, but was miraculously delivered by God.
108.) Shage
Original (Hebrew): שָׁגֵא
Meaning: Possibly, “erring” or “wandering”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:34
Description: The father of Jonathan, one of David’s warriors. Also spelled Shagee.
109.) Shagee
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “erring” or “wandering”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:34
Description: Alternate spelling of Shage.
110.) Shaharaim
Original (Hebrew): שַׁחֲרַיִם (Šaḥaráyim)
Meaning: “Two dawns” or “double dawn”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:8
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Moab.
111.) Shahazimah
Original (Hebrew): שַׁחֲצִימָה
Meaning: Possibly, “heights”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:22
Description: A place on the border of Issachar. Also spelled Shahazumah.
112.) Shahazumah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “heights”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:22
Description: An alternate spelling of Shahazimah.
113.) Shalem
Original (Hebrew): שָׁלֵם
Meaning: “Safe”, or “peaceful”
First Appearance: Genesis 33:18
Description: A city near Shechem.
114.) Shalisha
Original (Hebrew): שָׁלִשָׁה (Šališā)
Meaning: Possibly “third” or “threefold”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 9:4
Description: A region through which Saul passed while searching for his father’s donkeys.
115.) Shallum
Original (Hebrew): שַׁלֻּם (Šallûm)
Meaning: “Retribution” or “recompense”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 15:10
Description: The fifteenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who assassinated Zechariah and seized the throne, but reigned for only one month. Also, the name of numerous other individuals.
116.) Shalmai
Original (Hebrew): שַׁלְמַי
Meaning: “My thanks” or possibly a shortened form of “Shalmaneser”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:46
Description: The head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile. Also spelled Shamlai.
117.) Shalman
Original (Hebrew): שַׁלְמָן (Šalmān)
Meaning: Possibly “peaceful” or a shortened form of “Shalmaneser”
First Appearance: Hosea 10:14
Description: Possibly a shortened form of Shalmaneser, an Assyrian king, or a reference to a Moabite ruler.
118.) Shalmaneser
Original (Hebrew): שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר (Šalmanʾeser)
Meaning: “Shulman is chief” (Assyrian name)
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:3
Description: Shalmaneser V, a king of Assyria who besieged Samaria and carried the Israelites of the northern kingdom into exile.
119.) Shama
Original (Hebrew): שָׁמָע
Meaning: “Hearing” or “obedient”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:44
Description: One of David’s mighty men.
120.) Shamed
Original (Hebrew): שָׁ֫מֶד (Šā́meḏ)
Meaning: “Destroyer” or “keeper”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:12
Description: A Benjamite, also spelled Shemed.
121.) Shamer
Original (Hebrew): שָׁ֫מֶר (Šā́mer)
Meaning: “Keeper” or “guardian”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:46
Description: A Levite, an ancestor of Ethan. Also, an Asherite, also spelled Shomer.
122.) Shamgar
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמְגַּר (Šamgar)
Meaning: Possibly of Hurrian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Judges 3:31
Description: A judge of Israel who killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
123.) Shamhuth
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמְהוּת
Meaning: Possibly, “desolations”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:8
Description: One of David’s military commanders, also spelled Samhuth.
124.) Shamir
Original (Hebrew): שָׁמִיר (Šāmîr)
Meaning: “Thorn” or “flint”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:48
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah. Also, a Levitical city in the territory of Ephraim.
125.) Shamma
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמָּה
Meaning: “Astonishment”, “devastation”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:37
Description: An Asherite, son of Zophah.
126.) Shammah
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמָּה (Šammā)
Meaning: “Desolation” or “astonishment”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:13
Description: A grandson of Esau. Also, one of David’s brothers, and the name of two of David’s mighty men.
127.) Shammai
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמַּי (Šammay)
Meaning: Possibly “desolation” or a shortened form of “Shammah”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:28
Description: A descendant of Judah. Also, another Judahite, and a descendant of Caleb.
128.) Shammoth
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמּוֹת
Meaning: “Names”, “desolations”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:27
Description: One of David’s mighty men, alternate spelling of Shamhuth.
129.) Shammua
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמּוּעַ (Šammûaʿ)
Meaning: “Heard” or “renowned”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:4
Description: The spy from the tribe of Reuben sent to explore Canaan. Also, one of David’s sons, a Levite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile, and a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
130.) Shammuah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Heard”, “renowned”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 5:14
Description: Alternate spelling for Shammua, a son of David.
131.) Shamsherai
Original (Hebrew): שַׁמְשֵׁרַי
Meaning: Possibly “servant of the sun” or “sun-like”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:26
Description: A Benjamite.
132.) Shapham
Original (Hebrew): שָׁפָם
Meaning: Possibly “bare” or “bald”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:12
Description: A Gadite.
133.) Shaphan
Original (Hebrew): שָׁפָן (Šāp̄ān)
Meaning: “Rock badger” or “hyrax”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 22:3
Description: A scribe in the court of King Josiah of Judah. He brought the Book of the Law, discovered in the temple, to the king. Also, the father of Ahikam, Gemariah, and Elasah.
134.) Shaphat
Original (Hebrew): שָׁפָט (Šāp̄āṭ)
Meaning: “He has judged” or “judge”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:5
Description: The spy from the tribe of Simeon sent to explore Canaan. Also, the father of the prophet Elisha, a descendant of David, a Gadite, and one of David’s herdsmen.
135.) Sharai
Original (Hebrew): שָׁרָי (Šāray)
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh loosens” or “Yahweh is free”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:40
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
136.) Sharar
Original (Hebrew): שָׁרָר
Meaning: Possibly, “firm” or “strong”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:33
Description: Father of Ahiam, one of David’s warriors. Also known as Sacar.
137.) Sharezer
Original (Hebrew): שַׂרְאֶ֫צֶר (Sarʾéṣer)
Meaning: Possibly of Assyrian or Babylonian origin, meaning “protect the king”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 19:37
Description: A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, who assassinated his father. Also, a man sent to Bethel to inquire of the priests and prophets.
138.) Sharon
Original (Hebrew): שָׁרוֹן
Meaning: “Plain” or “level ground”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:18
Description: A fertile coastal plain in Israel, stretching from Joppa to Mount Carmel. Known for its beauty and fertility.
139.) Sharonite
Original (Hebrew): שֲׁרוֹנִי
Meaning: “From Sharon”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:29
Description: A person from the plain of Sharon.
140.) Sharruithen
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “confirmation”
First Appearance: 2 Timothy 3:8
Description: Alternate name for Sharuhen.
141.) Sharuhen
Original (Hebrew): שָׁרוּחֶן (Šārûḥen)
Meaning: Possibly “pleasant lodging”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:6
Description: A town in the territory of Simeon.
142.) Shashai
Original (Hebrew): שָׁשַׁי
Meaning: Possibly, “whitish” or a shortened form of a name like “Sheshbazzar”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:40
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
143.) Shashak
Original (Hebrew): שָׁשַׁק (Šāšaq)
Meaning: Possibly “longing” or “eager”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:14
Description: A Benjamite.
144.) Shaul
Original (Hebrew): שָׁאוּל (Šāʾûl)
Meaning: “Asked for” or “prayed for”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:37
Description: An early king of Edom. Also, a son of Simeon, and a Kohathite Levite.
145.) Shaulites
Original (Hebrew): שָׁאוּלִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shaul”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:13
Description: A family/clan within the tribe of Simeon.
146.) Shaveh
Original (Hebrew): שָׁוֵה (Šāwē)
Meaning: “Plain” or “level ground”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:17
Description: A valley near Jerusalem, also called the King’s Dale, where Abraham met Melchizedek.
147.) Shaveh Kiriathaim
Original (Hebrew): שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם
Meaning: “Plain of Kiriathaim”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:5
Description: A plain near the city of Kiriathaim.
148.) Shavsha
Original (Hebrew): שַׁוְשָׁא
Meaning: Possibly “noble” or “generous”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 18:16
Description: A scribe in the time of David, also called Seraiah, Shisha, and Sheva.
149.) Sheal
Original (Hebrew): שְׁאָל
Meaning: “Asking” or “request”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:29
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
150.) Shealtiel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל (Šəʾaltîʾēl)
Meaning: “I have asked of God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:17
Description: The father of Zerubbabel, a leader of the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon. Also spelled Salathiel.
151.) Sheariah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁעַרְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh has stormed” or “gate of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:38
Description: A descendant of Saul.
152.) Shearing
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: N/A, not a name but an activity.
First Appearance: Genesis 31:19 KJV
Description: The act of clipping wool from sheep.
153.) Shearjashub
Original (Hebrew): שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב (Šəʾār Yāšûḇ)
Meaning: “A remnant shall return”
First Appearance: Isaiah 7:3
Description: The symbolic name of a son of the prophet Isaiah.
154.) Sheba
Original (Hebrew): שְׁבָא (Šəḇāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “oath” or “seven”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:7
Description: A son of Raamah, a grandson of Cush. Also, a son of Jokshan, Abraham’s son by Keturah, a son of Joktan, a region in southern Arabia, known for its wealth and trade, the home of the Queen of Sheba, a town in the territory of Simeon, and a Benjamite who rebelled against David.
155.) Shebah
Original (Hebrew): שִׁבְעָה (Šiḇʿā)
Meaning: “Oath” or “seven”
First Appearance: Genesis 26:33
Description: The name given to a well dug by Isaac, which led to the naming of the city of Beersheba.
156.) Shebam
Original (Hebrew): שְׂבָם
Meaning: Possibly “fragrance” or “spice”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:3
Description: A town east of the Jordan River, also called Sibmah.
157.) Shebaniah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁבַנְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh has made to grow” or “Yahweh has prospered”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 15:24
Description: A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark in the time of David. Also, the name of several Levites in the time of Nehemiah.
158.) Shebarim
Original (Hebrew): הַשְּׁבָרִים
Meaning: “The breaches” or “the quarries”
First Appearance: Joshua 7:5
Description: A place near Ai, where the Israelites retreated after their initial defeat.
159.) Shebat
Original (Hebrew): שְׁבָט
Meaning: “Rod,” “staff,” or “tribe”
First Appearance: Zechariah 1:7
Description: Alternate spelling of Sebat, the eleventh month in the Hebrew calendar.
160.) Sheber
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁ֫בֶר (Šéḇer)
Meaning: “Breaking” or “fracture”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:48
Description: A descendant of Judah through Caleb.
161.) Shebna
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁבְנָא (Šeḇnāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “youth” or “vigor”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 18:18
Description: A scribe or official in the court of King Hezekiah of Judah. Also spelled Shebnah.
162.) Shebnah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “youth” or “vigor”
First Appearance: Isaiah 36:3
Description: Alternate spelling for Shebna.
163.) Shebuel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁבוּאֵל (Šəḇûʾēl)
Meaning: “Return to God” or “captive of God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:16
Description: A descendant of Moses. Also, a Levite musician, a son of Heman. Also spelled Shubael.
164.) Shecaniah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁכַנְיָה (Šəḵanyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has dwelt” or “dweller with Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Description: A descendant of David. Also spelled Shechaniah, and the name of several other individuals.
165.) Shechaniah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁכַנְיָהוּ (Šəḵanyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh has dwelt” or “dweller with Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Description: Another spelling of Shecaniah.
166.) Shechem
Original (Hebrew): שְׁכֶם (Šəḵem)
Meaning: “Shoulder” or “ridge”
First Appearance: Genesis 12:6
Description: An ancient city in Canaan, located in the hill country of Ephraim. It was a significant place in the patriarchal narratives and throughout Israelite history. Also, the name of a Hivite prince who assaulted Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, a Manassite, and a descendant of Manasseh.
167.) Shechemites
Original (Hebrew): הַשִּׁכְמִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shechem”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:31
Description: A family within the tribe of Manasseh.
168.) Shedeur
Original (Hebrew): שְׁדֵיאוּר (Šəḏêʾûr)
Meaning: “Spreader of light” or “field of light”
First Appearance: Numbers 1:5
Description: The father of Elizur, the leader of the tribe of Reuben during the Exodus.
169.) Shehariah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁחַרְיָה (Šəḥaryā)
Meaning: “Yahweh is the dawn” or “sought by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:26
Description: A Benjamite.
170.) Shelah
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁלָה (Šēlā)
Meaning: Possibly “request” or “petition”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:24
Description: A son of Arpachshad, also spelled Salah. Also, the third son of Judah, and the ancestor of a clan within the tribe of Judah.
171.) Shelanites
Original (Hebrew): הַשֵּׁלָנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shelah”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:20
Description: The family descended from Shelah son of Judah.
172.) Shelemiah
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ (Šelemyāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh is peace” or “recompensed by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 26:14
Description: A Korahite Levite, a gatekeeper in the time of David. Also, the name of several other individuals.
173.) Sheleph
Original (Hebrew): שָׁ֫לֶף
Meaning: “Drawing out” or “extraction”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:26
Description: A son of Joktan, a descendant of Shem.
174.) Shelesh
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁ֫לֶשׁ (Šéleš)
Meaning: “Third” or “triplet”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:35
Description: An Asherite.
175.) Shelomi
Original (Hebrew): שְׁלֹמִי
Meaning: “My peace” or “peaceful”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:27
Description: Father of the leader of the tribe of Asher.
176.) Shelomith
Original (Hebrew): שְׁלֹמִית (Šəlōmîṯ)
Meaning: “Peaceful” or “peace”
First Appearance: Leviticus 24:11
Description: An Israelite woman whose son blasphemed the name of the Lord and was stoned. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a daughter of Zerubbabel, and several Levites.
177.) Shelomoth
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Peaceful” or “peace”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:18
Description: Another spelling for Shelomith, a Levite.
178.) Shelumiel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁלֻמִיאֵל (Šəlumîʾēl)
Meaning: “Friend of God” or “peace of God”
First Appearance: Numbers 1:6
Description: The leader of the tribe of Simeon during the Exodus.
179.) Shem
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁם (Šēm)
Meaning: “Name” or “renown”
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 the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, Arabs, and Assyrians.
180.) Shema
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁמַע (Šémaʿ)
Meaning: “Hearing” or “rumor”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:26
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah. Also, the name of several individuals, including a Benjamite, and a man who stood on Ezra’s right during the reading of the Law.
181.) Shemaah
Original (Hebrew): הַשְּׁמָעָה
Meaning: “The report” or “the rumor”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:3
Description: Father of two Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag.
182.) Shemaiah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמַעְיָה (Šəmaʿyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has heard” or “heard by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Description: A descendant of David. Also, the name of numerous other individuals, including a prophet during the reign of Rehoboam, a Simeonite, several Levites, and others.
183.) Shemariah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמַרְיָהוּ (Šəmaryāhû)
Meaning: “Yahweh has kept” or “guarded by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 12:5
Description: One of the Benjamites who joined David at Ziklag. Also, the name of two men who had taken foreign wives during Ezra’s time.
184.) Shemeber
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁמְאֵבֶר (Šemʾēḇer)
Meaning: “Name of flight” or “lofty flight”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:2
Description: The king of Zeboiim, one of the cities of the plain that rebelled against Chedorlaomer.
185.) Shemed
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁמֶד
Meaning: “Destroyer”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:12
Description: Alternate spelling for Shamed, a Benjamite.
186.) Shemer
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁ֫מֶר (Šémer)
Meaning: “Lees” or “dregs”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 16:24
Description: The owner of the hill on which Omri built the city of Samaria. Also, a Levite, also spelled Shamer.
187.) Shemida
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמִידָע
Meaning: “Name of knowledge”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:32
Description: A man of Manasseh, and founder of a clan. Also spelled Shemidah.
188.) Shemidah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמִידָע
Meaning: “Name of knowledge”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:19
Description: Alternate spelling of Shemida.
189.) Shemidaites
Original (Hebrew): הַשְּׁמִידָעִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shemida”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:32
Description: A clan within the tribe of Manasseh.
190.) Shemiramoth
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמִירָמוֹת (Šəmîrāˈmôṯ)
Meaning: Possibly “name of heights” or “most high name”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 15:18
Description: A Levite musician in the time of David. Also, a Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law.
191.) Shemuel
Original (Hebrew): שְׁמוּאֵל (Šəmûʾēl)
Meaning: “Heard by God” or “name of God”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:20
Description: The leader of the tribe of Simeon chosen to help divide the land of Canaan. Also, an alternate spelling for Samuel.
192.) Shen
Original (Hebrew): הַשֵּׁן
Meaning: “The tooth” or “the crag”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 7:12
Description: A place near Mizpah; may not be a proper name.
193.) Shenazar
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁנְאַצַּר
Meaning: Possibly of Babylonian origin, meaning “Sin (the moon god) protect”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Description: A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin).
194.) Shenir
Original (Hebrew): שְׂנִיר
Meaning: “Snow Mountain”, or “Armor”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:9
Description: Alternate spelling of Senir, a name for Mount Hermon.
195.) Shepham
Original (Hebrew): שְׁפָם (Šəp̄ām)
Meaning: Possibly “bareness” or “nakedness”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:10
Description: A place on the eastern boundary of the Promised Land.
196.) Shephatiah
Original (Hebrew): שְׁפַטְיָה (Šəp̄aṭyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has judged” or “Yahweh is judge”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 3:4
Description: A son of David, born in Hebron. Also, the name of several other individuals.
197.) Shepho
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Bareness”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:23
Description: A Horite, son of Shobal. Also spelled Shephi.
198.) Shephuphan
Original (Hebrew): שְׁפוּפָן (Šəp̄ûp̄ān)
Meaning: Possibly “serpent”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:5
Description: A Benjamite, also called Shephupham and Muppim.
199.) Shephupham
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “serpent”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:39
Description: Alternate spelling of Shephuphan.
200.) Sherah
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁאֱרָה
Meaning: “Flesh”, “Kin”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:24
Description: A female descendant of Ephraim.
201.) Sherebiah
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁרֵבְיָה (Šērēḇyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has brought heat” or “Yahweh is a burning heat”
First Appearance: Ezra 8:18
Description: A Levite who returned from exile with Ezra. Also, a Levite who helped lead the people in prayer and confession in the time of Nehemiah.
202.) Sheshach
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁשַׁךְ
Meaning: A code-word (“Atbash cipher”) for Babel (Babylon).
First Appearance: Jeremiah 25:26
Description: Used to covertly refer to Babylon.
203.) Sheshai
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁשַׁי (Šēšay)
Meaning: Possibly “whitish” or “noble”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:22
Description: One of the three Anakim (giants) living in Hebron when the Israelites spied out the land.
204.) Sheshan
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁשָׁן
Meaning: Possibly “lily” or “noble”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:31
Description: A descendant of Judah.
205.) Sheshbazzar
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר (Šēšbaṣṣar)
Meaning: Possibly of Babylonian origin, meaning “Shamash (the sun god) protect the father”
First Appearance: Ezra 1:8
Description: The prince of Judah who was allowed by Cyrus, king of Persia, to lead the first group of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem. He is possibly the same person as Zerubbabel.
206.) Sheth
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁת
Meaning: “Compensation”, “Appointed”
First Appearance: Numbers 24:17
Description: A name that is used in a prophecy of Balaam to refer to either Moab, or all of mankind.
207.) Shethar
Original (Hebrew): שֵׁתָר
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, “star”.
First Appearance: Esther 1:14
Description: One of the seven princes of Persia and Media.
208.) Shethar-bozenai
Original (Hebrew): שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning “star of splendor”.
First Appearance: Ezra 5:3
Description: A Persian official who questioned the Jews’ authority to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
209.) Sheva
Original (Hebrew): שְׁוָא (Šəwāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “gift” or “vanity”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 20:25
Description: David’s scribe or secretary, also called Seraiah, Shavsha, and Shisha. Also, a descendant of Judah through Caleb.
210.) Shewbread
Original (Hebrew): לֶחֶם פָּנִים
Meaning: “Bread of the Presence”
First Appearance: Exodus 25:30 KJV
Description: Bread kept in the temple, also called “showbread.”
211.) Shibboleth
Original (Hebrew): שִׁבֹּלֶת
Meaning: “Ear of corn” or “stream”
First Appearance: Judges 12:6
Description: A word used by the Gileadites to distinguish themselves from the Ephraimites, who could not pronounce it correctly.
212.) Shibmah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “fragrance” or “spice”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:38 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling of Sibmah/Shebam.
213.) Shicron
Original (Hebrew): שִׁכְּרוֹן
Meaning: “Drunkenness”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:11
Description: A place on the northern border of Judah. Also spelled Shikkeron.
214.) Shiggaion
Original (Hebrew): שִׁגָּיוֹן
Meaning: Possibly, a musical term indicating a wild, passionate song, or a lament.
First Appearance: Psalm 7:1
Description: A term found in the title of Psalm 7.
215.) Shihon
Original (Hebrew): שִׁיאֹן (Šîʾōn)
Meaning: Possibly “ruin” or “desolation”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:19
Description: A town in the territory of Issachar.
216.) Shihor
Original (Hebrew): שִׁיחוֹר (Šîḥôr)
Meaning: “Black” or “dark” (possibly referring to the Nile)
First Appearance: Joshua 13:3
Description: A river on the border of Egypt, usually identified with the easternmost branch of the Nile or with the Wadi el-Arish.
217.) Shihor-libnath
Original (Hebrew): שִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָת
Meaning: “Black [river] of Libnath” or “dark [river] of whiteness”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:26
Description: A place on the border of the tribe of Asher.
218.) Shikkeron
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Drunkenness”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:11
Description: Alternate spelling for Shicron.
219.) Shilhi
Original (Hebrew): שִׁלְחִי (Šilḥî)
Meaning: Possibly “armed” or “sent”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 22:42
Description: The father of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
220.) Shilhim
Original (Hebrew): שִׁלְחִים (Šilḥîm)
Meaning: Possibly “missiles” or “weapons”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:32
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah, possibly another name for Sharuhen.
221.) Shillem
Original (Hebrew): שִׁלֵּם (Šillēm)
Meaning: “Retribution” or “recompense”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:24
Description: A son of Naphtali and founder of a Naphtalite clan.
222.) Shillemites
Original (Hebrew): הַשִׁלֵּמִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shillem”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:49
Description: A family within the tribe of Naphtali.
223.) Shiloah
Original (Hebrew): שִׁלֹחַ
Meaning: “Sending” or “channel”
First Appearance: Isaiah 8:6
Description: Another spelling of Siloam, a pool in Jerusalem.
224.) Shiloh
Original (Hebrew): שִׁילֹה (Šîlō) or שִׁילוֹ (Šîlô)
Meaning: Possibly “place of rest” or “tranquility,” or a reference to the Messiah.
First Appearance: Genesis 49:10
Description: A city in the territory of Ephraim, north of Bethel. It was the location of the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant for a significant period during the time of the Judges. Also, a reference to the Messiah in some interpretations of Genesis 49:10. Also, the name of a person mentioned in Nehemiah.
225.) Shiloni
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “From Shiloh”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:5
Description: Refers to a person who is from Shiloh.
226.) Shilonite
Original (Hebrew): שִֽׁילוֹנִי
Meaning: “From Shiloh”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:29
Description: Refers to Ahijah, as he was from Shiloh.
227.) Shilonites
Original (Hebrew): הַשִּׁילֹנִי
Meaning: “From Shiloh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:5
Description: Refers to descendants of Shelah, son of Judah, living in Jerusalem.
228.) Shimeah
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעָה (Šimʿā)
Meaning: “Hearing” or “rumor”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 13:3
Description: A brother of David, also called Shammah, Shimea, and Shimma. Also, a Merarite Levite.
229.) Shimeah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hearing” or “rumor”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:30
Description: Alternate form of Shimeah, a Levite.
230.) Shimeam
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hearing” or “rumor”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:38
Description: Alternate form of Shimeah, a Benjamite.
231.) Shimeath
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעָת
Meaning: “Fame” or “report”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 12:21
Description: An Ammonitess, the mother of Jozachar/Zabad, who assassinated King Joash.
232.) Shimeathites
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעָתִים
Meaning: “Descendants of Shimeah”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:55
Description: A family of scribes.
233.) Shimei
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעִי (Šimʿî)
Meaning: “Famous” or “renowned”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:17
Description: A son of Gershon, a Levite. Also, a Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom’s rebellion, but was later pardoned. Also, the name of numerous other individuals.
234.) Shimeon
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעוֹן
Meaning: “Hearing” or “hearkening”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:31
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
235.) Shimhi
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעִי
Meaning: “Famous” or “renowned”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:21
Description: A Benjamite, also called Shimei.
236.) Shimi
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Famous” or “renowned”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:17 KJV
Description: KJV form of Shimei.
237.) Shimites
Original (Hebrew): הַשִּׁמְעִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shimei”
First Appearance: Numbers 3:18
Description: Descendants of Shimei, son of Gershon.
238.) Shimma
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hearing” or “rumor”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:13
Description: Alternate form of Shimeah, David’s brother.
239.) Shimon
Original (Hebrew): שִׁימוֹן (Šîmôn)
Meaning: Possibly “waste” or “desert”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:20
Description: A descendant of Judah.
240.) Shimrath
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְרָת (Šimrāṯ)
Meaning: “Guard” or “watch”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:21
Description: A Benjamite.
241.) Shimri
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְרִי (Šimrî)
Meaning: “Vigilant” or “watchful”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:37
Description: A Simeonite. Also, the father of one of David’s mighty men, and a Levite in the time of Hezekiah.
242.) Shimrith
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְרִית
Meaning: “Vigilant” or “watchful”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 24:26
Description: A Moabitess, mother of Jehozabad who assassinated King Joash.
243.) Shimron
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְרוֹן (Šimrôn)
Meaning: “Watch” or “guard”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:13
Description: A son of Issachar, and founder of a clan. Also spelled Shimrom. Also, a Canaanite city.
244.) Shimronites
Original (Hebrew): הַשִּׁמְרֹנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shimron”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:24
Description: A family within the tribe of Issachar.
245.) Shimrom
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Watch” or “guard”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:1
Description: Another spelling of Shimron.
246.) Shimron-meron
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְרֹן מְראֹן
Meaning: “Watch of Meron”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:20
Description: A Canaanite city whose king was defeated by Joshua.
247.) Shimshai
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְשַׁי (Šimšay)
Meaning: Possibly “sunny” or derived from the name of the sun god Shamash.
First Appearance: Ezra 4:8
Description: A scribe who wrote a letter opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem to Artaxerxes, king of Persia.
248.) Shinab
Original (Hebrew): שִׁנְאָב (Šinʾāḇ)
Meaning: Possibly “father’s tooth” or “father has changed”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:2
Description: The king of Admah, one of the cities of the plain that rebelled against Chedorlaomer.
249.) Shinar
Original (Hebrew): שִׁנְעָר (Šinʿār)
Meaning: Uncertain, possibly of non-Semitic origin.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:10
Description: The region of Mesopotamia, where Babylon and other ancient cities were located.
250.) Shiphi
Original (Hebrew): שִׁפְעִי
Meaning: Possibly “abundance”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:37
Description: Father of a Simeonite prince.
251.) Shiphmite
Original (Hebrew): שִׁפְמִי
Meaning: Possibly, “from Shepham”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:27
Description: The designation of Zabdi, who was in charge of David’s vineyards.
252.) Shiphrah
Original (Hebrew): שִׁפְרָה
Meaning: “Beauty” or “fairness”
First Appearance: Exodus 1:15
Description: One of the Hebrew midwives who disobeyed Pharaoh’s order to kill newborn Hebrew boys.
253.) Shiphtan
Original (Hebrew): שִׁפְטָן
Meaning: “Judgmental” or “judge”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:24
Description: Father of Kemuel, a leader of Ephraim.
254.) Shisha
Original (Hebrew): שִׁישָׁא (Šîšāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “noble” or “whitish”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:3
Description: The father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, scribes in Solomon’s court. Also called Shavsha.
255.) Shishak
Original (Hebrew): שִׁישַׁק (Šîšaq)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:40
Description: A king of Egypt who invaded Judah during the reign of Rehoboam and plundered the temple.
256.) Shitrai
Original (Hebrew): שִׁטְרַי
Meaning: Possibly, “scribe-like”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:29
Description: Overseer of David’s herds in Sharon.
257.) Shittah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Acacia tree”
First Appearance: Exodus 25:5 KJV
Description: Wood from the acacia tree, used in making the Ark.
258.) Shittim
Original (Hebrew): שִׁטִּים (Šiṭṭîm)
Meaning: “Acacia trees”
First Appearance: Numbers 25:1
Description: A place in the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan River, where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan. It was the site of Israelite apostasy with Moabite women.
259.) Shiza
Original (Hebrew): שִׁיזָא
Meaning: Possibly, related to the word for “wrinkled.”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:42
Description: Father of Adina, one of David’s warriors.
260.) Shoa
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹעַ
Meaning: Possibly, “rich” or “noble”
First Appearance: Ezekiel 23:23
Description: A people named along with the Babylonians and Assyrians.
261.) Shobab
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹבָב (Šôḇāḇ)
Meaning: “Rebellious” or “backsliding”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 5:14
Description: One of David’s sons born in Jerusalem. Also, a descendant of Judah through Caleb.
262.) Shobach
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹבָך (Šôḇāḵ)
Meaning: Possibly “your pouring out” or “your expansion”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 10:16
Description: The commander of the Aramean army defeated by David at Helam. Also called Shophach.
263.) Shobai
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁבַי
Meaning: Possibly “captor” or “glorious”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:42
Description: Head of a family of gatekeepers who returned from exile.
264.) Shobal
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹבָל
Meaning: Possibly “flowing” or “young lion”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:20
Description: A Horite chief, son of Seir. Also, a descendant of Judah.
265.) Shobek
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹבֵק
Meaning: Possibly “forsaking”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 10:24
Description: One of the leaders who signed the covenant with Nehemiah.
266.) Shobi
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁבִי (Šōḇî)
Meaning: Possibly “captor” or “glorious”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 17:27
Description: A man from Rabbah of the Ammonites who helped David during Absalom’s rebellion.
267.) Shochoh
Original (Hebrew): שׂוֹכֹה
Meaning: “Hedge” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 17:1 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling for Socoh.
268.) Shocho
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hedge” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 28:18 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling for Socoh.
269.) Shoham
Original (Hebrew): שֹׁהַם
Meaning: “Onyx” or another precious stone
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 24:27
Description: A Merarite Levite.
270.) Shomer
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹמֵר (Šômēr)
Meaning: “Keeper” or “guardian”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 12:21
Description: The father or mother (the text is ambiguous, but more likely the mother, named Shimrith) of Jozacar/Zabad, one of the officials who assassinated King Joash of Judah. Also, an Asherite, also spelled Shamer.
271.) Shophach
Original (Hebrew): שׁוֹפָך (Šôp̄āḵ)
Meaning: Possibly “pouring out”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 19:16
Description: Another spelling of Shobach, the commander of the Aramean army.
272.) Shophan
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly meaning “bareness”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:35
Description: A city rebuilt by the tribe of Gad.
273.) Shoshannim
Original (Hebrew): שׁשַׁנִּים
Meaning: “Lilies”
First Appearance: Psalm 45
Description: A musical term, possibly indicating a melody or instrument.
274.) Shoshannim-eduth
Original (Hebrew): שׁשַׁנִּים עֵדוּת
Meaning: “Lily of the testimony”
First Appearance: Psalm 80
Description: A musical term, possibly indicating a melody or instrument.
275.) Shua
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּעַ
Meaning: “Wealth” or “prosperity”
First Appearance: Genesis 38:2
Description: A Canaanite, the father of Judah’s wife. Also, a daughter of Heber, an Asherite.
276.) Shuah
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּחָה (Šûḥā)
Meaning: “Pit” or “depression”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:2
Description: A son of Abraham and Keturah. Also, another spelling for Chelub, a brother of Judah.
277.) Shual
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּעָל (Šûʿāl)
Meaning: “Fox” or “jackal”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 13:17
Description: A region or district in the territory of Benjamin. Also, an Asherite.
278.) Shuham
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּחָם
Meaning: Possibly “pit-digger”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:42
Description: A son of Dan, and founder of a clan.
279.) Shuhamites
Original (Hebrew): הַשּׁוּחָמִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shuham”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:42
Description: A clan within the tribe of Dan.
280.) Shuhite
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּחִי (Šûḥî)
Meaning: Possibly “descendant of Shuah” or “belonging to Shuah”
First Appearance: Job 2:11
Description: A designation for Bildad, one of Job’s three friends.
281.) Shulammite
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּלַמִּית (Šûlammîṯ)
Meaning: “Woman from Shulem” or “peaceful”
First Appearance: Song of Solomon 6:13
Description: A term used to describe the beloved woman in the Song of Solomon.
282.) Shumathites
Original (Hebrew): הַשּׁוּמָתִי
Meaning: Possibly, “garlic”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:53
Description: One of the families of Kiriath-jearim.
283.) Shunem
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּנֵם (Šûnēm)
Meaning: Possibly “two resting places” or “double repose”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:18
Description: A town in the territory of Issachar. It was the home of the Shunammite woman who showed hospitality to Elisha.
284.) Shunamite
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּנַמִּית
Meaning: “From Shunem”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 1:3
Description: A woman from Shunem, used for Abishag.
285.) Shuni
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּנִי (Šûnî)
Meaning: Possibly “quiet” or “fortunate”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:16
Description: A son of Gad and founder of a Gadite clan.
286.) Shunites
Original (Hebrew): הַשּׁוּנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shuni”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:15
Description: A family within the tribe of Gad.
287.) Shupham
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּפָם
Meaning: Possibly, “serpent”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:39
Description: Another spelling for Shephupham, a Benjamite.
288.) Shuphamites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Descendants of Shupham”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:39
Description: Another spelling for Shephuphamites.
289.) Shuppim
Original (Hebrew): שֻׁפִּים (Šuppîm)
Meaning: Possibly “serpents”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:12
Description: A Benjamite. Also, a Levite gatekeeper in the time of David.
290.) Shur
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּר (Šûr)
Meaning: “Wall” or “fortress”
First Appearance: Genesis 16:7
Description: A region or desert on the eastern border of Egypt, near the Sinai Peninsula.
291.) Shushan
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּשַׁן
Meaning: “Lily”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 1:1
Description: KJV name for Susa.
292.) Shushan Eduth
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Lily of the testimony”
First Appearance: Psalm 60
Description: Musical term of unknown meaning.
293.) Shuthelah
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּתֶלַח (Šûṯélaḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “plant of God” or “noise of breaking”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:35
Description: A son of Ephraim and founder of an Ephraimite clan. Also, another descendant of Ephraim.
294.) Shuthalhites
Original (Hebrew): שֻׁתַלְחִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Shuthelah”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:35
Description: The family descended from Shuthelah.
295.) Sia
Original (Hebrew): סִיעָא (Sîʿāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “assembly” or “congregation”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:44
Description: The head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile in Babylon. Also spelled Siaha.
296.) Siaha
Original (Hebrew): סִיעֲהָא
Meaning: Possibly “assembly” or “congregation”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 7:47
Description: Another spelling for Sia.
297.) Sibbecai
Original (Hebrew): סִבְּכַי
Meaning: Possibly, “weaver”, or a shortened form of a name meaning “Yahweh has interwoven”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 21:18
Description: One of David’s mighty men, the Hushathite, who killed a Philistine giant. Also spelled Sibbechai.
298.) Sibbechai
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “weaver” or a shortened form meaning, “Yahweh has interwoven”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 11:29
Description: Another spelling of Sibbecai.
299.) Sibboleth
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Ear of corn” or “stream”
First Appearance: Judges 12:6 KJV
Description: An alternate translation to Shibboleth.
300.) Sibmah
Original (Hebrew): שִׂבְמָה (Śiḇmā)
Meaning: Possibly “fragrance” or “spice”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:38
Description: A town east of the Jordan River, rebuilt by the tribe of Reuben. Also spelled Shebam.
301.) Sibraim
Original (Hebrew): סִבְרַיִם
Meaning: Possibly “two hopes”
First Appearance: Ezekiel 47:16
Description: A place on the ideal northern border of Israel in Ezekiel’s vision.
302.) Siccuth
Original (Hebrew): סִכּוּת
Meaning: “Booths” or “tabernacles”
First Appearance: Amos 5:26
Description: Possibly a name or title for a Mesopotamian deity.
303.) Sichem
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Shoulder”
First Appearance: Genesis 12:6 KJV
Description: KJV spelling of Shechem.
304.) Sichon
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “sweeping away”, or “tempestuous”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:21 KJV
Description: KJV form of Sihon, the Amorite king.
305.) Sidon
Original (Hebrew): צִידוֹן (Ṣîḏôn); (Greek): Σιδών (Sidōn)
Meaning: “Fishing” or “fishery”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:15
Description: A major Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast. It was often associated with Tyre and was known for its seafaring and trade. Also, the name of a son of Canaan.
306.) Sidonians
Original (Hebrew): צִידֹנִים
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Sidon”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:9
Description: The people from the city of Sidon.
307.) Sigionoth
Original (Hebrew): שִׁגּיֹנוֹת
Meaning: A musical term, possibly indicating a type of song or melody, perhaps a wild, passionate style.
First Appearance: Habakkuk 3:1
Description: Found in the title to Habakkuk 3.
308.) Sihon
Original (Hebrew): סִיחֹן (Sîḥōn) or סִיחוֹן (Sîḥôn)
Meaning: Possibly “sweeping away” or “tempestuous”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:21
Description: An Amorite king whose kingdom was east of the Jordan River. He refused to let the Israelites pass through his land and was defeated by them.
309.) Sihor
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Black” or “dark”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:3 KJV
Description: Another spelling of Shihor.
310.) Silas
Original (Greek): Σίλας (Silas)
Meaning: Possibly a shortened form of Silvanus, meaning “forest” or “woods”
First Appearance: Acts 15:22
Description: A leading member of the early church in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul on his missionary journeys. He is likely the same person as Silvanus.
311.) Silla
Original (Hebrew): סִלָּא
Meaning: Possibly “highway” or “basket”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 12:20
Description: A place near where King Joash of Judah was assassinated.
312.) Siloa
Original (Greek): Σιλωάμ
Meaning: “Sent”
First Appearance: Luke 13:4
Description: KJV spelling for Siloam, a pool in Jerusalem.
313.) Siloam
Original (Greek): Σιλωάμ (Silōam)
Meaning: “Sent”
First Appearance: John 9:7
Description: A pool in Jerusalem, where Jesus healed a man born blind. Also spelled Siloah and Shiloah.
314.) Siloas
Original (Greek):
Meaning: “Sent”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 3:15 KJV
Description: KJV form of Siloam.
315.) Silvanus
Original (Greek): Σιλουανός (Silouanos)
Meaning: “Forest” or “woods” (a Roman name)
First Appearance: 2 Corinthians 1:19
Description: A companion of Paul and co-author of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He is likely the same person as Silas.
316.) Silverlings
Original (Hebrew): שֶׁקֶל
Meaning: “Shekel”
First Appearance: Isaiah 7:23
Description: Pieces of silver, or shekels.
317.) Simeon
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿôn)
Meaning: “Hearing” or “he has heard”
First Appearance: Genesis 29:33
Description: The second son of Jacob and Leah. He was the ancestor of the tribe of Simeon. Also, the name of an old, devout man who blessed the baby Jesus, an ancestor of Jesus, and a Christian prophet and teacher in Antioch (Simeon Niger).
318.) Simeonites
Original (Hebrew): שִׁמְעֹנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Simeon”
First Appearance: Numbers 25:14
Description: Members of the tribe of Simeon.
319.) Simon
Original (Greek): Σίμων (Simōn)
Meaning: “Hearing” or “he has heard” (Greek form of Simeon)
First Appearance: Matthew 4:18
Description: The name of several New Testament figures, including Simon Peter (one of the twelve apostles), Simon the Zealot (another apostle), Simon the leper, Simon of Cyrene (who carried Jesus’ cross), Simon Magus (a sorcerer), Simon the tanner, and others.
320.) Sin
Original (Hebrew): סִין (Sîn)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Exodus 16:1
Description: A wilderness region in the Sinai Peninsula, where the Israelites wandered after the Exodus. Also, a city in Egypt.
321.) Sinai
Original (Hebrew): סִינַי (Sînay)
Meaning: Possibly related to the name of the moon god Sin.
First Appearance: Exodus 16:1
Description: The mountain where God gave the Ten Commandments and the Law to Moses. Also called Horeb. Also, the name of the desert surrounding the mountain.
322.) Sinim
Original (Hebrew): סִינִים
Meaning: Possibly “people of Sin”
First Appearance: Isaiah 49:12
Description: A distant land mentioned in a prophecy of Isaiah, possibly referring to China or a region in southern Egypt.
323.) Sinite
Original (Hebrew): סִינִי
Meaning: Possibly “clay” or “mud”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:17
Description: A Canaanite people.
324.) Sion
Original (Hebrew): צִיּוֹן
Meaning: “Fortress” or “citadel”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 4:48
Description: Another spelling of Zion, also an alternate name for Mount Hermon.
325.) Sippai
Original (Hebrew): סִפַּי (Sippay)
Meaning: Possibly “threshold” or “bowl”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 20:4
Description: A Philistine giant, also called Saph.
326.) Sirah
Original (Hebrew): הַסִּרָה
Meaning: “The thorn” or “the turning”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 3:26
Description: A well or cistern near Hebron.
327.) Sirion
Original (Hebrew): שִׁרְיֹן (Širyōn)
Meaning: “Breastplate” or “armor”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:9
Description: The Sidonian name for Mount Hermon.
328.) Sisera
Original (Hebrew): סִיסְרָא (Sîsərā)
Meaning: Possibly of Philistine or Hittite origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Judges 4:2
Description: The commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin of Hazor. He was defeated by Barak and Deborah and killed by Jael.
329.) Sitnah
Original (Hebrew): שִׂטְנָה
Meaning: “Accusation” or “enmity”
First Appearance: Genesis 26:21
Description: A well dug by Isaac’s servants.
330.) Sivan
Original (Hebrew): סִיוָן (Sîwān)
Meaning: Possibly of Babylonian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Esther 8:9
Description: The third month of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to May-June.
331.) Smyrna
Original (Greek): Σμύρνα (Smyrna)
Meaning: “Myrrh”
First Appearance: Revelation 1:11
Description: A city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), one of the seven churches addressed in the book of Revelation.
332.) So
Original (Hebrew): סוֹא
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:4
Description: A king of Egypt to whom Hoshea, the last king of Israel, appealed for help against Assyria.
333.) Socoh
Original (Hebrew): שׂוֹכֹה
Meaning: “Hedge” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:35
Description: A town in Judah, also spelled Sokoh and Shochoh.
334.) Soco
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hedge” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:10 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling of Socoh.
335.) Socoh
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hedge” or “enclosure”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:18
Description: Alternate spelling for Socoh.
336.) Sodom
Original (Hebrew): סְדֹם (Səḏōm)
Meaning: Possibly “burning” or “enclosed”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:19
Description: One of the cities of the plain, along with Gomorrah, that was destroyed by God because of its wickedness. It is used as a symbol of sin and divine judgment.
337.) Sodomites
Original (Hebrew): קָדֵשׁ
Meaning: “Consecrated one” or “temple prostitute”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 23:17
Description: Often used to refer to male cult prostitutes, associated with Canaanite fertility practices. The usage does not indicate the person comes from Sodom.
338.) Solomon
Original (Hebrew): שְׁלֹמֹה
Meaning: “Peaceful”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 12:24
Description: The son of David and Bathsheba, and the third king of Israel. He was known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the temple in Jerusalem. He is traditionally considered the author of the Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, and much of the book of Proverbs. However, his reign ended with idolatry and division.
339.) Sopater
Original (Greek): Σώπατρος (Sōpatros)
Meaning: “Savior of his father” or “of a good father”
First Appearance: Acts 20:4
Description: A Christian from Berea who accompanied Paul on his journey to Jerusalem.
340.) Sophereth
Original (Hebrew): סֹפֶרֶת
Meaning: “Scribe” or “writer”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:55
Description: The head of a family of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile.
341.) Sorek
Original (Hebrew): שׂוֹרֵק (Śōrēq)
Meaning: “Choice vine” or “red grapes”
First Appearance: Judges 16:4
Description: A valley where Delilah lived, and where Samson was betrayed.
342.) Sosthenes
Original (Greek): Σωσθένης (Sōsthenēs)
Meaning: “Of sound strength” or “safe and strong”
First Appearance: Acts 18:17
Description: The ruler of the synagogue in Corinth who was beaten by a mob after Gallio refused to hear charges against Paul. He may be the same Sosthenes who co-authored 1 Corinthians with Paul.
343.) Sotai
Original (Hebrew): סוֹטַי
Meaning: Possibly, “deviating” or “turning aside”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:55
Description: Head of a family of Solomon’s servants who returned from exile.
344.) Spain
Original (Greek): Σπανία (Spania)
Meaning: “Spain”
First Appearance: Romans 15:24
Description: The Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal). Paul expressed his intention to visit Spain.
345.) Stephanas
Original (Greek): Στεφανᾶς (Stephanas)
Meaning: “Crown” or “crowned”
First Appearance: 1 Corinthians 1:16
Description: A Christian in Corinth whose household was among the first converts in Achaia and whom Paul baptized.
346.) Stephen
Original (Greek): Στέφανος (Stephanos)
Meaning: “Crown” or “crowned”
First Appearance: Acts 6:5
Description: One of the seven men chosen by the early church in Jerusalem to serve the needs of the Hellenistic Jewish widows. He was a man “full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” and became the first Christian martyr, being stoned to death for his faith.
347.) Stoicks
Original (Greek): Στωϊκός
Meaning: “Stoics”
First Appearance: Acts 17:18
Description: Members of a philosophical school founded by Zeno.
348.) Suah
Original (Hebrew): שׂוּחָה
Meaning: Possibly, “sinking” or “depression”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:36
Description: An Asherite, son of Zophah.
349.) Succoth
Original (Hebrew): סֻכּוֹת (Sukkôṯ)
Meaning: “Booths” or “shelters”
First Appearance: Genesis 33:17
Description: A place east of the Jordan River where Jacob built shelters for his livestock. Also, the first stopping place of the Israelites after leaving Egypt, and a city in the territory of Gad.
350.) Succoth-benoth
Original (Hebrew): סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת
Meaning: “Booths of daughters” or possibly the name of a Babylonian deity.
First Appearance: 2 Kings 17:30
Description: A deity worshiped by the people of Babylon who were resettled in Samaria.
351.) Sukkiims
Original (Hebrew): סֻכִּיִּים
Meaning: “Tent-dwellers”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 12:3
Description: An African people, allied with Shishak of Egypt.
352.) Sur
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּר
Meaning: “Wall” or “fortress”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 11:6
Description: A gate of the temple in Jerusalem.
353.) Susa
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּשַׁן
Meaning: “Lily”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 1:1
Description: A major city in the Persian Empire, one of its capitals.
354.) Susanchites
Original (Hebrew): שׁוּשַׁנְכִי
Meaning: “From Susa”
First Appearance: Ezra 4:9
Description: Inhabitants of the city Susa.
355.) Susanna
Original (Greek): Σουσάννα (Sousanna)
Meaning: “Lily” (Greek form of the Hebrew name Shoshannah)
First Appearance: Luke 8:3
Description: One of the women who followed Jesus and supported his ministry. Also, the heroine of a story in the Apocrypha, falsely accused of adultery.
356.) Susi
Original (Hebrew): סוּסִי
Meaning: Possibly “horseman” or “my horse”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:11
Description: Father of Gaddi, the spy sent from the tribe of Manasseh.
357.) Sychar
Original (Greek): Συχάρ (Sychar)
Meaning: Possibly “drunken” or a corruption of Shechem.
First Appearance: John 4:5
Description: A town in Samaria, near Jacob’s well, where Jesus met the Samaritan woman.
358.) Sychem
Original (Greek): Συχέμ
Meaning: “Shoulder”
First Appearance: Acts 7:16
Description: The Greek form of Shechem.
359.) Sycamine
Original (Greek): συκάμινος
Meaning: “Sycamore Fig”
First Appearance: Luke 17:6
Description: A type of tree.
360.) Sycamore
Original (Hebrew): שִׁקְמָה
Meaning: “Sycamore”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 10:27
Description: A type of fig tree.
361.) Symeon
Original (Greek): Συμεών
Meaning: “Hearing”
First Appearance: Luke 3:30
Description: Greek form of Simeon, and ancestor of Jesus.
362.) Synagogue
Original (Greek): συναγωγή
Meaning: “Assembly” or “congregation”
First Appearance: Matthew 4:23
Description: A Jewish place of worship, instruction, and community gathering.
363.) Syntyche
Original (Greek): Συντύχη (Syntychē)
Meaning: “Good fortune” or “fortunate event”
First Appearance: Philippians 4:2
Description: A Christian woman in Philippi who was involved in a disagreement with another woman named Euodia. Paul urged them to be reconciled.
364.) Syracuse
Original (Greek): Συράκουσαι (Syrakousai)
Meaning: Possibly of Phoenician origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Acts 28:12
Description: A major city on the island of Sicily, where Paul’s ship stopped for three days on his journey to Rome.
365.) Syria
Original (Greek): Συρία (Syria)
Meaning: “Syria”
First Appearance: Acts 15:23
Description: A region north of Israel, often referring to the Seleucid Empire in the New Testament period. The Hebrew name is Aram.
366.) Syrian
Original (Hebrew): אֲרַמִּי
Meaning: “Aramean” or “Syrian”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:20
Description: A person from Aram/Syria.
367.) Syrians
Original (Hebrew): אֲרָם
Meaning: “Aram” or “Syria”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 5:2
Description: Refers to people from the region of Aram/Syria.
368.) Syro-phenician
Original (Greek): Συροφοινίκισσα (Syrophoinikissa)
Meaning: “Syrian Phoenician”
First Appearance: Mark 7:26
Description: A designation for a woman from the region of Phoenicia that was part of the Roman province of Syria.