Here’s our full list of biblical names that begin with the letter ‘Z’, including people and places. Check out our A-Z directory hub for more.
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1. Zaanaim
Original (Hebrew): צַעֲנַנִּים (Ṣaʿanannîm)
Meaning: Possibly “removings” or “wanderings”
First Appearance: Judges 4:11
Description: A place near Kedesh in Naphtali, mentioned in connection with Heber the Kenite. Also spelled Zaanannim.
2. Zaanan
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Place of flocks”
First Appearance: Micah 1:11
Description: A place, likely in Judah. Also Zenan.
3. Zaanannim
Original (Hebrew): צַעֲנַנִּים (Ṣaʿanannîm)
Meaning: Possibly “removings” or “wanderings”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:33
Description: A place on the border of Naphtali, near Kedesh. Also spelled Zaanaim.
4. Zaavan
Original (Hebrew): זַעֲוָן
Meaning: “Trembling” or “disquiet”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:27
Description: A Horite, a son of Ezer. Also spelled Zavan.
5. Zabad
Original (Hebrew): זָבָד
Meaning: “He (God) has given” or “gift”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:36
Description: A descendant of Judah, through Nathan. Also, one of David’s mighty men, an Ephraimite, and three Israelites who had taken foreign wives.
6. Zabbai
Original (Hebrew): זַבַּי
Meaning: Possibly “pure” or “wanderer”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:28
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time. Also, the father of Baruch, who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem.
7. Zabdi
Original (Hebrew): זַבְדִּי (Zaḇdî)
Meaning: “My gift” or “gift of Yahweh”
First Appearance: Joshua 7:1
Description: A descendant of Judah, grandfather of Achan. Also, a Benjamite, an official in charge of David’s wine cellars, and a Levite musician.
8. Zabdiel
Original (Hebrew): זַבְדִּיאֵל
Meaning: “God is my gift” or “gift of God”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 27:2
Description: The father of Jashobeam, one of David’s military commanders. Also, an overseer of priests after the exile.
9. Zabud
Original (Hebrew): זָבוּד (Zāḇûḏ)
Meaning: “Given” or “endowed”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:5
Description: A priest and official in Solomon’s court, described as the “king’s friend.”
10. Zabulon
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Dwelling” or “habitation”
First Appearance: Genesis 30:20 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zebulun.
11. Zabulonites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Descendants of Zebulun”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:27 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zebulunites.
12. Zaccai
Original (Hebrew): זַכַּי (Zakkay)
Meaning: “Pure” or “innocent”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:9
Description: The head of a family that returned from exile in Babylon.
13. Zacchaeus
Original (Greek): Ζακχαῖος (Zakchaios)
Meaning: “Pure” or “innocent” (Greek form of a Hebrew name)
First Appearance: Luke 19:2
Description: A chief tax collector in Jericho who climbed a tree to see Jesus. Jesus called him down and stayed at his house, leading to Zacchaeus’s repentance and conversion.
14. Zacchur
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Mindful” or “remembered”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:4 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zaccur, a spy.
15. Zaccur
Original (Hebrew): זַכּוּר (Zakkûr)
Meaning: “Mindful” or “remembered”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:4
Description: The spy from the tribe of Reuben sent to explore Canaan. Also, a Levite musician, a Merarite Levite, a man who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem, and the father of Hanan, a Levite.
16. Zachariah
Original (Hebrew): זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered” or “remembered by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 14:29
Description: The fourteenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He reigned for only six months before being assassinated. Also, the name of numerous other individuals. The KJV spelling of Zechariah in the Old Testament.
17. Zacher
Original (Hebrew): זֶכֶר
Meaning: “Remembrance”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:31
Description: A Benjamite, also called Zechariah.
18. Zadok
Original (Hebrew): צָדוֹק
Meaning: “Righteous” or “just”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 8:17
Description: A priest who served during the reigns of David and Solomon. He remained loyal to David during Absalom’s rebellion and anointed Solomon as king. His descendants held the high priesthood for many generations. Also, the name of several other individuals.
19. Zaham
Original (Hebrew): זַ֫הַם (Záham)
Meaning: Possibly “loathing” or “disgust”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 11:19
Description: A son of Rehoboam.
20. Zair
Original (Hebrew): זָעִיר
Meaning: “Small”, “insignificant”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 8:21
Description: A place to which Jehoram traveled to fight.
21. Zalaph
Original (Hebrew): צָלָף (Ṣālāp̄)
Meaning: Possibly “caper plant” or “fracture”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 3:30
Description: The father of Hanun, who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem.
22. Zalmon
Original (Hebrew): צַלְמוֹן (Ṣalmôn)
Meaning: “Shady” or “dark”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:28
Description: One of David’s mighty men, an Ahohite. Also, a mountain near Shechem, also called Salmon.
23. Zalmonah
Original (Hebrew): צַלְמֹנָה
Meaning: “Shady” or “dark”
First Appearance: Numbers 33:41
Description: An encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings.
24. Zalmunna
Original (Hebrew): צַלְמֻנָּע (Ṣalmunnāʿ)
Meaning: “Protection refused” or “deprived of shade”
First Appearance: Judges 8:5
Description: One of the two kings of Midian defeated and killed by Gideon.
25. Zamzummims
Original (Hebrew): זַמְזֻמִּים (Zamzummîm)
Meaning: Possibly “buzzing ones” or “plotters”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 2:20
Description: The Ammonite name for the Rephaim, a people of large stature who lived east of the Jordan River.
26. Zanoah
Original (Hebrew): זָנוֹחַ (Zānôaḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “marsh” or “swamp”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:34
Description: A town in the lowlands of Judah. Also, a town in the hill country of Judah, and a descendant of Judah.
27. Zaphnath-paaneah
Original (Hebrew): צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ
Meaning: An Egyptian name given to Joseph, with an uncertain meaning.
First Appearance: Genesis 41:45
Description: Joseph’s Egyptian name.
28. Zaphon
Original (Hebrew): צָפוֹן (Ṣāp̄ôn)
Meaning: “North”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:27
Description: A town in the territory of Gad, east of the Jordan River.
29. Zarah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Rising” or “dawning”
First Appearance: Genesis 38:30
Description: The KJV form of Zerah, son of Judah.
30. Zareah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hornet”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:29 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zorah.
31. Zareathites
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Zorah”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:53 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zorathites.
32. Zared
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Luxuriant growth” or “osier brook”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:12 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zered.
33. Zarephath
Original (Hebrew): צָרְפַת (Ṣārəp̄aṯ)
Meaning: “Refining place” or “smelting place”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 17:9
Description: A Phoenician town between Tyre and Sidon, where Elijah stayed with a widow during a famine.
34. Zaretan
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “cooling”
First Appearance: Joshua 3:16
Description: Alternate form of Zarethan.
35. Zareth-shahar
Original (Hebrew): צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר (Ṣéreṯ haš-Šáḥar)
Meaning: “Splendor of the dawn” or “brightness of the morning”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:19
Description: A town in the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River.
36. Zarethan
Original (Hebrew): צָרְתָן
Meaning: Possibly, “cooling”
First Appearance: Joshua 3:16
Description: A place near where the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Israelites crossed. Also spelled Zartanah, Zarthan.
37. Zarhites
Original (Hebrew): זַרְחִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Zerah”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:13
Description: A family/clan in the tribe of Simeon.
38. Zartanah
Original (Hebrew): צָרְתָנָה
Meaning: Possibly “cooling”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 4:12
Description: A place near Beth-shean, mentioned in connection with Solomon’s district governors. Also spelled Zarethan, Zarthan.
39. Zareth-shahar
Original (Hebrew): צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר
Meaning: “Splendor of dawn”
First Appearance: Joshua 13:19
Description: A town in Reuben.
40. Zatthu
Original (Hebrew): זַתּוּא
Meaning: Possibly a variant of Zattu.
First Appearance: Nehemiah 10:14
Description: Head of a family who sealed the covenant.
41. Zattu
Original (Hebrew): זַתּוּא (Zattûʾ)
Meaning: Possibly of foreign origin, meaning unknown.
First Appearance: Ezra 2:8
Description: The ancestor of a large family that returned from exile in Babylon.
42. Zavan
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Trembling” or “disquiet”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 1:42 KJV
Description: KJV alternate spelling of Zaavan.
43. Zaza
Original (Hebrew): זָזָא
Meaning: Possibly “belonging to” or “movement”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:33
Description: A descendant of Judah, through Jerahmeel.
44. Zebadiah
Original (Hebrew): זְבַדְיָה (Zəḇaḏyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has endowed” or “gift of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:15
Description: A Benjamite. Also, the name of several other individuals, including Levites, soldiers who joined David, and an Israelite who had taken a foreign wife.
45. Zebah
Original (Hebrew): זֶבַח (Zéḇaḥ)
Meaning: “Sacrifice”
First Appearance: Judges 8:5
Description: One of the two kings of Midian defeated and killed by Gideon.
46. Zebaim
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “gazelles”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:57 KJV
Description: KJV form of Pochereth-hazzebaim.
47. Zebedee
Original (Greek): Ζεβεδαῖος (Zebedaios)
Meaning: “Yahweh has endowed” or “gift of Yahweh” (Greek form of a Hebrew name)
First Appearance: Matthew 4:21
Description: The father of James and John, two of the twelve apostles. He was a fisherman.
48. Zebina
Original (Hebrew): זְבִינָא
Meaning: Possibly “bought” or “purchased”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:43
Description: An Israelite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time.
49. Zeboiim
Original (Hebrew): צְבֹויִים, צְבֹיִים
Meaning: “Gazelles” or “hyenas”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:19
Description: One of the cities of the plain, destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Also, a valley and a town in Benjamin. Also spelled Zeboim.
50. Zeboim
Original (Hebrew): צְבֹויִם, צְבֹיִים
Meaning: “Gazelles” or “hyenas”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:2
Description: Alternate spelling of Zeboiim.
51. Zebudah
Original (Hebrew): זְבִידָה
Meaning: “Bestowed”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 23:36
Description: Mother of King Jehoiakim.
52. Zebul
Original (Hebrew): זְבֻל (Zəḇul)
Meaning: “Exalted” or “habitation”
First Appearance: Judges 9:28
Description: The ruler of Shechem under Abimelech.
53. Zebulun
Original (Hebrew): זְבוּלֻן (Zəḇûlún) or זְבוּלוּן (Zəḇûlûn)
Meaning: “Exalted” or “habitation”
First Appearance: Genesis 30:20
Description: The tenth son of Jacob and the sixth son of Leah. He was the ancestor of the tribe of Zebulun, whose territory was in northern Canaan. Also spelled Zabulon.
54. Zebulunites
Original (Hebrew): זְבוּלֻנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Zebulun”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:27
Description: The members of the tribe of Zebulun, descended from Zebulun, the son of Jacob.
55. Zechariah
Original (Hebrew): זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has remembered” or “remembered by Yahweh”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 14:29
Description: This name appears many times throughout the Bible.
The most prominent are:
- Zechariah, son of Jehoiada the priest, in 2 Chronicles 24:20-22.
- Zechariah, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo the prophet, in Zechariah 1:1.
- Zechariah, the fourteenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who reigned for only six months.
- The father of John the Baptist.
- In total, around thirty different individuals named Zechariah are mentioned.
56. Zedad
Original (Hebrew): צְדָד
Meaning: Possibly “side” or “mountain side”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:8
Description: A place on the ideal northern border of the Promised Land.
57. Zelah
Original (Hebrew): צֵלַע (Ṣēlaʿ)
Meaning: “Rib” or “side”
First Appearance: Joshua 18:28
Description: A town in the territory of Benjamin, where King Saul and his son Jonathan were buried.
58. Zelek
Original (Hebrew): צֶלֶק
Meaning: “Cleft” or “fissure”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 23:37
Description: An Ammonite, one of David’s mighty men.
59. Zelophehad
Original (Hebrew): צְלָפְחָד (Ṣəlāp̄ḥāḏ)
Meaning: Possibly “first-born” or “protection from fear”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:33
Description: A man from the tribe of Manasseh who died in the wilderness without sons. His daughters successfully petitioned Moses to receive their father’s inheritance, establishing a legal precedent.
60. Zelzah
Original (Hebrew): צֵלְצַח
Meaning: Possibly “shadow” or “protection in the heat”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 10:2
Description: A place near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin.
61. Zemaraim
Original (Hebrew): צְמָרַיִם
Meaning: Possibly “two fleeces” or “double fleece”
First Appearance: Joshua 18:22
Description: A town in the territory of Benjamin. Also, a mountain in the territory of Ephraim.
62. Zemarite
Original (Hebrew): צְמָרִי
Meaning: “Woolly”, possibly a garment.
First Appearance: Genesis 10:18
Description: Descendants of Canaan.
63. Zemirah
Original (Hebrew): זְמִירָה
Meaning: Possibly “song” or “music”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:8
Description: A Benjamite.
64. Zenan
Original (Hebrew): צְנָן
Meaning: Possibly “place of flocks” or “pointed”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:37
Description: A town in the lowlands of Judah. Also spelled Zaanan.
65. Zenas
Original (Greek): Ζηνᾶς (Zēnas)
Meaning: “Belonging to Zeus” or “gift of Zeus”
First Appearance: Titus 3:13
Description: A lawyer and Christian whom Paul urged Titus to assist on his journey.
66. Zephaniah
Original (Hebrew): צְפַנְיָה (Ṣəp̄anyā)
Meaning: “Yahweh has hidden” or “Yahweh has treasured”
First Appearance: Zephaniah 1:1 (Book Title)
Description: A prophet in Judah during the reign of Josiah. He prophesied about the coming “day of the LORD,” a time of judgment and destruction, but also of restoration. His messages are recorded in the book of Zephaniah. Also, the name of several other individuals.
67. Zephath
Original (Hebrew): צְפַת
Meaning: “Watchtower”
First Appearance: Judges 1:17
Description: A Canaanite city, renamed Hormah after being conquered.
68. Zephathah
Original (Hebrew): צְפָתָה
Meaning: “Watchtower”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 14:10
Description: A valley near Mareshah, where Asa, king of Judah, defeated Zerah the Cushite.
69. Zephi
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Watchtower” or “lookout”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 1:36
Description: Alternate form of Zepho.
70. Zepho
Original (Hebrew): צְפוֹ
Meaning: “Watchtower” or “lookout”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:11
Description: A grandson of Esau. Also spelled Zephi.
71. Zephon
Original (Hebrew): צִפְיוֹן
Meaning: “Watch” or “expectation”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:15
Description: A son of Gad, also called Ziphion.
72. Zephonites
Original (Hebrew): צִפְיוֹנִי
Meaning: “Descendants of Zephon/Ziphion”
First Appearance: Numbers 26:15
Description: A clan within the tribe of Gad.
73. Zerah
Original (Hebrew): זֶרַח (Zéraḥ)
Meaning: “Rising” or “dawning”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:13
Description: A grandson of Esau. Also, the name of several other individuals, including a son of Judah and Tamar, a Simeonite, a Levite, and an Ethiopian king who fought against Asa.
74. Zerahiah
Original (Hebrew): זְרַחְיָה
Meaning: “Yahweh has risen” or “Yahweh has dawned”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:6
Description: An ancestor of Ezra. Also, the father of Elihoenai, who returned from exile with Ezra.
75. Zered
Original (Hebrew): זֶ֫רֶד (Zéred)
Meaning: “Luxuriant growth” or “osier brook”
First Appearance: Numbers 21:12
Description: A valley and stream east of the Dead Sea, marking the boundary between Moab and Edom. The Israelites crossed it on their journey to Canaan.
76. Zereda
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “cooling” or “stronghold.”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:26
Description: Alternate spelling for Zeredah.
77. Zeredah
Original (Hebrew): צְרֵדָה (Ṣərēḏā)
Meaning: Possibly “cooling” or “stronghold”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:26
Description: The hometown of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
78. Zeredathah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “cooling” or “stronghold”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 4:17
Description: Alternate form of Zarethan.
79. Zeresh
Original (Hebrew): זֶ֫רֶשׁ (Zéresh)
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning “gold” or “golden”
First Appearance: Esther 5:10
Description: The wife of Haman, the enemy of the Jews in the book of Esther.
80. Zeri
Original (Hebrew): צְרִי
Meaning: Possibly “balm” or “medicinal resin”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 25:3
Description: A Levite musician, also called Izri.
81. Zeror
Original (Hebrew): צְרוֹר
Meaning: “Bundle” or “pebble”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 9:1
Description: An ancestor of Saul.
82. Zeruah
Original (Hebrew): צְרוּעָה
Meaning: “Leprous”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 11:26
Description: The mother of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
83. Zerubbabel
Original (Hebrew): זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zərubbāḇel)
Meaning: “Sown in Babylon” or “offspring of Babylon”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:19
Description: A leader of the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. He played a key role in the rebuilding of the temple. He is considered a key figure in Jewish history.
84. Zeruiah
Original (Hebrew): צְרוּיָה (Ṣərûyā)
Meaning: Possibly “balsam” or “balm of Gilead”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 26:6
Description: The sister of David and the mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, three prominent military leaders.
85. Zetham
Original (Hebrew): זֵיתָם
Meaning: “Olive tree”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:8
Description: A Gershonite Levite.
86. Zethan
Original (Hebrew): זֵיתָן
Meaning: “Olive tree”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:10
Description: A Benjamite.
87. Zethar
Original (Hebrew): זֵתַר
Meaning: Possibly of Persian origin, meaning “star”
First Appearance: Esther 1:10
Description: One of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.
88. Zia
Original (Hebrew): זִיעַ
Meaning: Possibly “trembling” or “agitation”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 5:13
Description: A Gadite.
89. Ziba
Original (Hebrew): צִיבָא (Ṣîḇāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “statue” or “pillar”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 9:2
Description: A servant of Saul’s household who helped David show kindness to Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son.
90. Zibeon
Original (Hebrew): צִבְעוֹן
Meaning: “Hyena” or “colored”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:2
Description: A Hivite, the father of Anah and grandfather of one of Esau’s wives.
91. Zichri
Original (Hebrew): זִכְרִי (Ziḵrî)
Meaning: “Remembered” or “Yahweh has remembered”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:21
Description: A Levite, son of Izhar. Also, the name of several other individuals.
92. Ziddim
Original (Hebrew): הַצִּדִּים
Meaning: Possibly “sides” or “strongholds”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:35
Description: A fortified city in Naphtali.
93. Zidon
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Fishing” or “fishery”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:15
Description: Alternate spelling for Sidon.
94. Zidonians
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Sidon”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 3:9 KJV
Description: Alternate spelling for Sidonians.
95. Zif
Original (Hebrew): זִו
Meaning: “Brightness” or “bloom”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 6:1
Description: The second month of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to April/May. Also, a town in the hill country of Judah, and a descendant of Judah.
96. Ziha
Original (Hebrew): צִיחָא (Ṣîḥāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “dryness” or “parched”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:43
Description: The head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile in Babylon.
97. Ziklag
Original (Hebrew): צִקְלַג (Ṣiqlāḡ)
Meaning: Possibly “winding” or “pouring out”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:31
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah, later assigned to Simeon. It was given to David by Achish, king of Gath, and became David’s base of operations for a time.
98. Zillah
Original (Hebrew): צִלָּה
Meaning: “Shade” or “protection”
First Appearance: Genesis 4:19
Description: One of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain. She was the mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.
99. Zilpah
Original (Hebrew): זִלְפָּה (Zilpā)
Meaning: Possibly “dropping” or “trickling”
First Appearance: Genesis 29:24
Description: The servant of Leah, given to Jacob as a concubine. She was the mother of Gad and Asher.
100. Zilthai
Original (Hebrew): צִלְּתַי
Meaning: Possibly “shady” or “my shadow”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 8:20
Description: A Benjamite. Also, a Manassite leader who joined David. Also spelled Zillethai.
101. Zimmah
Original (Hebrew): זִמָּה (Zimmā)
Meaning: “Plan” or “purpose”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:20
Description: A Gershonite Levite. Also, the father or ancestor of Joah, a Levite.
102. Zimran
Original (Hebrew): זִמְרָן (Zimrān)
Meaning: Possibly “celebrated” or “sung of”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:2
Description: A son of Abraham and Keturah.
103. Zimri
Original (Hebrew): זִמְרִי (Zimrî)
Meaning: Possibly “my music” or “worthy of praise”
First Appearance: Numbers 25:14
Description: A Simeonite who was killed by Phinehas for bringing a Midianite woman into the Israelite camp. Also, the fifth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He assassinated Elah and seized the throne, but reigned for only seven days. Also, a Benjamite, and a descendant of Judah.
104. Zin
Original (Hebrew): צִן (Ṣin)
Meaning: Possibly “flat” or “low-lying”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:21
Description: A wilderness region in the south of Canaan, near Kadesh-barnea.
105. Zina
Original (Hebrew): זִינָא
Meaning: Possibly, “well-fed”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:10
Description: A Gershonite Levite, also called Zizah.
106. Zion
Original (Hebrew): צִיּוֹן
Meaning: “Fortress” or “citadel”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 5:7
Description: Originally a Jebusite fortress in Jerusalem, captured by David and renamed the City of David. Later, the name Zion came to refer to the entire city of Jerusalem, and especially to the temple mount. It is often used symbolically to represent the people of God or the heavenly city.
107. Zior
Original (Hebrew): צִיעֹר
Meaning: “Smallness”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:54
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah.
108. Ziph
Original (Hebrew): זִיף (Zîp̄)
Meaning: Possibly “flowing” or “refinery”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:24
Description: A town in the hill country of Judah. Also, a wilderness region near the town, where David hid from Saul, and a descendant of Judah.
109. Ziphims
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Belonging to Ziph”
First Appearance: Psalm 54 KJV
Description: The people of Ziph.
110. Ziphion
Original (Hebrew): צִפְיוֹן (Ṣipyôn)
Meaning: “Watch” or “expectation”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:16
Description: A son of Gad, also called Zephon.
111. Ziphites
Original (Hebrew): זִיפִים
Meaning: “Belonging to Ziph”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 23:19
Description: The inhabitants of Ziph.
112. Ziphron
Original (Hebrew): זִפְרֹן (Zip̄rōn)
Meaning: Possibly “fragrance”
First Appearance: Numbers 34:9
Description: A place on the ideal northern border of the Promised Land.
113. Zippor
Original (Hebrew): צִפּוֹר (Ṣippôr)
Meaning: “Bird”
First Appearance: Numbers 22:2
Description: The father of Balak, king of Moab, who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
114. Zipporah
Original (Hebrew): צִפּוֹרָה (Ṣippōrā)
Meaning: “Bird”
First Appearance: Exodus 2:21
Description: The wife of Moses and the daughter of Jethro (Reuel), the priest of Midian.
115. Zithri
Original (Hebrew): סִתְרִי
Meaning: “My protection” or “Yahweh is my protection”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:22
Description: A Levite, son of Uzziel.
116. Ziz
Original (Hebrew): הַצִּיץ
Meaning: “The blossom” or “the cliff”
First Appearance: 2 Chronicles 20:16
Description: A cliff or ascent near the wilderness of Jeruel, where Jehoshaphat’s army was to encounter the Moabite and Ammonite forces.
117. Ziza
Original (Hebrew): זִיזָא (Zîzāʾ)
Meaning: Possibly “fullness” or “abundance”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:37
Description: A Simeonite. Also, a son of Rehoboam.
118. Zizah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly “fullness” or “abundance”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 23:11
Description: Alternate spelling of Zina.
119. Zoan
Original (Hebrew): צֹ֫עַן (Ṣōʿan)
Meaning: Possibly of Egyptian origin, meaning “lowland”
First Appearance: Numbers 13:22
Description: An ancient city in Egypt, in the Nile Delta, also called Tanis.
120. Zoar
Original (Hebrew): צֹ֫עַר (Ṣōʿar)
Meaning: “Smallness” or “insignificance”
First Appearance: Genesis 13:10
Description: One of the cities of the plain, spared from destruction when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Lot fled to Zoar.
121. Zoba
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: Possibly, “station”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 10:6 KJV
Description: KJV alternate transliteration of Zobah.
122. Zobah
Original (Hebrew): צוֹבָא (Ṣôḇāʾ) or צוֹבָה (Ṣôḇā)
Meaning: Possibly “station” or “army”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 14:47
Description: An Aramean (Syrian) kingdom north of Israel, often at war with Israel during the reigns of Saul and David.
123. Zobebah
Original (Hebrew): הַצֹּבֵבָה
Meaning: Possibly, “the slow-moving”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:8
Description: A descendant of Judah.
124. Zohar
Original (Hebrew): צֹחַר
Meaning: “Whiteness” or “dazzling light”
First Appearance: Genesis 23:8
Description: The father of Ephron the Hittite, from whom Abraham purchased the cave of Machpelah. Also, a son of Simeon, also called Zerah.
125. Zoheleth
Original (Hebrew): זֹחֶ֫לֶת (Zōḥéleṯ)
Meaning: “Serpent” or “crawler”
First Appearance: 1 Kings 1:9
Description: A stone near En-rogel, where Adonijah held a feast when he attempted to seize the throne.
126. Zoheth
Original (Hebrew): זוֹחֵת
Meaning: Possibly “arrogant” or “strong”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:20
Description: A descendant of Judah.
127. Zophah
Original (Hebrew): צוֹפָח (Ṣôp̄āḥ)
Meaning: Possibly “flask” or “cruse”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 7:35
Description: An Asherite.
128. Zophai
Original (Hebrew): צוֹפַי
Meaning: Possibly “honeycomb”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:26
Description: A Levite, an ancestor of Samuel, also called Zuph.
129. Zophar
Original (Hebrew): צוֹפַר
Meaning: Possibly “chirper” or “early morning”
First Appearance: Job 2:11
Description: One of Job’s three friends, a Naamathite.
130. Zophim
Original (Hebrew): צוֹפִים
Meaning: “Watchers” or “lookouts”
First Appearance: Numbers 23:14
Description: A field on top of Pisgah, where Balak took Balaam.
131. Zorah
Original (Hebrew): צָרְעָה (Ṣorʿā)
Meaning: “Hornet’s nest” or “place of hornets”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:33
Description: A town on the border between Judah and Dan. It was the home of Samson. Also spelled Zoreah.
132. Zorathites
Original (Hebrew): צָרְעָתִי
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Zorah”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:53
Description: The people living in Zorah.
133. Zoreah
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Hornet’s nest”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:41
Description: Another spelling for Zorah.
134. Zorites
Original (Hebrew): צָרְעִי
Meaning: “Inhabitants of Zorah”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 2:54
Description: Inhabitants of Zorah, descendants of Caleb.
135. Zorobabel
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Sown in Babylon” or “offspring of Babylon”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 3:19 KJV
Description: KJV form of Zerubbabel.
136. Zuph
Original (Hebrew): צוּף (Ṣûp̄)
Meaning: “Honeycomb” or “overflowing”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 1:1
Description: An ancestor of Samuel the prophet. Also, a district where Saul searched for his father’s donkeys. Also, a Kohathite Levite, also called Zophai.
137. Zur
Original (Hebrew): צוּר (Ṣûr)
Meaning: “Rock” or “cliff”
First Appearance: Numbers 25:15
Description: A Midianite king or leader, killed by the Israelites during the incident at Peor. Also, a Benjamite.
138. Zuriel
Original (Hebrew): צוּרִיאֵל (Ṣûrîʾēl)
Meaning: “God is my rock” or “my rock is God”
First Appearance: Numbers 3:35
Description: A Levite, a leader of the Merarite families during the Exodus.
139. Zurishaddai
Original (Hebrew): צוּרִישַׁדָּי (Ṣûrîšaddāy)
Meaning: “The Almighty is my rock” or “my rock is the Almighty”
First Appearance: Numbers 1:6
Description: The father of Shelumiel, the leader of the tribe of Simeon during the Exodus.
140. Zuzims
Original (Hebrew): זוּזִים (Zûzîm)
Meaning: Possibly “roving creatures” or “prominent ones”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:5
Description: A people defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies in the time of Abraham. They may have been the same as the Zamzummim.