WHAT DO BIBLICAL NAMES MEAN?
Adam - Man
Sheth (Seth) - Appointed
Enosh – Mortal
Kenan – Sorrow
Mahalalel – The blessed
God
Jared – Shall come
down
Hanoch (Enoch) – Teaching
Methuselah – His death
shall bring
Lamech – Despairing
Noah – Comfort and
rest
“Put those meanings into a complete
sentence and you get: Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow, (but) the
blessed God shall come down teaching. His death shall bring (the) despairing
comfort and rest.
And
there you have it, in the names of Adam to Noah, a summary of the New Testament
message – the Gospel of Jesus Christ!” (http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/hidden-revelation-in-the-genealogy-from-adam-to-noah/)
Forefathers of Israel
Avraham (Abraham) - the father of a multitude (nations) (av
raham):
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get
thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house,
unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy
name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and
in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:1-3)
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all
the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him, (Gen. 18:18)
Yitzhak (Isaac) - he will laugh:
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Therefore Sarah
laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure,
my lord being old also? (Gen. 18:12) |
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And Sarah said, God
hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh (yitzhak) with
me. (Gen. 21:6) |
Ya'akov (Jacob) - "heel-catcher", "supplanter", "leg-puller", "he who follows upon the heels of one" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob)
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And after that
came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel (akev); and his
name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
(Gen. 25:26) |
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He took his brother
by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: (Hos.
12:3) |
Israel - "The name "Israel" can be translated as "God contended",[4] but other meanings have also been suggested. Some commentators say the name comes from the verb śœarar ("to rule, be strong, have authority over"), thereby making the name mean "God rules" or "God judges".[5] Other possible meanings include "the prince of God" (from the King James Version) or "El fights/struggles".[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob)
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And he said, Thy
name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou
power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28) |
Yeshurun is a sweet name of Israel. The word
“Yeshurun” is from a word "yashar" (right, righteous,
honest). We meet this name 4 times in Tanach (Deut. 32,15; 33,5,
26; Isaiah 44,2)
Midrash Sifre
commented Deut. 33:5: "He (God) became King in Yeshurun..."
(Deut. 33:5a): When Israel are united in one counsel below, His great name is
praised above, as it is said, "And He became King in Jeshurun." When?
"... when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered
together." (33:5b)." (Steven D. Fraade. From tradition to commentary:
Torah and its interpretation in the Midrash Sifre to Deuteronomy http://books.google.com/books?id=2c7eSmDSWqwC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=midrash+sifri+Yeshurun&source=bl&ots=HUJ6EK8l2A&sig=
jAXo4fXy6lcf8BHZsqemk1uk0rU&hl=ru&ei=US25Tf2DLcTFswbwhtHqAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false)
12 tribes of Israel
Reuven (Reuben) – from the words: ra’a (looked) and ben
(son)
“And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
Reuven (Reuben): for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction;
now therefore my husband will love me.” (Gen. 29:32)
Shim’on
(Simeon) – heard
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because
the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and
she called his name Shim’on (Simeon).” (Gen. 29:33)
Levi – from יִלָּוֶה (he will cleave)
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this
time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons:
therefore was his name called Levi.” (Gen. 29:34)
Yehudah
(Judah) – I shall praise LORD
“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.” (Gen. 29:35)
“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise…” (Gen. 49:8)
Yosef (Joseph) – He will add
Binyamin (Benjamin) – favorite son
Gad – from the words: “luck”, “troop”
Dan – He judged
“And Rachel said, God hath judged me (danani), and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.” (Gen. 30:6)
“Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.” (Gen. 49:16)
Zevulun (Zebulun)
– dwelling
“And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me (yizbeleni), because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.” (Gen. 30:20)
Naphtali – my struggle
“And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled (niphtalti) with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.” (Gen. 30:8)
Otniel
(Othniel) - lion of God
Ehud - united, strong
Dvora (Deborah) - bee
Barak - shine, lightning
Gideon (Gedeon)
- destroyer, mighty warrior or feller (of trees) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon)
Avimelech
(Abimelech) - my father is the king
Yifthah
(Jephthah) - He will open (free)
Elon - oak
Avdon (Abdon) - servant
Shimshon (Samson)
- man of the sun
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) - God will save, God is salvation. Yeshayahu is one of the greatest prophets of Tanach who lived in 8th century B.C.
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) - God will exalt or raise up. The prophet lived in the second part of 7th - in the beginning of 6th century B.C.
Yehezkel (Ezekiel) - God will strengthen. The prophet lived in the second part of 7th - in the beginning of 6th century B.C.
Daniel - God judged me (7th century B.C. - 6th century B.C.)
Hoshea (Hosea) - salvation (8th century B.C.)
Yoel (Joel) - LORD is God
Amos - "burden-bearer" (8th century B.C.)
Ovadiah (Obadiah) - servant of LORD or worshipper of LORD (likely 6th century B.C.)
Yonah (Jonah) - pigeon (8th century B.C.)
Micah - who is like Hashem? (8th century B.C.)
Nahum - comforter (7th century B.C.)
Havakkuk (Habakkuk) - embracing (7th century B.C.)
Tzephaniah (Zephaniah) - the mystery of LORD or protected by LORD, hidden by LORD (7th century B.C.)
Haggai - My holiday (festival) (6th century B.C.)
Zachariah (Zechariah) - LORD has remembered (6th century B.C.)
Malachi - My messenger (5th century B.C.)
David – sweet one (about 1035 - 965 B.C. (or about 1043 –
about 973 B.C.))
Shlomo (Solomon) –
peaceful man (10th
century B.C.)
Rehav’am (Rehoboam) – he who enlarges the people (10th
century B.C.)
Aviyam (Abijah) – my Father is Lord (10th century
B.C.)
Аsa – healing
(end of 10th century - the first half of 9th century B.C.)
“And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:” (2Ch 14:2)
Yehoshafat (Jehoshaphat) - Lord judge, Lord –
judge (9th century B.C.)
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of
Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage
Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. (Joel
3:2)
12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for
there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. (Joel 3:12)
Yehoram (Jehoram) - The Lord is high (9th century B.C.)
Ahaziahu (Ahaziah) - Lord maintains, keeps (9th century
B.C.)
Yoash (Joas) - Lord – joy, Lord – help (9th century
B.C.)
Amatzia (Amaziah) - Lord strengthens, the Lord is
mighty (end of 9th century – the first part of 8th century B.C.)
Azariah (=Uziyahu) – Lord helped (end of 9th century – the
first part of 8th century B.C.)
Yotam (Jotham) - God is perfect, God is complete (8th century
B.C.)
Ahaz – he has held (8th century B.C.)
Hizkiyahu (Hezekiah) - Lord - my strength (the second part
of 8th century – the first part of 7th century B.C.)
Menashe (Manasseh) – He helps to forget (bad) (7th century B.C.)
Amon – God is faithful (7th century B.C.)
Yoshiyahu (Josiah) - The Lord will help, the Lord will
strengthen (7th century B.C.)
Yehoyakim - Lord will magnify, Lord will raise (the end of
7th century – the beginning of 6th century B.C.)
Yehoyahin, Yehonya (Jeconiah) - The Lord will
strengthen (6th century B.C.)
Tzidkiyahu (Zedekiah) – Lord is my righteousness (6th century
B.C.)
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT MESSIAH YESHUA (JESUS) IN THE
NAMES OF KINGS OF LINEAGE OF DAVID
Sweet One, Peaceful Man, He who enlarges the people
(salvation), His Father is Lord, Healer, Lord judge, Lord – judge, The Lord is high,
Lord maintains, keeps, Lord – joy, Lord – help, Lord strengthens, Lord is
mighty, Lord helped, God is perfect, God is complete, He has held - He led
captivity captive:
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast
received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might
dwell among them. (Psalms 68:18)
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity
captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Eph. 4:8)
Lord - my strength, He helps to forget (bad), God is faithful, Lord will help,
the Lord will strengthen, Lord will magnify, Lord will raise, Lord will
strengthen, Lord is my righteousness.
Shiloh - Peacemaker
“The sceptre shall not depart from Yehudah (Judah), nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.” (Gen. 49:10)
Yinon (Yinnon) - shall be continued
”His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued (yinon) as long as
the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.”
(Psalms 72:17)
Pele - Wonderful
Yoetz - Counsellor
El Gibor - The mighty God
Avi-ad - The everlasting Father
Sar shalom - The Prince of Peace
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
Netzer – branch
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Yishai (Jesse), and a Branch (netzer) shall grow out of his roots:” (Isaiah 11:1)
Tzemach – branch (Jer.23:5, 33:15, Zech.3:8, 6:12)
Shoresh - root
“And in that day there shall be a root of Yishai (Jesse), which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.” (Isaiah 11:10)
Adonai Tzidkeinu - The Lord Our Righteousness
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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise
unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall
execute judgment and justice in the earth. |
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In his days Yehudah (Judah) shall be saved, and Israel
shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5-6) |
Nehorah
– the light
“He
revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and
the light dwelleth with him.” (Dan. 2:22)
Shimon (Simon)
- hearkening; listening
Shaul (Paul) – asked
Andrew – “The word is derived from the old Greek
'ανήρ/άνδρος' 'aner/andros',
meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "strong" and
"courageous". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew)
Yochanan (John) - Lord have mercy, Lord will have mercy
Yakov ben Zavdai (James, son of Zebedee)
Philip – “Philip is a given
name, derived from the Greek Philipposklyposte
(Φίλιππος), meaning "friend of
horses". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_(name))
Bar Tolmay (Bartholomew, son of Talemai) – Tolmay - the furrows (perhaps a ploughman)
(he is too: Nathanael (Nathaniel) – God-given)
Mattithyahu (Matthew) – gift of God
T’oma (Thomas) - twin
Yakov bar Halfai (James, son of Alphaeus)
Taddai (Thaddeus) – praised
Shimon Zealot (Simon the Zealot) – Shimon zealous
Yehuda ish krayot (Judas Iscariot) – Yehuda, man of suburb (or of Krayot) (other meanings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Iscariot)
(We used http://en.wikipedia.org etc.)
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