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Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.
Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Modern: Mīryam, Tiberian: Mīryām) is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. [1] Spelling variants include French Myriam, German Mirjam, Mirijam; hypocoristic forms include Mira, Miri and Mimi (commonly given in Israel). [2]
Luke[ 46] Elisheba – Wife of Aaron. Exodus[ 47] Ephah – one of the concubines of Caleb (prince of Judah) I Chronicles[ 48] Ephrath – Second wife of Caleb (the spy) I Chronicles[ 49] Esther (her Hebrew name was Hadassah) – Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus.
1. Abra. This diminutive form of the biblical name Abraham means “father of many,” but it’s most commonly given to girls. 2. Nedivah. This nifty Hebrew name means “giving,” so we see a ...
Shoshana. Shoshana ( Shoshánna (h), שׁוֹשַׁנָּה) is a Hebrew feminine first name. It is the name of at least two women in the Bible and, via Σουσάννα ( Sousanna ), it developed into such European and Christian names as Susanna, Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susannah, Suzanne, Susie, Suzie, Sanna and Zuzana. In Ethiopia ( Ge'ez ...
Women in the Hebrew Bible. For the purposes of Wikipedia categories, "Hebrew Bible" refers only to those books in the Jewish Tanakh, which has the same content as the Protestant Old Testament (including the portions in Aramaic ). The deuterocanonical books of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox biblical canons are categorized under Category ...
Pages in category "Hebrew feminine given names" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A Hebrew name is a name of Hebrew origin. In a more narrow meaning, it is a name used by Jews only in a religious context and different from an individual's secular name for everyday use. Names with Hebrew origins, especially those from the Hebrew Bible, are commonly used by Jews and Christians. Many are also used by Muslims, particularly those ...