English Equivalents of Hebrew Names
This website uses the original Hebrew names for the characters found in the Bible. Since some readers may be more familiar with the English versions of certain names, the chart in this appendix matches common English translations with the Hebrew equivalents found on the site. Merely locate the name on the left side of the table and then click the name on the right side to be taken to the entry of your desired personality.
| English Translation |
Hebrew Original |
| Aaron, Aharon |
àÇäÂøÉï |
| Abel, Hevel |
äÆáÆì |
| Abigail, Avigail |
àÂáÄéâÇéÄì |
| Abraham, Avraham, Avraham Avinu |
àÇáÀøÈäÈí |
| Absalom, Avshalom |
àÇáÀùÑÈìåÉí |
| Adam |
àÈãÈí |
| Ahab, Achav |
àÇçÀàÈá |
| Ahashverosh |
àÂçÇùÑÀåÅøåÉùÑ |
| Amos |
òÈîåÉñ |
| Asher |
àÈùÑÅø |
| Baalam, Bilam |
áÌÄìÀòÈí |
| Bath Sheba, Batsheva |
áÌÇú ùÑÆáÇò |
| Benjamin, Binyamin |
áÌÄðÀéÈîÄéï |
| Boaz |
áÌÉòÇæ |
| Cain, Kayin |
÷ÇéÄï |
| Caleb, Calev |
ëÌÈìÅá |
| Cyrus, Koresh |
ëÌåÉøÆùÑ |
| Daniel |
ãÌÈðÄéÌÅàì |
| Darius, Daryavesh |
ãÌÈøÀéÈåÆùÑ |
| David, King David |
ãÌÈåÄã |
| Deborah, Devorah |
ãÌÀáåÉøÈä |
| Dinah |
ãÌÄéðÈä |
| Eli |
òÅìÄé |
| Elijah, Eliyahu HaNavi |
àÅìÄéÌÈäåÌ |
| Elisha |
àÁìÄéùÑÈò |
| Ephraim |
àÆôÀøÇéÄí |
| Esau, Esav |
òÅùÒÈå |
| Esther |
àÆñÀúÌÅø |
| Eve |
çÇåÌÈä |
| Ezekiel, Yechezkel |
éÀçÆæÀ÷Åàì |
| Ezra, Ezra HaSofer |
òÆæÀøÈà |
| Gabriel, Gavriel |
âÌÇáÀøÄéàÅì |
| Gad |
âÌÈã |
| Gideon, Gidon |
âÌÄãÀòåÉï |
| Habakkuk, Chabakuk |
çÂáÇ÷ÌåÌ÷ |
| Hagar |
äÈâÈø |
| Haggai, Chaggai |
çÇâÌÇé |
| Haman |
äÈîÈï |
| Hannah, Chana |
çÇðÌÈä |
| Hezekiah, Chizkiyahu |
çÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈäåÌ |
| Hosea, Hoshea |
äåÉùÑÅòÇ |
| Isaac, Yitzchak, Yitzchak Avinu |
éÄöÀçÈ÷ |
| Isaiah, Yishayahu HaNavi |
éÀùÑÇòÀéÈäåÌ |
| Ishmael, Yishmael |
éÄùÑÀîÈòÅàì |
| Issachar, Yisachar |
éÄùÌÒÈùëÈø |
| Jacob, Ya'akov, Ya'akov Avinu, Israel, Yisrael |
éÇòÂ÷Éá |
| Jephthah, Yiftach |
éÄôÀúÌÈç |
| Jeremiah, Yirmiyahu |
éÄøÀîÀéÈäåÌ |
| Jesse, Yishai |
éÄùÑÇé |
| Jethro, Yitro |
éÄúÀøåÉ |
| Job, Iyov |
àÄéåÉá |
| Jochebed, Yocheved |
éåÉëÆáÆã |
| Joel, Yoel |
éåÉàÅì |
| Jonah, Yonah |
éåÉðÈä |
| Jonathan, Yonatan |
éåÉðÈúÈï |
| Joseph, Yosef |
éåÉñÅó |
| Joshua, Yehoshua |
éÀäåÉùÑËòÇ |
| Josiah, Yoshiyahu |
éÉàùÑÄéÌÈäåÌ |
| Judah, Yehudah |
éÀäåÌãÈä |
| Laban, Lavan |
ìÈáÈï |
| Leah, Leah Imeinu |
ìÅàÈä |
| Levi |
ìÅåÄé |
| Malachi |
îÇìÀàÈëÄé |
| Manasseh, Menashe |
îÀðÇùÌÑÆä |
| Micah, Micha |
îÄéëÈä |
| Michael |
îÄéëÈàÅì |
| Michal |
îÄéëÇì |
| Miriam |
îÄøÀéÈí |
| Mordechai |
îÈøÀãÌÃëÇé |
| Moses, Moshe, Moshe Rabbeinu |
îÉùÑÆä |
| Naomi |
ðÈòÃîÄé |
| Naphtali |
ðÇôÀúÌÈìÄé |
| Nathan, Natan HaNavi |
ðÈúÈï |
| Nehemia, Nechemia |
ðÀçÆîÀéÈä |
| Nebuchadnezzar, Nevuchadnezzar |
ðÀáåÌëÇãÀðÆàöÌÇø |
| Noah, Noach |
ðÉçÇ |
| Pharaoh |
ôÌÇøÀòÉä |
| Phineas, Pinchas |
ôÌÄéðÀçÈñ |
| Queen of Sheba, Malkat Sheva |
îÇìÀëÌÇú ùÑÀáÈà |
| Rachel, Rachel Imeinu |
øÈçÅì |
| Rebecca, Rivkah, Rivkah Imeinu |
øÄáÀ÷Èä |
| Reuben, Reuven |
øÀàåÌáÅï |
| Ruth |
øåÌú |
| Samson, Shimshon |
ùÑÄîÀùÑåÉï |
| Samuel, Shmuel HaNavi |
ùÑÀîåÌàÅì |
| Sarah, Sarah Imeinu |
ùÒÈøÈä |
| Saul, King Saul, Shaul |
ùÑÈàåÌì |
| Simeon, Shimon |
ùÑÄîÀòåÉï |
| Solomon, King Solomon, Shlomo |
ùÑÀìÉîÉä |
| Tamar |
úÌÈîÈø |
| Vashti |
åÇùÑÀúÌÄé |
| Zakariah, Zecharia |
æÀëÇøÀéÈä |
| Zebulun, Zevulun |
æÀáËìåÌï |
| Zipporah, Tziporah |
öÄôÌÉøÈä |
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