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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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