The Hebrews are "sons of Eber" (10:21). (2.) Others trace the name of a Hebrew root-word signifying "to pass over," and hence regard it as meaning "the man ...

Hebrew. Strongs #04244: hlxm Machlah. Mahlah = "disease" 1) the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh 2) a Gileadite ...

The name most distinctive of God as the God of Israel is (Yahweh, a combination of the tetragrammaton (YHWH) with the vowels of 'Adhonay, transliterated as ...

Hebrew. Strongs #05941: yle `Eliy. Eli = "ascension" 1) descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of. Israel when Samuel entered service ...

There is an old Latin saying, “nomen est omen” which means “name is an omen.” At times, the Bible refers to omens and divination positively or without ...

sn The Hebrew name Elam (עֵילָם, ʿelam) means “highland.” The Elamites were a non-Semitic people who lived east of Babylon.

sn Ararat is the Hebrew name for Urartu, the name of a mountainous region located north of Mesopotamia in modern day eastern Turkey.

tn Heb “for with my staff.” The Hebrew word מַקֵל (maqel), traditionally translated “staff,” has been rendered as “walking stick” because a “staff” in ...

Greek. Strongs #2403: Iezabel Iezabel. Jezebel = "chaste" 1) wife of Ahab, an impious and cruel queen who protected idolatry and persecuted the prophets

a town of upper Mesopotamia an English name representing two different Hebrew names as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran' son of Terah; brother of Abraham