Word origins

• elThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
• coreThe central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
• SarahThe wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
• LebanonA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
• SalemThe biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
• JoshuaA Joshua tree.
• edenA paradise on Earth.
• corExpression of surprise.
• NoahA figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
• AmosA male given name from Hebrew.
• LeviThe third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
• arielA kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
• EzraThe fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
• EthanA male given name from Hebrew, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s.
• JehovahA Jehovah's Witness.
• JudahThe fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
• ElishaA prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
• HiramA king of Tyre. (biblical character)
• HabakkukA prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
• taborA small drum.
• JosiahA king of Judah.
• ShilohA biblical city, the location of the Ark of the Covenant.
• BeulahA female given name from Hebrew.
• korA surname.
• hallelujahAn exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
• HeberA male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
• UriahAny of a number of Old Testament men.
• ShebaA flapper (daring young woman of the Jazz Age).
• scapegoatIn the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
• BoazThe second husband of Ruth, the father of Obed, the son of Salmon
• GershonThe eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites.
• YaakovThe son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
• selahA word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms; perhaps indicating a pause, either for contemplation or for clearing the throat in singing.
• YeshuaJesus
• NebuchadnezzarA very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.
• gogHaste; ardent desire to go.
• kushMarijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
• selaThe capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra.
• HittiteA person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.
• shibbolethA particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
• cushExcellent, very good.
• methuselahAny person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
• MagogThe second of the seven sons of Japheth.
• IchabodExpressing regret at a loss of former glory or high standards.
• jehuA coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
• MahlonThe first husband of Ruth, mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Bible.
• reemA large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).
• ShadrachSynonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”).
• AmalekThe nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the Negev and some later migrating to Israel.
• zoarA place of refuge; a sanctuary.
• NaphtaliSixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
• YaacovA male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jacob.
• IssacharNinth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
• manessA surname from Dutch.
• ephodA priestly vestment, without sleeves, worn girdled at the waist.
• AkkadOne of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
• MeshachMishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
• AsahelA male given name.
• EkronOne of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis, located in central Israel.
• BezalelThe chief artisan of the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant.
• ZipporahThe wife of Moses.
• TarshishThe biblical name for Andalusia, from which was imported vast quantities of important metals to Phoenicia and Israel. Identical with Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός (Tartēssós, “Tartessos”).
• PhinehasAny of a number of figures of the Old Testament, including a son of Eli and a grandson of Aaron.
• PotipharAn Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
• nahorMesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood).
• ShemaiahA prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).
• OthnielOthniel, the first of the biblical judges.
• Mephibosheththe son of Jonathan, grandson of Saul
• ErechThe ancient city of Uruk.
• tophetA Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually sacrificed children.
• Ancient of DaysGod, as the One who existed before the beginning of time.
• AzalA place near the western extremity of the valley near Jerusalem.
• be gathered to one's fathersTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die.
• Cave of AdullamA place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
• EkroniteA person from Ekron.
• ElishahThe eldest son of Javan and brother of Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
• exilarchThe leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
• fire and brimstoneThe traditional punishments of Hell.
• Garden of EdenAn idyllic place wherein innocence and perfection reign; any delightful region or abode; a pastoral utopia; an Arcadia.
• Gog and MagogGog, a prince who attacks Israel in the book of Ezekiel, and the nation he leads, Magog.
• holy of holiesThe most sacred place within a sacred building.
• King of Terrorsdeath
• Land of IsraelA region in the Middle East promised by God to the descendants of Abraham.
• land of milk and honeyAn imaginary or real land of abundance, particularly the Land of Israel.
• land of the livingThe mortal world, as opposed to the afterlife.
• lily of the valleyA flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.
• lord of the fliesBeelzebub; Satan
• MehetabelA female given name from Hebrew.
• NeginothA direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm that has been interpreted as "stringed instruments".
• rose of SharonA flower of uncertain kind: perhaps Pancratium maritimum, which grows on the Sharon Plain of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
• Sinimplace mentioned in the Bible
• sleep with one's fathersTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.
• Ten CommandmentsA particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets.
• TogarmahA grandson of Japheth in the Old Testament; traditional ancestor of Armenians, sometimes also of Georgians.
• tohu-bohuChaos, disorder, confusion.
• Urim and ThummimCertain sacred objects (whose precise form and nature is unknown) that were worn on the breastplate of the Jewish high priest, as described in the Bible, and used in divination or casting lots.
• YahawashiBlack Hebrew Israelite communities' rendering of Jesus
• your servantUsed as a greeting, especially to a lady.