English words from Biblical Hebrew
- elThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
- JoshuaA Joshua tree.
- edenA paradise on Earth.
- 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.
- JehovahA Jehovah's Witness.
- UriahAny of a number of Old Testament men.
- ShebaA flapper (daring young woman of the Jazz Age).
- BoazThe second husband of Ruth, the father of Obed, the son of Salmon
- 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.
- 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).
- HittiteA person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.
- methuselahAny person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
- IchabodExpressing regret at a loss of former glory or high standards.
- 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”).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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”).
- PotipharAn Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gog and MagogGog, a prince who attacks Israel in the book of Ezekiel, and the nation he leads, Magog.
- MehetabelA female given name from Hebrew.
- Sinimplace mentioned in the Bible
- TogarmahA grandson of Japheth in the Old Testament; traditional ancestor of Armenians, sometimes also of Georgians.
- 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.