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Bible Names for Boys |
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| Laban (LAY-ban) | White; glorious |
| Lazarus | God has helped |
| Lemuel | Devoted unto God |
| Levi | Joined |
| Linus | Linen; flax |
| Luke / Lucas / Lucius | A light; bright; white |
| Lysanias (li-SA-nee-ahs) | One who drives away sorrow; the end of sadness |
| Malachi (MAL-ah-kai) | My messenger; my angel |
| Malchiel (MAL-ke-el) | God is my king |
| Malchiah (mal-KI-ah) | YaH(WeH) is my King |
| Malchus | Kingly; counselor |
| Manasseh | Causing to forget |
| Manoah | Rest |
| Marcus | A defense; large hammer |
| Mark | (from Latin: Marcus) a form of "Mars," the god of war |
| Matthew (Mattithiah, Mattathias, Matthias) | Gift of Yah(weh) |
| Menahem | Comforter |
| Methuselah | When he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin |
| Michael | Who is like God? |
| Micah (Micaiah, Micha) | Who is like Yah(weh)? |
| Moses (Mose, Moshe) | Saved out (of the water); drawn out |
| Naaman | Pleasant; delight; agreeable |
| Nadab (NAY-dab) | Volunteer; the willing one |
| Nahaliel | River of God; valley of God |
| Naham | Comforter |
| Nathan | Gift; given; a giver |
| Nathanael, Nathaniel | Given of God |
| Nedabiah (ned-ah-BI-ah) | YaH(WeH) is bountiful; |
| Nehemiah | Comfort of Yah(weh) |
| Neriah (neh-RI-ah) | My lamp is YaH(WeH) |
| Nicodemas, Nicolas, Nicholas | Victory for the people |
| Niger (NI-jur) | Black |
| Noah | Rest |
| Obadiah | Serving Yah(weh) |
| Obed | Serving; worshiping |
| Omar | Eloquent; talkative |
| Onesimus (oh-NES-i-mus) | Worthwhile; profitable |
| Oren | Pine tree; tall and strong |
| Othniel | Force of God; well-speaking of God |
| Pagiel | God answers; God meets |
| Parmenus | Standing firm; faithful; one who abides |
| Patrobus | In his father's footsteps |
| Paul | Small; little |
| Pediah | Redeemed by YaH(WeH) |
| Perez, Peres | Divided; separated; a rift |
| Peter | A stone |
| Philemon | loving |
| Philetus | Beloved |
| Philip | Lover of horses |
| Prochorus (PRO-chor-us) | Choreographer, choirmaster (Acts 6.5) |
| Rama, Ramah | High place; a hill |
| Ramiah | YaH(WeH) is high |
| Raphael | God heals; God has healed |
| Rei | friend (of God); my friend; friendly |
| Reuben | Behold, a son! |
| Reuel (reh-oo-ALE) | Friend of God; God is a Friend; God is (my) Shepherd |
| Rufus | Red |
| Salathiel | I have asked of God |
| Salem | At peace; complete |
| Samuel | His name (is) of God |
| Saul | Asked (of God) |
| Sergius | A wonderful birth; earth-born |
| Seth | (he is) Appointed |
| Shalom | Peace |
| Shalem | At peace |
| Shaphan | Prudent. It is also the Hebrew word for the coney or rock badger, as in Lev 11.5. |
| Shecaniah (shek-a-NAI-ah) | Dwelling place of Yah(WeH) |
| Shem | A name; a celebrated name |
| Shemaiah | Yah(weh) has heard |
| Shiloh | Peace bringer; bringer of prosperity |
| Silas | (From sylvanus) A woods or forest |
| Simon or Simeon | Harkening; He who hears |
| Sirion | Breastplate; little prince {more information HERE} |
| Solomon | Peaceableness |
| Stephen or Steven | A crown, usually made of the leaves of a tree |
| Tartan | Release the dragon; military general or chief |
| Tekoa, Tekoah | Trumpet blast; sound of trumpet |
| Thaddeus, Thaddaeus | Large-hearted (hence "courageous"); child of one's bosom. |
| Theophilus | Friend of God; lover of God |
| Thomas | A twin |
| Timon | Honorable |
| Timotheus / Timothy | Honoring God |
| Titus {Tytus, Ty} | Latin- probably means "one who nurtures; a caregiver" |
| Tobiah / Tobias | Goodness of Yah(weh); pleasing to Yah(weh) |
| Trophimus | Well-educated; nourishment |
| Uriah, Urias | My light is Yah(weh) |
| Uzziah | My strength is Yah(weh) |
| Vaniah (vahn-yah) | YaH(WeH) has answered (BDB #H2057 from #H6043) |
| Zachariah, Zechariah, Zachary | Remembered by Yah(weh) |
| Zadok | Justified (by God); righteous; upright |
| Zebadiah [Hebrew] or Zebedee [Greek] |
Endowed by Yah(weh); Yah(weh) is my gift |
| Zebulun | Dwelling place; habitation |
| Zelotes (ze-LO-teze) | Rib; side (i.e., a place located on the side of a mountain) |
| Zephaniah | Treasured by Yah(weh) |
| Zimri | My Psalm |
| Zion | Fortress; desert |
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