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What's in a name? XD XD XD

These are just some Hebrew names that I've seen in the Bible (the more uncommon ones,not just ones like:David,or Rachel,or Jacob,or Sarah--that kind of thing,but ones like:Naphtali {Naff*tuh*lee} which means "my struggle",or Uzziel {Ooze*ee*el},which means "kid of the Lord",or Asher,which means "happy",or Elisheba,which means "consecrated to God"-- you get the picture--),and looked up the meanings of them on altavista.com.Some of them I really love! ^.^ I'll probably underline those XD:

Shiprah {Shiff*ruh} -- "to be beautiful"

Puah {pooh*uh} -- "fragrant blossom"

Zipporah {Zif*4*uh} -- "bird"

Gershom -- "sojourner", "traveler", "alien", "stranger there"

Aaron -- "mountain of strength"

Miriam {Meer*ee*um} -- "Sea of Bitterness"

Reuben {Roo*been} -- "Who sees the son" (I think they were referring to Jesus,as He is the son of God,and the Israelites/ Hebrews had been expecting Him for centuries before He came b/c God had been telling them about Him through the prophets) "Vision of the son" (another version says "Look!a son!")

Hanoch {Hey*knock XD XD XD) -- "Dedicated"

Pallu {Pal*loo} -- "marvelous", "hidden"

Hezron -- "dart of joy", "division of song"

Carmi -- "my vineyard", "lamb of the waters" (it is interesting,to note,that Jesus was referred to as "the lamb that was slain",and once when He was talking to a Samaritan woman, [the jews considered the samaritans outcasts,by the way] at a well [which was their main way of getting drinkable water back then],and He said "If you would've know who it is that asks you for a drink of water you would have asked me and I would have given you living water".He also said to her [as she was naturally confused] "whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,but whoever drinks of the water I will give him will never thirst again")

Simeon -- "that hears", "that obeys",or "that is heard"

Jemuel -- "right hand", "south wind"

Jamin {Jah*mean} -- "God's day", "son of God"

Ohad -- "praising", "confessing"

Zohar -- "white", "bright", "dryness" (???don't ask me)

Saul -- "demanded", "recquired of"

Levi {levy} -- "associated with Him" (the capital H representing God), "affectionate one" (although the "Him" mentioned is God, when his mother named him this,she did so b/c she was hoping her husband would love her b/c she bore him this son. You see, he was married to her and her sister,(the he being "Jacob", the she being "Rachel",and the one who named her son "Levi" was "Leah")but he was in love w/Rachel.He had worked for seven years to recieve Rachel as his wife,b/c he was very much in love with her--so much so,that when he met her he kissed her and then "lift up his voice and wept" b/c he thought she was so beautiful.On His wedding night,though,his father-in-law-to-be got him very drunk and had Leah waiting for him in the bedroom/bridal chamber,instead of Rachel.)

Gershon -- "his banishment" , "change of pilgrimage" (notice how one little letter can give a name a completely different meaning,i.e.Gershom means "foreigner",but Gershon means "change of pilgrimage")

Kohath -- "congregation" , "wrinkle" , "bluntness" (again--don't ask me)

Merari -- "bitter" , "to provoke"

Libni -- "white" , "whiteness"

Shimei {she*may} -- "my reputation" ,  "my fame"

Amram -- "exalted people" , "handful of corn"

Izhar -- "clearness" , "oil"

Hebron -- "Society" , "friendship" (there is a mountain in Israel called Hebron,and it is actually where King David reigned for the first 7 years of his rule)

Uzziel -- "strength of the Lord" , "kid of the Lord"

Mahli -- "infirmity", "harp" , "pardon"


Posted on 06/16/2009 2:52 PM Visits: 16
holyfire: 06/30/2009 10:04 AM
i always wanted to find out the meanings of biblical names that we aren't use to hearing today. Thanks for sharing! 8^)
kweezi: 09/27/2009 11:50 PM
I can't believe I haven't been on in that long!
I missed my sister! ='(
cr8zeelala: 10/12/2009 5:18 PM
awwwwe ='C...I's heee-ere XD...luv ya gurl ;) I left you a note on your comment to me on my Journal called "Mothers"...^.^...I should've KNOWN you'd be the 1 who left me the comment ;)
cuz after I READ it,I said "ah...of COURSE ^.^ :D...I should've known it would be you...you'd be the only 1 who would REEEEAD all that! XD XD XD" LOL XD ^.^ ;) this thing really duz NOT have enuff faces XD XD XD lol XD but,of course,only I,the zany 1,would saaay that :D,but...=/...I digress
...anywayz,I's heee-urrr XD ;)
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