21.Boaz.Meaning “swiftness” in Hebrew, Boaz was the husband of Ruth in the Old Testament. But what also makes this unique baby boys’ name even more powerful is that Boaz was also the name of one of the pillars supporting Solomon’s Temple. 22.Dante.As the medieval short form of the...
God, Names of Names are more than labels. In Old Testament times a name expressed identification, but also identity. Significant meaning often attached to a name. Names had an explanatory function (cf. Abigail's explanation about her husband, "He is just like his name — his name is ...
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In one or two comparatively late passages "the Name" () is used absolutely, doubtless as an equivalent for "the name of Yhwh" (Lev. xxiv. 11, 16; comp. Deut. xxviii. 58).YHWH. Of the names of God in the Old Testament, that which occurs most frequently (6,823 times) is the ...
In Hebrew, “devorah" translates to “bee," and Deborah is also the name of a Book of Judges figure in the Old Testament, who leads the Israelites to safety away from the Canaanites. Deborah was later adopted by the English. #45. Samuel (boys) FamVeld // Shutterstock #45. Samuel (...
The name ’El Rô'î is capable of being tr. “God of Vision” or “God of Seeing.” It seems from the context that the latter is intended in Genesis 6:13. The name ’El Berit occurs only in Judges 9:46. The basic meaning is “God of the Covenant”; the reference in Judges...
This plural noun (Elohim) is found over 2500 times in the Old Testament. Yet a singular verb, bara, is used in Genesis 1:1 and in almost every other place that Elohim is found. So we have both singularity (in the verb) and plurality (in the noun). The same is true all through ...
Debra, a variant of the name Deborah,has strong Jewish origins. In Hebrew, “devorah" translates to “bee," and Deborah is also the name of a Book of Judges figure in the Old Testament, who leads the Israelites to safety away from the Canaanites. Deborah was later adopted by the Engli...
Debra, a variant of the name Deborah,has strong Jewish origins. In Hebrew, “devorah" translates to “bee," and Deborah is also the name of a Book of Judges figure in the Old Testament, who leads the Israelites to safety away from the Canaanites. Deborah was later adopted by the Engli...
T. Nöldeke in his monumental article on “Names” in Encyclopedia Biblia arranges these meanings according to the following groupings: God’s sovereignty: He is just, rules, judges, is possessor, and the Lord; God’s gifts: He gives, increases, opens the womb, and gives freely; God’...