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Biblical names

2,474 names in all — 1,581 people, 779 places, 23 peoples, and the rest the months, the constellations, the idols the Prophets name in order to condemn them, and the words that only ever stand inside a compound. They are derived from the proper-noun tagging of our own corpus, not from a list somebody typed. The 140 main figures are all in here too, carrying the same descriptions they carry on their own list.

A name is not a person: Azaryah is one name that nineteen different men bear, and Shaul is one name shared by an Edomite king and by the king of Israel — which is why the first appearance of a name is sometimes not the first appearance of the figure you had in mind.

2,474 names — every name the twenty-four books contain — people, places, peoples and the rest · In the order they first appear · page 12 of 17
PersonנַחוּםNahum
Gematria104

×1 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A prophet whose book announces the coming destruction of Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, as God's judgment for its cruelty (Book of Nahum). His name relates to the Hebrew root for “comfort,” so the count includes ordinary uses of that word.

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PersonחֲבַקּוּקHabakkuk
Gematria216

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A prophet who questions God about the triumph of the wicked and the coming Babylonian invasion, and receives the answer that “the righteous shall live by his faith” (Book of Habakkuk, 2:4). Nothing else is recorded of his life beyond the book that carries his name (Habakkuk 1:1, 3:1).

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Other nameשִׁגָּיוֹןShiggaion
Gematria769

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Aberration, i.e. a dithyramb or rambling poem. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Habakkuk 3:1 and last at Psalms 7:1.

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PersonאֲמַרְיָהAmariah
Gematria256

×16 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for nine Israelites. The name stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Zephaniah 1:1 and last at 2 Chronicles 31:15.

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PersonדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDarius
Gematria520

×10 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A title of several Persian kings. The name stands ten times in the Tanakh, first at Haggai 1:1 and last at Nehemiah 12:22.

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PersonחַגַּיHaggai
Gematria21

×9 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A prophet who urged the returned exiles to resume building the Second Temple, which had stalled, and promised that its glory would exceed the first (Book of Haggai). His name relates to the Hebrew word for a festival, so the count includes ordinary uses of that word.

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PersonזְרֻבָּבֶלZerubbabel
Gematria241

×21 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A descendant of the royal house of David who led the first group of exiles back from Babylon and oversaw the rebuilding of the Temple's foundation, encouraged by the prophets Chaggai and Zecharyah (Ezra 1-6; Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 4). This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word or place-name element, so the count is not of him alone.

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PersonשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלShalthiel
Gematria772

×9 named in Tanakh First appearance:

An Israelite. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Haggai 1:1 and last at 1 Chronicles 3:17.

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PersonיְהוֹצָדָקJehozadek
Gematria215

×8 named in Tanakh First appearance:

An Israelite. The name stands eight times in the Tanakh, first at Haggai 1:1 and last at 1 Chronicles 5:41.

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PersonבֶּרֶכְיָהBerachiah
Gematria237

×11 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for six Israelites. The name stands eleven times in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 1:1 and last at 2 Chronicles 28:12.

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PersonחֶלְדַּיHeldai
Gematria52

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Israelites. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 6:10 and last at 1 Chronicles 27:15.

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PersonטוֹבִיָּהTobiah
Gematria32

×18 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for three Israelites and of one Samaritan. The name stands 18 times in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 6:10 and last at 2 Chronicles 17:8.

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PersonיְדַעְיָהJedaiah
Gematria99

×11 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Israelites. The name stands eleven times in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 6:10 and last at 1 Chronicles 24:7.

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PersonאָצֵלAzal
Gematria121

×7 named in Tanakh First appearance: also a place

Strong's records this name for an Israelite, and of a place in Palestine. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Zechariah 14:5 and last at 1 Chronicles 9:44.

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PersonמַלְאָכִיMalachi
Gematria101

×1 named in Tanakh First appearance:

The last of the prophets in the Tanakh's order, who rebuked the priests and people of the restored community for blemished offerings and unfaithfulness, and closed the prophetic books with the promise of Eliyahu's return before “the great and terrible day of the LORD” (Book of Malachi, 3:23-24). This spelling is also the Hebrew words for “my messenger,” the very phrase used in Malachi 3:1, so the count includes both uses.

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PlaceאֲבַדּוֹןAbaddown
Gematria63

×5 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A perishing; concrete, Hades. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 88:12 and last at Job 31:12.

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PersonאִיתִיאֵלIthiel
Gematria452

×3 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for an Israelite, also of a symbolical person. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Proverbs 30:1 and last at Nehemiah 11:7.

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PersonלְמוּאֵלLemuel
Gematria107

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A symbolic name of Solomon. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Proverbs 31:1 and last at Proverbs 31:4.

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PersonבָּרַכְאֵלBarachel
Gematria253

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

The father of one of Job's friends. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Job 32:2 and last at Job 32:6.

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PersonרָםRam
Gematria240

×7 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for an Arabian and of an Israelite. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Job 32:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 2:27.

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Placeבַּעַל הָמוֹןBaal-hamon
Gematria203

×1 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

A place in Palestine. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Song of Songs 8:11.

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PersonנׇעֳמִיNaomi
Gematria170

×21 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Mother-in-law of Rut, who left Beit Lechem for Moav with her husband and two sons during a famine. Widowed and bereft of both sons, she returned to Beit Lechem with Rut and arranged her marriage to Boaz (Book of Ruth).

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PersonכִּלְיוֹןChilion
Gematria116

×3 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

An Israelite. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Ruth 1:2 and last at Ruth 4:9.

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PersonרוּתRuth
Gematria606

×12 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A Moabite widow who clave to her mother-in-law Naomi and returned with her to Beit Lechem, gleaning in the fields of Boaz, whom she married. She became the great-grandmother of David (Book of Ruth, 4:17).

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PersonעוֹבֵדObed
Gematria82

×10 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Son of Boaz and Rut, grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17, 21-22). Ruth 4:17 records the neighbor women naming him, saying a son had been born to Naomi.

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PersonאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁAhasuerus
Gematria821

×31 named in Tanakh First appearance:

The Persian king who ruled from India to Kush over 127 provinces (Esther 1:1). He deposed Queen Vashti and chose Ester as her successor, and when Haman's decree against the Jews could not be revoked under Persian law, he authorized a counter-decree letting the Jews defend themselves (Book of Esther).

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PersonוַשְׁתִּיVashti
Gematria716

×10 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Queen of Persia under Achashverosh, deposed for refusing the king's summons to appear before his guests, an event that opened the way for Ester to become queen (Esther 1-2). This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word, so the count is not of her alone.

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PersonמׇרְדְּכַיMordecai
Gematria274

×60 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A Jew of Shushan, cousin and guardian of Ester, who refused to bow to Haman and uncovered a plot against the king's life. After Haman's plot against the Jews was exposed, Mordechai was raised to second place in the kingdom (Book of Esther).

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PersonאֶסְתֵּרEsther
Gematria661

×55 named in Tanakh First appearance:

A Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordechai in Shushan, chosen queen of Persia by King Achashverosh. At great personal risk she revealed her identity and Haman's plot to destroy her people, securing their deliverance (Book of Esther). This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word, so the count is not of her alone.

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PersonתֶּרֶשׁTeresh
Gematria900

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

A eunuch of Xerxes. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Esther 2:21 and last at Esther 6:2.

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PersonהָמָןHaman
Gematria95

×54 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Chief minister to King Achashverosh of Persia, an Agagite who, enraged at Mordechai's refusal to bow to him, plotted the destruction of all the Jews in the empire. His plot was exposed by Ester and he was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordechai (Book of Esther). This spelling is identical to “the manna” that fed Israel in the wilderness, so the count includes both, and most of its occurrences are the food, not the man.

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PersonנִיסָןNisan
Gematria170

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

The first month of the Jewish sacred year. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Esther 3:7 and last at Nehemiah 2:1.

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PersonבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרBelteshazzar
Gematria632

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

The Babylonian name of Daniel. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 1:7 and last at Daniel 10:1.

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PersonדָּנִיֵּאלDaniel
Gematria95

×25 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

The Hebrew prophet. The name stands 25 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 2:15 and last at Daniel 6:29.

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PersonשַׁדְרַךְShadrach
Gematria524

×5 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

The Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 2:49 and last at Daniel 3:30.

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Personעֲבֵד נְגוֹאAbed-nego
Gematria136

×14 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

Strong's records this name for Azariah. The name stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 2:49 and last at Daniel 3:30.

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PersonנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרNebuchadnezzar
Gematria428

×4 named in Tanakh First appearance:

King of Babylon. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 3:2 and last at Ezra 2:1.

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PersonדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDarius
Gematria520

×4 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

A title of several Persian kings. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 6:1 and last at Ezra 6:14.

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PlaceפָּרַסPersia
Gematria340

×3 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

An Eastern country, including its inhabitants. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 6:9 and last at Daniel 6:16.

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PlaceמָדַיMede
Gematria54

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance: always written with a particle

A country of central Asia. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 6:16 and last at Ezra 6:2.

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PersonמִתְרְדָתMithredath
Gematria1,044

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Persians. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 1:8 and last at Ezra 4:7.

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PersonשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּרSheshbazzar
Gematria892

×2 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Zerubbabel's Persian name. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 1:8 and last at Ezra 1:11.

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PersonיֵשׁוּעַJeshua
Gematria386

×29 named in Tanakh First appearance: also a place

The high priest who came up from Babylon with Zerubavel, rebuilt the altar and laid the Temple's foundation, and stood in Zecharyah's vision in filthy garments to be reclothed (Ezra 3; Zechariah 3). Strong's counts ten men of the name; it is the later form of Yehoshua.

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PersonנְחֶמְיָהNehemiah
Gematria113

×8 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Cupbearer to the Persian king Artachshasta, who obtained leave to return to Jerusalem and rebuilt its walls despite opposition, then served as governor and worked with Ezra to renew the covenant and reform the community (Book of Nehemiah). He identifies himself as the son of Hachalyah, serving in the Persian citadel of Shushan (Nehemiah 1:1, 11).

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PersonרְחוּםRehum
Gematria254

×4 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for a Persian and of three Israelites. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:2 and last at Nehemiah 12:3.

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PersonפַּרְעֹשׁParosh
Gematria650

×6 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for our Israelite. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:3 and last at Nehemiah 10:15.

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PersonאָרַחArah
Gematria209

×4 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for three Israelites. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:5 and last at 1 Chronicles 7:39.

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PersonאֲדֹנִיקָםAdonikam
Gematria205

×3 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for one or two Israelites. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:13 and last at Nehemiah 7:18.

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PersonעָדִיןAdin
Gematria134

×4 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Israelites. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:15 and last at Nehemiah 10:17.

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PersonאָטֵרAter
Gematria210

×5 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for three Israelites. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:16 and last at Nehemiah 10:18.

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PersonבֵּצַיBezai
Gematria102

×3 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Israelites. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:17 and last at Nehemiah 10:19.

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PersonחָשֻׁםHashum
Gematria348

×5 named in Tanakh First appearance:

Strong's records this name for two or three Israelites. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:19 and last at Nehemiah 10:19.

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Where these come from. Every name in the full list is a word our corpus tags as a proper noun in the Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology, grouped so that בית לחם counts as one name and not two. What each one is — a person, a place, a people — is read from the lexicon's own definition, and where that definition names two senses the row says so. The gematria is computed by the same engine that runs every search, and the count on each row is the number of verses that door opens — the same walk, counted once.