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.
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God's four-letter Name — the Tetragrammaton, which the Rambam calls the Shem HaMeforash, the Name set apart (Foundations of the Torah 6:2). It is never pronounced as it is written: in prayer and in the reading of the Torah it is said as Ado-nai, and in ordinary speech Hashem. It stands in the Tanakh more often than any other Name.
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The region of Adam's home. The name stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:8 and last at 2 Chronicles 31:15.
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A river of Eden. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 2:11.
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Strong's records this name for two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:11 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:23.
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A river of Paradise; also a valley near Jerusalem. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:13 and last at 2 Chronicles 33:14.
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The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:14 and last at Daniel 10:4.
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A river of the East. The name stands 18 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:14 and last at 2 Chronicles 35:20.
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Formed by God from the dust of the earth and placed in the Garden of Eden with dominion over its creatures, he named the animals and, with Chavah, ate from the tree God had forbidden them, bringing their expulsion from the garden (Genesis 2-3). Genesis 5 records his 930 years and the line of his descendants through Shet. His name is also the Hebrew word for “human,” so the count includes both uses.
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The first woman, built by God from Adam's side and named by him Chavah, “the mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20). She ate the fruit of the forbidden tree and gave it to Adam as well, and Genesis 4 records her bearing Kayin, Hevel, and Shet.
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The firstborn son of Adam and Chavah, a tiller of the soil whose offering God did not regard while his brother Hevel's was accepted (Genesis 4). In his anger he killed Hevel, was sentenced to wander the earth, and settled east of Eden, building a city he named after his son Chanoch. This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word, so the occurrence count reflects more than his story alone.
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Second son of Adam and Chavah, a keeper of flocks whose offering of the choicest firstlings God regarded, unlike his brother Kayin's (Genesis 4). Kayin killed him out of jealousy, the first death recorded in the Torah. His name is also the ordinary Hebrew word for “vapor” or “breath” — as in Kohelet's “hevel havelim” — so the count includes both uses.
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The land of Cain. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 4:16.
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A descendant of Shet, seventh from Adam, who “walked with God” for 365 years. Genesis 5:24 says only that “he was not, for God took him,” without describing a death. He was the father of Metushelach.
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An antediluvian. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, all of them in Genesis 4:18.
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An antediluvian patriarch. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, all of them in Genesis 4:18.
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An antediluvian patriarch. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, all of them in Genesis 4:18.
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Father of Noach in the line of Shet (Genesis 5). At Noach's birth he expressed hope that his son would bring relief from the toil of the cursed ground (Genesis 5:28-29).
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Strong's records this name for two women. The name stands eight times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:19 and last at Genesis 36:16.
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An antediluvian woman. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:19 and last at Genesis 4:23.
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An antediluvian. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 4:20.
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An antediluvian. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 4:21.
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An antidiluvian patriarch. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, all of them in Genesis 4:22.
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Strong's records this name for an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:22 and last at 2 Chronicles 12:13.
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Third son of Adam and Chavah, born after Hevel's death and said to be in Adam's own image and likeness (Genesis 4:25, 5:3). Genesis 5 traces the line from Shet down through Noach. This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word, so the count reflects more than one meaning.
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A son of Seth. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:1.
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An antediluvian. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:9 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:2.
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Strong's records this name for an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:12 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:2.
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Strong's records this name for an antediluvian, and of an Israelite. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:15 and last at 1 Chronicles 4:18.
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Son of Chanoch and grandfather of Noach, recorded in Genesis 5 as living 969 years — the longest lifespan named in the Torah. He is named only in the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 1 Chronicles 1, with no episode of his own recorded.
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A righteous man in his generation who walked with God. At His command he built an ark that preserved his family and pairs of every animal through the flood that destroyed the rest of life on earth (Genesis 6-9). Afterward God set the rainbow as a sign of His covenant never again to destroy all flesh by a flood, and Noach became the father of Shem, Cham, and Yefet.
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Firstborn of Noach's three sons, blessed by his father after covering Noach's nakedness together with Yefet (Genesis 9:23, 26). Genesis 10-11 traces his descendants down to Avraham. His name is also the ordinary Hebrew word for “name” (and, differently vocalized, “there”), so the count spans all these uses.
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Youngest son of Noach, whose seeing his father's nakedness after the flood brought a curse on his own son Canaan (Genesis 9:20-27). Genesis 10 lists his descendants, including Mitzrayim (Egypt) and Canaan. This spelling is also the ordinary Hebrew word for “hot,” so the count includes both uses.
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A son of Noach who, with Shem, covered their father's nakedness and received his blessing (Genesis 9). Genesis 10 lists his descendants among the nations. His name is also the Hebrew verb for “to spread” or “be fair,” which the text itself plays on in Noach's own blessing (Genesis 9:27), so the count includes both uses.
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The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 8:4 and last at Jeremiah 51:27.
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A son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him. The name stands 93 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 9:18 and last at 1 Chronicles 16:18.
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Strong's records this name for a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:6.
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A son of Yefet in the table of nations, and the northern land called after him. Yechezkel's prophecy of Gog sets Gog in the land of Magog.
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A country of central Asia. The name stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:5.
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Strong's records this name for a son of Joktan, and of the race descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia. The name stands eleven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:7.
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A postdiluvian patriarch and his posterity. The name stands eight times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:5.
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A son of Japheth, and the people descended from him. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:17.
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A son of Japheth. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:5.
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A Japhethite, also his descendants. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:3 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:6.
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A grandson of Japheth and his descendants. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:3 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:6.
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A son of Gomer and his posterity. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:3 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:6.
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A son of Javan. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:4 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:7.
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A place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel; also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite. The name stands 28 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:4 and last at 2 Chronicles 20:37.
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An islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:4 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:7.
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Descendants of a son of Javan. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:4 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:7.
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A son of Cham (Genesis 10:6), father of Nimrod, and the name of the land south of Egypt — Ethiopia. Its first standing in the text is geographic: the river Gichon “compasseth the whole land of Kush” (Genesis 2:13). Moshe's Kushite wife and Tzefanyah's father Kushi carry the name too.
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Upper and Lower Egypt. The name stands 635 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:6 and last at 2 Chronicles 36:4.
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A son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:6 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:8.
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A son of Cush, and the country settled by him. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:7 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:9.
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Strong's records this name for a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:7 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:9.
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Strong's records this name for a grandson of Ham, and of a place. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:7 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:9.
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Strong's records this name for a son of Cush, and the region settled by him. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:7 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:9.
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A name held by three early ancestors of peoples — a grandson of Kush, a son of Yoktan, a grandson of Avraham by Keturah — and by the southern kingdom of Sheva, from which its queen came to Shlomo with camels bearing spices, gold and precious stones (1 Kings 10).
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Strong's records this name for two Cushites and of their territory. The name stands eleven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:7 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:32.
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A grandson of Cham through Kush, described in Genesis 10:8-9 as “a mighty hunter before the LORD,” whose kingdom began with Bavel, Erech, and other cities in the land of Shinar. 1 Chronicles 1:10 repeats the same description of him as a mighty man.
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Including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire. The name stands 260 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:10 and last at 2 Chronicles 36:20.
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A place in Babylon. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:10.
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A place in Babylon. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:10.
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A place in the Assyrian empire. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:10 and last at Amos 6:2.
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A plain in Babylonia. The name stands eight times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:10 and last at Daniel 1:2.
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The capital of Assyria. The name stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:11 and last at Zephaniah 2:13.
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A place in Assyria and one in Palestine. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:11 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:48.
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The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:11 and last at Isaiah 37:13.
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A place in Assyria. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:11 and last at Genesis 10:12.
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A place in Assyrian. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:12.
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The firstborn of Canaan (Genesis 10:15), and the Phoenician city of Tzidon on the coast north of Israel. Izevel came from its royal house; the prophets set oracles against it, and Eliyahu was sustained at Tzarfat, which belonged to it.
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An aboriginal Canaanite. The name stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:15 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:13.
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A Philistine city. The name stands ten times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at 2 Chronicles 14:13.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands 21 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at 1 Chronicles 7:28.
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A place near the Dead Sea. The name stands 39 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at Lamentations 4:6.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands 19 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at Zephaniah 2:9.
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A place near the Dead Sea. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at Hosea 11:8.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:19 and last at Hosea 11:8.
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A place probably East of the Jordan. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:19.
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Strong's records this name for two patriarchs and four Israelites. The name stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:21 and last at 1 Chronicles 8:22.
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A son of Shem (Genesis 10:22), and the name of Elam east of Babylon — the land of Kedorlaomer, who campaigned as far as Sedom in Avraham's day. Yeshayahu and Yirmeyahu prophesy over it, and Daniel sees a vision at Shushan “in the province of Elam”.
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Second son of Shem (Genesis 10:22), whose name became Assyria. As an empire it took the northern kingdom into exile under Shalmaneser and besieged Jerusalem under Sancheriv (2 Kings 17-19), and the prophets read its rise and fall as God's rod and then God's judgment (Isaiah 10).
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A son of Noah; also the region settled by him. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:22 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:24.
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A son of Shem in the table of nations, and the people called after him. Yeshayahu names Lud among the distant peoples who are to be told the glory of God.
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A son of Shem (Genesis 10:22) and the name of Aram — Syria — the Aramean kingdoms north-east of Israel. Their kings, above all in Damascus, fought Israel repeatedly through Kings; the patriarchs' own kin at Charan are called Arameans (Deuteronomy 26:5).
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A son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them. The name stands eight times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:23 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:42.
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A son of Aram; also the region settled by him. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:23 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:17.
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A son of Aram, and the region settled by him. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:23 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:17.
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A son of Aram, and the people descended from him. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:23.
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A postdiluvian patriarch. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:24 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:24.
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A son of Shem. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:25 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:25.
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An Arabian patriarch. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:25 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:23.
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A son of Joktan. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:20.
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A son of Jokthan. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:20.
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A place in Arabia. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:20.
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An Arabian patriarch. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:20.
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A son of Joktan, and the tribe descended from him. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:27 and last at 2 Chronicles 10:18.
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A son of Joktan. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:27 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:21.
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A region of Arabia. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:27 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:21.
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A son of Joktan. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:28.
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A son of Joktan. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:28 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:22.
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Strong's records this name for a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East. The name stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:29 and last at 2 Chronicles 9:10.
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Strong's records this name for two Israelites and of three foreigners. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:29 and last at 1 Chronicles 8:18.
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A place in Arabia. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:30.
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A place in Arabia. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 10:30.
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A postdiluvian patriarch. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:18 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:25.
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A postdiluvian patriarch. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:20 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:26.
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Strong's records this name for the grandfather and a brother of Abraham. The name stands 18 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:22 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:26.
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The father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert. The name stands twelve times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:24 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:26.
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Avraham's name before God changed it, used through his call to leave Charan for Canaan, his journeys and sojourn in Egypt, and his rescue of Lot from four invading kings (Genesis 12-16). God changed it to Avraham in Genesis 17:5 when establishing the covenant of circumcision.
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Strong's records this name for two men. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:26 and last at 1 Chronicles 23:9.
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Nephew of Avraham who journeyed with him from Charan and settled near Sodom. Rescued by Avraham from four invading kings (Genesis 14), he was later led out of Sodom by angels before its destruction, and his wife became a pillar of salt for looking back (Genesis 19).
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A place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:28 and last at 1 Chronicles 11:35.
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The Kasdim — the Chaldeans of southern Mesopotamia, whose city Ur was the home Avraham left. Under Nevuchadnetzar their kingdom became the empire that exiled Yehudah and destroyed the First Temple.
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Sarah's name before God changed it in Genesis 17:15, used through her journey from Charan, the two episodes in which she was taken into a foreign ruler's household (Genesis 12, 20), and her giving her maid Hagar to Avram. This spelling is shared with an ordinary Hebrew word, so the count is not of her alone.
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Strong's records this name for a Hebrewess and of an Israelite. The name stands eleven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:29 and last at Joshua 17:3.
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Sister of Lot. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 11:29.
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Strong's records this name for a man and also of a place. The name stands twelve times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:31 and last at 1 Chronicles 2:46.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands 63 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:6 and last at 2 Chronicles 10:1.
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A Canaanite; also a hill. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:6 and last at Judges 7:1.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands 72 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:8 and last at 2 Chronicles 13:19.
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Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine. The name stands 39 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:8 and last at Nehemiah 11:31.
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The title of Egypt's king throughout the Exodus narrative. The Pharaoh of the oppression enslaved Israel and ordered Hebrew infant boys drowned, and Pharaoh refused to let Israel go through the ten plagues until his army was destroyed at the sea (Exodus 1-14). Because it is a royal title rather than a personal name, this spelling covers every Pharaoh named across the Tanakh, so the count spans many different kings.
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The principal river of Palestine. The name stands 182 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:10 and last at 2 Chronicles 4:17.
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A place East of the Jordan. The name stands ten times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:10 and last at Jeremiah 48:34.
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An Amorite. The name stands ten times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:18 and last at Genesis 50:13.
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A place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites. The name stands 71 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:18 and last at 2 Chronicles 11:10.
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A king of Shinar. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1 and last at Genesis 14:9.
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Strong's records this name for two Babylonians. The name stands four times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1 and last at Daniel 2:15.
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An early country of Asia. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1 and last at Genesis 14:9.
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An early Persian king. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1 and last at Genesis 14:17.
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A Canaanite. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1 and last at Genesis 14:9.
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Goy is the plain Hebrew word for a nation, and the Torah uses it of Israel itself — a great nation, a holy nation. It stands here as a name because Bereshit calls Tidal king of Goyim, king of the peoples, and the Prophets use the word the same way of a coalition of nations.
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A Sodomitish king. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:2.
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A king of Gomorrah. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:2.
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A Canaanite. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:2.
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A king of Zeboim. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:2.
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Strong's records this name for a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites. The name stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 8:3.
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A valley in Palestine. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:3 and last at Genesis 14:10.
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A place East of the Jordan. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:5.
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A region of Palestine. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:5.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:5 and last at Genesis 14:17.
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Strong's records this name for two placed in Palestine. The name stands seven times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:5 and last at 1 Chronicles 6:61.
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A mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine. The name stands 39 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:6 and last at 2 Chronicles 25:14.
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A portion of the district of Paran. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:6.
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A place near Palestine. The name stands once in the Tanakh, at Genesis 14:7.
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A place in the Desert. The name stands 18 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:7 and last at Psalms 29:8.
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A place in Palestine. The name stands twice in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:7 and last at 2 Chronicles 20:2.
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Strong's records this name for an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine. The name stands six times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:13 and last at Deuteronomy 1:24.
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A Amorite, also a place in Palestine. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:13 and last at 1 Chronicles 6:55.
See all 3 places it is named →×70 named in Tanakh First appearance: also a people and a place
Fifth son of Yaakov, born to Bilhah. Rachel named him for God having “judged” her case (Genesis 30:6), and his descendants became one of the twelve tribes. This spelling is also the Hebrew verb “he judged,” which the text plays on at his naming, so the count includes both uses.
See all 70 places it is named →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.