Fragments on the Interpretation of Hebrew Names

Words contained in the holy gospels. In the Gospel according to Matthew.

Bartholomew, son who suspended the waters.

Bethsaida, house of provision, or house of the olive.

Bar-jona, son of a dove.

Bethphage, house of the mouth, or of the ravine. Bethany, house of obedience. Barachiah, the Lord has blessed. Barabbas, son of a teacher, or son of a father. Gennesaret, gardens of rulers. Gehenna, ravine. Of the Gergesenes, of the suburbs, or of proselytes. Golgotha, of a skull. Of Zebedee, of one who provokes. Zechariah, memory of the Lord. Zacchaeus, just. Eliakim, resurrection of God. Elijah, my God is he himself. Elias, my God is the Lord. Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Thomas, abyss, or twin. Jesus, savior, saving, or he saves. Jesse, fruit of the island. Joseph, adding. Jerusalem, vision of peace. Iscariot, tent of death, or memorial, or mention of death. Jericho, descent of the field, or exile, or scent, or moon. Caiaphas, tracker. Of quadrans, a mite, or their darkening. Corban, offering, or gift. Canaanite, one who has acquired. Lebbaeus, heart.

Mary, illuminating. Matthew, one made a house. Magdalene, from a tower. Nazareth, of its branch, or pure. Nazorean, pure. Nazirite, one flowered forth. Nazar, flower. Naphtali, he wrestled with me, and Naphtalin, the support of the invisible one—that which follows next below among the words arranged by letter of the Hebrew dialect. Of Pontius, one who bent his counsel. Of Pilate, mouth of a hammerer. Peter, one who loosens, or a dissolving. Ramah, the hand was lifted up. Rachel, sheep. Rahab, she was made broad. Ruth, hastening, or seeing. Raca, empty one, or empty. Rabbi, my teacher. Sidon, an unprofitable hunting. Salt, salts. Flesh, fleshes. Talitha cumi, damsel, arise. Canaanites, those who change/turn.

Arimathea, of their height.

Abba, father, or of the father. Bartimaeus, blind son. Boanerges, son of thunder. Beelzebub, one who swallows flies. Israel, man seeing God, or mind that sees God. Ephphatha, be opened.

Of Augustus, one keeping festival, or one who adds a festival. Abijah, my father is the Lord. Aaron, mountain of power. Amen, let it become confirmed. Anna, his grace. Haggai, festival. Addai, the sufficient one. Enoch, renewal. Enos, man. Emmaus, of a people cast off. Elisabeth, fullness of my God. Herod, glorious in skin. Ituraea, mountainous. Jordan, their descent. John, in whom is grace. Jairus, illuminated. Of Caesar, of princely creation. Of Cyrenius, inheriting. Capernaum, comfort of the village. Levi, one attached. Lamech, one who has struck, or humiliation. Lazarus, helped by the father. Lot, redeemed, or one who shuts in.

Mary, one who rules. Martha, one who contends. Nahum, consolation. Nathan, he gave, or a gift, or of one giving. Noah, rest. Nineveh, beauty of offspring. Ramah, high. Zarephath, fiery, or affliction of bread. Simon, hearing sorrow. Sodom, pasture, or burning. Satan, adversary, or apostate. Sheba, captivity. Of Tiberius, of their vision. Trachonitis, sorrow of trading. Phanuel, face of God. Pharisee, one set apart.

Aenon, fountain of power. Galilee, revelation, or rolling, or migration. Ephraim, increased, or fruit-bearing. Cana, possession, or he possessed. Messiah, anointed, or Christ. Nazareth, purity. Salim, gushing forth. Sychar, overshadowing. Siloam, sent. Theon (God), from running and running about.

Interpretation of the names and words occurring in the divine Scriptures in the Hebrew dialect. Adam, earth made flesh, or testimony, or earth-born, or man, or dust, or red earth, or blood, or likeness. Abba, father, or elder. Abel, vapor, or mourning, or one who offers up, or a measuring-line. Cain, possession, or jealousy. Seth, planting, or resurrection. Enos, one who forgets. Cainan, possession. Mahalalel, mighty exchange. Jared, descent. Enoch, renewal. Methuselah, one sent. Lamech, grateful. Noah, rest. Shem, perfect. Ham, bold, or rash. Japheth, breadth. Arphaxad, prophecy seen. Salah, one sent. Eber, one crossing over, or a crossing.

Nahor, a visible band coming. Hezron, last petition. Terah, slow fragrance. Abram, high father, or one who crosses over. Abraham, father of the Most High, or father of nations, or father of compassions, or chosen father. Isaac, laughter, and joy. Jacob, supplanter, or one holding the last things. Esau, a heap of stones, or a work, or oaken. Reuben...of God. Simeon, one who obeys. Levi, he will espouse for me. Judah, confession. Issachar, reward. Zebulun, gift. Dan, judgment. Naphtali, support. Gad, an achievement. Asher, blessedness. Joseph, addition, or reproach, or taking away. Benjamin, son of sorrow, or son of the right hand. Melchizedek, righteous apostle, or righteous king, or one making peace.

Reuben, wonderful. Pelog, everlasting bow. Carmi, my vine.

Iemuel, right hand of the strong one. Iemin, right hand. Oli, tabernacle. Bana, white. Iachel, ready.

Levi, himself. Gershon, sojourner. Kohath, assembler. Merari, made bitter.

Er, thicket, where of a wild beast. Onan, spring. Shelah, iniquity. Perez, breach. Zara, illustrious.

Tola, worm. Phua, here I am. Job, beloved. Solomon, kept safe.

Zebulun, sweet-smelling dwelling. Seer, instructed. Elom, everlasting. Geel, mercy of the Lord.

Sedon, overseer. Angei, festivity. Somiein, my second teller. Iesba, my strength. Mere, my witness. Ouarilei, my descent. Thu Arilei, my nature.

Naphtali, prayer. Asael, strength of the strong father. Gonei, everlasting from me. Iessaar, strong. Thysilem, perfect.

Gad, coming. Thyeim, conjecture.

Asher, blessed. Emma, numbered. Iasua, being made worthy. Iasue, my worth. Ukria, mighty. Useel, abounding.

Joseph, addition. Ephraim, wide. Manasseh, sold. Asseneth, hated. Petephre, visible.

Benjamin, son of the right hand. Salai, humbled. Sabachar, firstborn. Sebir, fire coming. Pera, to sojourn. Nabau, singing sweetly. Leis, my brother.

Ouaros, leader. Momphin, my likeness. Thuara, my descent. Pithom, mouth everlasting. Rameses, plunder. Zipporah, beautiful visitation. Phua, prophet. Levid, minister. Moses, drawing out of water, or pious mind, or search of the Lord. Raguel, mighty friend. Jethro, abundance. Zaphthe, wide life. Sons of perez. Hezron, everlasting bow. Amul, mercy. Sons of ephraim. Suthala, apostolic worth. Bechor, firstborn. Sons of manasseh. Gilead, testimony. Sons of beriah. Eber, friend. Melchiel, sent from the strong one.

Interpretation of the feminine names in the Hebrew tongue. Eve, life. Sarah, bundle seen, or barren, or ruling.

Hagar, this one a proselyte, or nourishing together, or proselytizing. Rebecca, much endurance, or varied, or breath from above, or joy. Deborah, bee. Zipporah, grace and beauty. Rachel, sheep, or breath of the strong one. Leah, laboring, or she toiled, or refusing. Bathsheba, daughter of the mighty one. Zorah, coming. Tamar, of one who changed, or she changed, or palm-tree, or bitterness. Mary, ruling, or bitter sea. Miriam, enlightened, or enlightening them, or the Lord of my race, or myrrh of the sea. Ruth, breath, or hastening. Susanna, their joy, or apostolic lily, or resurrection of glory.

MASCULINE. Perez, breach. Hezron, wood. Ram, high. Amminadab, nation desired. Nahshon, everlasting rest. Salmon, take a chosen vessel. Boaz, mighty coming. Obed, subjected. Jesse, refreshment. David, desired, or pitied, or capable in hand, or for whom the hidden things have been prepared.

Solomon, peaceful. Rehoboam, in a multitude of people. Abiud, father coming. Asaph, myrtle: for as the myrtle is seen to flourish and be fragrant even in winter, so too is the history of the just. Jehoshaphat, the Lord judge. Jehoram, the Lord of height. Uzziah, sisters made manifest. Jonathan, the Lord blameless. Ahaz, strength of the Lord. Zedekiah, righteousness of the Lord. Midian, sit here. Jesba, kept. Samaria, resting. Raasson, light of God. Romelias, rest of the Lord from here. Pharaoh, calf that gores. Bethuel, virgin strong. Keturah, small. Heth, vessel. Gershon, sojourner. Caleb, whelp. Jephunneh, my manifestation. Elijah, the strong one of my Lord. Elisha, savior of God, or salvation of God. Hebron, everlasting vision. Asaph, well-gathered. Gilboa, re-examination. Nelka, petition set nearby. Eden, sanguine flow, delight. Gaidad, walled about. Mahel, near strength, hearing of God. Adda, borne witness to. Sella, covering herself.

Tobel, purpose. Naomi, singing voice, not with instrument. Jared, watching of the Lord. Canaan, worshipping iniquity. Gomer, breastplates. Magog, every nation, or all tribes. Madai, Parthians. Mosoch, archer. Tiras, spear-thrower. Oskanath, burning fire. Elisa, upon me it came. Tharseis, spear-throwers. Kittim, treading in the winepress, that is, war. Cush, Ethiopian. Mizraim, Egypt. Egypt, deficiency, or darkness. Phut, cast out. Sebai, take up and come. Udedan, answering ones. And Cush begot Nimrod. Nimrod, of flourishing ones. Babylon, confusion. Erech, far off. Shinar, a beast-like kind. Assyria, Mesopotamia. Nineveh, beseeching. And Canaan begot Sidon. Sidon, go out in judgment. Chethatha, sinning.

Dilam, inhabited world. Arphaxad, seen from every side. Aram, high. Job, beloved of the Lord. Gamer, winepress. Mosoch, archer. Eber, crossing over. Joktan, small of stature. Elmodad, moved. Aithei, going down. Atharudam, visible, high. Ozan, light ones. Ethecmal, cloudy. Ethemmiael, my father strong. Ophed, light of healing. Havilah, show here. Aram, last. Jobab, loving the Lord. Nahor, last petition. Lot, redeemed. Chaldeans, diviners, magi. Shechem, shoulder. Bethel, house strong. Haggai, feast. Amarpha, evil compact. Ariel, lion, or the name of a king. Eshcol, cluster of grapes. Onan, iniquity. Chobal, it suffices. Damascus, silent ascent. Bush, hatred. Canaanites, of those worshipping iniquity. Amorites, of little ones. Perizzites, of the crooked, as of serpents.

Girgashites, vain dwelling. Jebusites, of those put to shame. Daron, ark. Sinai, everlasting vision, or hatred. Israel, seeing God, or a strong people.

Words according to the elements of the hebrew dialect. A Asara, ungrateful. Adonai, lord. Adon, prophet, spoken of in two ways. Abenezer, stone of helpers. Ano, glory. Abael, from God. Ada and Seila, earth and hope. Abigaia, of the most high father. Ammanites, bending. Abba, father. Azael, a sending forth. Adamatha, red earth. Ariel, mighty lion. Aaron, behold a thing, behold. Adonibezek, help of the lord. Abiel, praise. Ainos, man. Aria, lion. Ammon and Moab, from my kindred, and from my father.

Alleluia, praise ye, hymn the Lord. Bethel, house of God. Bethlehem, house of bread. Bethania, house of glory. Bethphage, house of good success. Bersabee, daughter of the mighty one. Bathouel, of him that comes. Bosor, flesh. Beliar, seeker. Beelzebul, demon of Bachaloseon. Bamam, the mother. Baalim, demons. Berechthra, is called a fly. Bal, demon. Barjona, son of a dove, or son of Jonas. Gamaliel, the one spoken by God. Gedeon, drawing. Galaad, from one. Gaza, sojourner. Degeon, a nation not a nation. The oak of Mambre, of the son. Dalida, judgment to me. The dew of Aermon, dew that is glorified.

Eloai, God. Eloethe, God has come. Ephraim, comforter. Eliezer, help of God, which is also translated David. Exarmathem, from a putting forth. Exanathom, coming forth from me. Ephratha, of comfort. Into the land of Moab, into the kindred of my father. Irosodolamites, through the spirit that enters. From the mount of Ephraim, from the mount of comfort. Elkana, strong glory. Elisaeus, power of God. In the plant Sabek, in the mighty plant, that is, the golden herb. From Age, from rest. In the land of Naim, in the land of them that praise. Elimelech, kingdom of God. From Arira, from the resisting spirit. Eber, Hebrews. Euinas, is interpreted "he that showed serpents," whose number. Eliakim, laid up of God.

Zacchaeus, victor. Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, from confusion.

Elias, of the mighty lord. Esau, rising up, was called Edom, failing. He came to Elim, he came to the place of God. He came to Aphecca, he came in a dark place.

Daughter of Bathouel, daughter of him that comes, the mighty one. Thala, valley. Tharseis, the burning one. Thara, of the spirit of light. Thabor, come thou from the spirit.

Jesus, saviour. Josias, being saved. Iao, invisible. Jochabel, on behalf of the ark. Jou, behold from the lord. Jephthae, taking. Jesus the son of Josedek, saviour of peace. Jordan, having come down, or the utmost land, failing, or a torrent. Idumaea, failing, or a torrent. Jerusalem, its spirit of grace. Jesus the son of Naue, saviour of righteousness. Ismael, hearing of the mighty one, or "God has looked upon." Jaser, help of the lord. Jonathan, dove coming, or "he comes." Japheth, enlargement. Jonadam, dove of one. John, baptist. Josedek, righteousness. Jechonias, pure. Joakim, laid up. Isesias, overshadowing.

Kadar, earthen.

Karbasinon, undefiled. Kades, unmarried. Kadon, holy. And there was a man, from Armathem Sipha, and there was a man from the setting forth of illumination. And his name was Elkana, and his name was mighty glory. Valley, sea. L Damech, he that is in the commandments. M Melloth, small queen. Moses, taking away of water. To Moses, is not there water. Merra, bitterness. Maria, our lady. Mambri, of the son. Melchisedek, king of peace. Mastelech, speechless. Maozein, someone at some time. Moabites, locust. Moab, from my father. Manaan to him, sacrifice to him. Manasses, from him that rises up. Manoe, at some time. Mestraim, black Egyptian. Mamona, riches. Melcho, kings. Man, what? Melchi, king. Mazer, unto length, and he was called lord.

Blessed art thou, Simon, blessed is he that obeys.

Nazar, flower. Nazaraean, flowered forth. Naeinam, slumbering. Nomin, sweet. Nachor, of myself. Nabal, raven. Nephthaleim, taking hold of, and Nephthalim, "he turned back with me." Nachael, "I am God coming." Nabuthe, coming from the spirit.

Ollam, entering. Oliba, going forth.

Pasec, redemption. Pathoura, table. They were set beside Bel, that is, the devil, so called.

Raka, empty. Raph, breath of the father. Rachel, breath of the mighty one.

Sabaoth, of hosts. Samson, sun. Sipha, illumination. Siphan, of resisting faces. Solomon, of graces. Samaritan, obedience of him that speaks. Somanite, having obeyed. Samuel, request from God. Selom, the place where the tabernacle was. Sion, thirsting. Sina, thirst.

Silom, gracious. Seila, hope. Siloam, sent. Sepphora, grace to the breath. Salem, grace. Sith, resurrection. Sem, I shall rise up. Soman, obeying. Sabaeim, Ethiopians. Satanas, afflicting. Samuel, minister hearing God. Sikima, going up. Saul, the one lifted up. Seraphim, spirits of resurrection. Soume, congealing of water. Sigor, rising up, humility. Saphecca, in a dark place. Senaar, decay. Sabbata, sanctifications. Seraphim stood, spirits rising up, of light they stood. Salathiel, grace of him that comes, of Daniel. Saba, the queen of Ethiopia, whom the nations call Sibylla. Son of Barachias, the son of the blessed one. Sons of Noemin, Maalon and Chelaion, "because thou enterest, go." Son of Elias, son of the mighty lord. Son of Thebel, son of measure. Phenanna, glory of light. Phanuel, shining forth upon. A voice from Rama, a voice from the high place. Cherubim, wings.

Cherubim, wing. Chelchias, foundation. Chettieim, isles of the departed. Chelaion, going on his way. Ps A psalm for Idithoum, a psalm for one judge. Anathom, of me coming. From the land of Benjamin, from the land of the child of sorrow. From Babylon, from confusion. Iessias, son of Sophonias, overshadowing, son of him that raises up the earth. Ephoud, manifestation and truth. Pharia, daughter of Pharaoh. She came to bathe, and finds Moses being an infant. And looking up to heaven she said: one God of ten thousand names. Hence the nations call her Eisitan, 666, of the man that has the number in the Apocalypse of John. That is, he that comes from the Medes to make war on the faithful, concerning whom Isaias also says: Behold, I will stir up against us the Medes, and the rest. Baruch, blessed. Eloai, God. Adonai, lord. Iao, invisible. Sabaoth, of hosts. Elimax, the word of God. Marseppion, the persuading. Opelos, gluttony. To the brick, to fornication. Cherubim, knowledge multiplied, or wings. Amen, confirmation, as truly so.