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This is an online version of J. B. Jackson's Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names.
The dictionary is searchable by name and definition. Enter any part of a name or definition. If no entries are made in the boxes below, the entire list of names with their corresponding definitions will appear below. The more information entered into the search boxes, the narrower the search and less results will be returned by the database. Less returns more, more returns less.
Since use of dashes and accent marks vary widely in different dictionaries, translations and even different editions of the same translation, searching has been simplified by removing punctuation or accent marks in the names. The original dictionary used punctuation in the names.
| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aaron | light-bringer |
| Aaronites | patronymic of preceeding |
| Abaddon | destruction |
| Abagtha | father of the wine-press |
| Abana | constancy: a sure ordinance |
| Abarim | regions beyond: the passages |
| Abba | father |
| Abda | service |
| Abdeel | servant of God |
| Abdi | my servant |
| Abdiel | servant of God |
| Abdon | servitude |
| Abednego | servant of brightness |
| Abel (2) | mourning, or a meadow |
| Abel (2nd son of Adam) | vanity (i.e., transitory) |
| Abelbethmaachah | mourning (or " meadow ") of the house of oppression |
| Abelkeramim | mourning of the vineyards |
| Abelmaim | mourning of the waters |
| Abelmeholah | mourning of dancing |
| Abelmizraim | mourning of the Egyptians |
| Abelshittim | mourning of the acacias |
| Abez | I will make white (or miry) |
| Abi | my father (or fatherly) |
| Abia | my father is Jah |
| Abiah | same as preceding |
| Abialbon | my father is above understanding or "father of understanding" |
| Abiasaph | father of the gatherer |
| Abiathar | father of abundance, or "father of a remnant" |
| Abib | green ear (of corn) |
| Abida | father of knowledge |
| Abidah | father of knowledge |
| Abidan | father of the judge |
| Abiel | my father is God |
| Abiezer | father of help |
| Abiezrite | patronymic of preceding |
| Abigail | father of joy |
| Abigail (2) | father of a heap (or "billow") in 2 Sam.17:25 |
| Abihail | (2) father of valor (endurance) |
| Abihail | father of howling (or "of shining forth"), probably textual error for following |
| Abihu | my father is he, or " father of him " |
| Abihud | father of majesty |
| Abijah | my father is Jah |
| Abijam | father of the sea |
| Abilene | without books, or without king |
| Abimael | my father is what god? or my father is from God |
| Abimelech | my father is king |
| Abinadab | father of the willing giver |
| Abiner | my father is a lamp |
| Abinoam | father of pleasantness |
| Abiram | my father is exalted |
| Abishag | my father erred |
| Abishai | father of gift |
| Abishalom | father of peace |
| Abishua | father of salvation, or of riches |
| Abishur | father of beholding, or father of the singer |
| Abital | father of dew |
| Abitub | father of goodness |
| Abiud | Greek form of Abihud |
| Abner | father of a lamp (1 Sam. 14: 50) |
| Abner (2) | father is a lamp |
| Abraham | father of a great multitude |
| Abram | father is exalted |
| Abrech | I will cause blessing, or tender father |
| Absalorn | father is peace |
| Accad | only a pitcher |
| Accho | his straitness |
| Aceldama | field of blood |
| Achaia | wailing |
| Achaicus | derivative of preceding |
| Achan | thought to mean same as Achar |
| Achar | troubler |
| Achaz | Greek form of Ahaz |
| Achbor | a mouse |
| Achim | without winter |
| Achish | I will blacken (or terrify), or " only a man" |
| Achmetha | brother of death |
| Achor | to trouble |
| Achsa | to tinkle, or anklet |
| Achsah | to tinkle, or anklet |
| Achshaph | I shall be bewitched |
| Achzib | I shall make a lie |
| Adadah | forever adorned, or the prey adorned |
| Adah | ornament, or he adorned |
| Adaiah | adorned of Jah |
| Adaliah | I shall be drawn up of Jah |
| Adam | man: red earth |
| Adamah | the earth, ground |
| Adami | man of (add following word) |
| Adar | glorious |
| Adar (2) | exceeding glorious (Josh. 15: 3 only) |
| Adbeel | chastened of God |
| Addan | their hap |
| Addar | same as Adar (2) |
| Addi | Greek for Adah |
| Addon | misfortune |
| Ader | musterer, care-taker; a flock |
| Adiel | ornament of God |
| Adin | given to pleasure |
| Adina | voluptuous |
| Adino | his ornament, his luxuriousness |
| Adithaim | double ornament |
| Adlai | the prey is mine |
| Admah | earthiness |
| Admatha | her earthiness: man's chamber (?) |
| Adna | pleasure |
| Adnah | pleasure |
| Adnah (2) | resting forever (1 Ch. 12:20 only) |
| Adonibezek | lord of lightning |
| Adonijah | my lord is Jah (Jehovah) |
| Adonikam | lord of rising up; my lord has arisen |
| Adoniratn | my lord is high |
| Adonizedec | lord of righteousness |
| Adoraim | double glory |
| Adoram | their glory |
| Adrammetech | the glorious king: glory of the king |
| Adramyttimm | not in the race: I shall abide in death |
| Adria | without wood |
| Adriel | flock of God: my shepherder is God |
| Adullam | a "testimony to them |
| Adullamite | patronymic of preceding |
| Adutnmim | ruddy ones: quieted ones (?) |
| Aeneas | to praise |
| Aenon | to praise, but if from Hebrew " fountain " |
| Agabus | a grasshopper |
| Agag | I will overtop |
| Agagite | gentilic of preceding |
| Agar | Greek form of Hagar |
| Agee | I shall increase |
| Agrippa | horse-hunter |
| Agur | gathered |
| Ahab | brother of father |
| Aharah | brother of breathing: remaining brother |
| Aharhel | be hind the wall |
| Ahasai | my possessions |
| Ahasbai | brother of my encompassers: I will take refuge in my (arms) |
| Ahasuerus | I will be silent and poor |
| Ahava | I shall subsist |
| Ahaz | possessor |
| Ahaziah | possessed of Jehovah |
| Ahban | brother of understanding |
| Aher | another |
| Ahi | my brother |
| Ahiah | brother of Jehovah |
| Ahiam | brother of mother |
| Ahian | brother of them |
| Ahiezer | brother of help |
| Ahihud | brother of majesty |
| Ahihud (2) | brother of the propounder (of riddles): my brother is united (I Ch. 8:7) |
| Ahijah | brother of Jehovah |
| Ahikam | brother of rising |
| Ahilud | brother of travail: brother of one born |
| Ahimaaz | brother of counsel |
| Ahiman | brother of a portion: brother of whom? |
| Ahimelech | brother of the king |
| Ahimoth | brother of death |
| Ahinadab | brother of the willing giver |
| Ahinoam | brother of pleasantness |
| Ahio | brotherly (literally brother of him) |
| Ahira | brother of evil |
| Ahiram | brother of lifting up |
| Ahiramite | patronymic of preceding |
| Ahisamach | brother of support |
| Ahishahar | brother of the morning |
| Ahishar | brother of the singer |
| Ahithophel | brother of folly |
| Ahitub | brother of goodness |
| Ahlab | I shall be made fat |
| Ahlai | O, would that |
| Ahoah | brother of rest (?) |
| Ahohite | patronymic of preceding |
| Aholah | her own tent |
| Aholiab | tent of father |
| Aholibah | my tent is in her |
| Aholibamah | tent of the high place |
| Ahumai | a water reed: brother of waters |
| Ahuzam | their possession |
| Ahuzzath | possession |
| Ai | the heap (of ruins) |
| Aiah | falcon: kite |
| Aiath | a heap |
| Aija | heap of ruins |
| AijaIon | deer-field: a large stag |
| Aijelethshahar | the hind of the morning |
| Ain | an eye: fountain |
| Aitam | ravenous beast consumed (?) (a name in LXX of Joshua 15:60) |
| Ajah | same as Aiah |
| AjaIon | same as Aijalon |
| Akan | oppression |
| Akkub | subtle (literally to take by the heel) |
| Akrabbim | scorpions |
| Alameth | concealment |
| Alammelech | the king's oak |
| Alamoth | virgins (as covered): hiding places |
| Alemeth | same as Alameth |
| Alexander | man-defender |
| Alexandria | derivative of preceding |
| Alexandrians | gentilic of preceding |
| Algum | not added ones (?): not drunken ones |
| Aliah | above is Jah: iniquity |
| Alian | my surpassing them (?): or i.q. Alvan |
| Alleluia | Greek for praise ye Jah |
| Allon | an oak |
| AllonBachuth | oak of weeping |
| Almodad | not measured |
| Almon | concealment |
| AlmonDiblathaim | concealment of the two fig cakes |
| Almug | not dissolved |
| Aloth | the heights: mistresses |
| Alpha | first letter of the Greek alphabet: beginning |
| Alpheus | produce: gain: if from Hebrew = my exchanges |
| Altaschith | thou mayest not destroy |
| Alush | I will knead (bread) |
| Alvah | iniquity: above is Jah |
| Alvan | their ascent: iniquitous one |
| Amad | people of eternity |
| Amal | perverseness |
| Amalek | people of lapping (or licking up) |
| Amalekites | gentilic of preceding |
| Amam | their mother |
| Amana | constancy: a settled provision |
| Amariah | the saying of Jehovah |
| Amasa | burdensome (?) |
| Amasai | my burdens |
| Amashai | people of my spoilers |
| Amasiah | laden of Jah |
| Amaziah | strength of Jah |
| Amen | truth |
| Amethyst | dream-stone (literally I shall be brought back- as from a dream) |
| Ami | bond-servant |
| Aminadab | Greek form of Amminadab |
| Amittai | my faithfulness |
| Ammah | a cubit |
| Ammi | my people |
| Ammiel | my people are of God |
| Ammihud | people of majesty |
| Ammihud (2) | my people is white (in 2 Samuel 13:37 where some copies have preceeding) |
| Amminadab | people of the willing-giver |
| Amminadib | my people are willing |
| Ammishaddai | people of the Almighty |
| Ammizabad | people of the endower |
| Ammon | tribal (peoplish) |
| Ammonites | gentilic of preceding |
| Ammonitess | feminine of preceding |
| Amnon | faithful |
| Amnon (2) | made faithful (in 2 Samuel 13:20) |
| Amok | to be deep |
| Amon | to nourish: to be faithful |
| Amorite | a sayer |
| Amos | to lade, to burden |
| Amoz | to be strong, courageous |
| Amphipolis | around the city |
| Amplias | enlarged |
| Amram | the people is exalted |
| Amram (2) | their slime: their heaping up (1 Chronicles 1:41) |
| Amramite | patronymic of Amram (1) |
| Amraphel | sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer |
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