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This article contains [[List of biblical names|persons named in the Bible]], specifically in the [[Hebrew Bible]], of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with A-K.

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== A ==
===Abagtha===
{{See also|Abagtha}}
'''Abagtha''' (Hebrew אֲבַגְתָא) was a court official or [[eunuch]] of king [[Ahasuerus]] who was commanded along with 6 other officials to  parade queen [[Vashti]] to go before the king. ([https://mechon-mamre.org/i/t/t3301.htm Esther 1:10])

===Abda===
{{See also|Abda (biblical figure)}}
The name '''Abda''' (Hebrew עַבְדָּא) means ''servant,'' or perhaps is an abbreviated form of ''servant of YHWH''.<ref>''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'', (1915) "Abda"</ref> There are two people by this name in the [[Hebrew Bible]].

*An Abda mentioned in passing when [[Solomon]] set [[Adoniram]] son of Abda in charge of forced labor for Solomon's building projects ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a04.htm 1 Kings 4:6]). 
*A [[Levite]] of the family of [[Jeduthun]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b11.htm Nehemiah 11:17]), also called [[Obadiah]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm 1 Chronicles 9:16]). He was the son of [[Shammua]] and served in [[Jerusalem]] under [[Nehemiah]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fretz|first=Mark J.|title=Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. 1: A-C|year=1992|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|isbn=0385193513|page=8|editor=David Noel Freedman|chapter=Abda}}</ref>

Where the [[Masoretic Text]] has ''Abda,'' the [[Septuagint]], depending on the location and manuscript, has names such as ''Abao, Ephra, Edram, Ioreb, Obeb,'' and ''Abdias.''<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', entry for "Abda."</ref>

=== Abdeel ===
'''Abdeel''' (Hebrew עַבְדְּאֵל "servant of God"; akin to [[Arabic]] عبد الله ''[[Abdullah (name)|Abdullah]]''<ref>Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary</ref>) is mentioned in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1136.htm Jeremiah 36:26] as the father of [[Shelemiah]], one of three men who were commanded by King [[Jehoiakim]] to seize the prophet [[Jeremiah]] and his secretary [[Baruch ben Neriah|Baruch]].<ref name="aaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=194&letter=A&search=Abdeel |title=ABDEEL |publisher=JewishEncyclopedia.com |access-date=2012-04-06}}</ref> The [[Septuagint]] omits the phrase "and Shelemiah son of Abdeel", probably a scribal error due to [[homoioteleuton]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Anchor Bible Dictionary|last=Fretz|first=Mark J.|publisher=Doubleday|year=1992|isbn=9780300140811|editor-last=Freedman|editor-first=David Noel|volume=1|location=New York|page=8|chapter=Abdeel (Person)}}</ref>

===Abdi===
The name '''Abdi''' (Hebrew עַבְדִּי) is probably an abbreviation of Obediah, meaning "servant of [[Tetragrammaton|YHWH]]", according to the ''[[International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]]''.<ref>''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'', "Abdi".</ref> ''Easton's Bible Encyclopedia'', on the other hand, holds that it means "my servant". The name "Abdi" appears three times in forms of the Bible that are in use among Jews, Protestants, and Roman Catholics. There is also one additional appearance in 1 Esdras, considered canonical in [[Eastern Orthodox Churches]].
# [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a06.htm 1 Chronicles 6:29]: "And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch."<ref name="ReferenceA">Jewish Publication Society Bible of 1917.</ref> This verse, in the [[King James Version]] and some other Bibles, is verse 44 of chapter 6.
# [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b29.htm 2 Chronicles 29:12]. "Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah."<ref name="ReferenceA" />
# [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a10.htm Ezra 10:26]. "And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah."<ref name="ReferenceA" />
# 1 Esdras 9:27, where the name appears in the Hellenized form ''Oabd[e]ios.''<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Abdi."</ref> "Of the sons of Elam: Matthanias and Zacharias and Iezrielos and Obadios and Ieremoth and Elias."<ref>''New English Translation of the Septuagint''</ref>

According to Cheyne and Black (1899), the two occurrences in the [[Books of Chronicles]] refer to a single individual, and the references in [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] and [[1 Esdras]] are to a second individual.<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', entry for "Abdi."</ref>

===Abdiel===
'''Abdiel''' (Hebrew עַבְדִּיאֵל) was the son of [[#Guni|Guni]] and the father of [[#Ahi|Ahi]] according to [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a05.htm 1 Chronicles 5:15]. He came from the tribe of [[Tribe of Gad|Gad]]; A Gadite who lived in Gilead or in Bashan, and whose name was reckoned in genealogies of the time of [[Jotham]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], or of [[Jeroboam II]] king of [[Israel]].

===Abdon===
'''Abdon''' (Hebrew עַבְדּוֹן from עָבַד "to serve") is the name of four biblical individuals. It is a diminutive form of the name Ebed.<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' second entry titled "Abdon."</ref>
# An Abdon in the book of Judges: see the article [[Abdon (Judges)]].
# The first-born of Gibeon of the [[tribe of Benjamin]], mentioned only in passing in genealogies ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm 1 Chronicles 8:30], [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm 9:36]).
# Abdon the son of Micah. Josiah sent him, among others, to the prophetess Huldah, in order to discern the meaning of the recently rediscovered book of the law ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b34.htm 2 Chronicles 34:20]). He is referred to as Achbor in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09b22.htm 2 Kings 22:12].
# Abdon son of Sashak. He is only mentioned as a name in a genealogy ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm 1 Chronicles 8:23]).<ref>This section on Abdon incorporates information from the 1897 Easton's Bible Dictionary.</ref>

In addition to its use as a personal name, the proper name "Abdon" is used for a [[Levitical city]] mentioned in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0621.htm Joshua 21:30] and [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a06.htm 1 Chronicles 6:59].<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' first entry for "Abdon."</ref>

===Abi===
''See [[#Abijah|Abijah]]''

===Abiah===
''See [[#Abijah|Abijah]]''

===Abialbon===
See ''[[#Abiel|Abiel]]''

===Abiasaph===
'''Abiasaph''' (Hebrew אֲבִיאָסָף "my father has gathered") was a son of [[Korah]] of the [[Tribe of Levi]] according to [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0206.htm Exodus 6:24], born in Egypt. Ebiasaph is a spelling variation of Abiasaph.

===Abida===
'''Abida''', '''Abidah''' or '''Abeida'''<ref>Genesis 25:4 in Brenton's Septuagint Translation</ref> (Hebrew אֲבִידָע "my father knows"), a son of [[Midian]] and descendant of [[Abraham]] and [[Keturah]], appears twice in the Bible, in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0125.htm Genesis 25:4] and [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a01.htm 1 Chronicles 1:33].<ref name="cb abida">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Abida|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> The sons of Abraham's concubines were sent away to the east with gifts from Abraham.<ref>Genesis 25:6.</ref> The father of Hudino, the great-grandfather of [[Jethro (biblical figure)|Jethro]].

===Abiel===
'''Abiel''' (Hebrew אֲבִיאֵל "my father is God") was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* Son of [[Zeror]], of the [[tribe of Benjamin]], he was the grandfather of King [[Saul]] and of his commander [[Abner]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a09.htm 1 Samuel 9]).
* An Arbathite, one of [[King David's Warriors]] who was known for his bravery ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a11.htm 1 Chronicles 11:32]).

===Abiezer===
'''Abiezer''' or '''Abie-ezer''' or '''Abieezer''' is the name of three [[Hebrew Bible|Biblical]] characters. The name means "My father is help". The characters are:

* The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of [[Gilead]], also called Jeezer ({{bibleverse||Numbers|26:30|NKJV}}). He was the grandson of [[Manasseh (tribal patriarch)|Manasseh]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:18|NKJV}}). From his family [[Gideon]] sprang  ({{bibleverse||Joshua|17:2|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse||Judges|6:34|NKJV}} and {{bibleverse-nb||Judges|8:2|NKJV}}). In {{bibleverse||Judges|6:15|NKJV}}, Gideon describes his clan, the [[Abiezrite]]s, as "the weakest in [the tribe of] [[tribe of Manasseh|Manasseh]]" . 
* One of [[David|King David's]] thirty warriors ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:27|NKJV}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:12|NKJV}}) a [[Benjamite]] from [[Anathoth]].

===Abihail===
'''Abihail''' (Hebrew אֲבִיחָ֑יִל, "my father is might")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲבִיחַ֫יִל 1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB,_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%91%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7%D6%AB%D7%99%D6%B4%D7%9C.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:

* Abihail the [[Levite]] lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness.  He was the head of the house of Merari and [[Levi]]'s youngest son. (Numbers 3:35)
* Abihail was the wife of [[Abishur]] of the [[tribe of Judah]]. (1 Chronicles 2:29)
* Abihail, from [[Gilead]] of [[Bashan]],  was head of the tribe of Gad. (1 Chronicles 5:14)
* Abihail was the daughter of [[David]]'s brother [[Eliab]]. She was married to David's son [[Jerimoth]] and became mother of [[Rehoboam]]'s wife [[Mahalath]]. (2 Chronicles 11:18)
* Abihail  was the father of Queen [[Esther]] and uncle of [[Mordecai]]. (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29)

===Abihud===
'''Abihud''' (Hebrew אֲבִיהֽוּד, "my father is majesty")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲבִיהוּד 1 |url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB,_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%91%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%93.1?ven=A_Hebrew_and_English_lexicon_of_the_Old_Testament,_by_Francis_Brown._With_the_co-operation_of_S._R._Driver_and_Charles_A._Briggs._Oxford,_1906&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a figure mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:3|}} as the son of Bela the son of [[Benjamin]]. He is also called Ahihud. Another individual named Abihud is mentioned in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] as an ancestor of [[Jesus]]. But this Abihud is not listed in the [[Old Testament]].

===Abijah===
[[Abijah]] (Hebrew אֲבִיָּה "my father is YHWH") is the name of [[Abijah|five minor biblical individuals]]:

*[[Abijah (queen)|Abijah]],<ref>[[2 Chronicles 29]]:1.</ref> who married King [[Ahaz]] of Judah. She is also called Abi.<ref>[[2 Kings 18]]:2.</ref> Her father's name was Zechariah; she was the mother of King [[Hezekiah]]<ref>[[2 Chronicles 29:1]].</ref>
*A wife of [[Hezron]], one of the grandchildren of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]]<ref>[[1 Chronicles 2]]:24.</ref>
* A son of [[Becher (biblical figure)|Becher]], the son of [[Benjamin]]<ref>[[1 Chronicles 7]]:8.</ref>
* The second son of [[Samuel]].<ref>[[1 Samuel 8]]:2; [[1 Chronicles 6]]:28)</ref> His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in [[Beersheba]], to which office his father had appointed him, led to popular discontent, and ultimately provoked the people to demand a [[monarchy]].
* A descendant of [[Eleazar]], the son of [[Aaron]], a chief of the eighth of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was divided by [[David]] and an ancestor of [[Zechariah (priest)|Zechariah]], the priest who was the father of [[John the Baptist]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|24:10|KJV}}, {{bibleverse|Luke|1:5|KJV}}, {{bibleverse|Luke|1:13|KJV}}</ref> The order of Abijah is listed with the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua.<ref>[[Nehemiah 12]]:4; 17.</ref>

This name (possibly) appeared on the Gezer Calendar, a Paleo-Hebrew inscription dating to the 9th or 10th Century BC, making it one of the earliest if not the earliest Yahwistic theophoric names outside the Bible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/gezer-calender|title=Gezer Calender}}</ref>

===Abimael===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|10:28|NIV}}, '''Abimael''' (Hebrew אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל) is the ninth of the 13 sons of [[Joktan]], a descendant of [[Shem]]. He is also mentioned in {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:22|NIV}}. Abimael means "God is a father."<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Abimael."</ref>

===Abinadab===
'''Abinadab''' (Hebrew אֲבִינָדָב "my father apportions" or "the father [''i.e.'' god of the clan] is munificent")<ref name="Black 1899">Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Abinadab"</ref> refers to four biblical characters. Where the Hebrew text reads ''Avinadav'', Greek manuscripts of the Septuagint read ''Am(e)inadab'' or ''Abin''.<ref name="Black 1899"/> but [[Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton|Brenton]]'s translation of the Septuagint reads "Abinadab".
# A man of [[Kiriath-Jearim]], in whose house on a hill the [[Ark of the Covenant]] was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the [[Philistines]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|7:1|HE}}</ref> "It is most likely that this Abinadab was a [[Levite]]".<ref>[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/7.htm Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers on 1 Samuel 7], accessed 26 April 2017.</ref> The ark remained in his care for twenty years, guarded by his son [[Eleazar, son of Abinadab|Eleazar]], until it was at length removed by [[David]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|7:1,2|HE}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|13:7|HE}}; {{bibleverse|2|Samuel|6:3|HE}}</ref>
# The second of the eight sons of [[Jesse (biblical figure)|Jesse]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|16:8|HE}}</ref> He was with [[Saul]] in the campaign against the [[Philistines]] in which [[Goliath]] was slain.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|17:13|HE}}</ref>
# One of [[Saul]]'s sons, who perished with his father in the battle of [[Gilboa (ridge)|Gilboa]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|31:2|HE}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|10:2|HE}}</ref>

===Abinoam===
{{See also|Abinoam}}
'''Abinoam''' (Hebrew אֲבִינֹעַם) was the father of [[Barak]] the partner of [[Deborah]]. He is mentioned in the following passages: {{bibleverse-lb||Judges|4:6,12|NIV}} and {{bibleverse-lb||Judges|5:1,12|NIV}}.

===Abiram===
'''Abiram''' (Hebrew אֲבִירָם) was the firstborn of Hiel the Beth-elite mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Kings|16:34}}.

===Abishua===
'''Abishua''' (Hebrew אֲבִישׁוּעַ) was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals found in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
*[[Abishua]], a [[High Priest of Israel]], being the son of [[Phinehas]] and the father of [[Bukki]]. He is attested in several extra-biblical sources such as [[Flavius Josephus]] who suggested that Abishua succeeded his father as High Priest of Israel.
*A Benjaminite. The son of Bela and the grandson of Benjamin the eponymous founder of the [[tribe of Benjamin]]. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:4|}})

===Abishur===
According to the Hebrew Bible, '''Abishur''' or '''Abishur ben Shammai''' (Hebrew אֲבִישׁוּר) was the spouse of Abihail, and the father of Molin and Ahban. He was directly from the tribe of Judah as the son of Shammai the son of Onam the great-great-grandson of Judah. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:28–29|}})

=== Abital ===
{{See also|Avital (given name)}}
In '''[[wikisource:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 3|2 Samuel 3:4]], Abital''' ({{langx|he|אֲבִיטַל}} ''’Ăḇîṭāl'') is minor biblical character in [[Books of Samuel|the book of Samuel]] and one of King [[David]]'s wives. Abital gave birth to David's fifth son, [[Shephatiah]], a minor biblical character.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|3:4}}</ref><ref name="gale">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Abital (fl. 1000 BCE) |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300063.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406105359/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591300063.html |archive-date=6 April 2016 |encyclopedia=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia |publisher=Gale Research Inc. |access-date=6 January 2013}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

===Abitub===
The name '''Abitub''' or '''Abitob''' (Hebrew אֲבִיטוּב) appears only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm 1 Chronicles 8:11], where it is used for a character said to be the son of Shaharaim, in a section on the descendants of [[Benjamin]].<ref>See the entry for "Abitub" in Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia'' Biblica.</ref>

===Achbor===
{{See also|Achbor}}
'''Achbor''' (Hebrew עַכְבּוֹר) is the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*In the King Lists in the books of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] and [[1 Chronicles]] Achbor is the father of [[Baal-hanan]], a king of [[Edom]], but is not actually listed as being king himself although some commentaries assume that he was. See [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0136.htm Genesis 36:38]; [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a01.htm 1 Chronicles 1:49].
In the [[Books of Kings]]
*Son of Michaiah, is one of [[Josiah]]'s officers, and one of the five men sent to the prophetess [[Huldah]] to inquire regarding the book of the law newly discovered in the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09b22.htm 2 Kings 22:12], 14). This Achbor is also called Abdon (Hebrew עַבְדּוֹן)in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b34.htm 2 Chronicles 34:20]

This may be the same Achbor who is mentioned as the father of [[Elnathan]] (Hebrew אֶלְנָתָן) in the [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1126.htm Book of Jeremiah 26:20–23], and who lived in the reign of King [[Jehoiakim]] of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]].

===Achsa===
'''Achsa''' or '''Achsah''' (Hebrew עַכְסָה), was the daughter of Caleb or Chelubai the son of Hezron of the [[Tribe of Judah]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:49|}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Chronicles 2 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a02.htm |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>) Though she is often identified as the [[Achsah]] the daughter of [[Caleb]] in the time of [[Joshua]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/achsah/ | title=Achsah - Bible Definition and Scripture References }}</ref>

===Achsah===
''See [[#Achsa|Achsa]]''

===Adah===
{{Hebrew Name|{{Script/Hebrew|עָדָה}}|ʿAda|ʿĀḏā|}}; ''adornment''<ref>''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'' (1915), "[http://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/adah.html Adah]."</ref>
# the first wife of [[Lamech (descendant of Cain)|Lamech]], and the mother of [[Jabal (Bible)|Jabal]] and [[Jubal (Bible)|Jubal]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|4:19–23|HE}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis 4 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0104.htm |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>)
# the first wife of [[Esau]], the daughter of Elon the Hittite. It has been suggested by biblical scholars that she is the same person as "[[Basemath]] the daughter of Elon the Hittite", mentioned as a wife of Esau in Genesis 26.<ref>Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on ''Adah''</ref><ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry on "[[s:Encyclopaedia Biblica/Acts of the apostles-Adonizedek#ADAH|Adah]]"</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305724978|title=the Wives of Esau |author=Klein, Reuven Chaim|year=2014|journal=Jewish Bible Quarterly
|volume=42|issue=4|pages=211–220}}</ref> See [[Wives of Esau]]. She bore Esau's firstborn [[Eliphaz]], and became the matriarch of the  [[Edomites]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|26:34, 36:2–4|HE}})

The [[Order of the Eastern Star]] considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter of [[Jephthah]], although the Bible does not name her.

===Adaiah===
'''Adaiah''' (Hebrew עֲדָיָה, /əˈdeɪjə/) was the name of 8 biblical individuals:
*The father of Queen Jedidah the wife of [[Manasseh of Judah|Manasseh]], being the maternal grandfather of king [[Josiah]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|22:1|}}) He was a native of [[Boscath]] of the lowlands of Judah.
*A Levite of a [[Gershonite]] branch; he was the son of Ethan and father of Zerah making him an ancestor of [[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:41|}}) In {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:21|}}, he is called Iddo.
*A Benjamite, being the son of Shimhi. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:21|}}) Apparently, he is the same with Shema in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:13|}}.
*A priest listed in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|9:12}} and {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|11:12}}. According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|12:6}} or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "[[Jedaiah]]" in its place.<ref name="cheyneblackadaiah">{{cite encyclopedia|author=[[Thomas Kelly Cheyne]] and [[John Sutherland Black]]|year=1899|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopaedia Biblica]]|entry=Adaiah}}</ref>
*An ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|23:1|}})
*One of the descendants of Bani who married foreign wives. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:29|}})
*A descendant of another Bani who also married a foreign wife. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:39|}})
*A son of [[#Joiarib|Joiarib]] of the line of [[Perez (biblical figure)|Pharez]]. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:5|}})

===Adalia===
Mentioned only in {{bibleverse-lb||Esther|9:8}}, '''Adalia''' (Hebrew אֲדַלְיָא) is the fifth of the [[Persia]]n noble [[Haman (Bible)|Haman]]'s ten sons.<ref name="encbibadalia">Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', entry for "Adaliah." [https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft].</ref> Adalia was slain along with his nine siblings in [[Susa]]. In various manuscripts of the Septuagint, his name is given as ''Barsa,'' ''Barel,'' or ''Barea.''<ref name="encbibadalia" />

===Adbeel===
'''Adbeel''' (Hebrew אַדְבְּאֵל "disciplined by God") '''Nadbeel''' or '''Idiba'ilu''', was the third son of [[Ishmael]] out of twelve. ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|25:13|HE}}) The name ''Adbeel'' is associated with the personal name and northwest tribe in [[Arabia]] known as ''Idiba'ilu''. (Kenneth A. Mathews, 2005, p.&nbsp;361)

===Addar===
'''Addar''' (Hebrew אַדָּר), according to the [[Hebrew Bible]], was the son of Bela the son of Benjamin the eponymous founder of the tribe of [[Benjamin]]. He is briefly mentioned in {{bibleverse 
|1|Chronicles|8:3|}}.

===Ader===
''See [[#Eder|Eder]]''

===Adeel===
'''Adeel''' (Hebrew עֲדִיאֵל) may refer to 3 people:

# The father of [[Azmaveth]], who was treasurer under [[David]] and [[Solomon]], mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 27:25.
# A family head of the [[tribe of Simeon]], who participated in driving out the Meunim, mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:36.
# ''See [[#Azareel|Azareel]]''

===Adin===
'''Adin''' (Hebrew עָדִין) was the head of a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a02.htm Ezra 2:15], [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a08.htm 8:6].  
However, according to [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b07.htm Nehemiah 7:20], his descendants were 655, that is, completely divergent from the descendants in Ezra as 454. He is also found in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b10.htmhttps://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b10.htm Nehemiah 10:17] as one who signed Nehemiah's covenant.

===Adina===
In [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a11.htm 1 Chronicles 11:42], Adina (Hebrew עֲדִינָא lit. Slender) is listed as one of the "mighty men" of [[David]]'s army.  Adina was the son of a chief of the [[Tribe of Reuben|Reubenites]] named Shiza.

===Adino===
'''Adino''' (Hebrew עֲדִינוֹ) was an Eznite and one of [[David]]'s mighty men found in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm 2 Samuel 23:8.]. He is identified with [[Jashobeam]] and the name does not occur in other translations in the [[Bible]]. [[Ginsburg]] offers a corrected form taken substantially from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11:11: "Jashobeam a son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear." This is plausible, and is very generally accepted, and eliminates the names Adino and Eznite, which do not occur elsewhere in the Bible. Some of the facts are against this. The Septuagint has the names Adino and Eznite. The Latin finds no proper names in the passage, but so translates the words as to presuppose the Hebrew text as we have it. It may be a case for suspended judgment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adino – Bible Definition and Scripture References |url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/adino/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Bible Study Tools |language=en}}</ref>

===Adlai===
'''Adlai''' is in Hebrew עַדְלָי, meaning "refuge". In [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a27.htm# 1 Chronicles 27:29], he is the father of Shaphat. He is mentioned only in this verse.

===Admatha===
'''Admatha''' (Hebrew אַדְמָ֣תָא) is an advisor to [[Ahasuerus]] of [[Persia]], mentioned only in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3301.htm Esther 1:14].<ref name="cbadmatha">Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', entry for "Admatha.</ref> According to one theory, the verse has suffered from scribal error, and as it originally stood Admatha was instead Hamdatha, not an adviser to Ahaseurus but the father of [[Haman]].<ref name="cbadmatha" />

===Adna===
'''Adna''' (Hebrew עַדְנָא) is the name of two biblical characters.<ref name="cbadna">[https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n61/mode/1up Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Adna"].</ref>

*One of the men of pahath-moav who took foreign wives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ezra 10 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a10.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref> 
*A priest, named as the head of the priestly family Harim in the time of Joiakim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nehemiah 12 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b12.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

===Adnah===
'''Adnah'''  is the name of at least two individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cbadnah">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I?view=theater |title=Encyclopaedia Biblica Vol I to IV |date=1899 |language=Italian}}</ref>
# Adnah (Hebrew עַדְנָה) is found in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b17.htm 2 Chronicles 17:14]. He is called ''Ednaas'' or ''Ednas'' in [[Septuagint]] manuscripts, is credited with being a commander of 300,000 soldiers in the army of [[Jehoshaphat]].<ref name="cbadnah" />  His name is spelled with a final [[He (letter)|He]], as opposed to Adna, above, whose named is spelled with an [[Aleph|alef]].<ref name="cbadnah" />
# Adnah (Hebrew עַדְנַח) is found in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a12.htm 1 Chronicles 12:20]. He is called ''Edna'' in the Septuagint, refers to a member of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]] who deserted [[Saul]] to support [[David]].<ref name="cbadnah" /> His name is spelled with either a final [[He (letter)|He]] or else a [[Heth]], depending on the manuscript.<ref name="cbadnah" />

===Adonijah===
'''Adonijah''' (Hebrew אֲדֹנִיָּה, "My God YHVH") is the name of 2 minor biblical figures.

*A [[Levite]] sent by [[Jehoshaphat]] to teach in the cities of [[Judah (Nation)|Judah]] in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b17.htm 2 Chronicles 17:8].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 Chronicles 17 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b17.htm# |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref> 
*A chief of the people. He sealed the covenant to keep God's Laws in the times of Nehemiah, found in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b10.htm Nehemiah 10:17].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nehemiah 10 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b10.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

===Adonikam===
'''Adonikam''' (Hebrew אֲדֹנִיקָם, meaning, "My Lord is risen up."<ref name="cb adonikam">[https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n62/mode/1up Cheyne and Black, ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Adonikam."].</ref>) is a [[Bible|Biblical]] figure, one of those "which came with [[Zerubbabel]]" ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a02.htm Ezra 2:13]). His "children," or retainers, numbering 666, came to [[Jerusalem]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a08.htm Ezra 8:13]). In the Septuagint, depending on the manuscript and location, the name is given as ''Adon[e]ikam,'' ''Adonikan,'' ''Adeikam,'' ''Adenikam,'' ''Adaneikam'' or ''Adoniakaim.''<ref name="cb adonikam" /> In [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b07.htm Nehemiah 7:18], his descendants were 667 instead of the previous number 666.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nehemiah 7 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b07.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

===Adriel===
'''Adriel''' (Hebrew עַדְרִיאֵל) was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, whom [[Saul]] gave in marriage his own daughter, [[Merab]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Samuel 18 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a18.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref> The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites. ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|18:19|}}; {{bibleverse|2|Samuel|21:8-9|}}). Here it is said that Michal bore these five children; either that she treated them as if she had been their own mother, or that for "Michal" we should read "Merab," in {{bibleverse|1|Samuel|18:19|}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 Samuel 21 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b21.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

===Agee===
'''Agee''' (Hebrew אָגֵא) was the father of [[Shammah]], who was one of [[King David|David]]'s mighty men ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm 2 Samuel 23:11]).  Based on interpretations of [http://bible.cc/1_chronicles/11-34.htm 1 Chronicles 11:34] and [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm 2 Samuel 23:32–33] Agee was either the grandfather of [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]] or his brother. According to Cheyne and Black, his name is a scribal mistake, and should read "Ela"; he is the same as the Ela mentioned in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a04.htm 1 Kings 4:18].<ref name="cb agee">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Shutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Agee|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Ahab===
'''Ahab''' (Hebrew: אָחאַב, which means "brother/father") is the name of at least one minor biblical figure:
* Ahab, son of Koliah, who, according to [[Jeremiah 29]]:21, was labeled a false prophet by YHVH <ref>The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, 1991, pages 287288.</ref>

===Aharah===
''See [[#Ehi|Ehi]]''

===Aharhel===
In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|4:8|NIV}}, '''Aharhel''' (Hebrew אֲחַרְחֵל "behind the rampart") is the son of Harum of the tribe of Judah.

=== Ahasai ===
''See [[Ahzai]], and [[List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L-Z#Meshullam|Meshullam]]''

===Ahasbai===
'''Ahasbai''' (Hebrew אֲחַסְבַּי), the son of the Maachathite, was the father of [[Eliphelet]], one of [[King David's Warriors]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm 2 Samuel 23:34]).

===Ahaz===
'''Ahaz''' (Hebrew אָחָז) was a son of Micah, and great-grandson of [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Chronicles 8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Chronicles 9 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref> ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:35, 9:42|}})

===Ahban===
'''Ahban''' (Hebrew אַחְבָּן) was the first son of [[Abishur]] and Abihail. He was also the brother of Molid and a Jerahmeelite. He is mentioned in the following passage: {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|2:29}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Chronicles 2 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a02.htm |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

===Aher===
'''Aher''' (Hebrew אַחֵר, translated as "other")<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Chronicles 7 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a07.htm |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref> was a [[Benjamite]] and the father of Hushim. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:12|}}) He might be the same as [[#Ahiram|Ahiram]] and [[#Aharah|Aharah]].

===Ahi===
(Hebrew אֲחִי "my brother")
* Ahi is the son of [[Abdiel]] in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a05.htm 1 Chronicles 5:15]
* Ahi is the son of Shomer in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a07.htm 1 Chronicles 7:34]

===Ahiah===
''See [[#Ahijah|Ahijah]]''

===Ahiam===
'''Ahiam''' (Hebrew אֲחִיאָם) is one of David's thirty heroes. He was the son of Sharar ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:33|}}) or according to [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a11.htm 1 Chronicles 11:35] of Sacar, the Hararite.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 Samuel 23 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>

=== Ahian ===
'''Ahian''' (Hebrew אַחְיָן) is the name given to a descendant of Manasseh in the tribal genealogies of [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a07.htm 1 Chronicles 7:19]. The name appears only in a single time in the Bible.<ref name="cb ahian">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahian|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Ahiezer===
'''Ahiezer''' (Hebrew אֲחִיעֶזֶר) is the name of 2 biblical figures:

*The son of [[Ammishaddai]] was the leader of the [[tribe of Dan]] and one of the [[leaders of the tribes of Israel]] mentioned in several places in the [[Book of Numbers]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0401.htm Number 1:12], [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0402.htm Numbers 2:25]).
*One of [[David]]'s mighty warriors which was chief of David's army; who joined him in war in Ziklag. He was the son of Shemaah. ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a12.htm 1 Chronicles 12:3])

===Ahihud===
''See [[#Abihud|Abihud]]''

'''Ahihud''' is the name of 3 or 2 biblical individuals

# Ahihud (Hebrew אֲחִיחֻד). A son of Ehud, of the [[tribe of Benjamin]]. He may be the same as the first but the text might be corrupt. ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm 1 Chronicles 8:6-7])
#Ahihud (Hebrew אֲחִיהוּד), meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0434.htm Numbers 34:27])

===Ahijah===
'''Ahijah''' (Hebrew אֲחִיָּה) is the name of 7 minor biblical individuals.

# One of the sons of [[Ehud]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm 1 Chr. 8:7]). 
# One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a02.htm 1 Chr. 2:25]).
# A Pelonite, one of David's heroes ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a11.htm 1 Chr. 11:36]); called also [[Eliam]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b23.htm 2 Sam. 23:34]).
# A [[Levite]] having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a26.htm 1 Chr. 26:20]).
# One of Solomon's secretaries ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a04.htm 1 Kings 4:3]).
# Son of [[Ahitub (High Priest)|Ahitub]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a14.htm 1 Sam. 14:3-18]), [[Ichabod]]'s brother; the same probably as [[Ahimelech]], who was High Priest at Nob in the reign of [[Saul]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a22.htm 1 Sam. 22:11]) and at [[Shiloh (biblical city)|Shiloh]], where the [[Tabernacle]] was set up. Some, however, suppose that [[Ahimelech]] was the brother of Ahijah, and that they both officiated as high priests, Ahijah at [[Gibeah]] or Kirjath-jearim, and Ahimelech at Nob.
# Father of King [[Baasha of Israel]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a15.htm 1 Kings 15:27])

===Ahikam===
'''Ahikam''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] אחיקם, "My brother has risen") was one of the five whom, according to the [[Hebrew Bible]], [[Josiah]] sent to consult the prophetess [[Huldah]] in connection with the discovery of the book of the law.<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Kings|22:12–14|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|34:20|KJV}}</ref>

===Ahilud===
'''Ahilud''' (Hebrew אֲחִילוּד) is the father of [[Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud|Jehoshaphat]], who serves as [[Recorder (Bible)|court recorder]] to [[David]] ({{bibleverse-lb|2|Samuel|8:16|NIV}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 Samuel 8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre |url=https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b08.htm |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=mechon-mamre.org}}</ref>) and [[Solomon]] ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Kings|4:3|NIV}}). In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Kings|4:12|NIV}}, Ahilud is the father of Baana, an official in Solomon's court sent to gather provisions in [[Taanach]] and [[Tel Megiddo|Megiddo]], and [[Beth Shan]].

===Ahimaaz===
'''Ahimaaz''' (Hebrew אֲחִימָעַץ) was the name of 2 or 1 biblical individuals.

*The father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul. ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a14.htm 1 Samuel 14:50]) 
*Ahimaaz, in [[Naphtali]], was one of [[Solomon]]'s twelve commissary officers and married Basemath, Solomon's daughter. ({{bibleverse|1|Kings|4:15|}}) It is possible that he is [[Ahimaaz]], [[Zadok]]'s son.

===Ahiman===
'''Ahiman''' (אֲחִימַן) is the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0413.htm Numbers 13:22]) when they went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out and slain ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0615.htm Joshua 15:14]; [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0701.htm Judges 1:10]). 
*One of the guardians of the temple after the exile. ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm 1 Chronicles 9:17])

===Ahimelech===
{{distinguish|Ahimelech}}
'''Ahimelech the Hittite''' (אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַחִתִּי) is the name of 1 minor biblical individual which is referred in [https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a26.htm 1 Samuel 26:6] as  a companion and friend of [[David]], when he was hiding from [[Saul]] in the wilderness.

=== Ahimoth ===
See [[List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z#Mahath|Mahath]]

===Ahinadab===
'''[[Ahinadab]]''' (Hebrew: אחינדב ''Akhinadav'' "my brother Is noble" or "my brother has devoted himself"),<ref name="BrandEngland2003">{{cite book|author1=Chad Brand|author2=Archie England|author3=Charles W. Draper|title=Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OxG5AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT101|date=1 October 2003|publisher=B&H Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-4336-6978-1|page=101}}</ref> son of Iddo, is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by [[Solomon]] to districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household. He was appointed to the district of [[Mahanaim]] ([https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a04.htm 1 Kings 4:14]), east of Jordan.

===Ahinoam===
There are two references in the [[Bible]] to people; who bear that name;
*A daughter of Ahimaaz; who became a wife of [[Saul]]<ref>[https://www.internationalstandardbible.com/A/ahinoam.html Beecher, Willis J., "Ahinoam", ''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'' (James Orr, ed.), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1929]</ref> and the mother of his four sons and two daughters, one of whom is [[Michal]], David's first wife.
*A woman from [[Jezreel (city)|Jezreel]], who became [[David]]'s second wife, after he fled from Saul, leaving [[Michal]], his first wife, behind,<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|19:11|HE}}</ref> and the mother of [[Amnon]], David's first-born.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|3:2|HE}}</ref>

===Ahio===
'''Ahio''' (אַחְיוֹ "brotherly" or "fraternal")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַחְיוֹ |url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*One of the sons of [[#Beriah|Beriah]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:14|}})
*One of the sons of Jehiel the Giebeonite. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:31, 9:37|}})
*One of the sons of Abinadab the [[Levite]]. He helped carried the [[Ark of the Covenant]] with Uzzah, his brother, out of his father's house. ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|6:3–4|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|13:7|}})

===Ahira===
'''Ahira''' (אֲחִירַע "my brother is evil")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחִירַע|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A8%D6%B7%D7%A2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the leader of the [[tribe of Naphtali]] mentioned in recording of the census, and was the "hereditary" prince of his tribe who made tribal sacrifices to [[Yahweh]], and commander of his tribe in the march. ({{bibleverse||Numbers|1:15; 2:29; 7:78,83; 10:27|}})

===Ahiram===
'''Ahiram''' (אֲחִירָם)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחִירָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Benjamin]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:38]].

===Ahisamach===
'''Ahisamach''' or Ahisamakh, also Ahis'amach ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אחיסמך "brother of support"), of the [[tribe of Dan]], was the father of [[Aholiab]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 31|Exodus 31:6]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 35|Exodus 35:34]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 38|Exodus 38:23]].

=== Ahishahar ===
'''Ahishahar''' (אֲחִישַׁחַר "my brother is dawn" or "brother of the dawn")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחִישָׁ֑חַר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A9%D6%B8%D7%81%D6%91%D7%97%D6%B7%D7%A8?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name given to a third-generation descendant of [[Benjamin]] (the eponymous forefather of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]]) in 1 Chronicles 7:10. This figure is mentioned nowhere else in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb ahishahar">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahishahar|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

===Ahishar===
'''Ahishar''' (אחישר in Hebrew; meaning Brother of song, or singer), the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Kings|4:6}}).

===Ahitub===
'''Ahitub''' (אֲחִיטוּב) <ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחִיטוּב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%98%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of several minor biblical figures:
# '''Ahitub''', son of [[Hophni and Phinehas|Phinehas]], grandson of [[Eli (Judges)|Eli]], and brother of [[Ichabod]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|14:3,22:9–20|HE}})
# '''Ahitub''', son of [[Amariah]] and father of [[Zadok (High Priest)|Zadok]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|8:15–17|HE}})
# '''Ahitub''', a descendant through the priestly line of the first [[Zadok (High Priest)|Zadok]]. He was an ancestor of later high priests who served during the fall of [[Jerusalem]] and after the [[Babylonian captivity|exile]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:11|HE}})

=== Ahlai ===
'''Ahlai''' (אַחְלַי "O! would that!")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַחְלָ֑י|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  is a name given to two individuals in the [[Books of Chronicles]]. In the opinion of [[Thomas Kelly Cheyne]], the name is probably derived from "Ahiel" or a similar name.<ref name="cb ahlai">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahlai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>
* The first is either the son or daughter of a [[Jerahmeel]]ite man named [[Sheshan (biblical figure)|Sheshan]].<ref name="cb ahlai" />
* The second is the father or mother of Zabad, who is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]] in 1 Chronicles 11:41.<ref name="cb ahlai" />

===Ahoah===
'''Ahoah''' (אֲחוֹחַ "brother of rest")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחוֹחַ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%97%D6%B7?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the son of Bela son of [[Benjamin]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:4|}})

===Aholibamah===
{{See also|Aholibamah}}
'''Aholibamah''' was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*Was the daughter of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K#Anah|Anah]] and granddaughter of [[Zibeon]] the [[Hivite]],<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|36:2|HE}}</ref> son of Seir the [[Horite]].<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|36:20|HE}}</ref> She was one of two Canaanite women who married [[Esau]], the son of [[Isaac]], when he was in his forties. Isaac and his wife [[Rebecca (biblical figure)|Rebecca]], however, were greatly opposed to this union.<ref>{{bibleverse||Genesis|26:35|HE}}</ref> So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name "Judith", as to pacify his parents.<ref>Phillips, ''Exploring Genesis'', p. 284, 285</ref>
*A duke of [[Edom]]. ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:41|}})

===Ahumai===
'''Ahumai''' (אֲחוּמַי "brother of water")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחוּמַי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the son of Shobal or Jabath of the [[Tribe of Judah]]. He was head of one of the families of the Zorahites. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:2|}})

===Ahuzam===
''See [[#Ahuzzam|Ahuzzam]]''

===Ahuzath===
''See [[#Ahuzzath|Ahuzzath]]''

===Ahuzzah===
''See [[#Ahuzzath|Ahuzzath]]''

=== Ahuzzam ===
'''Ahuzzam''' or '''Ahuzam''' (אֲחֻזָּם "possessor")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחֻזָּם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%BB%D7%96%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of one of the sons of "Asshur, the father of Tekoa," in a genealogy describing the desceandants of the [[Tribe of Judah]].<ref>1 Chronicles 4:6.</ref> He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:6.<ref name="cb ahuzam">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahuzam|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ahuzzath ===
'''Ahuzzath''' or '''Ahuzzah'''<ref>Referred to as "Ahuzzah" in the ''New English Translation,'' but as "Ahuzzath" in most other sources.</ref> (אֲחֻזַּת 
"possession")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲחֻזַּת 1|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%97%D6%BB%D7%96%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%AA.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en |website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name given to an associate of Abimelech, king of Gerar, in Genesis 26:26. According to the [[Book of Genesis]], Ahuzzath accompanied Abimelech when Abimelech went to make a treaty with [[Isaac]]. He is mentioned nowhere else in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb ahuzzath">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahuzzath|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ahzai ===
'''Ahzai''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Ahasai''' Hebrew: אַחְזַי "my holder, protector") is a name which appears only in [[Nehemiah 11]]:13, where it is mentioned in passing.<ref name="cb ahasai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahasai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> The verse refers to a priest, called "[[Amashsai]] son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer." In the parallel name in 1 Chronicles 9:12, the name "Jahzerah" replaces "Ahzai."<ref name="cb ahasai" />

===Aiah===
'''Aiah''' (איה "Falcon") was the father of [[Rizpah]], mentioned in {{bibleverse-lb|2|Samuel|3:7|NIV}}

===Ajah===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:24|NIV}} and {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:40|NIV}}, '''Ajah''' [איה] is a son of Zibeon. ''Ajah'' means ''hawk''. Alternative spelling: ''Aiah''.

===Akan===
{{distinguish|Achan (biblical figure)}}
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:27|NIV}} '''Akan''' is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite. In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:42|NIV}} he is called [[Jaakan]].

===Akkub===
'''Akkub''' (עַקּוּב)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַקּוּב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%A7%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 3 or 4 biblical individuals.

*In {{bibleverse-lb||Ezra|2:45|NIV}}, '''Akkub''' is the head of a family of [[Nethinim]]. 
*In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|3:24|NIV}}, Akkub is a son of  [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K#Elionenai|Elionenai]], a descendant of [[Solomon]] living in the [[Kingdom of Judah]]. 
*In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|9:17|NIV}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Ezra|2:42|NIV}},  {{bibleverse-lb||Nehemiah|7:45|NIV}} and {{bibleverse-lb||Nehemiah|11:19|NIV}}, Akkub is listed as one of the [[Levite]] gatekeepers of [[Jerusalem]] after the return from the [[Babylonian captivity]].
*A Levite who assisted [[Ezra]] in expounding the law. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|8:7|}})

===Alameth===
'''Alameth''' is one of the sons of Becher the son of [[Benjamin]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:8|}})

===Alemeth===
'''Alemeth''' was the son of Jarah and the father of Azmaveth mentioned in  [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 9|1 Chronicles 9:42]].

===Allon===
In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|4:37|NIV}}, '''Allon''' (אַלּוֹן "oak")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַלּוֹן²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%9F%C2%B2?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor.

===Almodad===
'''Almodad''' (אַלְמוֹדָד "not measured")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַלְמוֹדָד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%9E%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is one of the sons of [[Joktan]] according to {{bibleverse||Genesis|10:26|}} and {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:20|}}. While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad, this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in "[[Arabia Felix]]".<ref>{{cite book | title = The Historical Geography of Arabia (Volume I) | chapter = Section II: Settlements of Joktan | pages = 77–175 | author = Charles Forster | author-link = Charles Forster (theologian) | year = 1844 | quote = The family of this patriarch seems to have been correctly traced by [[Samuel Bochart|Bochart]], in the [[Almodaei]], or [[Allumaeotae]], a central people of [[Arabia Felix]], noticed by [[Ptolemy]]; and whose geographical position can be pretty exactly ascertained, both by the statement of the Alexandrine geographer, and by the nature of the adjoining country. }}</ref> This is based on the identification of Joktan's other sons, such as [[Sheba (son of Joktan)|Sheba]] and [[Havilah]], who are both identified as coming from that region.<ref>Skinner, D.D., John, ''A Critical and Exegitical Commentary on Genesis'', T&T Clark Ltd., 1910 (1980 ed.), p. 221. {{ISBN|0-567-05001-7}}.</ref>

===Alvah===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:40|NIV}}, '''Alvah''' (עַלְוָה)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַלְוָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%95%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a chief of [[Edom]] and a descendant of [[Esau]]. In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:51|NIV}} he is called [[#Alvah|Aliah]].

===Alvan===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:23|NIV}}, '''Alvan''' is the eldest son of [[Shobal]] and a descendant of Seir the Horite. In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:40|NIV}} he is called [[Alian (biblical figure)|Alian]].

===Amal===
'''Amal''' was the son of Helem of the [[tribe of Asher]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:35|}})

===Amariah===
{{See also|Amariah}}
'''Amariah''' is the name of 8 or 9 biblical figures.

*A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Meraioth and grandfather of [[Zadok]] who lived in [[David]]'s time. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:7,52|}})
*A Levite of the descent of [[Kohath]] at the time of the division of the courses of the [[Levites]] by David. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|23:19; 24:23|}})
*A Levite in the line of [[Eleazar]] a son of Azariah who "executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built". ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:10|}}) In {{bibleverse||Ezra|7:3|}} he is listed as an ancestor of [[Ezra]].
*Chief priest and judge "in all matters of Yahweh" appointed by [[Jehoshaphat]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|19:11|}}) Could be the same as the previous Amariah.
*A descendant of Judah in the line of Perez and an ancestor of Ataiah who lived in [[Jerusalem]] after the [[Babylonian Exile]]. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:4|}}) May be the same as Imri in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:4|}}.
*A Levite and an assistant of Kore appointed by king [[Hezekiah]] for the "oblations of Yahweh" to their brethren. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:15|}})
*A son of Bani who married a foreign wife. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:42|}})
*A priest who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant; he had returned to Jerusalem with [[Zerubbabel]] and was the father of Jehohanan at the time of Joiakim. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:3; 12:2,13|}})
*An ancestor of the prophet [[Zephaniah]]. ({{bibleverse||Zephaniah|1:1|}})

===Amasa===
In {{bibleverse|2|Chr|28:1–4|NIV}}, '''Amasa''' is the son of Hadlai, and one of the leaders of [[Ephraim]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chr|28:12|NIV}}) during the reign of the most wicked King [[Ahaz]].

===Amasai===
'''Amasai''' (עֲמָשַׂי "burdensome")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲמָשַׂי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D6%B7%D7%82%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 3 or 4 biblical figures.

*A Kohathite, father of Mahath and ancestor of [[Samuel]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:25,35|}})
*Chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin, who rushed to [[David]] while an outlaw in Ziklag ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|12:18|}}).
*One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the [[Ark of the Covenant]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:24|}}).
*Mentioned in {{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|29:12|}}, as the father of Mahath, one of the [[Levites]] who took a prominent part at the instance of [[Hezekiah]]  in the cleansing of the temple.

===Amashai===
''See [[#Amashsai|Amashsai]]''

===Amashsai===
'''[[Amashsai]]''' (''Amashai'' in the [[King James Version]], Hebrew: עֲמַשְׁסַי <ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲמַשְׁסַי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%A1%D6%B7%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>) son of Azareel, was appointed by [[Nehemiah]] to reside at [[Jerusalem]] and do the work of the temple. He merits only one mention in the whole [[Bible]], in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah%2011:13; Nehemiah 11:13].

=== Amasiah ===
In [http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Bible.show/sVerseID/11540/eVerseID/11540 2 Chronicles 17:16], '''Amasiah''' (meaning burden of [[Jehovah]]) was the son of [[Zichri]], a captain under King [[Jehoshaphat]].

===Amaziah===
{{See also|Amaziah}}
'''Amaziah''' is the name of 3 minor biblical figures.

*In {{bibleverse-lb||Amos|7:10|NIV}}, '''Amaziah''' is a priest of Bethel who confronts Amos and rejects his prophesying against king [[Jeroboam II]].  As a result, Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah's family, the loss of his land and his death in exile.  [[Jonathan Magonet]] has described Amaziah as 'a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God'.<ref>Magonet, Jonathan (1992) ''Bible Lives'' (London, SCM), 116.</ref>
*A son of [[Hilkiah]] of the descendants of [[Ethan (biblical figure)|Ethan]] the Merarite ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:45|}}).
*The father of Joshah, the chief of the [[Simeonites]] in the time of [[Hezekiah]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:34|}}).

===Ami===
''See [[#Amon|Amon]]''

===Aminadab===
''See [[#Amminadab|Amminadab]]''

===Amittai===
{{See also|Amittai}}
The father of [[Jonah]] the prophet, and a native of Gath-hepher ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|14:25|}}; {{bibleverse||Jonah|1:1|}}). Mentioned in Islam by Muhammad. When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta'if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders, Addas, a lowly servant boy, was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad. When Addas came, Muhammad asked which land he came from. Addas replied he was from Nineveh. Upon receiving this answer, Muhammad exclaimed "The town of Jonah, son of Amittai!" Overjoyed, Muhammad then told Addas how Jonah and he (Muhammad) were prophetic brothers.

===Ammiel===
'''Ammiel''' (עַמִּיאֵל "my kinsman is God")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַמִּיאֵל²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

*One of the spies [[Moses]] sent to the land of [[Canaan]] from the tribe of Dan. He was also one of the people who perished for their unpleasant report ({{bibleverse||Numbers|13:12; 14:37|}}).
*The father of Machir of Lo-debar in whose house [[Mephibosheth]] resided ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|9:4–5; 17:27|}}).
*''See [[#Eliam|Eliam]]''
* The sixth son of [[Obed-edom]] the Levite and doorkeeper of the temple in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|26:5|}}.

===Ammihud===

'''Ammihud''' (עַמִּיהוּד "my kinsman is majesty")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַמִּיהוּד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%93?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> may refer to a quantity of 5 people in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:

*An [[Tribe of Ephraim|Ephraimite]]. The son of Laadan (son of Tahan, son of Telah, son of Resheph, son of Rephah, son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A-K#Beriah|Beriah]], son of Joseph) and father of Elishama (father of Nun, father of [[Joshua]]). He is mentioned in Joshua's genealogy in {{bibleverse-lb||1 Chronicles|7:23–27}}.
*A Simeonite. The father of Shemuel, a chief appointed by [[Moses]] at the time of the [[The Exodus|Exodus]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|34:20}})
*The father of Pedahel, a chief appointed by Moses to rule over the tribe of [[Tribe of Naphtali|Naphtali]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|34:28}})
*The father of [[Talmai]], king of [[Geshur]], to whom [[Absalom]] fled for refuge after the murder of [[Amnon]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||2 Samuel|13:37|}})
*The son of Omri and father of Uthai, a descendant of [[Perez (son of Judah)|Perez]] son of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||1 Chronicles|9:4}})

===Amminadab===
{{See also|Amminadab}}
'''Amminadab''' was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*The father of [[Nahshon]] the chief of the [[tribe of Judah]]. His daughter [[Elisheba]] married [[Aaron]].  He was also the ancestor of [[David]] and [[Jesus]]. ({{bibleverse||Numbers|1:7; 2:3; 7:12,17; 10:14}}; {{bibleverse||Exodus|6:23|}})
*''See [[#Izhar|Izhar]]''
*Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the [[Levite]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:11–12|}})

===Amminadib===
A person mentioned in the [[Old Testament]] in {{bibleverse||Song of Solomon|6:12|KJV}}, whose [[chariot]]s were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin "my willing people," and in the Revised Version "my princely people."

===Ammishaddai===
In the [[Book of Numbers]], '''Ammishaddai''' ({{Langx|he|עַמִּישַׁדָּי}} ''‘Ammīšadāy'' "people of the Almighty") was the father of [[Ahiezer (biblical figure)|Ahiezer]], who was chief of the [[Tribe of Dan]] at the time of [[the Exodus]] (Numbers 1:12; 2:25).

This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, [[El Shaddai|Shaddai]].

=== Ammizabad ===
'''Ammizabad''' (עַמִּיזָבָד "my people have bestowed")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַמִּיזָבָד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D7%96%D6%B8%D7%91%D6%B8%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the son of [[Benaiah]], who was the third and chief captain of the host under [[David]] ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2027:6 1 Chronicles 27:6]).

===Amnon===
{{See also|Amnon}}
'''Amnon''' was one of the sons of Shimon, of the children of [[Ezra]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:20|}})

===Amok===
'''Amok''' (עָמוֹק "to be deep") was a chief priest who came to [[Jerusalem]] with [[Zerubbabel]] and the ancestor of Eber who was priest in the day of Joiakim. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:7,20|}})

===Amon===
'''Amon''' was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

*A city governor in the time of Kings [[Jehoshaphat]] and [[Ahab]]<ref>1 Kings 22:26.</ref>
*[[Amon of Judah|Amon]], king of [[Judah (region)|Judah]].
*The head of the "children of [[Solomon]]'s servants" who returned from captivity; reckoned along with the Nethinim, or temple slaves. Called also Ami. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:59|}}; {{bibleverse||Ezra|7:52|}})

===Amoz===
'''Amoz''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|m|ɒ|z}} ({{Hebrew Name|אָמוֹץ|stan=ʼAmōṣ |tiber=ʼĀmōṣ}}), also known as '''Amotz''',<ref>[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/531.htm Strong's Concordance 531. Amots]</ref> was the father of the [[prophet]] [[Isaiah]], mentioned in [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 1:1; 2:1 and 13:1, and in [[Books of Kings|2 Kings]] 19:2, 20; 20:1. The word "amoz" means '''strong'''

In [[Rabbinical Tradition]], there is a Talmudic tradition that when the name of a prophet's father is given, the father was also a prophet, so that Amoz would have been a prophet like his son. The rabbis of the Talmud declared, based upon a rabbinic tradition, that Amoz was the brother of Amaziah (אמציה), the king of Judah at that time (and, as a result, that Isaiah himself was a member of the royal family). According to some traditions, Amoz is the "man of God" in 2 Chronicles 25:7–9 (Seder Olam Rabbah 20), who cautioned Amaziah to release the Israelite mercenaries that he had hired.

===Amram===
{{See also|Amram}}
'''Amram''' is minor individual who was one of the sons of Bani that married a foreign wife in {{bibleverse||Ezra|10:34|}}.

===Amzi===
'''Amzi''' ('am-tsee') is a masculine [[Hebrew]] name meaning "my strength" or "strong."  Two individuals with this name are mentioned in the Bible:
* {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|6:31|HE}} indicates Amzi as a [[Levite]] man of the family of [[Merari]].
* A son of [[Zechariah (biblical)|Zechariah]] was named Amzi.  He was an ancestor to the [[Levite]] priest Adaiah ({{bibleverse-lb||Nehemiah|11:12|HE}}), who was one of the Israelite exiles under the direction of [[Nehemiah]] when he returned to [[Jerusalem]] to rebuild the city walls.

===Anah===<!-- This section is linked from [[Anah]] -->
In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named '''Anah''' (עֲנָה "answer").<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲנָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:2,14,18,25|NIV}}, Anah is a daughter of [[Zibeon]], and her daughter [[Aholibamah]] is a wife of [[Esau]].
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:20,29|NIV}} and {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:38|NIV}}, Anah is a son of Seir and a brother of Zibeon chief of the [[Horites]].
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|36:24|NIV}} and {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|1:40–41|NIV}}, Anah is a son of Zibeon, and is famed for discovering hot springs.

=== Anaiah ===
'''Anaiah''', a name meaning "Yahweh has answered," appears only twice in the [[Hebrew Bible]], with both appearances in [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]].<ref name=" CB anaiah">On the etymology, see {{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Anaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

*[[Ezra]], a Jewish reformer, standing up to give a speech, with thirteen other people standing beside him. Anaiah is listed as one of those standing by.<ref>Nehemiah 8:4.</ref> 
*The second appearance of the name is in a list of people who signed a [[Covenant (biblical)|covenant]] between God and the Jewish people.<ref>Nehemiah 10:22.</ref>

===Anak===
{{See also|Anak}}
'''Anak''' was the father of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai in Numbers 13:22

===Anamim===
'''Anamim''' ({{Langx|he|עֲנָמִים}}, ''‘Ănāmīm'') is, according to the [[Bible]], either a son of [[Ham, son of Noah|Ham]]'s son [[Mizraim]] or the name of a people descending from him. Biblical scholar Donald E. Gowan describes their identity as "completely unknown."<ref name="Gowan1988">{{cite book|author=Donald E. Gowan|title=From Eden to Babel: A Commentary on the Book of Genesis 1–11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lWJmJTyytQC&pg=PA112|year=1988|publisher=W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-8028-0337-5|page=112}}</ref>

The name should perhaps be attached to a people in [[North Africa]], probably in the surrounding area of [[Egypt]]. Medieval biblical exegete, [[Saadia Gaon]], identified the Anamim with the indigenous people of [[Alexandria]], in Egypt.<ref>{{cite book |last=Saadia Gaon|author-link=Saadia Gaon|title=Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Commentaries on the Pentateuch|editor=[[Yosef Qafih]]|edition=4|year=1984|publisher=[[Mossad Harav Kook]]|page=33 (note 33) |location=Jerusalem|language=he|oclc=232667032}}</ref>

===Anan===
'''Anan''' was one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon<ref>{{cite web|title=Easton's Bible Dictionary|url=http://www.studylight.org/dic/ebd/view.cgi?number=T228}}</ref> ({{Bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:26|JPS}}). While "Anan" (which means "Cloud") never became a very common name, a much later person so named – [[Anan Ben David]] (c. 715 – c. 795) is widely considered to be a major founder of the [[Karaite Judaism|Karaite]] movement of [[Judaism]].

=== Anani ===
'''Anani''' (עֲנָנִי "my cloud") is a name which appears in a genealogy in [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]].<ref>1 Chronicles 3:24.</ref> It refers to a son of Elioenai, and descendant of Zerubbabel. According to the [[Masoretic Text]] Anani was born six generations after [[Zerubbabel]]. For scholars, this six-generation span after Zerubbabel is the ''terminus a quo'' for the date of Chronicles—it implies that Chronicles could not have been written earlier than about 400 BCE.<ref name="Kalimi2005">{{cite book|author=Isaac Kalimi|title=An Ancient Israelite Historian: Studies in the Chronicler, His Time, Place and Writing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmk5CDRsbwMC&pg=PA62|date=January 2005|publisher=Uitgeverij Van Gorcum|isbn=978-90-232-4071-6|pages=61–64}}</ref> In the [[Septuagint]], Anani is listed as eleven generations removed from Zerubbabel. For scholars who believe that the [[Septuagint]] reading for Anani's genealogy is correct, this places the earliest possible date for the writing of Chronicles at about 300 BCE.<ref name="Kalimi2005" />

=== Ananiah ===
'''Ananiah''' (עֲנַנְיָה "YHWH clouds")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/a/ananiah.htm Topical Bible: Ananiah]</ref> was the father of Maaseiah the father of Azariah (who assisted in rebuilding the city wall) was mentioned in the Book of [[Nehemiah]] specifically {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|3:23}}.

=== Anath ===
'''Anath''' (עֲנָת "answer"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲנָת|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%AA?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> being described in the [[Hebrew Bible]], was the father of [[Shamgar]], a judge of Israel who slew the Philistines with just using an ox goad. He is mentioned Judges 3:31 and 5:6.

===Anathoth===
'''Anathoth''' (עֲנָתוֹת "answers to prayer") was the son of Becher the son of Benjamin in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:8|}}.

===Aner===
'''Aner''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|n|ər}}; {{Langx|he|עָנֵר}} ''‘Ānêr '') refers, in the [[Hebrew Bible]], to one of three Amorite confederates of [[Abraham|Abram]] in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of [[Abraham]] in pursuit of [[Chedorlaomer]] (Gen. 14:13, 24).

=== Aniam ===
'''Aniam''' (אֲנִיעָם "I am the people" or "lament of people")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲנִיעָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%A0%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according to {{bibleverse-lb||1 Chronicles|7:19}}, was one of the sons of Shemida, a [[Tribe of Manasseh|Manassehite]].

===Antothijah===
''See [[#Anthothijah|Anthothijah]]''

=== Anthothijah ===
'''Anthothijah''' (עַנְתֹתִיָּה "YHWH's answer")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/a/antothijah.htmTopical Bible: Antothijah]</ref> is a name which appears only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in a genealogical section listing descendants of [[Benjamin]].<ref>1 Chronicles 8:24.</ref><ref name="cb antothijah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Antothijah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> It is most likely an adjective used to describe a female person from the town of [[Anathoth]].<ref name="cb antothijah" /> Manuscripts of the Greek [[Septuagint]] give the name as ''Anothaith,'' ''Anathothia,'' ''Athein,'' or ''Anathotha.''<ref name="cb antothijah" />

===Anub===
'''Anub''' a'-nub (`anubh, "ripe") was the son of Hakkoz or Coz ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:8|}}).

===Aphiah===
'''Aphiah''' (אֲפִיחַ "I will make to breathe"), of the [[tribe of Benjamin]], was an ancestor of King [[Saul]] and of his commander [[Abner]]. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin.<ref>[[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Samuel#Chapter 9|1 Samuel 9]].</ref> A son of Shchorim, the son of Uzziel (descendant of Gera, son of Benjamin) and Matri (ancestor of [[Matrites (family)|Matrites]] and descendant of Belah, son of Benjamin).{{Citation needed|date=April 2023|reason=}}

===Aphses===
''See [[#Happizzez|Happizzez]]''

=== Appaim ===
'''Appaim''' (אַפַּיִם "nostrils")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַפַּיִם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A4%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%99%D6%B4%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a minor figure who appears in [[1 Chronicles 2]]:30 and 31. He appears briefly in a genealogy of [[Jerahmeel]]ites, in which he is the father Ishi, son of Appaim, son of Nadab, son of Shammai, son of Onam, son of [[Jerahmeel]]. In manuscripts of the [[Septuagint]], he is called ''Ephraim,'' ''Aphphaim,'' or ''Opheim.''<ref name="cb appaim">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Appaim|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Ara===
'''Ara''' (אֲרָא "lion")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲרָא|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%90?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the sons of Jether of the [[tribe of Asher]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:38|}}).

===Arad===
'''Arad''' (עֲרָד "a wild ass") was one of the sons of Beriah ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:15|}}).

===Arah===
'''Arah''' is the name of two minor biblical figures. The name may mean "wayfarer."<ref name="cb arah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Arah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Arah the son of Ulla appears as a member of the [[Tribe of Asher]] in the part of the [[Books of Chronicles]] devoted to outlining the genealogy of the twelve [[Tribes of Israel]].<ref>1 Chronicles 7:39.</ref>
* In the [[Book of Ezra]] and the [[Book of Nehemiah]], the "sons of Arah" are a group listed among the returnees to Jerusalem in the time of [[Nehemiah]].<ref>Ezra 2:5 mentions 775 returnees of the sons of Arah, Nehemiah 7:10 mentions 652.</ref> Shechaniah, a "son of Shecaniah," was the father-in law of [[Tobiah (Ammonite)|Tobiah the Ammonite]].<ref>Nehemiah 6:18.</ref>

===Aram===
'''Aram''' (אֲרָם)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲרָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*''See [[Ram (biblical figure)|Ram]]''
*A son of Kemuel and grandson of [[Nahor II|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]]({{bibleverse||Genesis|22:21|}}).
*An [[Tribe of Asher|Asherite]] and one of the sons of Shamer ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:34|}}).

===Aran===
'''Aran''' (אֲרָן "joyous")<ref>[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h765/kjv/wlc/0-1/ Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number H765].</ref> is a Horite, the son of Dishan and brother of Uz, and a descendant of Esau ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36;28|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:42|}}).

===Araunah===
'''Araunah''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: {{Script/Hebrew|אֲרַוְנָה}} ''ʾǍrawnā'') was a [[Jebusite]] mentioned in the [[Books of Samuel|Second Book of Samuel]], who owned the [[threshing floor]] on [[Moriah|Mount Moriah]] which [[David]] purchased and used as the site for assembling an [[altar#Judaism|altar]] to [[Yahweh|God]]. The [[Books of Chronicles|First Book of Chronicles]], a later text, renders his name as '''Ornan''' ({{Script/Hebrew|אָרְנָן}} ''ʾOrnān'').

===Arba===
{{See also|Arba (biblical figure)}}
'''Arba''' ({{Langx|he|ארבע}} - literally "Four") was a man mentioned in the [[Book of Joshua]]. In {{bibleverse||Joshua|14:15|NIV}}, he is called the "greatest man among the Anakites." Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of [[Anak]].

===Ard===
'''Ard''' (Hebrew ארד) was the tenth son of [[Benjamin]] in Genesis 46:21.  It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a [[segholate]].

He is either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Numbers 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families. In 1 Chronicles 8:1-3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned, with others, as sons of Bela, Addar and Ard being apparently the same name with the consonants transposed. In Genesis 46:21 ten sons of Benjamin are counted, including at least the three grandsons, Ard and Naaman and Gera.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ard - Meaning and Verses in Bible Encyclopedia |url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/ard.html |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Bible Study Tools |language=en}}</ref>

===Ardon===
'''Ardon''' (ארדון "Bronze") a son of Caleb by Jerioth, 1st Chronicles 2:18

===Areli===
'''Areli''' (אַרְאֵלִי "lion of God")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/a/areli.htm Topical Bible: Areli]</ref> was a son of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] according to  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:16]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:17]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Argob===
'''Argob''' was one of the men who came with [[Pekah]] to smite King [[Pekahiah]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|2|Kings|15:25|}}.

=== Aridai ===
'''Aridai''' was one of the children of [[Haman]], all of their relatives were slain by the Jews and destroyed five hundred men.<ref name="Esther 9">Esther 9</ref>

=== Aridatha ===
'''Aridatha''' was a child of Haman executed by the Jews along with his siblings.<ref name="Esther 9"/>

=== Arieh ===
'''Arieh''' was the name of one of the officers of King [[Pekahiah]] of the house of Manahen when Pekah the son of Remaliah went against the king.

=== Ariel ===
'''Ariel''' (אֲרִיאֵל)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אֲרִיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B2%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary according to {{bibleverse||Ezra|8:16|TLE}}.

===Arioch===
{{See also|Arioch}}
'''Arioch''' was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

*The king of Eliasar and served as an ally to king [[Chedorlaomer]] in his expedition in rebellious tributaries.  The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. This Elamite name meant "servant of the moon-god." It was afterwards changed into Rimsin, "Have mercy, O moon-god."({{bibleverse||Genesis|14:1|}})
*The captain of [[Nebuchadnezzar]]'s body-guard. ({{bibleverse||Daniel|2:4|}})

===Arisai===
'''Arisai''' was one of the children of [[Haman]] in accordance to {{bibleverse||Esther|9:9|TLE}}. The Jews would later slay them fearing for the rise of a new threat unto their people.<ref>Esther 9:6–10</ref>

===Armoni===
{{See also|Armoni and Mephibosheth}}
'''Armoni''' (אַרְמֹנִי "one of the palace") was one of the two named sons of [[Saul]] by [[Rizpah]]. He was delivered by the [[Gibeonites]] by [[David]] and then hanged. ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|21:8-9|}})

===Arnan===
'''Arnan''' (אַרְנָן)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַרְנָן|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A8%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a descendant of David, father of  [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Obadiah|Obadiah]], and son of [[Rephaiah]].

===Arod===
''See [[#Arodi|Arodi]]''

===Arodi===
'''Arodi''' or '''Arod''' was a son of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] according to  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:16]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:17]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Arza===
'''Arza''' ''Ar'za (Heb. Artsa', אִרצָא, an Aramaean form, the earth; Sept. ᾿Ωρσά v. r. Α᾿ρσᾶ)'' was a steward or prefect of the palace at [[Tirzah (ancient city)|Tirzah]] to [[Elah (king)|Elah]] king of Israel, whom [[Zimri (king)|Zimri]] assassinated at his banquet. ({{bibleverse|1|Kings|16:9|}}) The text is not quite clear, and Arza might have been a servant of Zimri.

===Asa===
'''Asa''', not to be confused with [[King Asa]], was a son of Elkanah a [[Levite]], who dwelt in one of the villages of the Netophathites. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:16|}})

===Asahel===
{{See also|Asahel}}
'''Asahel''' was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

*One of the Levites in the reign of [[Jehoshaphat]] that went throughout all the cities of [[Judah (region)|Judah]] instructing the people of the law. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|17:8|}})
*A Levite in the reign of [[Hezekiah]] who was in charge of the tithes dedicated to the things of the temple. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:13|}})
*A priest and the father of Jonathan in [[Ezra]]'s time. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:15|}})

===Asahiah===
''See [[#Asaiah|Asaiah]]''

===Asaiah===
'''Asaiah''' (עֲשָׂיָה "made by YHWH") was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

*A Levite of the family of [[Merari]] in the time of [[David]] and one of those who helped bring the ark from the house of [[Obed-edom]] to [[Jerusalem]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:30; 15:6,11|}})
*A leading man of the tribe of [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeon]] in the time of king [[Hezekiah]] of Judah. He was in the incursion which attacked and dispossessed the \MEUNIM\ (which see), or the shepherd people, in the valley of Gedor. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:36|}})
*An officer of [[Josiah]], also called '''Asahiah''' whom [[Huldah]] the prophetess sent for advice regarding the law book found by [[Hilkiah]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|22:12,14|}})
*''See [[List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z#Maaseiah|Maaseiah]]''

===Asaph===
{{main|Asaph (biblical figure)}}
'''Asaph''' is the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

*One of the Levites who led the choir ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:39|}}) and the 50th chapter of Psalms is attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|29:30|}}). His so-called 'sons' mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20:14 and Ezra 2:41 were probably his descendants that were poets and musicians who looked upon him as their leader.
*[[Hezekiah]]'s recorder ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|18:18,37|}}).
*The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom [[Nehemiah]] willed from [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes]] a letter that he may give him timber at the temple in [[Jerusalem]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|2:8|}}).

=== Asareel ===
'''Asareel''' (אֲשַׂרְאֵל "God holds"),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/840.htm|title=Strong's Hebrew: 840. אֲשַׂרְאֵל (Asarel) – Asarel |website=biblehub.com}}</ref> according to a genealogical passages in the [[Books of Chronicles|Book of Chronicles]], was the son of a figure named Jehaleleel or Jehallelel.<ref>1 Chronicles 4:16.</ref> Asareel and Jehaleleel are mentioned only briefly, in a section of the genealogies adjacent to the descendants of [[Caleb]], although the relationship between them and the descendants of Caleb is uncertain.<ref name="cb asareel">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Asareel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref><ref name="DouglasTenney2011">{{cite book|author1=J. D. Douglas|author2=Merrill C. Tenney|title=Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary|chapter=Jehallelel|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Tq7UcPMwacC&pg=PA700|date=3 May 2011|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-0-310-49235-1|page=700}}</ref>

===Asarelah===
'''Asarelah''', '''Asharelah''' or '''Jesharelah''' is one of the sons of [[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]],  appointed sanctuary musician by David. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|25:2|}})

===Asharelah===
''See [[#Asarelah|Asarelah]]''

===Ashbel===
'''Ashbel''' (Hebrew, אשבל) is the third of the ten sons of [[Benjamin]] named in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]. He founded the tribe of Ashbelites.<ref>{{bibleverse-nb||Genesis|46:21|KJV}}</ref>

===Ashpenaz===
'''Ashpenaz''' was the chief of the [[eunuch]]s serving [[Nebuchadnezzar II|King Nebuchadnezzar]], named in {{bibleverse||Daniel|1:3|NKJV}} and subsequently referred to later in [[Daniel 1]] simply as "the chief of the eunuchs", who selected [[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]], Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, sons of the Jewish royal family and nobility, to be taken to [[Babylon]] to learn the language and literature of the [[Chaldea]]ns. It was Ashpenaz who gave Daniel and his companions the names Belteshazzar, [[Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego|Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego]].

===Ashriel===
''See [[#Asriel|Asriel]]''

===Ashur===
'''Ashur''' (אַשְׁחוּר)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַשְׁחוּר²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%97%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A8%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. He became the father or 'founder' of the town, Tekoa. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:24; 4:5|}})

===Ashvath===
'''Ashvath''' (עַשְׁוָת "sleek")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַשְׁוָ֑ת|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%95%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%AA?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  was of the tribe of Asher, of the family of Japhlet. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:33|}})

===Asiel===
'''Asiel''' (עֲשִׂיאֵל "made by God")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲשִׂיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%82%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is listed as one of the descendants of Simeon in 1 Chronicles 4:35. In the [[deuterocanonical]] Tobit 1:1, [[Book of Tobit|Tobit]]'s family are descendants of Asiel, of the [[tribe of Naphtali]].

===Asnah===
'''Asnah''' (אַסְנָה)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אַסְנָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A1%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was mentioned as the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom [[Nebuchadnezzar]] king of [[Babylon]] had taken captive to Babylon as temple servants. His descendants were among the Nethinim. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:50|}})

===Aspatha===
'''Aspatha''' was one of the ten sons of [[Haman]] executed by the [[Jews]]. ({{bibleverse||Esther|9:7|}})

===Asriel===
'''Asriel''' (אַשְׂרִיאֵל) was a son of [[Manasseh (tribal patriarch)|Manasseh]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:31]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 17|Joshua 17:2]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 7|1 Chronicles 7:14]].

===Asshur===
'''Asshur''' or '''Ashur''' (אַשּׁוּר) was the son of [[Shem]]. He went from the land of [[Shinar]] and built [[Nineveh]]. He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained. ({{bibleverse||Genesis|10:11-12, 22|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:17|}})

===Asshurim===
'''Asshurim''' is mentioned in {{bibleverse||Genesis|25:3|}}, as one of the sons of [[#Dedan|Dedan]]. It is likely that this was the term that refers to the descendants of Dedan. Specific identification is not possible, but some north Arabian tribe is probably meant. They should not be confused, however, with the Assyrians who were descendants of Shem's son Asshur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asshurim — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY |url=https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000443 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=wol.jw.org}}</ref>

=== Assir ===
There are 2 biblical individuals named '''Assir''' (אַסִּיר):
*A son of [[Korah]] of the house of [[Levi]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 6|Exodus 6:24]], born in Egypt.  It was also the firstborn son of [[Jehoiachin]], King of Judah. Perhaps there is enough ambiguity here to assume that "Assir" is actually an adjective.  The text is too vague to be certain... i.e. 1 Chronicles 3:17.  Jehoiachin was the last free king of Judah before being led off to captivity... "prisoner" could be a more descriptive use of "Assir" as opposed to the name of a son.  Maybe. According to 1 Chronicles 6 he was the son of [[#Abiasaph|Abiasaph]] instead of being the son of [[Korah]].
*The firstborn of King [[Jehoiachin]] from the tribe of [[Tribe of Judah|Judah]]. He is mentioned briefly in [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 3|1 Chronicles 3:17]] at the time of the Babylonian exile in 587/6 BC.

===Atarah===
'''Atarah''' (עֲטָרָה "a crown")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲטָרָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%98%D6%B8%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the wife of Jerahmeel the son of [[Hezron]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 2|1 Chronicles 2:26]], and was the mother of Onam, and the step-mother of Jerahmeel's firstborns.

===Ater===
'''Ater''' (אָטֵר)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אָטֵר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B8%D7%98%D6%B5%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 2 or possibly 1 biblical individual in the time of the Babylonian exile.
*The head of his 98 descendants who came with Zerubbabel from Babylon. ({{Bibleverse||Ezra|2:16|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:21|}}) The [[King James Version]] translates his name as '''''Ater of Hezekiah''''' while the Revised Edition of 1 Esdras 5:15 has Ater of Ezekias, margin, "Ater of Hezekiah." the King James Version has "Aterezias."<ref>Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ATER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.</ref> The name also appears in ({{Bibleverse||Ezra|2:42|}}; ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:45|}}), possibly another Ater, but could be the same of number 1. Ater is further mentioned in {{Bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:17|}}, who signed the covenant of Nehemiah.

=== Athaiah ===
'''Athaiah''' (עֲתָיָה) the son of Uzziah is a person listed in [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] as a [[Tribe of Judah|Judahite]] inhabitant of Jerusalem.<ref>Nehemiah 11:4.</ref> The meaning of the name is uncertain.<ref name="cb athaiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Athaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Athaliah===
{{See also|Athaliah}}
'''Athaliah''' was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

*A Benjamite who dwelt at [[Jerusalem]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:26|}})
*The father of Jeshaiah who returned with [[Ezra]] in {{bibleverse||Ezra|8:7|}}.

=== Athlai ===
'''Athlai''' (עַתְלַי "whom YHWH afflicts"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲתַלְיָ֫ה(וּ)|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%AA%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%AB%D7%94(%D7%95%D6%BC)?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a descendant of Bebai, is listed in the book of Ezra<ref>Ezra 10:28.</ref> as one of the men who married foreign women. The name is a contraction of "Athaliah."<ref name="cb athlai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Athlai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> In the equivalent list in [[1 Esdras]],<ref>1 Esdras 9:29.</ref> the name "Amatheis" or "Ematheis" appears in the same place.<ref name="cb athlai" />

=== Attai ===
'''Attai''' (עַתַּי) was the name of 2 biblical individuals:
*The son of Jarha and one of the daughters of Sheshan who had no sons but had daughters. He was the father of Nathan the Prophet mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|2:36}}.
*One of the sons of [[Maacah]] the daughter of [[Absalom]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|11:20}}.

=== Azaliah ===
'''Azaliah''' son of Meshullam is mentioned in passing as the father of the scribe [[Shaphan]] in [[2 Kings 22]]:3 and the copy of the same verse found in [[2 Chronicles 34]]:8. The name means "Yahweh has reserved."<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/a/azaliah.html ''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991)].</ref> A bulla reading "belonging to Azaliahu son of Meshullam" is likely to be his, according to archaeologist [[Nahman Avigad]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Avigad |first=Nahman |title=Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals |year=1997 |publisher=Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem |edition=2 |page=237 |isbn=978-9652081384}}; WSS 90, published by the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities</ref>

=== Azaniah ===
'''Azaniah''' is mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 10:9 (10 in some Bibles) as the name the father of Levite who signed the covenant of [[Nehemiah]]. The name means "Yahweh listened."<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd.html ''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991)].</ref>

===Azarael===
''See [[Azarel]]''

=== Azarel ===
'''Azarel''' (Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל), '''Azareel''', or '''Azarael''' was the name of 6 biblical individuals found in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:
*A Korahite individual who was one of the mighty men, helpers of the war who came to [[David]] to Ziklag. He along with other warriors were described as having armed with arrows. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|12:6|}})
*A musician who played in the temple ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|25:17|}})
*The son of Jeroham and the leader over the [[Tribe of Dan]] of the hosts of David mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:22|}}
*An individual who married "strange wives" (i.e. heathen women)<ref name="Catholic Online - Pharisees">{{cite web |title=Pharisees |url=https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=9282 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202115828/https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=9282 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref> and the son of Bani according to {{Bibleverse||Ezra|10:41|}}.
*The father of Amashai a priest after the exile and the son Ahzai in {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:13|}}
*An associate of the priest who played the trumpets in the procession when the walls were dedicated. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:36|}})

===Azareel===
''See [[#Azarel|Azarel]]''

=== Azariah ===
'''Azariah''' (Hebrew – עזריהו ''azaryahu'' "God Helped"). There are 20 minor  biblical figures named '''Azariah''' 
[[File:Uzziah driven out of the temple. Reader.png|thumb|[[Uzziah]] getting driven out of the temple by the High Priest [[Azariah II]] by [[Paul Hardy (illustrator)|Paul Hardy]].]]
* Azariah the father of Amariah and the son of Meraioth, could possibly be a High Priest since his father and sons are High Priests too. He is mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|6:11|KJV}} and {{bibleverse|Ezra|7:3|KJV}}.
* [[Azariah (prophet)]], a prophet ({{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|15:1–8|NIV}})
* [[Azariah (high priest)]] [[High Priest of Israel|high priest of Israel]] ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Kings|4:2|NIV}})
* [[Azariah II]], another high priest, in the reign of [[Uzziah]] ({{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|26:17–20|NIV}})
* Azariah the son of Nathan in charge of the district officers with Zabud one of the mighty soldiers of David, Solomon's father was the personal adviser of [[Solomon]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1 Kings|4:5}}</ref>
* A descendant of [[Zerah]] the son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|2:8}} as the son of Ethan the son of Zerah.
* A prince of Judah who joined in the procession with Nehemiah in {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|12:32–33}}.
* Azariah the son of Jehu and the father of Helez was a Jerahmeelite mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|2:38–39}}.
* [[Azariah IV]] was a descendant of [[Aaron]] and the father of Seraiah which became the father of Jehozadak the father of [[Joshua the High Priest]] according to {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|6:14}}.
* Azariah the son of Jehalelel one of the Levites who arose up mentioned in {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|29:12}}.
* Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah who helped rebuilt the temple is mentioned in {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|3:23–24}}.
* Azariah the son of Johanan and chief of the tribe of [[Ephraim]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|28:12}}.
* Azariah the son of Hoshaiah along with other men who spoke against [[Jeremiah]] saying that his words were wrong to go to Egypt and settle there according to {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|43:2}}. Jeremiah describes them as being proud.
* Azariah the son of Uzziah or Zephaniah and an ancestor of [[Samuel]].
* One of the Israelites who returned with [[Zerubbabel]] in {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|7:7}}. He is also called Seraiah.
* One of the sons of King [[Jehoshaphat]], he was probably one of the brothers that King [[Jehoram of Judah|Jehoram]] killed.<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|21:2}}</ref>
* Another son of King [[Jehoshaphat]], he is also called Azariahu in the NIV [[Bible]]. He is mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|21:2}}.
* One of the Levites who instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there.<ref>{{bibleverse|Nehemiah|8:7}}</ref>
*Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of [[Jehoiada]]'s campaign to restore the kingship to [[Jehoash of Judah|Joash]] in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|23:1|NRSV}}</ref>

===Azaz===
'''Azaz''' (עָזָז "strong")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עָזָז|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%96%D6%B8%D7%96?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was from the [[Tribe of Reuben]]. he was the father of Bela and son of Shema. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:8|}})

===Azaziah===
'''Azaziah''' (עֲזַזְיָהוּ "YHWH  is mighty")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲזַזְיָ֫הוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%96%D6%B7%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%AB%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*One of the [[Levitical]] harpers in the temple in the reign of [[David]] during the transportation of the ark from Obed-edom to Jerusalem. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:21|}})
*The father of Hoshea who was made ruler over the [[Ephraimites]] when David took the census. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:20|}})
*An individual in charge of the temple offerings in the reign of king [[Hezekiah]] of Judah. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:13|}})

===Azbuk===
'''Azbuk''' (עַזְבּוּק "strong devastation")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַזְבּוּק²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%91%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A7%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of Nehemiah, the ruler of the half-district Beth Zur, and made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:16|}})

===Azel===
'''Azel''' (אָצֵל)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אָצֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B8%D7%A6%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan, the son of Eleasah and the father of 6 children: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan according to {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:43–44|NRSV}}.

=== Azgad ===
'''Azgad''' is the name of a Levite who signed [[Ezra]]'s covenant.<ref>Nehemiah 10:15.</ref> The name means "[[Gad (deity)|Gad]] is strong."<ref name="cb azgad">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Azgad|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Aziel===
''See [[Jaaziel]].''

===Aziza===
'''Aziza''' (עֲזִיזָא "strong")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲזִיזָא|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%96%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%96%D6%B8%D7%90?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a layman who is from the family of Zattu that married a foreign wife. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:27|}}) He is also called Zardeus in 1 Esdras 9:28.

===Azmaveth===
'''Azmaveth''' (עַזְמָוֶת "strong unto death")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַזְמָ֫וֶת|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%9E%D6%B8%D6%AB%D7%95%D6%B6%D7%AA?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

*One of [[David]]'s mighty warriors and a native of Bahurim and possibly a [[Benjamite]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:31|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|11:33|}})
*A descendant of [[Mephibosheth]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:36; 9:42|}})
*The father of Jeziel and Pelet who were skilled Benjamite archers or slingers that joined [[David]] in Ziklag. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|10:3|}})
*Overseer of the treasures of David. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:25|}})

===Azriel===
'''Azriel''' (עַזְרִיאֵל "my help is God")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עַזְרִיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*The head of a house of the half [[tribe of Manasseh]] in Jordan. He is a man of renown. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:24|}})
*A [[Tribe of Naphtali|Naphtalite]] and ancestor of Jerimoth the head of [[David]]'s census. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:19|}})
*The father of Seraiah the officer of the time of [[Jehoiakim]]. ({{bibleverse||Jeremiah|36:26|}})

===Azrikam===
'''Azrikam''' (עַזְרִיקָם "help against the enemy")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/a/azrikam.htm Topical Bible: Azrikam]</ref> was the name of 4 biblical individuals

*A son of [[Neariah]] and a descendant of [[Zerubbabel]].
*A Benjamite, one of the six sons of Azel, and descendant of Saul in 1 Chronicles 8:38.
*A [[Levite]], ancestor of Shemaiah in the time of [[Nehemiah]], mentioned in {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|9:14|HE}}.
*Prefect of the house of [[Ahaz]] who slained by [[Zichri]], in the successful attempt to evade Judah by [[Pekah]]. ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|28:7|}})

===Azubah===
'''Azubah''' (עֲזוּבָה "forsaken")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, עֲזוּבָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%96%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%91%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*The wife of Caleb son of [[Hezron]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:18-19|}})
*The wife of [[King Asa]] and mother of [[Jehoshaphat]]. She was the daughter of Shilhi. ({{bibleverse|1|Kings|22:42|}}; {{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|20:31|}})

===Azur===
See [[#Azzur|Azzur]]

===Azzan===
'''Azzan''' (Hebrew עַזָּן "strong") was the father of [[List of minor biblical figures, L–Z#Paltiel|Paltiel]], a prince of the [[Tribe of Issachar]]. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:26]]).

===Azzur===
'''Azzur''' (עַזּוּר) was the name of 3 biblical individuals named in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
*The father of the false prophet [[Hananiah]], who disputes Jeremiah's prophecy. ({{Bibleverse||Jeremiah|28:1|}}) Hananiah's death was predicted by Jeremiah, and later, in 2 months the prediction was fulfilled. Also called Azur
*One of the Israelites who signed Nehemiah's covenant in {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:17|}}.
*The father of Jaazeniah, one of the ''princes'' who gave a wicked counsel to the city of [[Jerusalem]]. ({{Bibleverse||Ezekiel|11:1|}}) His name may also be translated as Azur in the King James Version.

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===Baal===
{{See also|Ba'al}}
'''Baal''' ({{Langx|he| בַּעַל}} ''baal'') was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

*A Benjamite, the son of Jehiel. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:30; 9:36|}})
*A Reubenite and son of [[Reaiah]] and father of Beerah whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. [[Beerah]] was a leader of the Reubenites. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:5|}})

===Baal-hanan===
'''Baal-hanan''' (בַּעַל חָנָן "Baal is gracious")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בַּ֫עַל חָנָן|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B7%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%A2%D6%B7%D7%9C_%D7%97%D6%B8%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*An early king of [[Edom]], being the son of [[#Achbor|Achbor]] in {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:38-39|}}. He is also mentioned in the king's list in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:49-50|}} and succeeded Saul, and he himself was succeeded by Hanan.

His native city is not given. For this and other reasons, Joseph Marqaurt supposes that "son of Achbor" is a duplicate of "son of Beor" in Genesis 36:2, and that "Baal-hanan" in the original manuscripts is given as the name of the father of the next king, Hadar.<ref>Josef Markwart (Joseph Marquart), Fundamente Israelitischer und Judi's Here Gesch. 1896, pp. 10 et seq.</ref>

*A gardener of "the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains" in the service of [[David]]. Of the city of Geder. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:28|}})

===Baana===
'''Baana''' (בַּעֲנָה) was the name of 3 or 2 biblical figures:

*A man who accompanied [[Zerubbabel]] from captivity ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:2|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:27|}}) Possibly the same as {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:7|}}.
*The father of [[Zadok]] the builder ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:4|}}).

=== Baanah ===
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(Hebrew: בַעֲנָא)
* One of [[Ish-bosheth]]'s army captains ([[2 Samuel 4]]:2)
* Baanah the Netophathite was the father of Heleb, one of [[King David's Warriors]] ([[:s:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 23|2 Samuel 23:29]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 11|1 Chronicles 11:30]]).
* Baanah the son of Ahilud, was one of [[Solomon]]'s twelve regional administrators, having jurisdiction over [[Taanach]], [[Tel Megiddo|Meggido]], and Beth-shean (1 Kings 4:12).
* Baanah the son of Hushai, was one of Solomon's twelve regional administrators, having jurisdiction over Asher and [[Bealoth|Aloth]] (1 Kings 4:16).

===Baara===
'''Baara''' (בָּעֲרָא) was one of the three wives of [[Shaharaim]], a Benjamite, according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 8|1 Chronicles 8:8]].

===Baaseiah===
'''Baaseiah''' ([[Hebrew Language|Hebrew]]:באשעיה Meaning: ''the Lord is bold'') was a Gershonite Levite as the son of Michael and the father of Malkijah according {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:25|HE}}. He was also an ancestor of [[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]] the seer or poet.

===Bakbakkar===
'''Bakbakkar''' (בַּקְבַּקַּר "searcher"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בַּקְבַּקַּר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%A7%D6%B0%D7%91%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%A7%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according to the [[Hebrew Bible]], was a Levite dwelling in the villages of the Netophathites, and later carried captive into Babylon. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:15|}}) He is also one of the descendants of Asaph.

===Bakbuk===
'''Bakbuk''' (meaning: "bottle" perhaps [[onomatopoetic]]), was the ancestor of the ''children of Bakbuk'' who were among the Nethinim and returned from [[Babylon]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:51|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:53|}}).

===Bakbukiah===
'''Bakbukiah''' (בַּקְבֻּקְיָה) was the name of 2 biblical figures.

*A Levite who dwelt in [[Jerusalem]] who returned from captivity ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:17|}}); perhaps the same in {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:9|}}.
*A porter keeping watch of the store house of the gates ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:25|}}).

===Bakkuk===
''See [[#Bakbuk|Bakbuk]]''

===Bani===
'''Bani''' (בָּנִי) was the name of 16 individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].

*A Gadite and one of [[David]]'s mighty men ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:36|}}).
*A Levite, whose son was appointed to service at the [[tabernacle]] at David's rule ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:46|}}).
*A Judahite whose son lived in [[Jerusalem]] after the exile ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:4|}}).
*''See [[#Binnui|Binnui]]''
*One who took a strange wife, along with his brothers being the son of Bani ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:34,38|}}).
*Son of Bani, a Levite and builder ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|6:17|}}).
*Instructed the people in [[Ezra]]'s time ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|8:7|}}).
*Three Levites mentioned in connection with temple worship at Ezra's time ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|9:4,5|}}).
*A Levite who sealed the covenant ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:13|}}).
*A leader of a people who also signed the covenant ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:14|}}).
*The father of Uzzi who led as an overseer in Jerusalem ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:22|}}).

===Barachel===
'''Barachel''' (בָּרַכְאֵל "God blesses")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בָּרַכְאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B7%D7%9B%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a Buzite, and was the father of [[Elihu (Job)|Elihu]], an antagonist of [[Job (Bible)|Job]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Job#Chapter 32|Job 32:2]].

===Bariah===
'''Bariah''' (בָּרִיחַ "fleeing" or "fugitive") was a descendant of the royal family of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], being one of the three sons of Shemaiah ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|3:22|}}).

===Barkos===
'''Barkos''' (בַּרְקוֹס) was a painter who was the father of some of the [[Nethinim]], and head of a family of temple-slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Ezra#Chapter 2|Ezra 2:53]].

===Baruch===
{{See also|Baruch ben Neriah}}
'''Baruch''' was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

*A priest, the son of Zabbai, who helped in rebuilding the [[Wall of Jerusalem]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:20|}}).
*A priest who signed the covenant with [[Nehemiah]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:6|}}).
*The son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of [[Pharez]] of the [[tribe of Judah]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:5|}}).

===Barzillai===
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'''Barzillai''' [ברזלי "Iron-like"] was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*The [[Gilead]]ite of [[List of minor biblical places#Rogelim|Rogelim]] was 80 years old at the time of [[Absalom]]'s revolt against King [[David]]. Barzillai supplied provisions for David's army at [[Mahanaim]] ([[2 Samuel 17]]:27–29). After the death of Absalom, being an old man, he was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem, but brought [[Chimham]] to David for the return journey ([[2 Samuel 19]]:31–37).
*Another figure who married one of Barzillai's daughters was called Barzellai as a result ([[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] [[Ezra 2:61|2:61]]; [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] [[Nehemiah 7|7]]:63). In [[1 Esdras]] 5:38, he is called Zorzelleus.

===Basemath===
[[Hebrew]]: ''Sweet-smelling'' or ''Sweet-smile''
# '''Basemath''', wife of Esau, and daughter of Elon the Hittite ({{bibleverse||Genesis|26:34|HE}}). She is thought to be identical to or a sister to [[Adhah|Adah]] who is mentioned in Genesis 36.<ref>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "Basemath"</ref>
# '''[[Basemath]]''', another wife of Esau, daughter of [[Ishmael]], sister to [[Nebajoth]] and mother of [[Reuel]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:3|HE}}). She is thought by some scholars to be the same as [[Mahalath]] of Genesis 28.
# '''Basemath''', the daughter of [[Solomon]]; a wife of [[Ahimaaz]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Kings|4:15|HE}})

===Bavai===
'''Bavai''' (bawway; [[Septuagint]] [[Codex Alexandrinus]], Benei; [[Codex Vaticanus]], Bedei; the [[King James Version]] Bavai, "wisher"), was mentioned as one of those who helped rebuilt the wall of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:17,18|}}</ref>

===Bazlith===
'''Bazlith''' (בַצְלִית) or '''Bazluth''' (בַּצְלוּת) was the ancestor whose descendants were among the Nethinim, and returned with [[Zerubbabel]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:54|}}; {{bibleverse||Ezra|2:52|}})

===Bazluth===
''See [[#Bazlith|Bazlith]]<ref>Ezra 2:52</ref>''

===Bealiah===
'''Bealiah''' (בְּעַלְיָה, ''Be‘alyah'') or '''Baalyah''', a [[Benjamite]], was one of [[David]]'s thirty heroes who went to [[Ziklag]], mentioned in {{Bibleverse|1 Chronicles|12:5}}. The name derives from [[Baal]] and [[Jah]], and according to the ''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'' (1915) means "Yahweh is Lord."<ref>Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. ''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'', "Bealiah" (1915). [http://www.biblestudytools.com/encyclopedias/isbe/bealiah.html]</ref>

===Bebai===
'''Bebai''' (בֵּבַי) was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

*Ancestor of those who returned with [[Ezra]], to [[Jerusalem]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|8:11|}}). His descendants were 623 which returned with [[Zerubbabel]] to Jerusalem ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:11|}}). {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:6|}}, gives the number of 628. Most of his descendants married foreign wives ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:28|}}).
*Father of Zechariah and a descendant of Bebai ({{bibleverse||Ezra|8:11|}}).
*Chief of the people who signed the covenant ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:15|}}).

===Becher===
'''Becher''' (בֶכֶר)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בֶּ֫כֶר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B6%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%9B%D6%B6%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* The second of ten sons of [[Benjamin]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:21]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 7|1 Chronicles 7:6]]
* A son of [[Ephraim]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:35]].  His descendants were referred to as Bachrites.

===Bechorath===
'''Becorath''' (בְּכוֹרַת "first-born"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּכוֹרַת|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%9B%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A8%D6%B7%D7%AA?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> son of [[Aphiah]], of the [[tribe of Benjamin]], was an ancestor of King [[Saul]] and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Samuel#Chapter 9|1 Samuel 9]])

===Becorath===
''See [[#Bechorath|Bechorath]]''

===Bedad===
'''Bedad''' (בְּדַד "solitary")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּדַד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%93%D6%B7%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of Hadad of [[Edom]], ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:35|}}). In {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:46|}}, either he, his son or both defeated the [[Midianites]] in [[Moab]] and their city was named Avith.

===Bedan===
'''Bedan''' (בְּדָן "in judging")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּדָן|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 2 biblical figures.

*One of the leaders of [[Israel]], mentioned along with [[Gideon]], [[Jephthah]] and [[Samuel]] who was commemorated as one of the deliverers of the nation ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|12:11|}}). It is likely that the text refers to Barak in the [[Septuagint]], [[Syriac language|Syriac]] and [[Arabic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bedan - Bible Definition and Scripture References |url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/bedan/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bible Study Tools |language=en}}</ref>
*One of the sons of Ulam of the [[tribe of Manasseh]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:17|}}).

===Bedeiah===
'''Bedeiah''' (בֵּדְיָה "servant of YHWH"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בֵּֽדְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B5%D6%BC%D6%BD%D7%93%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> an Israelite exile, is a descendant of Bani who married a foreign wife ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:35|}}).

===Beera===
'''Beera''' (בְּאֵרָא "a well") was a son of Zophah and from the [[tribe of Asher]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:37|}}).

===Beerah===
'''Beerah''' (בְּאֵרָה "well")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּאֵרָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the princes of [[Tribe of Reuben|Reuben]] whom [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] carried away to Assyria ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:6|}}).
He was the son of [[Baal (son of Micah)|Baal]].

===Beeri===
'''Beeri''' (בְּאֵרִי "my well")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּאֵרִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*The father of the prophet [[Hosea]] ({{bibleverse||Hosea|1:1|}}). Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy, and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves, they were incorporated in the Book of Isaiah, viz., verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism.<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/mhl/mhl07.htm The Midrash: Leviticus Rabba<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*The Hittite father of Judith wife of [[Esau]] (Genesis 26:34).

===Beker===
See [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A-K#Becher|Becher]].

===Bela===
Hebrew: בלע ''BeLa''' "Crooked"

'''Bela''' was the name of three individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* [[Bela ben Beor]], an [[Edom]]ite king according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 36|Genesis 36:32]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 1|1 Chronicles 1:43]]
* (also "Belah") The first of ten sons of [[Benjamin]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:21]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:38]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 7|1 Chronicles 7 and 8]].
* A son of [[Azaz]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 5|1 Chronicles 5:8]]

===Belah===
''See [[#Bela|Bela]]''

===Ben===
''See [[#Jaaziel|Jaaziel]]''

===Ben Abinadab===
'''Ben''' '''Abinadab''' (Hebrew בנ אבינדב ''BeN ,'aḄYNaDaḄ'' "My Father is Liberal"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Dor, and he was married to Taphath, a daughter of Solomon. 1 Kings 4:11 (RSV).

===Ben-Ammi===
'''Ben-Ammi''' (Hebrew בן־עמי for "son of my people"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Ben-ammi.html#.VG0I_PnF-uk |title=The amazing name Ben-ammi: Meaning and etymology}}</ref>) was the son of [[Lot (biblical person)|Lot]] and his youngest daughter. He became the father of the [[Ammon (nation)|Ammonites]] (see {{bibleverse||Genesis|19:36–38|NIV}}).

===Ben Deker===
'''Ben Dekar''' (Hebrew בנ דקר ''BeN DeQeR'' "Son of Pick"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan. 1 Kings 4:9 (RSV).

===Ben Geber===
'''Ben Geber''' (Hebrew בנ גבר ''BeN GeḄeR'' "Son of He-Man"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was responsible for [[Ramoth-Gilead]] and Argob (1 Kings 4:13).

===Ben-hail===
'''Ben-hail''' ([[Hebrew]]: Ben-Cha'yil, בֶּןאּחִיַל, son of strength, i.e. warrior; Sept. translates οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν δυνατῶν), was one of the princes sent by king [[Jehoshaphat]] throughout the [[Kingdom of Judah]], as to fulfill the king's reformation.

===Ben-hanan===
'''Ben-hanan''' (בֶּן־חָנָן "son of favor") was the son of Shimon in the line of Judah ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:20|}}).

===Ben Hesed===
'''Ben Hesed''' (Hebrew בנ חסד ''ben hesed'' "Son of Grace"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Aruboth, Sochoh, and Hepher. 1 Kings 4:10 (RSV).

===Ben Hur===
'''Ben Hur''' (Hebrew בנ חור ''Ben Hur'' "Son of Hur") was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Ephraim. 1 Kings 4:8 (RSV).

===Ben-Zoheth===
'''Ben-Zoheth''' (בֶּן־זוֹחֵת "son of Zoheth") was a descendant of [[Judah (biblical figure)|Judah]] being a descendant of Ishi ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:20|}}).

===Benaiah===
'''Benaiah''' was the name of 12 minor biblical individuals.

*A Pirathonite, and one of [[David]]'s mighty men who was chief of the course in the 11th month, numbering 24,000 ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:30|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|11:31; 27:14|}}).
*Chief over the house of Simeon ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:36|}}).
*A Levite appointed as a singer with ''"psalteries set to Alamoth"'' ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:18,20; 16:5|}}).
*A priest who was appointed by [[Yahweh]] to blow the trumpet before the [[Ark of the Covenant]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:24; 16:6|}}).
*The father of [[Jehoiada]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|27:34|}}). Possibly the same as the prominent [[Benaiah]].
*An ancestor of Jahaziel of the house of [[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|20:14|}}).
*An overseer in the service of [[Hezekiah]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:13|}}).
*Four different men who married foreign wives ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:25,30,35,43|}}).
*The father of Pelatiah seen in the visions of [[Ezekiel]] the prophet ({{bibleverse||Ezekiel|11:1,3|}}).

===Beninu===
'''Beninu''' (בְּנִינוּ "our son")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּנִ֑ינוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B4%D6%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a returning [[Levite]] exile who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:13-14|}}).

===Benjamin===
'''Benjamin''' was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

*A Benjamite being the son of Bilhan, and the head of the family of warriors ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:10|}}).
*One of the sons of Harim, who married a foreign wife ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:32|}}).

===Beno===
'''Beno''' was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 24|1 Chronicles 24:26–27]].

===Beor===
{{See also|Beor (biblical figure)}}
'''Beor''' was the name of 2 biblical figures.

*The father of king Bela of [[Edom]] who was one of the kings of Edom who reigned "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel" ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:31-32|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:43|}}).
*The father of [[Balaam]] who in Jewish Tradition is venerated as a prophet ({{bibleverse||Numbers|22-24; 31:8}}; {{bibleverse||Joshua|13:22|}}).<ref>Baba Bathra 15b</ref> He and other men who were fathers of notable prophets is also mentioned and commemorated.

===Berachah===
'''Berachah''' (בְּרָכָה "blessing") was one of the Benjamite warriors who joined [[David]] in [[Ziklag]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|12:3|}}).

===Beraiah===
'''Beraiah''' (בְּרָאיָה "YHWH has created")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּרָאיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%90%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the son of Shimhi, chief man of Benjamin ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:21|}}).

===Berechiah===
'''Berechiah''' was the name of 7 biblical figures.

*The father of the prophet [[Zechariah (Hebrew prophet)|Zechariah]] and son of Iddo ({{bibleverse||Zechariah|1:1; 11:7|}}). Also called Jeberechiah or Jeberekiah in Isaiah 8:2.
*One of the sons of [[Zerubbabel]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|3:19-20|}}).
*The father of [[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]] the seer ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:39; 15:17|}}).
*An inhabitant of [[Jerusalem]] and a [[Levite]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:16|}})
*The doorkeeper for the ark in [[David]]'s time ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|15:23|}}).
*One of the heads of the [[tribe of Ephraim]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|28:12|}}).
*The father of Meshullam the builder during [[Nehemiah]]'s time ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:4,30; 6:18|}}).

=== Beriah ===
'''Beriah''' is the name of four different biblical individuals:
* One of [[Asher]]'s four sons, and father of [[#Heber|Heber]] and [[Malchiel]].<ref>{{bibleverse-lb||Gen.|46:17|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Num.|26:44–45|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|7:30|HE}}</ref>
* A son of [[Ephraim]] ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|7:20–23|HE}}), born after the killing of Ephraim's sons Ezer and Elead, and so called by his father "because disaster had befallen his house."<ref>1 Chronicles 7:23, ''New Revised Standard Version''</ref> He was the father of Rephah, the ancestor of [[Joshua]] son of [[Nun (biblical figure)|Nun]] son of Elishama.
* A [[Benjamite]], son of Elpaal. He and his brother Shema expelled the [[Gittite]]s, and were patriarchs to the inhabitants of Ajalon. His sons were Michael, Ishpah and Joha. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|8:13|HE}})
* A [[Levite]], the son of [[Shimei]]. He was jointly patriarch of a clan with his brother Jeush. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|23:10–11|HE}})

===Bered===
'''Bered''' (בֶּרֶד "hail")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/b/bered.htm Topical Bible: Bered]</ref> was the son of Shulethah, being the grandson of [[Ephraim]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:20|}}).

===Beri===
'''Beri''' (בֵּרִי "a well")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בֵּרִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B5%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the son of Zophah of the [[tribe of Asher]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:36|}}).

===Besai===
'''Besai''' (בֵּסַי "my treading")<ref>{{Cite web |title=H1153 - bēsay - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon |url=https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1153/kjv/wlc/0-1/|website=Blue Letter Bible |language=en}}</ref> was the ancestor of the Nethinim who returned with [[Zerubbabel]] to [[Jerusalem]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:49|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:52|}}).

===Besodeiah===
'''Besodeiah''' (בְּסוֹדְיָה "with the counsel of YHWH" or "in the secret of the Lord")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּסוֹדְיָ֑ה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A1%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%93%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of another Meshullam, who was another builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:6|}}).

===Beth-rapha===
'''Beth-rapha''' (בֵּית רָפָא "house of healing") was a descendant of [[Judah (biblical figure)|Judah]] being the son of Eshton ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:12|}}).

===Bethuel===
{{Main|Bethuel}}
'''Bethuel''' was the youngest son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]]. Nephew of [[Abraham]] and father of [[Rebecca (biblical figure)|Rebecca]] and [[Laban (Bible)|Laban]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|22:21-23|}}).

===Beth Zur===
'''Beth Zur''' (בֵּית צוּר "house of the rock")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/b/beth-zur.htm Topical Bible: Beth-Zur]</ref> is mentioned in ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|2:45|HE}}) as the son of Maon the son of Shammai. He is also a [[Jerahmeelite]].

===Bezai===
'''Bezai''' (בֵּצַי) was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*A chief who sealed the covenant ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:18|}}).
*His 323 descendants ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:23|}}) or 324 ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:17|}}) returned with [[Zerubbabel]] to [[Jerusalem]].

===Bezalel===
'''Bezalel''' (בְּצַלְאֵל)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בְּצַלְאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A6%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was an architect who constructed the ark in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness, he was engaged principally in works of metal, wood, and stone; while Aholiab, who was associated with him and subordinate to him, had the charge of the textile fabrics ({{bibleverse||Exodus|31:2; 35:30; 36:1-2; 38:22|}}).

===Bezaleel===
'''Bezaleel''' (בְּצַלְאֵל) was one of the descendants of Pahath-Moab guilty of intermarriage ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:30|}}).

===Bezer===
'''Bezer''' (בֶּצֶר "gold ore" or "remote fortress")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/b/bezer.htm Topical Bible: Bezer]</ref> was from the [[tribe of Asher]] being the son of Zophah ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:37|}}).

===Bichri===
'''Bichri''' (בִּכְרִי "youthful")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בִּכְרִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%9B%D6%B0%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a Benjamite being the father of Sheba who led an insurrection against king [[David]]; whom [[Joab]] and his army pursued and lob his head over the town's wall ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|20:1|}}).

===Bidkar===

'''Bidkar''' (Hebrew: בדקר) was an officer of the Israelite king Jehu.  Jehu ordered Bidkar to throw the body of the king he usurped, Jehoram, into the field of Naboth, fulfilling prophecy.  [[2 Kings 9]]:25

===Bigtha===
''See [[#Biztha|Biztha]]''

===Bigthana===
'''Bigthana''' ([[Hebrew]]: בִּגְתָן, בִּגְתָנָא Bīgṯān, Bīgṯānāʾ) was a [[eunuch]] of king [[Ahasuerus]] who in the Greek [[Septuagint]] translation of the [[Bible]], they were known as '''Gabatha''' ([[Koine Greek]]: Γαβαθά καὶ Θαρρα). Bigthan's name is also spelled "Bigtan" or "Bigthana". It is a Persian name which means "Gift of God".<ref name="Mandel2010">{{cite book|author=David Mandel|title=Who's Who in the Jewish Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yzmi5_408K4C&pg=PA67|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Jewish Publication Society|isbn=978-0-8276-1029-3|page=67}}</ref> He and Theresh were planning to kill the king whom [[Mordecai]] warned Ahasuerus of.

===Bigvai===
The name '''Bigvai''' (בִּגְוַי) occurs several times in Ezra-Nehemiah (Ezra 2:2, 14, 8:14, Nehemiah 7:7, 19 and 10:16).<ref name=Wright>Wright, J. S.,[https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_ezra_wright.html The Date of Ezra's Coming to Jerusalem], Biblical Studies, accessed 19 September 2020.</ref> That refers to 3 people. In the last of these he is one of the "leaders of the people".<ref>{{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:16|NKJV}}</ref> By 408 B.C. the [[Elephantine papyri]] show that Sanballat was the governor of [[Samaria]], and Bigvai the governor of [[Jerusalem]] but Wright says that "it is not suggested that any of these [referred to in Ezra-Nehemiah] is the man who later became governor.<ref name=Wright />

===Bilgah===
'''Bilgah''' (בִּלְגַה) was allocated the fifteenth division of [[Priestly divisions|priestly service]] when lots were drawn in [[1 Chronicles|1 Chronicles 24]].

===Bilhan===
'''Bilhan''' (בִּלְהָן "their decrepitude")<ref>{{Cite web |title=H1092 - bilhān - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lsb) |url=https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1092/lsb/wlc/0-1/|website=Blue Letter Bible |language=en}}</ref> was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*A Horite chief dwelling in [[Mount Seir]], a descendant of Esau ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:27|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:42|}}).
*A [[Benjamite]] being the son of Jediael and father of Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:10|}}).

===Bilshan===
'''Bilshan''' (בִּלְשָׁן), one of the important men who came with [[Zerubbabel]] from Babylon. ({{Bibleverse||Ezra|2:2|}};{{Bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:7|}}) In 1 Esdras 5:8 he is called ''Beelsarus''. According to [[Rabbinical Literature]], the name Bilshan is improper, but a surname to the preceding name Mordecai. The latter was given this epithet because of his linguistic attainments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BILSHAN - JewishEncyclopedia.com |url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3304-bilshan |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref>

===Bimhal===
'''Bimhal''' (בִּמְהָל) was one of the sons of Japhlet in the [[tribe of Asher]]  ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:33|}}).

===Binea===
'''Binea''' (בִּנְעָא "fountain"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בִּנְעָא|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B0%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%90?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a descendant of Jonathan, was the son of Moza and the father of Rephaiah or Rapha. He is mentioned in two passages: [[1 Chronicles|1 Chronicles 8:37]] and [[1 Chronicles|1 Chronicles 9:43]].

===Binnui===
'''Binnui''' (בִּנּוּי) was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

*A Levite, father of Noadiah and living in the time of [[Ezra]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|8:33|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:8|}}).
*One of the descendants of Pahath-Moab guilty of intermarriage and Balnuus of 1 Esdras 9:31 ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:30|}}). He was also called Bani who was also mentioned being intermarried ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:38|}}).
*The son of Henadad who built the part of wall of Jerusalem; he also sealed the covenant with [[Nehemiah]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:24; 10:9|}}). He is identical with Bavvai son of Henadad mentioned in {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:18|}} which is either a corrupt version of Binnui. Or is a Levitical house which Bavvai was a chief. Nehemiah 10:9 supports this theory as Binnui is a leader and besides, the names in these verses are obviously of priests and Levites.
*One of the heads who went with [[Zerubbabel]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:15|}}; {{bibleverse||Ezra|2:10|}}).

===Birsha===
'''Birsha''' (בִּרְשַׁע) is the king of [[Sodom and Gomorrah|Gomorrah]] in [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 14|Genesis 14]] who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against [[Chedorlaomer]].

===Bishlam===
'''Bishlam''' was one of the three foreign colonists who wrote a complaint letter concerning the [[Jews]] to [[Artaxerxes I of Persia#Portrayal in the Book of Ezra and Nehemiah|Artaxerxes]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|4:7|}}). The [[Septuagint]] renders Bishlam as ἐν εἰρήνῃ (en eirēnē), "in peace", as though it were a phrase rather than a proper name; this is clearly or possibly an error.<ref>Orr, James, ed. (1915). "Bishlam". [[International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]]. Chicago: Howard-Severance.</ref> In [[1 Esdras]], his name is given as '''Belemus'''.<ref>{{cite wikisource|title=Bible (King James)/I Esdras|wslink=Bible_(King_James)/I_Esdras|at=2:16}}</ref>

===Biztha===
'''Biztha''' was the second of the seven [[eunuchs]] of [[Ahasuerus]]; it may be possible that the name is derived from the Persian besteh, "bound," hence, "eunuch" ({{bibleverse||Esther|1:10|}}).

===Bocheru===
'''Bocheru''' (בֹּכְרוּ "firstborn"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בֹּֽכְרוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%B9%D6%BC%D6%BD%D7%9B%D6%B0%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a Benjamite, was one of the 6 sons of Azel. He is mentioned two times in the [[Hebrew Bible]]: [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 8|1 Chronicles 8:38]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 9|1 Chronicles 9:44]].

===Bohan===
'''Bohan''' (בֹּהַן "thumb") was mentioned in {{bibleverse||Joshua|15:6; 18:17|}} as whose stone served as a boundary mark from Judah to Benjamin. He is neither mentioned in the lists of [[Reuben (biblical figure)|Reuben]]'s sons. Some suggest he was the one who set that rock.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bohan Hebrew Meaning - Old Testament Lexicon (KJV) |url=https://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/kjv/bohan.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Bible Study Tools |language=en}}</ref>

===Bukki===
'''Bukki''' (בֻּקִּי) was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*A prince of the [[tribe of Dan]], son of Jogli; one of those appointed by [[Moses]] to superintend the division of [[Canaan]] amongst the tribe ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:22]]).
*A son of [[Abishua]], father of Uzzi, and a priest from the line of [[Aaron]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:5,51|}}; {{bibleverse||Ezra|7:4|}}).

===Bukkiah===
'''Bukkiah''' (בֻּקִּיָּה "YHWH has emptied")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בֻּקִּיָּ֫הוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%BB%D6%BC%D7%A7%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a Kohathite Levite being one of the sons of Heman one of the musicians of the first temple ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|25:4,13|}}).

===Bunah===
'''Bunah''' (בּוּנָה "intelligence")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, בּוּנָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%91%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is mentioned in [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 2|1 Chronicles 2:25]] as a son of [[Jerahmeel]], a Judahite.

===Bunni===
'''Bunni''' (בֻּנִּי) was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*A Levite living in the time of described as "Standing on the stairs of the Levites were" ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|9:4|}}).
*The father of Hashabiah whose descendant, Shemaiah the Levite inhabited the newly recovered city [[Jerusalem]] ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:15|}}).

===Buz===
'''Buz''' (בּוּז) was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*The second son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|22:21|}}). Elihu, the [[Book of Job]]'s antagonist was his prominent descendant ({{bibleverse||Job|32:2|}}).
*One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|5:14|}}).

===Buzi===
'''Buzi''' ([[Hebrew]]: בּוּזִי, ''Būzī'') was the father of [[Ezekiel]] and priest of Jerusalem ([[Ezekiel 1:3]]). Ezekiel, like [[Jeremiah]], is said to have been a descendant of [[Joshua]] by his marriage with the proselyte [[Rahab]] ([[Talmud]] Meg. 14b; [[Midrash]] Sifre, Num. 78).

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===Calcol===
See [[#Chalcol|Chalcol]]

===Caleb===
{{See also|Caleb (son of Hezron)}}
''This is about the Caleb mentioned only in [[1 Chronicles 2]]:18. For the better-known Caleb son of Jephunneh, see [[Caleb]].''

===Canaanitish Woman===
'''The Canaanitish  Woman''' can refer to one unnamed biblical individual.

*The mother of Shaul, son of [[Simeon]]. She was a Canaanite of [[Canaan]] whom Simeon was married to, it is unclear whether she was the mother of the other sons of Simeon ({{bibleverse||Genesis|46:10|}}; {{bibleverse||Exodus|6:15|}}).

===Carkas===
'''Carkas''' or Carcas is one of the seven eunuchs whom [[Ahasuerus]] summoned to parade queen [[Vashti]] ({{bibleverse||Esther|1:10|}}).

===Carmi===
'''Carmi''' (כַּרְמִי "my vineyard")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כַּרְמִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B0%D7%9E%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> refers to two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* The fourth son of [[Reuben (son of Jacob)|Reuben]] and progenitor of the Carmites according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:9]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:6]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 5|1 Chronicles 5:3]].
* The son of [[Zabdi]], grandson of [[Zerah]] of the [[Tribe of Judah]], and the father of [[Achan (biblical figure)|Achan]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 7|Joshua 7:1]]. He was present at the [[Battle of Jericho]].

=== Carshena ===
'''Carshena''' or '''Karshena''' is a name which appears in a list of high-ranking officials of Persia and Media in the court of king Ahasuerus in [[Esther 1]]:14. It is derived from the Persian ''warkačīnā'', meaning "wolfish".<ref name="cb carshena">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Carshena|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Chalcol===
'''Chalcol''', the brother of Darda (Hebrew כלכל ''kalkol'' – the same consonants with different vowel points (''kilkayl'') mean "maintain") is listed in 1 Kings 4:31 as an example of a very wise man who is, nevertheless, not as wise as [[Solomon]]. Another person with the same Hebrew name (though spelled '''Calcol''' in the [[King James Version]]) is listed in 1 Chronicles as the son of Zerah, the son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)]].<ref>1 Chronicles 2:6.</ref>

=== Chelal ===
See [[Kelal]].

=== Chelluh ===
'''Chelluh''', '''Cheluhi''', or '''Cheluhu''' (כְּלוּהַי "my accomplishment") is the name given in Ezra 10:35 for one of the men who married foreign women.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Chelluh|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Chelub ===
Two individuals by the name of '''Chelub''' (כְּלוּב "caged")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כְּלוּב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%9C%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> are mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
* A descendant of [[Judah (biblical person)|Judah]], called "brother of Shuhah" in 1 Chronicles 4:11, in a genealogical passage listing descendants of Judah. According to the ''[[Encyclopaedia Biblica]]'' (1899), this "Chelub" is the biblical figure better known as [[Caleb]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Chelub|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* An Ezri son of Chelub was an overseer of agricultural work in the time of king [[David]] according to 1 Chronicles 27:26.

===Chelubai===
''See [[#Caleb]]''

=== Chesed ===
See [[#Kesed|Kesed]]

=== Chenaanah ===
'''Chenaanah''' (Hebrew:כְּנַעֲנָה "trader") is the name of two biblical figures.
* In a genealogical section of Chronicles concerned with the [[Tribe of Benjamin]], a Chenaanah son of Bilhan is mentioned.<ref name="1 Chronicles 7:10">1 Chronicles 7:10.</ref>
* The false prophet Zedekiah is called "son of Chenaanah".<ref>1 Kings 22:11, 24; 2 Chronicles 18:10.</ref>

===Chenani===
'''Chenani''' (כְּנָנִי "my station")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כְּנָנִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%A0%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the men mentioned in {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|9:4|}}, in connection with the constitution of "congregation." If the names represent houses or families, eight Levitical houses probably sang some well-known psalm on this occasion.

=== Chenaniah ===
'''Chenaniah''' (כְּנַנְיָה), according to Chronicles, was a [[Levite]] leader in the time of [[David]].<ref>1 Chronicles 15:22, 27; 26:29.</ref> The Hebrew text is unclear as to whether he was in charge of something to do with singing or with the carrying of the ark.<ref name="cb chenaniah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Chenaniah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Cheran===
'''Cheran''' or '''Keran''' (כְּרָן "lyre"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כְּרָ֑ן|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> an Edomite,  was the son of Dishon the Horite duke ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:26|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:41|}}).

===Chileab===
{{Main|Chileab}}
'''Chileab''' ({{langx|he|כִלְאָב}}, ''Ḵīləʾāḇ'') also known as '''Daniel''', was the second son of [[David]], [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|King of Israel]], according to the [[Bible]]. He was David's son with his third wife [[Abigail]], widow of [[Nabal|Nabal the Carmelite]], and is mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|3:1|HE}}, and {{bibleverse|2|Samuel|3:3|HE}}. Unlike the other of David's three elder sons, [[Amnon]], [[Absalom]], and [[Adonijah]] who were important characters in 2 Samuel, Chileab is only named in the list of David's sons and no further mention is made of him. Though being the second son,...

===Chimham===
'''Chimham''', '''Chimhan''' <ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+samuel+19&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-8552a Masoretic Text at 2 Samuel 19:40].</ref> or '''Kimham''' <ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|19:40|NIV}} – [[New International Version]].</ref> (כִּמְהָם "their longing")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כִּמְהָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%94%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a servant nominated by [[Barzillai]] to accompany King [[David]] to [[Gilgal]] during his return to Jerusalem from beyond the Jordan after the death of [[Absalom]]. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 19|2 Samuel 19:37–40]])

The name also refers to a place near Bethlehem where Johanan regrouped before departing to [[Egypt]].<ref>Jeremiah 41:17.</ref>

===Chislon===
'''Chislon''' (Hebrew: כִּסְלוֹן "confidence") was the father of [[Elidad]], a prince of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]]. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:21]])

===Col-hozeh===
'''Col-hozeh''' (כׇּל־חֹזֶה "all-seeing")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כָּל־חֹזֶה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%9C%D6%BE%D7%97%D6%B9%D7%96%D6%B6%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of Shallum ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:15|}}), who was the official of [[Mizpah in Benjamin|Mizpah]] at the time, and head of the repairs to certain walls and fountains. He is further mentioned  as the father of Baruch though it is not explicitly mentioned that Baruch's brother was Shallum, distinguishing this Col-hozeh from the previous ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|11:5|}}).

===Conaniah===
'''Conaniah''', also Konaniah, (כּוֹנַנְיָהוּ "YHWH has established")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כּוֹנַנְיָ֫הוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A0%D6%B7%D7%A0%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%AB%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the name of two individuals:

*a Levite appointed with his brother, Shimei, by [[Hezekiah]] and Azariah the priest, to be the overseer to the tithes to the temple ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:12-13|}})
*a later Levite placed over the tithes in the time of [[Josiah]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|35:9|}}).

===Concubine, Aramitess===
'''The ''concubine, Aramitess''''' was the mother of Machir, the father of Gilead, she was the concubine of Ashriel ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:14|}}).

===Coz===
'''Coz''' or '''Koz''' (קוֹץ) was the son of Helah and father of Anub and Hazzobebah ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:8|}}).

===Cushi===
'''Cushi''' (כּוּשִׁי) was the name of 2 biblical individuals found in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
*The father of Shelemiah, and so as the great-grandfather of Jehudi who later joined Jeremiah and Baruch in the request of the men to read the scrolls of [[Jeremiah]] to the [[Jehoikim|king]]'s direct advisors. Some point afterwards, Jehoiachim demolishes the scroll by casting it to a pit of fire. ({{bibleverse||Jeremiah|36:14|TLE}})
*The father of the Prophet [[Zephaniah]] in {{bibleverse-lb||Zephaniah|1:1|HE}}; he was also the son of [[#Gedaliah|Gedaliah]] which was the son of [[#Amariah|Amariah]] the son of [[Hezekiah]].

Another unnamed biblical figure called "the Cushite" is found in {{bibleverse|2|Samuel|18:21}} as a messenger from [[Joab]] who brought tidings to [[David]], after the death of [[Absalom]] whom Joab killed. Shortly after David mourns for his beloved son. ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|18:21–32|}})
The [[King James Version]] translates his name as Cushi as a term for an Ethiopian descent.

==D==
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===Dalaiah===
''See [[#Delaiah|Delaiah]]''

===Dalphon===
'''Dalphon''' (Hebrew דַּלְפוֹן "to weep") was one of the ten [[sons of Haman]], killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia, according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Esther, Chapter 9|Esther 9:7]].

===Dara===
''See [[#Darda|Darda]]''

===Darda===
'''Darda''' (Hebrew דַּרְדַּע) was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser.<ref>1 Kings 4:31.</ref> In 1 Chronicles 2:6, his name is misspelled as "Dara."<ref name="cb darda">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Darda|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Darkon===
'''Darkon''' (דַּרְקוֹן "scatterer") was the ancestor of his descendants who were among the servants of [[Solomon]] who returned with [[Zerubbabel]] ({{bibleverse||Ezra|2:56|}}; {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:58|}}).

===Dathan===
{{Main|Dathan}}
'''Dathan''' along with [[Korah]] and Abiram, being the son of Eliab rebelled against [[Moses]] ({{bibleverse||Numbers|16:1|}}). He was sent to Sheol by [[Yahweh]] cause of his disobedience ({{bibleverse||Numbers|26:9|}}).

===Daughter of Machir===
The '''Daughter of Machir''' was an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:21|HE}}, she was the daughter of [[Machir]] the  son of [[Manasseh (tribal patriarch)|Manasseh]] and one of the wives of [[Hezron]] who bore him Segub which became the father of Jair.

===Daughter of Meshullam===
The '''Daughter of Meshullam''' is an unnamed biblical individual whom Johanan, Tobiah's son married; her father was Meshullam ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|6:18|}}).

===Daughter of Putiel===
The '''Daughter of Putiel''' is an unnamed biblical individual whom [[Eleazar]] the son of [[Aaron]] married and bore him [[Phinehas]] ({{bibleverse||Exodus|6:25|}}).

===Daughter of Shechaniah===
The '''Daughter of Shechaniah''' is a biblical figure unnamed and married to Tobiah, she was daughter to Shechaniah son of Arah, whom her father was widely respected; affecting her husband as feared ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|6:18|}}).

===Daughter of Shuah===
The '''Daughter of Shuah''' is an unnamed figure married to Judah, son of [[Jacob]]; she was the daughter of Shuah who bore Judah, Er, Onan and Shelah ({{bibleverse||Genesis|38:2|}}). The reference to Judah's wife in Genesis 38:12 refers to her as the "daughter of Shuah", or "bat-Shuah" in Hebrew.  This has led some to take Bat-Shuah (and variants) as her actual name.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Biblical Personality|author=Richard S. Chapin|publisher=Jason Aronson|year=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9xIyUYMc7RsC&q=bat-shua&pg=PA48|page=48|isbn=9780765760333}}</ref> A [[midrash]]ic tradition says her name was Aliyath.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Sefer haYashar (midrash)|Sefer haYashar]]}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=8AHZ-l0u4n8C&q=aliyath&pg=PA134 Chapter 45:4,29]</ref> Bat-Shuah is also an alternative name for [[Bathsheba]], wife of Judah's descendant, King [[David]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|3:5|HE}}</ref>

===Debir===
'''[[Debir]]''' was a king of Eglon, slain by [[Joshua]] and his valiant men, he camped before Gibeon and warred against it with the other kings, they hid in a cave and was hunged later ({{bibleverse||Joshua|18:1-26|}}).

===Deborah===
{{See also|Deborah (Judge)}}
'''Deborah''' appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Alon Bachot (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" (Genesis 35:8), and is buried by Jacob, who is returning with his large family to Canaan. According to Rashi, Deborah was sent by Laban to care for his sister Rebecca when the latter went to marry Isaac (Genesis 24:59).

===Dedan===
'''Dedan''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]:דְּדָן{{lrm}}) may refer to 2 biblical characters.

*A son of Raamah, son of Cush the son of Ham ({{bibleverse||Genesis|10:7|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:9|}}). His descendants is further mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf (aka Arabian Gulf) and their descendants are likely among the Arabs of today.
*The son of Jokshan, the son of [[Abraham]] through [[Keturah]] and his sons, Leummim, Letushim and Asshurim ({{bibleverse||Genesis|25:3|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:32|}}).

=== Delaiah ===
'''Delaiah''' ({{lang|he|דליהו}} "drawn out by YHWH").<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/ | title=Dictionary.com – the world's favorite online dictionary!}}</ref> is the name of several biblical persons:
* [[Kohen]]ic family, one of the Twenty-four [[Priestly divisions]]
* Son of [[Shemaiah (prophet)|Shemaiah]], and officer to King [[Jehoiakim]] of Judah. He was one of the officers present at the delivery of a scroll sent by Jeremiah, ({{bibleverse-lb||Jer.|36:12|HE}}) and one of those who asked the king not to burn the scroll. (ibid. {{bibleverse-nb||Jer.|36:25|HE}})
* The head of a family that came up from the Babylonian exile with [[Zerubbabel]], that was unable to give its ancestral genealogy. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|2:60|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|7:62|HE}})
*One of the sons of [[Elioenai]], a descendant of the royal [[Davidic line]] through [[Jeconiah]]. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|3:24|HE}}). He lived after the exile and was a descendant of [[Zerubbabel]] as a 3x great-grandson.
* Son of Mehetabel and father of Shemaiah. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|6:10|HE}}) He is probably identical to the previous entry.

===Deuel===
'''Deuel''' (Hebrew דְּעוּאֵל) was the father of [[Eliasaph]] the leader of the [[Tribe of Gad]], as noted in four verses in the [[Book of Numbers]]:  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:14]]; 7:42,47; 10:20. However, in Numbers 2:14 this Eliasaph is called "the son of Reuel."

===Diblaim===
'''Diblaim''' (Hebrew דִּבְלָיִם "cakes of pressed figs") was the father of the prophet [[Hosea]]'s wife, [[Gomer]]. His name means 'doubled cakes'. ([[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] 1:3)

===Dibri===
Dibri, (דִּבְרִי "my word") a [[Tribe of Dan|Danite]], was the father of [[Shelomith bat Dibri|Shelomith]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Leviticus#Chapter 24|Leviticus 24:11]]. Shelomith's son was [[Stoning|stoned]] to death by the people of Israel for [[blasphemy]] following [[Moses|Moses']] issue of a ruling<ref>Lev. 24:15–16.</ref> on the penalty to be applied for blasphemy.

===Diklah===
Diklah (דִּקְלָה "palm grove") was a son of [[Joktan]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 10|Genesis 10:27]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 1|1 Chronicles 1:21]].

===Dishan===
{{for|the given name|Dishan (given name)}}
'''Dishan''' (Hebrew דִּישׁוֹן ''dishon'') was the youngest son of Seir the Horite. ([[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] 36:21)

===Dishon===
'''Dishon''' may refer to 2 biblical individuals.

*The fifth son of Seir ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:21|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:38|}}). In the original of Ge 36:26, where his four sons are mentioned, the name is, by some transposition, DISHAN, which our translators (following the Sept. and the parallel passage 1Ch 1:41) have correctly changed to "Dishon."
*A child of Anah ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:25|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:41|}}).

=== Dodavahu ===
'''Dodavahu''' or '''Dodavah''' (דּוֹדָוָהוּ "beloved of YHWH"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, דּוֹדָוָהוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%93%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%95%D6%B8%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according to Chronicles, was a man of Mareshah in Judah and the father of [[#Eliezer, son of Dodavahu|Eliezer]], a prophet who denounced Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahaziah.<ref name="cb dodavah">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Dodavah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A–D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

===Dodo===
Dodo (Hebrew דּוֹדוֹ ''dodo'' "his beloved" or "his uncle" from דּוֹד ''dod'' meaning "beloved" or "father's brother") is a name given to three persons in the [[Bible]]:
* A descendant of [[Issachar]] ([[Book of Judges|Judges]] 10:1).
* An [[Ahohite]], father of [[Eleazar (son of Dodo)|Eleazar]], who was one of [[David]]'s three mighty men who were over the thirty. ([[Books of Samuel|2 Samuel]] 23:9; [[Books of Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] 11:12)
* A man from [[Bethlehem]], and father of [[Elhanan son of Dodo|Elhanan]], who was one of David's thirty heroes ([[2 Samuel 23]]:24).

===Dumah===
'''Dumah''' (דּוּמָה "silence")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, דּוּמָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%93%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the sons of [[Ishmael]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|25:14|}}; {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:30|}}). Some scholars identify Dumah with the ancient city of [[Dumat al-Jandal|Duma]] in modern [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dever|first=William G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6-VxwC5rQtwC&q=What+Did+the+Biblical+Writers+Know+and+When+Did+They+Know+It%3F%3A+What+|title=What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?: What Archeology Can Tell Us About the Reality of Ancient Israel|date=2001-05-10|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|isbn=978-0-8028-2126-3|language=en}}</ref>

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===Ebal===
'''Ebal''' may refer to 2 biblical figures:

*A son of Shobal, a descendant of Seir the Horite, he was a relative to the Esauites in {{bibleverse||Genesis|36:23|}}.
*''See'' [[List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z#Obal|Obal]]

===Ebed===
* The father of [[Gaal (biblical figure)|Gaal]], mentioned in Judges 9.
* The son of Jonathan, one of the heads of household who returned from the [[Babylonian exile]] in the [[Book of Ezra]] (Ezra 8:6).

===Ebed-melech===
'''Ebed-melech''' (Hebrew: עבד-מלך {{lang|he-Latn|eved-melekh}} "servant of a king"<ref>[https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h5663/kjv/wlc/0-1  Strong's Hebrew Lexicon Number H5663].</ref>), an Ethiopian eunuch, intervened with king Zedekiah on behalf of Jeremiah<ref>[https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Jeremiah#38:7 Jeremiah 38:7ff].</ref>

===Eber===
'''Eber''' was the name of 5 biblical individuals of the [[Hebrew Bible]].
*The third generation from [[Shem]] and the founder of the Hebrew race. The son of [[Salah]] and the father of Peleg. His named can be derived from the term [[Hebrews|Hebrew]]. ({{Bibleverse||Genesis|10:24; 11:14}}) 
*One of the seven heads of the descendants of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] in {{bibleverse|1|Chr|5:13|}}.
*A benjaminite and the oldest of the three sons of Elpaal mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chr|8:12|}}.
*A benjaminite and one of the heads of the families of the tribe in [[Jerusalem]]. v.22
*A head of the family of Amok after the exile. ({{Bibleverse||Nehemiah|12:20|}})

===Ebiasaph===
See [[#Abiasaph|Abiasaph]]

===Eden===
'''Eden''' may refer to the [[Garden of Eden]] or the singular person named ''Eden'' described in {{bibleverse|2|Chr|29:12|}} as the son of Joah and one of the Levites who sanctified the Temple of the Lord by assisting in reforming the public worship of the sanctuary in the time of [[Hezekiah]]. In ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:15|}}), Eden along with other people appointed, helped assisted Kore faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.

===Eder===
'''Eder''' (Hebrew: עֶדֶר "flock") was a Benjaminite chief ('''Ader''' in the King James Version) (1 Chronicles 8:15)

===Eglah===
'''Eglah''' (Hebrew: עֶגְלָה) was one of [[David]]'s [[David#Family|wives]] and the mother of [[Ithream]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 3|2 Samuel 3:5]].

===Ehi===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:21|NIV}}, '''Ehi''' is the third son of [[Benjamin]]. In {{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|8:1|NIV}} he is called Aharah, and in {{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|26:38|NIV}} he is called Ahiram.

===Ehud===
{{Further|Ehud}}
'''Ehud''' was one of the sons of Bilhan in a Benjamite clan ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:10|}}).

===Eker===
'''Eker''' (Hebrew: עֵקֶר "offspring") was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn son of Jerahmeel the brother of [[Ram (biblical figure)|Ram]]. He is mentioned in ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|2:27|KJV}}).

===Eladah===
'''Eladah''' (Hebrew: אֶלְעָדָה "God has adorned") was the son of Tahath and father of another Tahath, a descendant of Ephraim ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:20|}}).

===Elah===
{{See also|Elah (king)}}
'''Elah''' is the name of 5 minor biblical individuals.
* '''Elah''' was the father of King [[Hoshea]] of Israel (2 Kings 17:1, 18:1)
* '''Elah''' was the name of an [[Edom]]ite clan {the name of an eponymous chieftain} mentioned in Genesis 36:31–43.
*'''Elah''' was the second son of [[Caleb]] the son of [[Jephunneh]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:15|}}).
*'''Elah''' was the father of Shimei comissary of Solomon ({{bibleverse|1|Kings|4:18|}}).
*'''Elah''' was a Benjamite and son of one of the chiefs, Uzzi ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:8|}}) Of the tribes where the country was settled.

===Elasah===
'''Elasah''' or '''Eleasah''' (Hebrew: אלעשה meaning 'made by God') was the name of four individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* The son of [[Shaphan]], who was chosen by King Zedekiah of Judah to be one of the two messengers to take Jeremiah's letter to [[Nebuchadnezzar]] ([[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] 29:3)  He was probably the brother of Ahikam, who had taken Jermiah's part at the time of his arrest after the temple sermon <ref name="The Interpreter's Bible 1951">The Interpreter's Bible, 1951, volume V, p. 1017.</ref>
* One of the sons of Pashur who was rebuked for marrying a foreign woman ([[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] 10:18–19)
* The son of Helez, a Jerahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:39–40). He is called "Eleasah" in the King James Bible.<ref name="cb elasah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Elasah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* A descendant of Saul according to 1 Chronicles 8:37. He is called "Eleasah" in the King James Bible.<ref name="cb elasah" />

=== Eldaah ===
'''Eldaah''' (Hebrew: אֶלְדָּעָה "God has known") appears as one of the sons or descendants of [[Midian (son of Abraham)]] in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33.

=== Elead ===
'''Elead''' (Hebrew: אֶלְעָד "God has testified") appears in 1 Chronicles 7:21 as the name of a man who, along with his brother Ezer, is killed by farmers near Philistine the city of Gath. It is unclear whether Elead is intended by the Chronicler as the son or a later descendant of Ephraim, and it is likewise uncertain whether this Elead is the same figure as the Eleadah mentioned in the previous verse.<ref name="Boda2010">{{cite book|author=Mark J. Boda|title=1–2 Chronicles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h_zRCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA81|year=2010|publisher=Tyndale House Publishers|isbn=978-0-8423-3431-0|page=81}}</ref>

=== Eleasah ===
See [[Elasah]].

=== Eliada ===
'''Eliada''' (rendered once as '''Eliadah''' by the King James Bible) is the name of three individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
* The son of David, who was originally called Beeliada.<ref name="cb eliada">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Eliada|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* A [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamite]] captain in the time of king Jehoshaphat.<ref>2 Chronicles 17:17.</ref>
* The father of [[Rezon the Syrian]], spelled "Eliadah" in the King James Version.

===Eliadah===
''See [[Eliada]].''

===[[Eliezer]]===
====Eliezer, son of Dodavahu====
See [[#Dodavahu|Dodavahu]]

=== Eliphal ===
'''Eliphal''' son of Ur is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]] in 1 Chronicles 11:35. In the corresponding place in Samuel's version of the list (2 Samuel 23:34), he is called "Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maachathite." According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' the name "Eliphal" (Hebrew ''{{'}}lypl'') is copyist's error for "Eliphelet" (''{{'}}lyplt'') caused by dropping the final letter in the name.<ref name="cb eliphelet"/><ref>Ancient Hebrew, in general, did not include vowels. For a more thorough description, see [[Hebrew alphabet]].</ref>

=== Eliphelet ===
'''Eliphelet''' is a Hebrew name meaning "God is a deliverance."
<ref name="cb eliphelet" /> It is the name of several figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]], and appears under several spellings.<ref name="cb eliphelet">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Eliphelet|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref><ref>The spellings Elpalet, Elpelet, Eliphal, Eliphalet, and Eliphalat appear in English Bibles. In manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint, the spellings ''Aleiphaleth, Aleiphat, Eleiphaath, Eleiphala, Eleiphalat, Eleiphalet, Eleiphaleth, Eleiphaneth, Eleiphal, Eliaphalet, Eliphaad, Eliphaal, Eliphaath, Eliphael, Eliphala, Eliphalad, Eliphalat, Eliphalatos, Eliphaleis, Eliphalet, Eliphath, Elphadat, Elphalat, Elphat, Emphalet,'' and ''Ophelli'' occur. For the exact manuscripts and passages where these names appear, see the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' article for "Eliphelet."</ref>
* Eliphelet is the name given to a son of David in 2 Samuel 5:16, and 1 Chronicles 3:8 and 14:7.  Due to a textual error, Chronicles records Eliphelet twice, as if it were the name of two different sons of David.<ref name="cb eliphelet" />
* [[Eliphal]], son of Ur (2 Samuel 23:34) or Ahasbai (1 Chronicles 11:35), is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]]. The ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' claims that "Eliphal" is likely a scribal error for "Eliphelet."<ref name="cb eliphelet" />
* Eliphal son of Eshek appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] (1 Chronicles 8:39).
* An Eliphelet is named among the "descendants of Adonikam," one of the groups that returned with Ezra from the [[Babylonian captivity]] according to Ezra 8:13.
* An Eliphelet, one of the "descendants of Hashum," is listed as one of the men who married foreign women according to Ezra 10:33.

===Eliasaph===
'''Eliasaph''' was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* The son of [[#Deuel|Deuel]], the prince of the [[Tribe of Gad]] and one of the [[leaders of the tribes of Israel]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:14]] and Numbers 10:20.
* The son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Lael|Lael]] and the chief of the house of [[Gershon]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 3|Numbers 3:24]].

=== Eliathah ===
'''Eliathah''' (Hebrew: אֱלִיאָתָה "God has come") is the name given in 1 Chronicles 25:4 to one of the "fourteen sons" of Heman. According to 25:27, he gave his name to one of the twenty-four classes of temple singers.

===Elidad===
'''Elidad''' (Hebrew: אֱלִידָד "my God has loved") was a prince of the [[tribe of Benjamin]]; one of those appointed by [[Moses]] to superintend the division of [[Canaan]] amongst the tribe ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Numbers 34: 21]]).

=== Elienai ===
'''Elienai''', one of the nine sons of Shimei, appears in a genealogical passage as a descendant of [[Benjamin]] in 1 Chronicles 8:20. The consonants which make up the Hebrew name are only in this one passage read as ''Elienai''; elsewhere the pronunciation is ''Elioenai.''<ref name="cb elienai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Elienai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Elihoreph===
'''Elihoreph''' (Hebrew אליחרף) was a scribe in King Solomon's court. He was a son of Shisha and brother of Ahiah.  (1 Kings: 4:3) The name means "'my God repays,' or 'my God is the giver of the autumn harvest.'"<ref name="Holman Bible Dictionary">Holman Bible Dictionary.</ref>

===Elijah===
'''Elijah''' (Hebrew: אליה) was the name of three minor biblical individuals aside from the famous prophet [[Elijah]].
*One of the sons of Jeroham according to {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|8:27|}}.
*One of the descendants of the Harim, of the [[tribe of Levi]] who had married strange wives in the guiltiness of intermarriage. ({{bibleverse||Ezra|10:21|}})
*A descendant of Elam, of the priestly line who is also listed as being guilty of intermarriage in Ezra 10:26.

===Elimelech===
'''Elimelech''' (Hebrew: אֱלִימֶלֶךְ "my God is king") was the husband of [[Naomi (biblical figure)|Naomi]]. Together they had two sons, [[Mahlon and Chilion]]. He was originally a resident of [[Bethlehem]] before moving to [[Moab]] with his family, where he died (see {{bibleverse||Ruth|1:1–3}}).  All of his property was later purchased by [[Boaz]] (see {{bibleverse||Ruth|4:9}}).

=== Elioenai ===
'''Elioenai''' is the name of several minor persons found in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
* An Elioenai appears in 1 Chronicles 3:23–24: the son of Neariah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, a descendant of king Jeconiah.
* A clan leader in the [[Tribe of Simeon]], according to 1 Chronicles 4:36.
* Elioenai son of Becher, a descendant of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] according 1 Chronicles 7:8.
* A descendant of Pashhur, one of the priests listed as having married foreign women (Ezra 10:22).
* A descendant of Zattu, also listed with those who had foreign wives (Ezra 10:27).
* A priest involved in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem according to Nehemiah 12:41. This may be the same as the descendant of Passhur (above).<ref name="cb elioenai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Elioenai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Elioenai or Elihoenai, son of Meshelemiah, son of Korah; a temple gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 26:3).
* Elioenai or Elionenai was a descendant of David. He was the father of [[Akkub]], and son of [[Neariah]].

===Elishama===
'''Elishama''' (Hebrew: אלישמע ''my God heard'') was the name of several biblical characters, including:
* Elishama, a son of [[List of minor biblical figures, A–K|Ammihud]], a prince of the house of [[Ephraim]] and one of the leaders of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel|tribes of Israel]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:10]].
* Elishama the scribe (Jeremiah 36:12)
* Elishama, son of David, born in Jerusalem, mentioned in the second Book of Samuel ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|5:16}})

===Elishaphat===
'''Elishaphat''' (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁפָט "my God has judged"), son of [[Zichri]], was one of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne {{bibleverse-lb|2|Chronicles|23:1|HE}}.

===Elisheba===
{{see also|Elisheba}}
'''Elisheba''' ("God is my oath", cognate to the name [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elizabeth]]) is the wife of [[Aaron]] and sister-in-law of [[Moses]].  Her sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).

===Elizaphan===
'''Elizaphan''' was a prince of the [[tribe of Zebulun]]; one of those appointed by [[Moses]] to superintend the division of [[Canaan]] amongst the tribe ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:25]]).

===Elizur===
'''Elizur''' (Hebrew: אֱלִיצוּר) was a son of [[Shedeur (Bible)|Shedeur]] and a prince of the [[Tribe of Reuben|House of Reuben]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:5]], and one of the [[leaders of the tribes of Israel]]. He appears only in the Book of Numbers, in five verses (1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18).<ref name="cb elizur">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Elizur|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Elnaam ===
'''Elnaam''' (Hebrew: אֶלְנַעַם), according to 1 Chronicles 11:46, was the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].

===Elnathan===
'''Elnathan'''  (Hebrew אלנתן ''Elnathan'' "God gave") is a Hebrew name found in 2 Kings, Jeremiah and Ezra.

According to {{bibleverse|2|Kings|24:8|NKJV}}, Elnathan of Jerusalem was the father of [[Nehushta]]. Nehushta was the mother of [[Kings of Judah|King]] [[Jeconiah]], whose father was King [[Jehoiakim]]. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan was one of those who, according to {{bibleverse-lb||Jeremiah|36:25|NIV}} opposed Jehoiakim when he cut up and burnt a scroll that had been brought to him, containing [[Jeremiah]]'s prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father [[Achbor]] was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of King [[Josiah]], which may have influenced Elnathan's behavior,<ref>See for example Magonet, Jonathan (1992) ''Bible Lives'' (London, SCM), 107.</ref> although according to {{bibleverse-lb||Jeremiah|26:20–23|NIV}} he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet [[Uriah ben Shemaiah]].

In {{bibleverse||Ezra|8:16|NKJV}}, the name Elnathan occurs three times:
:''Then sent I for [[#Eliezer|Eliezer]], for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for [[#Jarib|Jarib]], and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, which were teachers.'' (Revised Version)
Donna Laird proposes that the repetition of "Elnathan", and the similarity between the names "Jarib" and "Joiarib", indicate a copyist's accidental repetition.<ref name="Laird2016">{{cite book|author=Donna Laird|title=Negotiating Power in Ezra–Nehemiah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCYiDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA295|date=3 October 2016|publisher=SBL Press|isbn=978-0-88414-163-1|page=295}}</ref>

===Elon===
'''Elon''' ({{Hebrew Name|אֵילֹן|Elon|'Êlōn|"Oak"}}) was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
* A son of [[Zebulun]] according to  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:14]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:26]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
* [[Elon (Judges)|Elon]], one of the judges of Israel.

=== Elpaal ===
'''Elpaal''' (Hebrew: אֶלְפַּעַל "God is maker") is a name mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 8, in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref>Verses 11 and 12.</ref> He is recorded as the son of a woman named Hushim, the wife of a man named Shaharaim. The relationship between Shaharaim and Benjamin is not spelled out by the Chronicler. Elpaal is recorded as the father of people who included the builders or ancestors of the towns of Ono, Lod, and Ajalon.

=== Elpalet ===
''See [[Eliphelet (biblical figure)]]''

=== Elpelet ===
''See [[Elpelet]]''

=== Eluzai ===
'''Eluzai''' (Hebrew: אֶלְעוּזַי), in 1 Chronicles 12:6,<ref>Verse 5 in some Bibles.</ref> is the name of a Benjamite warrior who joined the forces of [[David]] at [[Ziklag]]. The name may have meant "God is my refuge."<ref name="cb eluzai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Eluzai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Elzabad ===
'''Elzabad''' is the name of two biblical figures.
* Elzabad appears ninth in a list of eleven warriors from the [[Tribe of Gad]] who, according to 1 Chronicles 12:12, joined forces with [[David]] "at the stronghold in the wilderness."
* Elzabad, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Obed-edom, is listed as a Korahite porter in 1 Chronicles 26:7.

===Elzaphan===
'''Elzaphan''' was a son of [[Uzziel]] of the house of [[Levi]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 6|Exodus 6:22]], born in Egypt. He was a nephew of [[Amram]] and a cousin of [[Aaron]], [[Miriam]], and [[Moses]]. He and [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Mishael|Mishael]] were asked by Moses to carry away [[Nadab and Abihu|Nadab]]'s and [[Nadab and Abihu|Abihu]]'s bodies to a place outside the camp. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Leviticus#Chapter 10|Leviticus 10:4]]). In the wilderness of [[Biblical Mount Sinai|Sinai]] he was named chief of the house of [[Kohath]] ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 3|Numbers 3:30]]).

===Enan===
''For the place-name containing Enan, see [[Hazar Enan]].''

'''Enan''' (Hebrew: עֵינָן "having eyes") is mentioned several by way of reference to his son, "[[Ahira]] the son of Enan," who according to the [[Book of Numbers]] was the tribal leader of the [[Tribe of Naphtali]] in the time of the wilderness wanderings following the [[The Exodus|Exodus]].<ref>He is mentioned in Numbers 1:15, 2:29, 7:78, 8:3, and 10:27.</ref>

===Enoch===
{{see also|Enoch (son of Cain)}}
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|4:17–18|NIV}}, '''Enoch''' is the firstborn son of [[Cain]] and the father of [[#Irad|Irad]]. Cain named the city of Enoch after his son.

=== Ephlal ===
'''Ephlal''' (Hebrew: אֶפְלָל "intercessor") is the name given to a [[Jerahmeel]]ite found a genealogy in 1 Chronicles.<ref>1 Chronicles 2:37.</ref> He is identified as the son of Zabad, the son of Nathan, the son of Attai, the son of Jarha, the son-in-law of Sheshan, the son of Ishi, the son of Appaim, the son of Nadab, the son of Shammai, the son of Onam, the son of Jerahmeel. In various manuscripts of the Greek [[Septuagint]], the name is found in the forms ''Aphamel,'' ''Aphamed,'' and ''Ophlad.'' Stanley Arthur Cook (1899) suggested that the name might originally have been either an abbreviated form of [[Eliphelet (biblical figure)|Eliphelet]], or else the name "Elpaal."<ref name="cb TITLE">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ephlal|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref>

===Ephod===
'''Ephod''' was the father of [[Hanniel]], a prince of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]]. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:23]]).

===Ephron===
'''Ephron''' the Hittite, son of Zohar, lived in [[Mamre]] among the [[Biblical Hittites|children of Heth]]. [[Abraham]] comes to the [[Hittites]], which are strangers to him, and asks them to sell him a property that he can use as a burial site. The Hittites, flattering Abraham by calling him a mighty prince says that he can choose whichever tomb he wants ({{bibleverse|Genesis|23:1–8|9}}). Abraham then asks them to contact Ephron son of Zohar who owns the [[Cave of the Patriarchs|cave of Machpelah]] which he is offering to buy for "the full price". Ephron slyly replies that he is prepared to give Abraham the field and the cave within, knowing that that would not result in Abraham having a permanent claim on it.<ref name=theol>{{cite web|url=https://www.theologyofwork.org/old-testament/genesis-12-50-and-work/abraham-genesis-121-2511/a-burial-plot-for-sarah-genesis-231-20|title=A Burial Plot for Sarah (Genesis 23:1–20)}}</ref> Abraham politely refuses the offer and insists on paying for the field. Ephron replies that the field is worth four hundred [[shekels]] of silver and Abraham agrees to the price without any further bargaining.<ref name=theol/> He then proceeded to bury his dead wife [[Sarah]] there ({{bibleverse|Genesis|23:9–20}}).

===Er===
'''Er''' (Hebrew: ער ''Observant'') was the name of several biblical characters, including:

* A descendant of [[Shelah (son of Judah)|Shelah]], son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)]] in 1 Chronicles 4:21.
* The son of [[#Joshua, son of Eliezer|Joshua]] and father of [[#Eliadah|Eliadah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%203&version=NIV |title=Luke 3:28 |quote=Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer}}</ref>

===Eran===
{{anchor|Eran|Erran|Eran son of Shuthelah|Eran Ben-Shuthelah|Eran Ben Shuthelah|Eran Ben-Shutelach|Eran Ben-Shuhelakh|Eran Ben-Shutelah}}
'''Eran''' ({{ langx|he|'''{{Script/Hebr|עֵרָן}}'''|{{IPAc-en|,|ɛ||r|'|ɑː|n}} {{respell|err-AHN}}|link=no|lit=[[Vigilant (behavior)|vigilant]] }}) was a son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Shuthelah|Shuthelah]] of the [[Tribe of Ephraim]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:36]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

===Eri===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:16|NIV}} '''Eri''' (עֵרי "watchful") is the son of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]]. He was the progenitor of the Erites. ({{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|26:16|HE}})

=== Eshek ===
'''Eshek''' (Hebrew: עֵשֶׁק) is a name which appears only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref name="1 Chronicles 8:39">1 Chronicles 8:39.</ref><ref name="cb eshek">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Eshek|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> The text of [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] identifies him as the brother of Azel.

=== Ethnan ===
'''Ethnan''' (Hebrew: אֶתְנַן), the son of Ashur the father of Tekoa, is a figure who appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Judah]] in 1 Chronicles 4:7. He may be included in the genealogy to represent Ithnan, a Judahite city mentioned in Joshua 15:23.<ref name="cb ethnan">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ethnan|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ethni ===
''See [[Ethni]].''

===Evi===
'''Evi''' (אֱוִי "my desire") was one of five [[Midian]]ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by [[Phinehas]], son of [[Eleazar]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 31|Numbers 31:8]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 13|Joshua 13:21]].

=== Ezbon ===
'''Ezbon''' is the name of two people mentioned in the Bible:
* A son of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:16|HE}}). In {{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|26:16|HE}} his name is given as Ozni, whose descendants constitute the Oznite clan.
* A grandson of [[Benjamin]] ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|7:7|HE}}).

===Ezer===
* '''Ezer''', son of Seir the [[Horite]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:21|HE}}, {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:38|HE}}) and the father of [[Jaakan]] or Akan ({{bibleverse||Genesis|36:27|HE}}, {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:42|HE}})
* '''Ezer''', son of [[Ephraim]], who was slain by inhabitants of Gath ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|7:21|HE}})
* '''Ezer''', son of Jeshua and ruler of Mizpah, who aided in repairing the wall of Jerusalem ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|3:19|HE}})

===Ezrah===
'''Ezrah''' is the father of Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon, grandfather (through Mered) of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah, and great-grandfather (through Ishbah) of Eshtemoa ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|4:17|HE}})

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===Gad===
{{see also|Gad (prophet)}}
'''Gad''', is mentioned as a prophet of [[King David|David]] in Samuel 22 and 24. In 1 Chronicles 21 he is a seer who kept a chronicle of David's acts. 2 Chronicles 29:25 mentions [[Nathan (prophet)|Nathan]] as David's prophet and Gad as his seer.

===Gaddi===
'''Gaddi''' (גַּדִּי "my fortune"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גַּדִּי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%93%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> the son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Susi|Susi]] of the [[Tribe of Manasseh|House of Manasseh]], was a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:11]].

===Gaddiel===
'''Gaddiel''' (גַּדִּיאֵל "God is my fortune"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גַּדִּיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%93%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> the son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Sodi|Sodi]] of the house of [[Zebulun]], was a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:10]].

===Gaham===
'''Gaham''' (גַּחַם "burning"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גַּ֫חַם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B7%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%97%D6%B7%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the second son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] through his concubine, [[Reumah]]. Nothing else is known about this individual except for a certain genealogy in {{bibleverse||Genesis|22:24|}}.

===Gamaliel===
'''Gamaliel''' (גַּמְלִיאֵל "reward of God"), son of [[Pedahzur]] was leader of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the [[leaders of the tribes of Israel]], mentioned several times in the [[Book of Numbers]].

=== Gamul ===
'''Gamul''' ({{langx|he|גָמוּל}}; "rewarded" or "recompense") was head of the twentieth of twenty-four [[priestly divisions]] instituted by [[King David]].<ref>{{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|24:17|HE}}</ref>

=== Gatam ===
'''Gatam''' (גַּעְתָּם "a burnt valley") is a name which appears in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] and [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] in a genealogy of the [[Edom]]ites. In Genesis 36:11 and 1 Chronicles 1:36, Gatam is described the "son" of [[Eliphaz]], the son of [[Esau]] (who is according to the Bible the forefather of the Edomites). In the passages which describe Gatam as a "son" of Eliphaz, he is listed alongside his "brothers": Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Kenaz according to Genesis; a similar but slightly larger list of brothers in Chronicles (Chronicles includes Amalek as a brother of Gatam). However, in Genesis 36:16, Gatam and Amalek (along with a previously unmentioned Korah) are described not as individual sons but as "clans" of Eliphaz.<ref name="cb gatam">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Gatam|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Gazez ===
In the [[Masoretic Text]] of the [[Hebrew Bible]], two individuals by the name of '''Gazez''' (גָּזֵז) appear in 1 Chronicles 2:46. However, the [[Peshitta]] includes only one Gazez, and at least one biblical scholar has suggested that the second Gazez may have been included in the Masoretic Text by mistake.<ref name="cb gazez">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Gazez|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

1. Gazez was the son of [[#Haran|Haran]], grandson of [[Caleb]], a descendant of [[Jacob]]. His paternal grandmother was [[Ephah]], wife of Caleb. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:46|9}})

2. Gazez was a brother of [[Caleb]], and uncle of 1. Gazez. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:46|9}})

===Geber===
'''Geber''' (Hebrew: גבר, ''geber''), son of Uri, was one of King Solomon's regional administrators; his territory was Gilead. (First Kings 4:19)

===Gemalli===
'''Gemalli''' (גְּמַלִּי)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גְּמַלִּי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> of the house of [[Dan (biblical figure)|Dan]] was the father of [[Ammiel]], a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:4]].

===Gemariah===
'''Gemariah''' (Hebrew: גמריה) is the name of at least two biblical characters:
* Gemariah son of [[Shaphan]] in chapter 36 of [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]].  His own son Micaiah hears Jeremiah's secretary [[Baruch ben Neriah|Baruch]] read Jeremiah's prophecies against the nation, and reports to a meeting of the court officials, including his father, nearby.  This leads to the scroll being read before king [[Jehoiakim]], who cuts it up and burns it despite the protestations of Gemariah and [[Elnathan ben Achbor]].<ref>Jeremiah 36:25.</ref>
* Gemariah son of Hilkiah, one of the envoys whom King Zedekiah sent to Babylonia (Jeremiah 29:3) Nothing else is known of him; he was hardly the brother of Jeremiah, whose father was also named Hilkiah.<ref name="The Interpreter's Bible 1951"/>

===Genubath===
'''Genubath''' (Hebrew: גנבת ''genubat'' "Stolen" <ref>''Hitchcock's Bible Dictionary of Names''</ref>) is mentioned in 1 Kings 11:20 as the son born to Hadad the Edomite and the sister of Queen [[Tahpenes]], Pharaoh's wife.

===Gera===
Hebrew: גרא ''Gera<nowiki>'</nowiki>''
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:21|NIV}} Gera is the fourth of ten sons of [[Benjamin]].
* Gera is also the name of the father of [[Shimei]] ([[2 Samuel]] 19:16)
* Gera is also the name of two of the sons of Bela (see above), making both nephews of the earlier Gera. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|8:3,5|NIV}})
* Gera is also the name of the father of [[Ehud]], a "Benjamite, a man left-handed" – [[Book of Judges]], 3:15.

===Geuel===
'''Geuel''' (גְּאוּאֵל "majesty of God"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גְּאוּאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%90%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> the son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Machi|Machi]] of the [[Tribe of Gad]], was a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:15]].

===Ginath===
'''Ginath''' (גִּינַת "protection") is a name which is mentioned only in passing in a narrative describing the struggle for kingship between [[Omri]] and [[Tibni]].<ref name="cb ginath">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ginath|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> Tibni is referred to in 1 Kings 16:21 and 22 as "son of Ginath," which taken literally, could be read as implying that a person named Ginath was Tibni's father.<ref name="cb ginath" /> However, the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' suggests that the term "Ginath" is a place-name or clan-name, so that "Tibni son of Ginath" has the meaning "Tibni of Ginath."<ref name="cb ginath" />

===Gideoni===
'''Gideoni''' (Hebrew: גִּדְעֹנִי) was a member of the tribe of [[Benjamin]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:11]]. He was the father of [[Abidan]], a tribal chief. He is mentioned five times in the [[Book of Numbers]], with each reference stating his relation to Abidan ({{Bibleverse|Num|1:11}}, {{Bibleverse|Num|2:22}}, {{Bibleverse|Num|7:60}}, {{Bibleverse|Num|7:65}}, {{Bibleverse|Num|10:24}}.)<ref name=":0" /> His name is variously understood as meaning "one with a disabled hand," "a youth," or "one who cuts down trees."<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Anchor Bible Dictionary|last=Launderville|first=Dale F.|publisher=Doubleday|year=1992|isbn=9780300140811|editor-last=Freedman|editor-first=David Noel|volume=2|location=New York|page=1015|chapter=Gideoni (Person)}}</ref>

===Giddalti===
'''Giddalti''' (גִּדַּלְתִּי "I make great")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גִּדַּ֫לְתִּי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%93%D6%B7%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%AA%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was one of the sons of [[Heman the Levite]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|25:4|}}), and chief of the twenty-two division of the temple musicians 1 Chronicles 25:29. He was also a Kohathite Levi.

=== Gilalai ===
'''Gilalai''' (גִּלֲלַי "weighty") is the name of a priest who participated as a musician in a procession led by [[Ezra]].<ref>Nehemiah 12:36.</ref><ref name="cb gilalai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Gilalai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ginnethoi ===
'''Ginnethoi''' or '''Ginnethon''' (Hebrew גִּנְּתוֹן 'Ginnĕtôi' Meaning: ''gardener'') was one of the priests who sealed the covenant according to {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|10:6}} and perhaps the same as in {{bibleverse|Nehemiah|12:16}}.

=== Gishpa ===
'''Gishpa''', ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Gispa''' Hebrew: גִּשְׁפָּא) was one of two leaders of the [[Nethinim]] who lived in Ophel, according to Nehemiah 11:21. There are no other mentions of the name anywhere else in the Bible.<ref name="cb gispa">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Gispa|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Gog===
Gog (Hebrew: גּ֥וֹג) the Reubenite (separate from [[Gog and Magog]]), is the son of [[Shema (son of Joel)|Shema]], father of [[Shimei (son of Gog)|Shimei]] [https://www.sefaria.org/I_Chronicles.5.4?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en 1 Chronicles 5:4.]

===Guni===
'''Guni''' (גּוּנִי)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, גּוּנִי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%92%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B4%D7%99?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Naphtali]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:24]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:48]]. He was one of the 70 people to migrate to Egypt with Jacob according to the narrative.

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===Haahashtari===
'''Haahashtari''' or '''Ahashtari''' was one of the sons of Naarah, one of the two wives of Asshur ([[1 Chronicles]] 4:6). Because the name is used to refer to a family of Judahites who descend from Judah via Ashhur, [[Thomas Kelly Cheyne]] believed that the name "Haahashtari" arose from a confusion between ''Ha-Ashhuri'' ("the Ashhurite") with the obscure term ''ahashtranim'' which appears in Esther 8:10.<ref name="cb haahashtari">{{cite book |author=T. K. Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Haahashtari|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

===Habaiah===

'''Habaiah''' (also called '''Hobaiah''' or '''Obdia''') was the name given to a priestly family mentioned in Ezra 2:61: the ''b'ne habayah'' (literally "sons/descendants of Habaiah").<ref>This information comes from Ezra 2:59–62.</ref><ref name="cb habaiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Habaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> Along with the families Hakkoz and Barzillai, the Habaiah family were priests whose names were not registered in the official genealogical records.<ref>Ezra 2:59–62.</ref> As a result, [[Ezra]] ruled that their rights to serve as priests would be restricted until such time as a high priest could decide, using the oracular [[Urim and Thummim]], whether they had divine approval to serve as priests.<ref>Ezra 2:63.</ref>

The name "Habaiah" means "Yahweh hides" or "Yahweh protects," and appears in manuscripts of the Greek [[Septuagint]] in the forms ''Labeia,'' ''Obaia,'' ''Odogia,'' ''Ebeia,'' ''Ab(e)ia,'' ''Obbeia,'' and ''Obdia.'' <ref name="cb habaiah" />

===Habazziniah===
'''Habazziniah''' or '''Habaziniah''' (חֲבַצַּנְיָה) was either the head of a family of Rechabites ([[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] 35:3), or else a place name for the location that a Rechabite lived.<ref name="cb habaziniah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Habaziniah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> According to Cheyne and Black, it may have been a scribal error where the name "[[Kabzeel]]," a place in the territory of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], was originally intended."<ref name="cb habaziniah" />

===Hachmoni===
'''Hachmoni''' or '''Hakmoni''' (חַכְמוֹנִי) is mentioned in passing in 1 Chronicles 27:32, which records that his son [[Yechiel]], a scribe, tutored [[David]]'s sons.<ref name="cb hachmoni">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hachmoni|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Hadadezer===
According to I Kings 11:23, '''Hadadezer''' (Hebrew: הדדעזר ''hadad'ezer'' "Hadad helps"<ref>Easton's Bible Dictionary</ref>) was king of Zobah.

===Haddad===
'''[[Hadad the Edomite]]''' was an adversary of [[Solomon]] (1 Kings 11:14).

===Hadlai===

'''Hadlai''' (חַדְלַי "rest of God")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חַדְלָ֑י|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B7%D7%93%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28:12 as an [[Ephraim]]ite, and the father of [[Amasa (son of Hadlai)|Amasa]]. In manuscripts of the Greek [[Septuagint]], his name is given as ''Choab,'' ''Addi,'' or ''Adli.''<ref name="cb hadlai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hadlai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Hagab===
'''Hagab''' (also '''Agaba''', '''Accaba''') (Hebrew: חָגָב "locust") is identified as the ancestor of a family of [[Nethinim]], or temple assistants, who returned from the [[Babylonian exile]].<ref name="cb hagab">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hagab|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2:46, but are omitted in the corresponding place in Nehemiah 7:48. A Hellenized version of this name appears in a similar context in 1 Esdras 5:30.<ref name="cb hagab" /> In the New Testament, a prophet who appears in Acts 11:28 and 21:10 is named Agabus, a variant on the name Hagab.<ref name="cb hagab" />

Hagab is a different character from Hagabah, which appears in the preceding verse.

===Hagabah===
'''Hagabah''' (also '''Hagaba''', '''Graba''', or '''Aggaba''') (Hebrew:חֲגָבָא) is identified as the ancestor of a family of [[Nethinim]], or temple assistants, who returned from the [[Babylonian captivity]]. They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2:45, Nehemiah 7:48, and 1 Esdras 5:29.<ref name="cb hagabah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hagabah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Haggiah===
'''Haggiah''' (חַגִּיָּה "festival of YHWH"), of the [[tribe of Levi]] through Merari, is described in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|6:30|}} being the son of Shimea and the father of Asaiah, one of the last contemporaries of [[David]].

===Haggi===
'''Haggi''' (חַגִּי "festive") was a son of [[Gad (son of Jacob)|Gad]] according to  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:16]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:15]]. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

=== Hajehudijah ===
''See [[Jehudijah]].''

===Hakkatan===
'''Hakkatan''' (also '''Acatan''', '''Akatan'''), meaning "the small one," is listed as the father of Johanan, a leader of the descendants of Azgad in Ezra 8:12 and 1 Esdras 8:38.<ref name="cb hakkatan">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hakkatan|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> Other than these two verses, the name Hakkatan appears nowhere in the Bible.<ref name="cb hakkatan" />

=== Hakkoz ===
'''Hakkoz''' (הַקּוֹץ) is the name of two or three biblical individuals:
* Head of the seventh of twenty-four [[priestly divisions]] created by [[King David]]. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|24:10|HE}})
* Head of a family of priests after the [[Babylonian exile]]. Unable to prove their lineage, the family lost its priesthood status. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|2:61|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|7:63|HE}})
* Father of Uriah and grandfather of Meremoth, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|3:4|HE}}, {{bibleverse-nb||Neh.|3:21|HE}}) He is probably identical to the previous entry.

===Hallohesh===
'''Hallohesh''' or '''Halohesh''' is a name which is used twice in the Bible.<ref name="cb halohesh">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Halohesh|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> In a list of workers building the wall of [[Nehemiah]], a man named "Shallum son of Hallohesh" is mentioned as having a leadership role.<ref>Nehemiah 3:12.</ref> Also in the [[Book of Nehemiah]], a person named Hallohesh is recorded as affixing his seal (an ancient form of signature) to Ezra's [[covenant (biblical)|covenant]] between God and the people living around Jerusalem.<ref>Nehemiah 12:24, or verse 25 in some Bibles.</ref>

Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that the name Hallohesh was a miswritten version of the name ''Hash-shilhi,'' (Shilhi).<ref name="cb halohesh" />

===Hammedatha===
'''Hammedatha''' was an [[Agagite]] and the father of [[Haman (biblical figure)|Haman]] (see {{bibleverse||Esther|3:1}}).

===Hammoleketh===
'''Hammoleketh''' or '''Hammolecheth''' is the sister of [[Machir]], the eponymous ancestor of the tribe or clan of [[Machir (biblical region)|Machir]], which is reckoned as a part of the tribe of Manasseh in 1 Chronicles 7. The name appears to mean "she who reigns" if it is not a scribal error for some other name, such as Beth-Milcah.<ref name="cb hammoleketh">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hammoleketh|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Hammelech===
'''Hammelech''', in the [[King James Version]] is the name of the father of Jerahmeel (Jeremiah 36:26), and it is the name of the father of Malkijah (Jeremiah 38:6). In a number of more recent translations, the Hebrew ''ha-melekh'' is taken as the common noun "the king" instead of the proper noun "Hammelech."<ref>For example, NIV, ESV, NASB, HCSB, JPS (1917), and RV.</ref>

===Hamor===
'''Hamor''' (חֲמוֹר "he-ass")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֲמוֹר³|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%9E%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A8%C2%B3?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of [[Shechem (biblical figure)|Shechem]]. Shechem defiled [[Dinah]], according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 34|Genesis 34]]

===Hamul===
'''Hamul''' (חָמוּל "spared")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חָמוּל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B8%D7%9E%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  was a son of [[Pharez]] of the [[Tribe of Judah]] according to  [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:12]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:21]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Hamutal===
'''Hamutal''' (חֲמוּטַל "father-in-law is protection")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֲמוּטַל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%9E%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%98%D6%B7%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the daughter of [[Jeremiah of Libnah]] and, the wife of King [[Josiah]] who bore him [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]] and [[Zedekiah]]. She is mentioned in the following passages: {{bibleverse|2 Kings|23:31}}, {{bibleverse|2 Kings|24:18}} and {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|52:1}}.

===Hanameel===
'''Hanameel''' or '''Hanamel''' (Hebrew: חנמאל, which means "Grace From God"),<ref name="Hitchcock, Roswell D 1869">Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Hanameel'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names", New York, N.Y., 1869.</ref> a cousin of [[Jeremiah]] from whom the latter bought a field at [[Anathoth]] in [[Jeremiah 32|Jeremiah 32:5–16]].

===Hananiah===
'''Hananiah''' (Hebrew: חנניה, which means "My Grace is the Lord")<ref name="Hitchcock, Roswell D 1869"/> is the name of several biblical characters:
* Hananiah son of [[Zerubbabel]], the father of [[Jeshaiah]], was a descendant of David.
* Hananiah son of Azur, a prophet in the time of king [[Zedekiah]]. He prophesied a return from the exile in Babylon within two years and was denounced by Jeremiah as a false prophet as a result. He died within a year of the denunciation.<ref>Jeremiah chapter 28.</ref>
* Hananiah, appointed by [[Nehemiah]], jointly with [[Hanani]], to be responsible for the security of [[Jerusalem]] after its [[Walls of Jerusalem|walls]] had been rebuilt. Nehemiah described him as "a faithful man [who] [[Fear of God|feared God]] more than many".<ref>{{bibleverse||Nehemiah|7:2|NKJV}}</ref>

===Hanniel===
'''Hanniel''' (חַנִּיאֵל) Prince of the [[tribe of Manasseh]]; one of those appointed by [[Moses]] to superintend the division of [[Canaan]] amongst the tribe ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:23]]).

===Hanoch===
'''Hanoch''' (חֲנוֹךְ "dedicated") is the name of two biblical figures:<ref name="cb hanoch">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hanoch|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
# A son of Midian, the eponymous forefather of the [[Midian]]ites.<ref name="Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:33">Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:33.</ref>
# A son of Reuben, the eponymous forefather of the [[Tribe of Reuben]].<ref>Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14, Numbers 26:5, 1 Chronicles 5:3.</ref>

According to Cheyne and Black, the presence of this clan name in the genealogies of Reuben and Midian may indicate that the clan Hanoch was considered a part of the Tribe of Reuben but had a Midianite origin.<ref name="cb hanoch" />

===Happizzez===
'''Happizzez''' or '''Aphses''' (הַפִּצֵּץ) was a priest who fell on the eighteenth lot out of the twenty-four lots ordained by [[David]] for the temple service. ({{bibleverse|1|Chr|24:15|}})

=== Haran ===
'''Haran''' or '''Aran''' refers to three minor characters in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:

# '''[[Haran]]''' ({{langx|he|הָרָן}} – ''Hārān''), son of [[Terah]], from [[Ur of the Chaldees]]. He fathered [[Lot (biblical person)|Lot]], [[Milcah]] and [[Iscah]]. ({{bibleverse|Genesis||11:27–29|NIV}})
# '''Haran''' ({{langx|he|חָרָן}} – ''Ḥārān''), son of [[Caleb]], a descendant of [[Jacob]], and [[Ephah]] his mother. Father of [[#Gazez|1.Gazez]], and brother of [[#Gazez|2.Gazez]]. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:46|9}})
# '''Haran''' ({{langx|he|הָרָן}} – ''Hārān''), son of [[Shimei]], a [[Levite]] who lived in the age of [[David|King David]] and played one of the important religious or political roles set out in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|23:1–9|NIV}}.

=== Harbona ===
'''Harbona''' or '''Harbonah''' is the name given for one of the eunuchs of king Ahasuerus in Esther 1:10 and 7:9.<ref name="cb harbona">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Harbona|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Hareph ===
'''Hareph''' (חָרֵף "a plucking off"),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/h/hareph.htm Topical Bible: Hareph]</ref> according to 1 Chronicles 2:51, was a descendant of Caleb and the father of Beth-gader.<ref name="cb hareph">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hareph|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> The name "Hareph" in this case may refer to a group of people otherwise referred to by the term [[Hariphite]].<ref name="cb hariph">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hariph|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Harhaiah ===

'''Harhaiah''' (חַרְהֲיָה "fear of YHWH"), in the [[Masoretic Text]] of Nehemiah 3:8, is mentioned in passing, as being the father of Uzziel, a man responsible for the repair of part of the wall of Jerusalem. The awkward phrasing of the verse suggested to Stanley A. Cook (1899) that there had been some scribal mishandling of the verse, and that the verse originally did not contain the name "Harhaiah."<ref name="cb harhaiah">{{cite book |author=Stanley A. Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Harhaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref>

=== Harhas ===

'''Harhas''', according to 2 Kings 22:14 and 2 Chronicles 34:22, was an ancestor of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess [[Huldah]]. However, where the [[Books of Kings|Book of Kings]] has "Harhas," the [[Book of Chronicles]] reads "Hasrah."<ref>2 Chronicles 34:22.</ref><ref name="cb hasrah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hasrah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Harim ===
{{Redirect|Harim|the city in Syria|Harem, Syria}}
'''Harim''' ({{langx|he|חָרִם}}; "destroyed" or "dedicated to God") was the name of three biblical patriarchs:
* Head of the third of twenty-four [[priestly divisions]] instituted by [[King David]]. ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|24:8|HE}})
* Head of a non-priestly family, with 320 members, which returned with [[Zerubbabel]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|2:32|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|7:35|HE}}) Eight members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|10:31|HE}}) Harim's son Malchijah was one of those who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, including the Tower of the Furnaces. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|3:11|HE}}) His seal was on the renewed covenant with God made by the Babylonian returnees. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|10:28|HE}})
* Head of a priestly family, with 1017 members, which returned with [[Zerubbabel]]. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|2:39|HE}}, {{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|7:42|HE}}) Five members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|10:21|HE}}) His seal was also on the renewed covenant. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|10:6|HE}}) The head of his family at the time of the return was Adna. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|12:152|HE}})

=== Harnepher ===
'''Harnepher''' appears only once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 7:36, in a passage which surveys the [[Tribe of Asher|descendants of Asher]].<ref name="cb harnepher">{{cite book |author=Stanley A. Cook|editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Harnepher|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref> The name may be of Egyptian origin, meaning "[[Horus]] is good."<ref name="cb harnepher" />

=== Harum ===
'''Harum''' (הָרֻם "exalted") is recorded as the father of Aharhel in 1 Chronicles 4:8, which lists him as an ancestor of several clans in the [[Tribe of Judah]].

=== Harumaph ===
'''Harumaph''' (חֲרוּמַף "split nose") is listed as the father of Jedaiah, a man responsible for making repairs to a part of [[Nehemiah]]'s wall. He is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Nehemiah 3:10.<ref name="cb harumaph">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Harumaph|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Haruz===
'''Haruz''' (Hebrew: חרוז) was the father of Queen [[Meshullemeth]]. According to {{bibleverse|2 Kings|21:19}} he was a citizen who dwelt in the land of Jotbah.

=== Hasadiah ===
'''Hasadiah''' (Hebrew: חֲסַדְיָה "Jehovah has been faithful") is listed as one of the sons of [[Zerubabel]] in 1 Chronicles 3:20, and is therefore a member of the royal lineage of the Judahite kings.

=== Hashabiah ===
'''Hashabiah''' (חֲשַׁבְיָה) is a biblical name which appears frequently for individuals mentioned both before and after the [[Babylonian captivity]].<ref name="cb hashabiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hashabiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

Because the name often appears in lists without any detailed description, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether different verses that use the name are referring to the same Hashabiah or to distinct persons.<ref name="cb hashabiah" /> The following list of nine individuals is the number listed in the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', although the encyclopedia does not claim that precisely nine people of this name are mentioned:
# A [[Levite]] of the [[Merarites|Merarite]] group, mentioned 1 Chronicles 6:45 (verse 30 in some Bibles).
# Hashabiah son of Bunni, a Merarite Levite listed as living in Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9:14 and Nehemiah 11:15.
# A leader of a large group of people in the time of [[David]].<ref>1 Chronicles 26:30.</ref>
# A musician, one of the musicians appointed by David for the musical service of the Temple.<ref>1 Chronicles 25:3, 19.</ref>
# Hashabiah son of Kemuel, identified as the leader of the Levites in the time of [[David]].<ref>1 Chronicles 27:17.</ref>
# A Levite leader in the time of [[Josiah]].<ref>2 Chronicles 35:9.</ref>
# A Levite identified as having signed the covenant between Ezra and God.<ref>Ezra 8:19.</ref>
# A ruler listed as one of the people responsible for repairing the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3:17.
# The ruler of the clan of Hilkiah, according to Nehemiah 12:21.

=== Hashabnah ===
'''Hashabnah''' (חֲשַׁבְנָה) is the name given for one of the men who signed the covenant between the people of [[Yehud Medinata|Judah]] and God in Nehemiah 10:25 (verse 26 in some Bibles). According to Cheyne and Black, the name is likely a miswritten form of "Hashabniah."<ref name="cb hashabnah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hashabnah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Hashub ===
'''Hashub''' (חַשּׁוּב) is mentioned in passing as the father of Shemaiah, a Levite who is listed among those living in Jerusalem after the end of the [[Babylonian captivity]].<ref>1 Chronicles 9:14.</ref>

=== Hashubah ===
'''Hashubah''' (חֲשֻׁבָה "consideration")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֲשֻׁבָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%A9%D6%BB%D7%81%D7%91%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is listed as one of the children of [[Zerubabel]], the governor of [[Yehud Medinata]].<ref>1 Chronicles 3:20.</ref>

=== Hasrah ===
'''Hasrah''', according to 2 Chronicles 34:22, is the name of an ancestor of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess [[Huldah]]. However, where the [[Book of Chronicles]] has "Hasrah", 2 Kings 22:14 has "[[Harhas]]".<ref name="cb hasrah"/>

===Hassenaah===
The sons of '''Hassenaah''' (הַסְּנָאָה) built the Fish Gate during the reconstruction of the [[walls of Jerusalem]] under the repair programme led by [[Nehemiah]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Nehemiah|3:3}}</ref>

=== Hasupha ===
'''Hasupha''' ('''Hashupha''' in the [[King James Version]]) (Hebrew: חֲשׂוּפָא "stripped") is the name of a clan or family of [[Nethinim]] (temple assistants) returning from exile in the 1st caravan listed in Nehemiah 7:46 and Ezra 2:43.

=== Hathach ===
'''Hathach''' or '''Hatach''' is the name of one of the eunuchs of [[Ahasuerus]] in the [[Book of Esther]]. He acts as a messenger between [[Esther]] and [[Mordecai]].<ref>Esther 4:5–10.</ref>

=== Hathath ===
Hathath (חֲתַת "fearful") is only mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:13, in a genealogical passage where he is the son of [[Othniel]], the son of [[Kenaz]] (brother of [[Caleb]]).<ref name="cb hathath">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne|editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hathath|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

=== Hattil ===
The descendants of '''Hattil''' (also called '''Agia''' or '''Hagia''') (Hebrew:חַטִּיל "doubtful") are listed in Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59 as a group of people returning from the [[Babylonian captivity]] (see [[Ezra–Nehemiah]]). They are categorized by Ezra as being descendants of "Solomon's servants" (see [[Nethinim]]). In the Greek text of 1 Esdras 5:34, a closely related work, Hattil is referred to as ''Agia'' or ''Hagia''.<ref name="cb hattil">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hattil|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Hazaiah ===
'''Hazaiah''' (חֲזָיָה "God has seen")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֲזָיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%96%D6%B8%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a figure mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 11:5 as an ancestor Maaseiah, a notable leader of the [[Tribe of Judah]] in [[Yehud Medinata]].<ref>Nehemiah 11:5.</ref>

===Hazo===
'''Hazo'''(חֲזוֹ "vision")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֲזוֹ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B2%D7%96%D7%95%D6%B9?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the fifth son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|22:22|HE}}).

===Heber===
'''Heber''' or '''Chéver''' ({{Hebrew Name 2 | hebrew1=חֶבֶר | hebrew2=חָבֶר | stan1=Ḥéver | stan2=Ḥáver | tiber1=Ḥéḇer | tiber2=Ḥāḇer | means="friend", "connected"}}) is a name referring to two persons. 
*The Kenite husband of [[Jael]], the biblical heroine who killed [[Sisera]] (''[[Book of Judges]] ''4:11, 4:17–22). ,
*The grandson of the patriarch [[Asher]] mentioned at {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:17|NIV}} and in {{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|26:45|NIV}}. Heber probably should not be confused with the [[Eber]] who was [[Abraham]]'s ancestor.

===Hebron===
'''[[Hebron (biblical figure)|Hebron]]''': see {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles| 2:42-43}}

===Helah===
'''Helah''' (חֶלְאָה "rust")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/h/helah.htm Topical Bible: Helah]</ref> was one of the two wives of Ashur the son of [[Hezron]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:5|}}. Ashur's sons through Helah his wife were: Zereth, Jezoar and Ethnan.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:7|}}</ref>

=== Heldai ===
'''Heldai''' is the name of two biblical figures.<ref name="cb heldai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Heldai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' it should most likely be given alternate vowels as ''Holdai'' or ''Huldai.''<ref name="cb heldai" />
# Heldai son of Baanah the Netophathite is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]], and also in a list of military leaders given in 1 Chronicles 27:15. He is called "Heled" in 1 Chronicles 11:30, and "Heleb" in 2 Samuel 23:29.<ref name="cb heldai" />
# A Jew living in [[Babylonia]], mentioned in [[Zechariah 6#Verse 10|Zechariah 6:10]]. He is called ''Helem'' in Zechariah 6:14.<ref name="cb heldai" />

===Helek===
'''Helek'''(חֵלֶק "portion") <ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֵ֫לֶק²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B5%D6%AB%D7%9C%D6%B6%D7%A7%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  was a son of [[Gilead]] of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:30]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 17|Joshua 17:2]].

===Helez===
There are two biblical figures named '''Helez''' (חֶלֶץ "he has saved"):<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֶ֫לֶץ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B6%D6%AB%D7%9C%D6%B6%D7%A5?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>
*A [[Jerahmeelite]]; the father of Eleasah and the son of Azariah mentioned in ([[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 2|1 Chronicles 2:39]]).
*An Ephraimite,  one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, and a captain in the seventh month mentioned in ([[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 27|1 Chronicles 27:10]]).

=== Helkai ===
'''Helkai''' (חֶלְקַי "my portion is YHWH") <ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֶלְקָ֑י|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B6%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%A7%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a name used in Nehemiah 12:15, in a list of priestly clan leaders in the "days of [[Joiakim (high priest)|Joiakim]]."<ref>Nehemiah 12:12–21.</ref> The text refers to Helkai as leading a clan named Meraioth. According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' the name is an abbreviated form of "Hilkiah."<ref name="cb helkai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Helkai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Helon===
'''Helon''' (חֵלֹן "strength")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֵלֹן|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B5%D7%9C%D6%B9%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  was a member of the house of [[Zebulun]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 1|Numbers 1:9]]. He was the father of [[#Eliab|Eliab]].

=== Hemam ===
'''Hemam''' or '''Homam''' is the name of the son of Lotan and grandson of Seir the Horite, according to Genesis 36:22 and 1 Chronicles 1:39.

=== Henadad ===
'''Henadad''' (חֵנָדָד "favor of Hadad")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֵנָדָד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B5%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a biblical name which appears only in [[Ezra–Nehemiah]]. In a passage which describes the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, two "sons of Henadad", Bavai and Binnui, are named as taking responsibility for portions of the wall.<ref>Nehemiah 3:18 and 24.</ref> Binnui reappears later, where he is described as a Levite and as one of the signatories of the covenant between Ezra, God, and the people of Judah.<ref>Nehemiah 10:9.</ref> The "sons of Henadad," though without any specific individuals named, are mentioned in also in Ezra 3:9, a "difficult passage".<ref name="cb henadad">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=TITLE |title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook}}</ref>

===Hepher===
'''Hepher''' (חֵפֶר) was a son of [[Manasseh (tribal patriarch)|Manasseh]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:32]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 17|Joshua 17:2]]. See [[List of minor biblical places#Hepher|List of minor biblical places § Hepher]].

===Heresh===
'''Heresh''' (חֶרֶשׁ "mute"),<ref>[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2792.htm Strong's Concordance 2792. Cheresh]</ref> along with Galal, Mattaniah and Bakbakkar, was a Levite and a descendant of Asaph described in {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:15|}} as one who returned from Babylon.

===Hezekiah===
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'''Hezekiah''' is the name of three minor figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. In some Bibles the variant spellings '''Hizkiah''' and '''Hizkijah''' occur.
* A son of Neariah and descendant of [[David]] mentioned in the royal genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3.<ref>Verse 22.</ref>
* A figure mentioned in passing in Ezra 2:16 and Nehemiah 7:21, as the ancestor of some of the exiles who returned from the [[Babylonian captivity]].
* An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah.<ref>Zephaniah 1:1.</ref>

===Hezir===
'''Hezir''' (חֵזִיר)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֵזִיר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B5%D7%96%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of 2 biblical individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
*A priest in the head of the seventeenth lot of the twenty-four lots ordained by [[David]]. ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|24:15|}})
*An individual who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. ({{bibleverse||Nehemiah|10:20}})

===Hezron===
'''[[Hezron]]''' or '''Hetzron''' ({{Hebrew Name|חֶצְרוֹן|Ḥetsron|Ḥeṣrôn|"Enclosed" <ref name="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's Bible Dictionary</ref> }}) is the name of two men in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]].
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:9|NIV}}, '''Hezron''' is a son of [[Reuben (Bible)|Reuben]] and the founder of the '''Hezronites'''.
* In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|46:12|NIV}}, '''Hezron''' is grandson of [[Judah (biblical figure)|Judah]] and the son of [[Pharez]].

===Hiel===
'''Hiel''' the Bethelite (Heb. אֲחִיאֵל, חִיאֵל; "the [divine] brother, or kinsman, is God")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0009_0_08927.html | title=Hiel}}</ref>) rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab. (1 Kings 16:34)

===Hillel of [[Pirathon]]===
* The father of [[Abdon (Judges)|Abdon]], in the Book of Judges (Judges 12:13–15).

=== Hiram ===
'''Hiram''' (Hebrew: חירם ''Ḥiram'') of Tyre, son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali whose father was a craftsman in bronze, was given the metal work of King Soloman's temple.  1 Kings 7:13–14.  According to The Interpreter's Bible, Hiram is a shortened form of אחירם ('''aḥîrām''', "brother of Ram [the lofty one].")<ref>The Interpreter's Bible, Buttrick, 1954, Abingdon Press, Volume III, Snaith, p. 51.</ref>

=== Hobab ===
'''Hobab''' (חֹבָב "cherished")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֹבָב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%B9%D7%91%D6%B8%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was [[Moses]]'s brother-in-law ({{bibleverse-lb||Judges|4:11|HE}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0704.htm#11|title=Judges 4 / Hebrew – English Bible / Mechon-Mamre}}</ref> and the son of Moses's father-in-law ({{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|10:29|HE}}), Jethro. The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law". [[Reuel]] (or Raguel) and [[Jethro (Bible)|Jethro]] may have been different persons from different narratives.<ref>{{cite book|edition=Fifth|editor-first=Michael D.|editor-last=Coogan|editor-first2=Marc Z.|editor-last2=Brettler|editor-first3=Carol A.|editor-last3=Newsom|editor-first4=Pheme|editor-last4=Perkins|first=Carol|last=Meyers|title=The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T05WDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA81|date=1 March 2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-027605-8|pages=81–83}}</ref> That of Judges 4:11 reads: "Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses". Moses invited Hobab to take part in the [[The Exodus|Exodus journey]] into the [[Promised Land]], wanting to make use of his local knowledge, but Hobab preferred to return home to [[Midian]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Numbers|10:29–31|HE}}). Briefly, Hobab, Reuel/Raguel, and Jethro were all Moses' father-in-law,<ref name="Harris2010">{{cite book|first=Stephen|last=Harris|edition=8|title=Understanding The Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U-yAQQAACAAJ|date=20 January 2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-0-07-340744-9|page=69|quote=J names Moses’ father-in-law as Reuel or Hobab, whereas E knows him as Jethro, priest of Midian.}}</ref> due to different traditions (and possibly corruptions of the text) which were syncretized in the interpretations of later commentators.<ref>Gunther Plaut, ''The Torah: A Modern Commentary'', Union of American Hebrew Congregations, New York, 1981, p. 390:<br />"''Reuel. ''In [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 3:1, 4:18, and ch. 18 he is called Jether and Jethro, and in Num. 10:29 we are told of 'Hobab, son of Reuel, Moses' father-in-law.' Tradition has attempted to harmonize these differences. [[Abraham ibn Ezra|Ibn Ezra]], for instance, says that 'father' in V. 18 really means 'grandfather,' and that Hobab is another name for Jethro. Critical scholarship considers the divergences due to different traditions; thus, Jethro appears to be an older man with grown daughters, while Hobab is a potent wilderness guide (Num. 10:29–32)... It is also possible that the text originally read ''Hobab, son of Reuel.''"</ref>

=== Hod ===
'''Hod''' (הוֹד "splendor")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, הוֹד²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%93%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a biblical name which appears only in 1 Chronicles 7:37.<ref name="cb hod">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hod|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> He appears as one character, a son of Zophah in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]].

===Hodaviah===
'''Hodaviah''' (הוֹדַוְיָה) is the name of three individuals in the Bible.<ref name="cb hodaviah">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hodaviah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref> The [[Revised Version]] and [[King James Version]] of the Bible sometimes spell it as '''Hodaiah''', '''Hodevah''', or '''Hodeiah.'''<ref name="cb hodaviah" />
* Hodaviah, a clan leader in the [[Tribe of Manasseh]], according to 1 Chronicles 5:24.
* Hodaviah son of Hassenuah appears as the ancestor of a [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamite]] man living in Jerusalem after the [[Babylonian captivity]].<ref>1 Chronicles 9:7.</ref>  This Hodaviah is called "Judah son of Hassenuah" in Nehemian 11:9.<ref name="cb hodaviah" />
* Hodaviah son of Elioenai is described as a descendant of [[Zerubbabel]] in 1 Chronicles 3:24

=== Hodesh ===
'''Hodesh''' is a figure who appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] in [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]].<ref>1 Chronicles 8:9.</ref> The name might mean "born at the feast of the new moon," or else it may be a misspelling of Ahishahar.<ref name="cb hodesh">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hodesh|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Hoham ===
'''Hoham''' (הוֹהָם),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, הוֹהָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%94%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according to the [[Book of Joshua]], was the king of Hebron, defeated in Joshua's conquest.<ref>Joshua 10.</ref>

=== Homam ===
''See [[Hemam]].''

=== Hon ===
See [[On (biblical figure)]]

===Hori===
'''Hori''' (חֹרִי "cave dweller")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/h/hori.htm Topical Bible: Hori]</ref> is the personal name of two biblical individuals, as well as being the Hebrew term for a [[Horites|Horite]].
* Hori of the house of [[Simeon (Hebrew Bible)|Simeon]] was the father of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Shaphat|Shaphat]], a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:5]].
* Hori is recorded as the son of Lotan, the son of Seir the Horite, according to Genesis 36:22.

=== Hoshama ===
'''Hoshama''' (הוֹשָׁמָע "whom YHWH hears")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, הוֹשָׁמָע|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A9%D6%B8%D7%81%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of one of the seven sons of [[Jeconiah]], according to 1 Chronicles 3:18, the only place in the Bible that refers to him.<ref name="cb hoshama">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hoshama|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> It is a shortened version of the name "Jehoshama."<ref name="cb hoshama" />

=== Hotham ===
'''Hotham''' is the name for two individuals found in the BIble.<ref name="cb hotham">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Hotham|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> A Hotham appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]] in 1 Chronicles 7:32, but this individual is referred to as "Helem" in verse 35.<ref name="cb hotham" /> Another Hotham, though the [[King James Version|KJV]] calls him '''Hothan''', can be found in 1 Chronicles 11:44, where his sons Shama and Jeiel are listed among [[David's Mighty Warriors]]. This second Hotham is called an Aroerite.<ref name="cb hotham" />

=== Hothir ===
'''Hothir''' (הוֹתִיר "abundance")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, הוֹתִיר²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%AA%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A8%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is listed as a son of David's "seer" [[Heman the Ezrahite|Heman]] and a Kohathite Levite in 1 Chronicles 25:4 and 28.

=== Hubbah ===
''See [[Jehubbah]].''

===Huppah===
'''Huppah''' (חֻפָּה "canopy")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, חֻפָּה³|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%97%D6%BB%D7%A4%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%94%C2%B3?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a priest who was in charge of the 13th lot out of the twenty-four lots ordained by [[David]]. ({{Bibleverse|1|Chronicles|24:13}})

===Huppim===
'''Huppim''' (חופים) or '''Hupham'''  (חופם) was the ninth son of [[Benjamin]] in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.

===Hushim===
'''Hushim''', according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:23]], was the name of the sons of Dan, listed among the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. Numbers 26:42 calls Dan's son '''Shuham''', and his descendants the Shuhamites. The [[Talmud]] names him as the murderer of [[Esau]].<ref>Sotah 13a</ref>

=== Huzzab ===
'''Huzzab''' is either a name or a word which appears in Nahum 2:7 (verse 8 in some Bibles). In a passage in which Nahum is predicting the fall of Nineveh, the prophet says, "Huzzab shall be led away captive" in the [[King James Version]]. However, a number of more contemporary versions since the late nineteenth century have interpreted the word as a verb, meaning "and it has been decreed."<ref name="cb huzzab">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Huzzab|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref><ref>See also the ''New International Version'' and ''New Living Translation.''</ref>

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=== Ibhar ===
'''Ibhar''' was one of the sons of [[David]], born in Jerusalem. The name Ibhar means "Chosen".<ref>2 Samuel 5:15.</ref><ref>1 Chronicles 3:6.</ref>

=== Ibneiah ===
'''Ibneiah''' (Hebrew: יִבְנְיָה) is the name given in Chronicles to a leader of a clan in the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] which returned to [[Yehud Medinata]] after the [[Babylonian captivity]].<ref>1 Chronicles 9:8.</ref> The same character is referred to as "Gabbai" in the parallel passage in [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]].<ref>Nehemiah 11:8.</ref><ref name="cb ibneiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ibneiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ibnijah ===
'''Ibnijah''' (Hebrew: יִבְנִיָּה "whom YHWH will build up") is a figure who is mentioned indirectly in 1 Chronicles 9:8, by way of his descendant "Meshullam, son of Shephatiah, son of Reuel, son of Ibnijah." He was a Benjamite.<ref name="cb ibnijah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ibnijah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ibsam ===
According to [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]], '''Ibsam''' (Hebrew: יִבְשָׂם "pleasant")was the son of [[Tola (son of Issachar)|Tola]], who in turn was the son of [[Issachar]].<ref>1 Chronicles 7:2.</ref> He is called '''Jibsam''' in the [[King James Version]].<ref name="cb jibsam">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jibsam|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Idbash ===
'''Idbash''' (Hebrew:יִדְבָּשׁ "stout"), according to 1 Chronicles 4:3, was one of the 3 sons of [[Etam (biblical figure)|Etam]], a figure who appears in the Chronicler's genealogy of the [[Tribe of Judah]].

===Igal===
'''Igal''' (יגאל) is the name of three biblical figures.
* Igal son of Joseph of Issachar, a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:7]].
* Igal son of Nathan of Zobah is mentioned only in 2 Samuel 23:36 in a list of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].
* Igal son of Shemaiah is listed as a descendant of Zerubbabel in 1 Chronicles 3:22. This last figure is called '''Igeal''' in the [[King James Version]], although his name in Hebrew is the same as the other two Igals.<ref name="cb igal">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Igal|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Igdaliah ===
'''Igdaliah''' (Hebrew ''yigdalyahu'') is mentioned in passing as a prophet or holy man and the father of a man named Hanan in Jeremiah 35:4. According to the [[Book of Jeremiah]], in the time of [[Josiah]], the sons or descendants of Hanan son of Igdaliah had their own chamber in the temple at Jerusalem, which was the site of the famous object-lesson concerning Jeremiah and the [[Rechabite]]s.<ref>Jeremiah 35.</ref> The ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' claimed that the name Igdaliah was most likely a mistaken form of the name Gedaliah.<ref name="cb igdaliah">{{cite book|editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Igdaliah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Ikkesh===
'''Ikkesh''' (Hebrew: עִקֵּשׁ "twisted") the [[Tekoa (ancient town)|Tekoite]] was the father of Ira, one of [[King David's Warriors]] ([[:s:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 23|2 Samuel 23:26]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 11|1 Chronicles 11:28]]).

=== Ilai ===
''See [[Zalmon (biblical figure)]].''

===Imla===
'''Imla''' (Hebrew – ימלא, "whom God will fill up" <ref name="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's Bible Dictionary</ref>), the father of Micaiah, which latter was the prophet who foretold the defeat of the allied kings of Judah and Israel against Ramoth-gilead (2 Chron 18:7–8). In the parallel passage (1 Kings  22:8–9) his name is written ''Imlah''.

===Immer===
'''Immer''' (Hebrew: אִמֵּר) was a member of the priestly family whose sons, [[Hanani]] and Zebadiah, had both taken pagan wives but repented during the communal confession instigated by the biblical priest [[Ezra]].<ref>Ezra 10:20.</ref>

=== Imna ===
'''Imna''' (Hebrew: יִמְנָע "He will restrain") is a biblical name which appears only in 1 Chronicles 7:35, as the son of Helem in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]].<ref name="cb imna">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Imna|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Imnah===
'''Imnah''' (Hebrew: יִמְנָה) was a Levite, the father of Kore, who was responsible for distributing the freewill offerings of the Temple in the time of [[King Hezekiah]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:14|NKJV}}).

=== Imrah ===
'''Imrah''' (Hebrew: יִמְרָה "bitterness") is a biblical name which appears only in 1 Chronicles 7:36, in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]].<ref name="cb imrah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Imrah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Imri ===
'''Imri''' (Hebrew: אִמְרִי "eloquent") is the name of two individuals mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb imri">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Imri|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* An Imri is mentioned in passing in the ancestry of a man named Uthai, who according to 1 Chronicles 9:4 lived in Jerusalem after the return from the [[Babylonian captivity]].
* A man named "Zakkur son of Imri" is recorded as taking responsibility for a section of the wall in the project of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, according to Nehemiah 3:2.

=== Iphdeiah ===
'''Iphdeiah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Iphediah''' Hebrew: יִפְדְּיָה "YHWH will redeem") is a name which appears very briefly as that of "Iphdeiah son of Shashak," mentioned only in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] according to [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]].<ref>1 Chronicles 8:25.</ref><ref name="cb iphediah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Iphediah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ir ===
''See [[Iri (biblical figure)]].''

===Ira the Jairite===
'''Ira the [[Jair (biblical figure)|Jair]]ite''' was David's chief minister or priest after [[Sheba son of Bichri|Sheba]]'s rebellion.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|20:26|NKJV}}</ref> While described as David's priest by the [[English Standard Version]] and [[New International Version]], other translations describe Ira as David's chief ruler ([[King James Version]]) or his chief minister ([[New King James Version]]). The Hebrew word "כֹּהֵן" literally means "one officiating".<ref>{{Cite web |title=H3548 - kōhēn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (wlc) |url=https://www.blueletterbible.org/wlc/gen/1/1/s_1001 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Blue Letter Bible |language=en}}</ref>

===Irad===
In {{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|4:18|NIV}}, '''Irad''' ({{langx|he|עִירָד}}&nbsp;– ''{{'}}Īrāḏ''), is the son of [[Enoch (son of Cain)|Enoch]], the grandson of [[Cain]] and the father of [[Mehujael]].

According to the [[Book of Moses]] (an [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] text), Irad discovers and publicises his great-grandson [[Lamech (descendant of Cain)|Lamech]]'s (descendant of Cain) [[Master Mahan|covenant with the Devil]]. As a result, Lamech kills Irad and subsequently suffers ostracization.

=== Iram ===
'''Iram''' (Hebrew: עִירָם) is a name which appears in Genesis 36:43. In the [[Masoretic Text]] as it now stands, Iram is identified as a "tribal leader" (Hebrew ''alluph'') of [[Edom]]. However, Thomas Kelly suggests that originally the text may have identified Iram and the other "tribal leaders" as the names not of individuals, but of clans, using the Hebrew word ''eleph'' to mean "clan."<ref name="cb iram">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Iram|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Iri ===
'''Iri''', according to 1 Chronicles 7:7, was one of the sons of Bela, who was the son of [[Benjamin]], eponymous founder of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]]. In verse 12, he is referred to simply as '''Ir'''.<ref name="cb iri">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Iri|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Irijah===
'''Irijah''' (Hebrew יראייה ''yiriyyah'') is an official who arrests Jeremiah on suspicion of desertion.<ref>Jeremiah 37:13.</ref>

=== Iru ===
'''Iru''' (Hebrew: עִירוּ "watch") is a name mentioned only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb iru">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Iru|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> In 1 Chronicles 4:15, Iru is listed as one of the sons of [[Caleb]]. The other two were Elah and Naam.

===Iscah===
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'''Iscah''' or '''Jesca''' ([[Jessica (given name)|Jessica]]) was a daughter of [[Haran]], sister of [[Lot (Bible)|Lot]] and [[Milcah]] according to Genesis 11:29.

=== Ishbah ===
''For the "Ishbah, father of Eshtemoa" mentioned in 1 Chronicles, see [[List of minor biblical tribes#Ishbah|List of minor biblical tribes § Ishbah]].''

=== Ishbi-benob ===
'''Ishbi-benob''' a giant whose name  appears in the [[Qere and Ketiv|Qere]] of the [[Masoretic Text]] at 2 Samuel 21:16.<ref name="cb ishbi-benob">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishbi-benob|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref> ''Qere'' is the term for the version of the text traditionally read aloud in synagogues. The [[Qere and Ketiv|Ketiv]], the version written but not read aloud, reads somewhat differently, in a manner that suggested to [[Thomas Kelly Cheyne]] that the opening words of the verse were not the name of the giant, but words that indicated that David and his soldiers stayed in (the city of) Nob.<ref name="cb ishbi-benob" /> Whatever the case with the Ketiv, the Qere as it now stands asserts that Ishbi-benob was the name of a Philistine giant, who was killed by Abishai son of Zeruiah.<ref name="cb ishbi-benob" /><ref>2 Samuel 21:16–17.</ref> [[Wilhelm Gesenius|Gesenius]] interprets his name as meaning "dweller upon the height".<ref>[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/21.htm Pulpit Commentary] on 2 Samuel 21, accessed 19 August 2017.</ref> In [[Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton|Brenton]]'s [[Septuagint]] Translation, his name is given as Jesbi, the progeny of [[List of minor biblical figures, L–Z#Rapha|Rapha]].<ref>[http://biblehub.com/sep/2_samuel/21.htm Brenton's Septuagint Translation, 2 Samuel 21:16].</ref>

=== Ishhod ===
'''Ishhod''' ([[King James Version]] '''Ishod''' Hebrew: אִישְׁהוֹד "man of majesty") is a figure mentioned only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb ishod">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishod|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref> 1 Chronicles 7:18 lists Ishod as a son of Hammoleketh in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]].

=== Ishi ===
'''Ishi''' (Hebrew: יִשְׁעִי "He saves me") is mentioned in Chronicles several times.
* Son of Appaim,  one of the line of Jerahmeel of the house of Hezron<ref>{{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|2:30–31}}</ref>
* A chief of Judah,  father of Zoheth and Ben-zoheth<ref>{{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|4:20}}</ref>
* A chief of Simeon and head of a family<ref>{{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|4:42}}</ref>
* A chief of Manasseh and head of a clan on the east of Jordan<ref>{{bibleverse-lb|1|Chronicles|5:24}}</ref>

=== Ishiah ===
{{main|Jesiah}}

=== Ishijah ===
{{main|Jesiah}}

=== Ishmael ===
'''Ishmael''' was the name of 6 biblical individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:
*[[Ishmael]] the firstborn of [[Abraham]] through [[Hagar]] and mentioned many times in the Hebrew Bible.
*[[Ishmael son of Nethaniah|Ishmael]] the son of Nethaniah who assassinated [[Gedaliah]] at the time of Nebuchadnezzar II.
*One of the 6 sons of [[#Azel|Azel]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|8:38|KJV}}. 
*A son of Jehohanan mentioned in {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|23:1|KJV}} as one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne.
*The father of Zebadiah mentioned in {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|19:11}}.
*One of the sons of Pashur which was Elioenai, Maaseiah, '''Ishmael''', Nethaneel, Jozabad and Eleasah. (Ezra 10:22)

=== Ishmaiah ===
'''Ishmaiah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Ismaiah''' Hebrew: יִשְׁמַעְיָה "YHWH will hear") is the name of two biblical figures.<ref name="cb ishmaiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishmaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was the leader of the [[Tribe of Zebulun]] in the time of [[David]], according to 1 Chronicles 27:19. He is called ''Samaias'' in the [[Septuagint]].<ref name="cb ishmaiah" />
* Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, according to 1 Chronicles 12:4, was one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].

=== Ishmerai ===
'''Ishmerai''' (Hebrew: יִשְׁמְרַי) is a biblical figure mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 8:18, where he is called "the son of Elpaal" in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref name="cb ishmerai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishmerai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> He may be the same character as the "Shemer" or "Shemed" mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:12.<ref name="cb ishmerai" />

=== Ishod ===
''See [[Ishhod]].''

=== Ishpah ===
'''Ishpah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Ispah''' Hebrew: יִשְׁפָּה "He is bare") is a name which appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref>1 Chronicles 8:16.</ref><ref name="cb ispah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ispah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> According to 1 Chronicles 8, Ishpah was the son of Beriah, the son of Elpaal, the son of Shaharaim.<ref>1 Chronicles 8:8–13, 16–17.</ref>

=== Ishpan ===
'''Ishpan''' (Hebrew: יִשְׁפָּן "he hides") is a figure who appears only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in a genealogical passage describing the people of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref name="cb ishpan">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishpan|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> 1 Chronicles 8 calls him the son of Shashak, the son of Elpaal, the son of Shaharaim.<ref>See verses  8–11, 13–14, 22.</ref>

=== Ishuah ===
''See [[Ishvah]].''

=== Ishuai ===
''See [[Ishvah]].''

===Ishui===
''See [[Ishvi]].''

=== Ishvah ===
'''Ishvah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Ishuah''' and '''Isuah''' Hebrew: יִשְׁוָה "he will resemble") was one of the sons of [[Asher]] according to Genesis 46:17 and 1 Chronicles 7:30, although he is missing from the list of the sons of Asher found in Numbers 26:44.<ref name="cb ishvah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishvah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ishvi ===
'''Ishvi''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Ishui''', '''Isui''', '''Jesui''', and '''Ishuai''' Hebrew: יִשְׁוִי "he resembles me") is the name of two figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb ishvi">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ishvi|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>
* Ishvi is the name given to a son of [[Asher]], eponymous founder of the [[Tribe of Asher]], in Genesis 46:17, Numbers 26:44, and 1 Chronicles 7:30. His descendants are called Ishvites in Numbers 24:44. Genesis 46 places him in the list of 70 persons who went down into Egypt with [[Jacob]], the father of Asher and the other eleven [[Twelve Tribes of Israel|Tribes of Israel]].
* Ishvi is the name of a son of [[Saul]] in 1 Samuel 14:49.

=== Ismaiah ===
''See [[Ishmaiah]].''

=== Ispah ===
''See [[Ishpah]].''

=== Isshiah ===
{{main|Jesiah}}

=== Isshijah ===
{{main|Jesiah}}

===Isui===
''See [[Ishvi]].''

=== Ithai ===
''See [[#Ittai|Ittai]].''

=== Ithmah ===
'''Ithmah''' (Hebrew: יִתְמָה "orphan") is a name which appears only once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in 1 Chronicles 11:46, where "Ithmah the Moabite" is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].<ref name="cb ithmah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ithmah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Ithran ===
'''Ithran''' (Hebrew: יִתְרָן "advantage") is the name given for two figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb ithran">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ithran|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Ithran, son of Dishon, son of Anah, son of Zibeon, son of Seir the [[Horites|Horite]].<ref>See Genesis 36:26 and in the parallel passage, 1 Chronicles 1:41.</ref> This Ithran represents the name of a Horite clan.<ref name="cb ithran" />
* Ithran, son of Zophah, son of Helem appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]].<ref>1 Chronicles 7:37.</ref> The ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' identifies the "Jether" of 1 Chronicles 7:38 as probably being identical to this Ithran.<ref name="cb ithran" />

===Ithream===
'''Ithream''' (יתרעם, "abundant people")<ref>James Orr,''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia'', 1915.</ref> was the son of [[David]] and [[Eglah]], David's sixth son, according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/2 Samuel#Chapter 3|2 Samuel 3:5]].

=== Ittai ===
'''Ittai''' (and once in Chronicles, '''Ithai''') is the name given one or two biblical figures:
* Ittai the [[Gath (city)|Gittite]] appears alongside 600 soldiers as a [[Philistine]] ally of David in the time leading up to [[Absalom]]'s rebellion.<ref name="cb ittai">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ittai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref> Having only recently arrived in [[Jerusalem]], David gives him an option to return home to Gath, but Ittai confirms his loyalty to David and helps him evacuate the city.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|15:18–22|NKJV}}</ref> During the rebellion itself, he serves as commander of a third of David's army.<ref name="cb ittai" />
* Ittai "son of Ribai, from Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin" is listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].<ref>2 Samuel 23:29.</ref> His association with [[Gibeah]] and the [[Tribe of Benjamin]] "probably" distinguish him from the Gittite Ittai, according to [[Stanley Arthur Cook]].<ref name="cb ittai" /> This Benjamite Ittai is once called Ithai in 1 Chronicles 11:31.<ref name="cb ittai" />

=== Izhar ===
''For the Levitical clan, see [[Izhar]].''

'''Izhar''' son of Hela is a figure who appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Judah]], in 1 Chronicles 4:7. He is called Izhar according to the variant reading known as [[Qere and Ketiv|Qere]]. According to the [[Qere and Ketiv|Ketiv]] his name is '''Zohar'''. The [[King James Version]] calls him '''Jezoar'''.

=== Izrahiah ===
'''Izrahiah''' ('''Jezrahiah''') (יִזְרַחְיָה "YHWH will shine") is the name of two biblical figures.
* Izrahiah son of Uzzi, son of Tola, son of Issachar appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Issachar]].<ref>1 Chronicles 7:3.</ref>
* Izrahiah ([[King James Version|KJV]] Jezrahiah) is, according to Nehemiah 12:42, a leader of singers in a procession headed by [[Nehemiah]].

=== Izri ===
'''Izri''' ('''Zeri''') appears in a list of persons responsible for liturgical music in the time of [[David]], according to 1 Chronicles 25:11. In 1 Chronicles 25:3, he is called Zeri.<ref name="cb izri">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Izri|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Izziah ===
'''Izziah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Jeziah''' Hebrew: יִזִּיָּה "YHWH sprinkles"), a descendant of Parosh, is listed as one of the men who married foreign wives in the time of [[Nehemiah]].<ref>Ezra 10:25.</ref>

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=== Jaanai ===
''See [[Janai (biblical figure)]]. See [[Djenné|Djenne]]'.''

=== Jaareshiah ===
'''Jaareshiah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Jaresiah''' Hebrew:יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה "whom YHWH nourishes"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%A8%D6%B6%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>) is a name which appears only {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|8:27|KJV}}, where Jaaresiah is identified as one of the sons of Jeroham.<ref name="cb jaresiah">{{cite book  |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=TITLE|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> The text does not identify any information about Jeroham's parentage, but the passage is part of a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref name="cb jaresiah" />

=== Jaasai ===
''See [[Jaasu]].''

=== Jaasau ===
''See [[Jaasu]].''

=== Jaasiel ===
'''Jaasiel''' ('''Jasiel''') (יַעֲשִׂיאֵל "God is maker")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַעֲשִׂיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%82%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|11:47|KJV}}</ref> He is referred to in Hebrew as ''hammitsovayah'', which has been variously translated as "the Mezobaite," "the Mesobaite," or "from Zobah."<ref name="cb jaasiel">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jaasiel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref><ref>"Mesobaite" in the [[King James Version]], "Mezobaite" in the [[Revised Version]] and [[New International Version]], "from Zobah" in the [[New Living Translation]].</ref> A "Jaasiel son of Abner" is listed as a Benjamite leader in 1 Chronicles 27:21, who may be the same person.<ref name="cb jaasiel" />

=== Jaasu ===
'''Jaasu''' (also called '''Jaasau''', '''Jaasai''') (יַעֲשׂוּ "they will do") was one of the descendants of Bani alleged to have married foreign women in the time of [[Ezra]] and [[Nehemiah]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Ezra|10:37|KJV}}</ref>

=== Jaaziah ===
'''Jaaziah''' (יַעֲזִיָּהוּ "made bold by YHWH")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַעֲזִיָּ֫הוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%A2%D6%B2%D7%96%D6%B4%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is listed as one of the sons of [[Merari]] in a passage discussing the various divisions of [[Levite]]s.<ref>1 Chronicles 24:26–27.</ref>

=== Jaaziel ===
'''Jaaziel''' is the name of a [[Levite]] musician who appears in 1 Chronicles 15:18. He reappears as "Aziel" in 15:20.<ref name="cb jaaziel">{{cite book  |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jaaziel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jacan ===
'''Jacan''' (or '''Jachan''') (יַעְכָּן)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַעְכָּן²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%A2%D6%B0%D7%9B%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%9F%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a name which appears once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in a list of [[Tribe of Gad|Gadites]] in Chronicles.<ref>1 Chronicles 5:13.</ref><ref name="cb jachan">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jachan|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Jachin===
'''Jachin''' (יָכִין)<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יָכִין|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%9B%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%9F?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the fourth son of [[Simeon (Hebrew Bible)|Simeon]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:10]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 6|Exodus 6:15]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:12]], one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Jada===
'''Jada''' (יָדָע "He knows"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יָדָע|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%A2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a Judahite, was one of the sons of Onam mentioned in [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 2|1 Chronicles 2:28]]  in the genealogy of the sons of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah; he had two sons Jonathan and Jether, and his brother was named Shammai. He was a descendant of Hezron.

=== Jahath ===
'''Jahath''' (יַחַת "He will snatch up") is the name of several individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jahath">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jahath|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref>
* Jahath son of Reaiah, son of Shobal, descendant of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]] is mentioned in {{bibleverse||1 Chronicles|4:2|HE}}, in a genealogical passage describing the [[Tribe of Judah]].
Jahath is a name applied to various [[Levite]]s:<ref name="cb jahath" />
* A son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi in 1 Chronicles 6:20 (verse 5 in some Bibles) and 6:43 (verse 28 in some Bibles)
* A Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Ladan; founder of the house of Jahath (1 Chronicles 23:10)
* A Levite and son of Shelomoth (1 Chronicles 24:22)
* A Merarite Levite in the reign of [[Josiah]] (2 Chronicles 34:12)

=== Jahaziah ===
''See [[List of minor biblical figures, A–K#Jahzeiah|Jahzeiah]].''

===Jahleel===
'''Jahleel''' (יַחְלְאֵל "God waits")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַחְלְאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Zebulun]] and founder of the family of the Jahleelites according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:14]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:26]]. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

=== Jahmai ===
''For the Jahmai of 1 Chronicles 7:2, see [[List of minor biblical tribes#Jahmai|List of minor biblical tribes § Jahmai]].''

===Jahzeel===
'''Jahzeel''' (יַחְצְאֵל "God divides")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַחְצְאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%A6%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Naphtali]] and founder of the family of Jahzeelites according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:24]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:48]]. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

=== Jahzeiah ===
'''Jahzeiah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Jahaziah''' Hebrew: יַחְזְיָה "YHWH views")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַחְזְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> son of Tikvah is one of the figures listed in the [[Book of Ezra]] as opposing Ezra's prohibition on marriages with foreign women.<ref>Ezra 10:15.</ref><ref name="cb jahaziah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jahaziah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jahzerah ===
'''Jahzerah''' is a name which appears only in 1 Chronicles 9:12.<ref name="cb jahzera">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jahzerah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> See [[Ahzai]].

=== Jair ===
'''Jair''', see Yair.

=== Jakeh ===
'''Jakeh''' is a name that appears only in Proverbs 30:1, where part of the [[Book of Proverbs]] is ascribed to a man called "[[Agur|Agur son of Jakeh]]". Franz Delitzsch proposed that the name "Jakeh" means "scrupulously pious".<ref name="cb jakeh">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jakeh|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

=== Janai ===
'''Janai''' ('''Jaanai''') (יַעֲנַי "whom YHWH answers")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַעְנַי²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%A2%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B7%D7%99%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a name that appears only 1 Chronicles 5:12, where Janai is listed as a descendant of Gad. According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', the name represents the name of a clan within the [[Tribe of Gad]].<ref name="cb jaanai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jaanai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jakim ===
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'''Jakim''' (יָקִים) is the name of one individual mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]], as well as one individual mentioned in some manuscripts of the New Testament's [[Gospel of Matthew]]. In a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]], in 1 Chronicles 24:12, a Jakim appears, as the son of Shimei (who is referred to as Shema in verse 13).<ref name="cb jakim">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jakim|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> In some Greek manuscripts of Matthew, a Jakim appears between Josiah and Jechoniah in a genealogy of Jesus.<ref>Matthew 1:11.</ref><ref name="cb jakim" />

=== Jalon ===
'''Jalon''' (יָלוֹן "YHWH lodges") was one of four sons of [[Ezrah]], and the uncle of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah (father of Eshtemoa). ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Chr.|4:17|HE}})

===Jamin===
The name '''Jamin''' means right hand.
There are four different Jamins in the Bible:
# The second son of [[Simeon (Hebrew Bible)|Simeon]] according to {{bibleverse||Genesis|46:10|HE}}, {{bibleverse||Exodus|6:15|HE}}, and {{bibleverse||Numbers|26:12|HE}}. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
# Man of Judah, see {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|2:27|HE}}
# Post exile Levite who interpreted the law, see {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|8:7,8|HE}}
# The son of Ram the firstborn of [[Jerahmeel]] according to the book of [[1 Chronicles]].

=== Jamlech ===
'''Jamlech''' (יַמְלֵךְ "He will reign")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַמְלֵךְ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B5%D7%9A%D6%B0?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a figure who appears once in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in list of kin group leaders in the [[Tribe of Simeon]], who according to the Bible lived in the time of [[Hezekiah]] and exterminated the Meunim.<ref>1 Chronicles 4:34–38.</ref><ref name="cb jamlech">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jamlech|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Japhia===
'''Japhia''' (יָפִיעַ "shining")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יָפִיעַ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%A4%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A2%D6%B7?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of two individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. Not to be confused with the ancient Jewish town of [[Yafi'a|Japhia/Japha]].
* The king of [[Lachish]], one of the five kings of the [[Amorites]] whose battle against the settling Israelites led by [[Joshua]] is reported in {{bibleverse||Joshua|10:1–15|KNJV}}. Along with the other four kings, he was subsequently found in a cave at Makkedah, where he was killed and buried by Joshua and his forces ({{bibleverse||Joshua|10:26–27|KNJV}}).
* A son of [[David]] by a concubine (2 Samuel 5:15)

=== Jarah ===
''See [[Jehoaddah]].''
meaning: honey, god gives honey, honeycomb, honeysuckle

=== Jareb ===
'''Jareb''' is a name which appears in Hosea 5:13 and 10:6 in some translations of the Bible.<ref>For example, see the ''King James Version'', ''Revised Version'', and ''New American Standard Bible''.</ref> In both passages, the Hebrew text refers to a ''mlk yrb'' ([[King James Version|KJV]] "King Jareb") in a way that implies that ''mlk yrb'' is the king of Assyria.<ref name="albrightjareb">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1457169 Albright, W. F. "The Archaeological Background of the Hebrew Prophets of the Eighth Century". ''Journal of Bible and Religion'', vol. 8, no. 3, 1940, p. 134.].</ref> However, no Assyrian king by the name of "Jareb" is known to history, which has led to a variety of conjectures about what the phrase refers to.<ref name="cb jareb">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jareb|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref> According to W. F. Albright, the "definitive solution" to the problem is that the text should read ''mlk rb'' or ''mlky rb'', meaning "the great king", a Hebrew translation of the common Assyrian royal title ''sharru rabu''.<ref name="albrightjareb" /> The proposed emendation to "great king" has been accepted in a number of biblical translations.<ref>For example, NIV, NLT, ESV, Holman, and NET</ref>

=== Jarib ===
'''Jarib''' (יָרִיב "he contends") is the name of three individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]], and a priest whose descendants are named in the [[First Book of Maccabees]].
* In 1 Chronicles 4:24, one of the sons of [[Simeon (son of Jacob)]] is called Jarib. In other passages, he is called [[Jachin (biblical figure)|Jachin]].<ref name="cb jarib">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jarib|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* A Jarib appears in a list of leaders recruited by Ezra to find Levites for the resettlement of Jerusalem.<ref>Ezra 8:16.</ref>
* A priest by the name of Jarib is mentioned in a list of men who married foreign women in Ezra 10:18.
* In 1 Maccabees 2:1 and 14:29, [[Mattathias]] and his son [[Simon Thassi|Simon]] are described as being "of the posterity of Jarib". The ''New English Translation of the Septuagint'' transliterates the name as ''Ioarib,'' while the [[New American Bible]] reads ''Joarib'' and the [[Good News Translation]] reads ''Jehoiarib''.<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Maccabees|2:1|GNT}}: Good News Translation</ref>

=== Jaresiah ===
''See [[Jaareshiah]].''

===Jarha===
'''Jarha''' was an Egyptian slave of Sheshan, about the time of Eli, who was married to Sheshan's daughter according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 2|1 Chronicles 2:34–35]].

=== Jasiel ===
''See [[Jaasiel]].''

=== Jasub/Jashub ===
1. ''See [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K#Job|Job, son of Issachar]]''

2. ''See [[List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z#Shearjashub|Shearjashub]]''

3. A son of [[List of minor Old Testament figures, A-K#Bani|Bani]] who had to put away a foreign wife in [[:s:Bible (King James)/Ezra#Chapter 10|Ezra 10:29]].

=== Jathniel ===
'''Jathniel''' (יַתְנִיאֵל "God hires me"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יַתְנִיאֵל²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B7%D7%AA%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a Korahite Levite and the 4th of the family of Meshelemiah, is a minor biblical figure who appears only in 1 Chronicles 26:2, in a list of Korahite porters.<ref name="cb jathniel">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jathniel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jaziz ===
'''Jaziz''' (יָזִיז "He makes prominent")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יָזִיז|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%96%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%96?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> the [[Hagrite]], according to 1 Chronicles 27:31, was in charge of king [[David]]'s flocks of sheep and goats.

=== Jeatherai ===
''See [[Ethni]].''

=== Jecamiah ===
''See [[Jekamiah]].''

===Jecholiah===
'''Jecholiah''' (Hebrew: יכליהו, ''yekhalyahu'') of Jerusalem was the wife of the King of Judah, Amaziah, and the mother of King Azariah.<ref>2 Kings 15:2.</ref> Depending on translation used, her name may also be spelled '''Jechiliah''', '''Jecoliah''', or '''Jekoliah.'''  Also 2 Chronicles 26:3

=== Jediael ===
There are three individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]] named '''Jediael''' (יְדִיעֲאֵל).<ref name="cb jediael">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jediael|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Jediael son of Shimri is listed as one of [[David]]'s warriors in 1 Chronicles 11:45.
* Jediael, a man from the [[Tribe of Manasseh]], appears in a list of warriors said to have deserted [[David]] when he went to [[Ziklag]].<ref>1 Chronicles 12:20.</ref>
* Jediael son of Meshelemiah appears in a list of Korahite porters in the time of David.<ref>1 Chronicles 26:2.</ref>

===Jeezer===
'''Jeezer''' ('''Iezer''') (Hebrew:אִיעֶזֵר "no help")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, אִיעֶזֶר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%90%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%A2%D6%B6%D7%96%D6%B6%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Gilead]] of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:30]].

=== Jehallelel ===
'''Jehallelel''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] '''Jehaleleel''' or '''Jehalelel''' Hebrew:יְהַלֶּלְאֵל "God is praised"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְהַלֶּלְאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%94%D6%B7%D7%9C%D6%B6%D6%BC%D7%9C%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>) is the name of two individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jehallelel">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehallelel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly CheyneA }}</ref>
* A Jehallelel appears in 1 Chronicles 4:16, in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Judah]].
* Another Jehallelel, father of Azariah, appears in a list of Levites in the time of [[Hezekiah]] in 2 Chronicles 29:12.

=== Jehdeiah ===
'''Jehdeiah''' (יֶחְדִּיָּהוּ "YHWH is unity")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יֶחְדְּיָ֫הוּ|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B6%D7%97%D6%B0%D7%93%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%AB%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of two individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jehdeiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehdeiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* A Levite in the time of David mentioned in 1 Chronicles 24:20.
* Jehdeiah the Meronothite, who according to 1 Chronicles 27:30 was in charge of king [[David]]'s she-donkeys.

===Jehezkel===
'''Jehezkel''' (יְחֶזְקֵאל "God strengthens")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְחֶזְקֵאל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%97%D6%B6%D7%96%D6%B0%D7%A7%D6%B5%D7%90%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the head of the twentieth lot out of the twenty-four lots ordained by [[David]] for the temple service in 1 Chronicles 24:16.

=== Jehiah ===
'''Jehiah''' (יְחִיָּה "YHWH lives")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְחִיָּה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a figure who is only mentioned once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 15:24, which describes him as a gatekeeper for the [[Ark of the Covenant]] during its establishment in Jerusalem in the time of [[David]].<ref name="cb jehiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jehiel ===
''This entry contains close paraphrases and borrowing of wording found in entries entitled "Jehiel" in the [[Encyclopaedia Biblica]], a work which is now in the public domain.''

'''Jehiel''' is the name of fourteen figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jehiel">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehiel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

For eleven of these the English spelling "Jehiel" reflects the Hebrew name יחיאל:<ref name="cb jehiel" />
* A Levite musician in the time of David (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20; 16:5).
* The leader of a family of Gershonite Levites in the time of David, custodian of "the [[Temple treasury|treasury]] of the house of the Lord" (1 Chronicles 23:8; 29:8).
* Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, who was with David's sons (1 Chronicles 27:32).
* Jehiel the son of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 21:2).
* A Hemanite Levite in the time of Hezekiah, called '''Jehuel''' in the [[Revised Version]] (2 Chronicles 29:14).
* A Levitical or priestly overseer of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:13).
* A person referred to as "ruler of the house of God" in the time of Josiah (2 Chronicles 35:8). In the [[Septuagint]] text [[1 Esdras]], this person is referred to as "Syelus".<ref>{{cite wikisource|wslink=1 Esdras|title=1 Esdras 1:8: King James Version}}</ref>
* The father of Obadiah in a post-exilic list of kin groups (Ezra 8:9).
* The father of Shechaniah (Ezra 10:2).
* Jehiel the son of Harim, a priest (Ezra 10:21).
* Jehiel the son of Elam, a layman (Ezra 10:26).

For the other three, the name Jehiel (or '''Jeiel''') reflects the Hebrew spelling יעיאל:
* One of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:2).
* A Gibeonite described as the "father of Gibeon" in 1 Chronicles 9:35.
* A son of Hothan the Aroerite, who along with his brother Shama was listed as one of [[David's Mighty Warriors]] in 1 Chronicles 11:44.

=== Jehizkiah ===
'''Jehizkiah''' (יְחִזְקִיָּה) son of Shallum is mentioned in a list of Ephraimite leaders who, according to 2 Chronicles 28, intervened along with the prophet Oded to prevent the enslavement of 200,000 people from the [[Kingdom of Judah]] during the time of the king [[Ahaz]].<ref>Jehizkiah appears in the narrative in 2 Chronicles 28:12.</ref>

=== Jehoaddah ===
'''Joehoaddah''' (or '''Jehoadah''', '''Jarah''') was one of the descendants of King [[Saul]], according to 1 Chronicles 8:33–36. In 1 Chronicles 9:42, which contains a copy of the same genealogy of Saul, his name is given as "Jarah."<ref name="cb jehoadah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehoadah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Jehoaddan===
'''Jehoaddan''' (Hebrew: יהועדן, Yehōaddān; "YHWH delights") was a native of Jerusalem, the wife of King Joash of Judah, and mother of his successor, King Amaziah. 2 Kings 14:2

===Jehoiada===
'''Jehoiada''' (Hebrew: יהוידע,''Yehoyada'' "The LORD Knows"<ref>Strong's</ref>) was the name of at least three people in the Hebrew Bible:
* Jehoiada, a priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash (q.v.)
* Jehoiada, father of Benaiah (cf. Benaiah)
* Jehoiada, a priest in the time of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:26)

===Jehoshaphat===
'''Jehoshaphat''' (Hebrew: יהושפט, ''yehoshaphat,'' God Judges), son of Paruah, was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators: his jurisdiction was Issachar (1 Kings 4:17).

'''Jehosphaphat''', son of Ahilud, was King Solomon's recorder (1 Kings 4:3).

===Jehozabad===
'''Jehozabad''' (Hebrew: יהוזבד, ''yehozabad'') is the name of three figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jehozabad">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehozabad|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Jehozabad son of Shomer was one of the assassinators of King Joash of Judah.  2 Kings 12:21.  "This person is called ''Zabad'', in 2 Chron. xxiv.26..."  <ref name="Adam Clarke">{{cite book|last=Clarke|first=Adam|title=Commentary and Critical Notes|year=1831|publisher=J. Emory and B. Waugh|location=New York}}</ref>
* Jehozabad, according 2 Chronicles 17:18, was a leader of 180,000 Benjamite warriors in the time of king [[Jehoshaphat]].
* Jehozabad is listed as one of the sons of Obed-edom according to 1 Chronicles 26:4.

=== Jehubbah ===
'''Jehubbah''' (or '''Hubbah''') is the name of an individual who appears in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Asher]]. His name depends on which variant reading (see [[Qere and Ketiv]]) of the [[Masoretic Text]] one follows: the Ketiv reads ''yhbh'' ("Jehubbah") the Qere reads ''whbh'' ("and Hubbah").<ref name="cb jehubbah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=TITLE|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Jehudi===
'''Jehudi''' (Hebrew יהודי "Judahite") "the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi" (Jeremiah 36:14) was one of the delegates the princes sent to fetch Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, to read his scroll.

=== Jehudijah ===
'''Jehudijah''' ({{Langx|he|הַיְהֻדִיָּ֗ה}}), mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:18, is the name given to the wife of [[Mered]], and is listed as the mother of his children.<ref name="cb jehudijah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jehudijah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> Some Rabbinic sources claim that Jehudijah, a feminine form of the Hebrew ''yehudi'' ({{Langx|he|יְהוּדִי}}), meaning "Jew," is to be used as a noun rather than a given name, interpreting the passage as "his wife, the Jewess" rather than "his wife, Jehudijah," and that it is referring to [[Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus)|Pharaoh's daughter]], Bithiah, who is mentioned in the same passage and is said to have converted to Judaism.<ref name="cb jehudijah" /> As Bithiah was an Egyptian, it would have been worth noting that she was a Jewess, especially given the importance of [[matrilineality in Judaism]], though this was not the case in the Biblical era.

=== Jehush ===
''See [[Jeush]].''

===Jeiel===
'''Jeiel''' (יְעִיאֵל "God sweeps away")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְעוּאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A2%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of ten individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jeiel">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jeiel|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>
* Jeiel, according to 1 Chronicles 5:7, was a leader in the [[Tribe of Reuben]] of the house of Joel.
* Jeiel, referred to as the "father of [[Gibeon (ancient city)|Gibeon]]", was an ancestor of [[King Saul]].<ref>({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|9:35–39|NIV}})</ref> The [[King James Version]] calls him "Jehiel."<ref name="cb jeiel" /> This figure's name is affected by variant readings preserved through the [[Qere and Ketiv]] system in the [[Masoretic Text]]: the Ketiv calls him "Jeuel," while the Qere calls him "Jeiel."<ref name="cb jeiel" />
* Jeiel son of Hotham the Aroerite is listed as one of David's warriors in 1 Chronicles 11:44. The King James Version calls him "Jehiel." This figure's name is affected by variant readings preserved through the [[Qere and Ketiv]] system in the [[Masoretic Text]]: the Ketiv calls him "Jeuel," while the Qere calls him "Jeiel."<ref name="cb jeiel" />
* A Jeiel is mentioned in passing in a list of gatekeepers for the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in 1 Chronicles 15:18.
* A Jeiel is listed as one of the ancestors of a Levite named Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:14.
* A Jeiel was one of the scribes of [[Uzziah]] who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors according to 2 Chronicles 26:11. This figure's name is affected by variant readings preserved through the [[Qere and Ketiv]] system in the [[Masoretic Text]]: the Ketiv calls him "Jeuel," while the Qere calls him "Jeiel."<ref name="cb jeiel" />
* A Jeiel is recorded as a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan in the time of [[Hezekiah]]. This figure's name is affected by variant readings preserved through the [[Qere and Ketiv]] system in the [[Masoretic Text]]: the Ketiv calls him "Jeuel," while the Qere calls him "Jeiel."<ref name="cb jeiel" /> The [[Revised Version]] calls him Jeuel, following the Ketiv.<ref name="cb jeiel" />
* A Jeiel is recorded as a leader in the [[Tribe of Levi]] in time of [[Josiah]] according to 2 Chronicles 35:9.
* In a list of returnees to [[Yehud Medinata]] after the end of the [[Babylonian captivity]], a Jeiel is recorded as being the head of a group of relatives according to Ezra 8:13. The [[Revised Version]] calls him Jeuel.
* A Jeiel, of the "descendants of Nebo," is listed as one of the people opposing marriage to foreign women in the time of [[Nehemiah]].<ref>Ezra 10:43.</ref>

=== Jekameam ===
'''Jekameam''' (יְקַמְעָם "let the people rise"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְקַמְעָם|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A7%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> a Levite,  the 4th son of Hebron is mentioned in passing in two genealogical passages.<ref>1 Chronicles 23:19, 24:23.</ref>

=== Jekamiah ===
'''Jekamiah''' ([[King James Version|KJV]] spelling '''Jecamiah''' Hebrew: יְקַמְיָה "YHWH raises"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְקַמְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A7%D6%B7%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>) is the name of two individuals in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jekamiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jekamiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Jekamiah son of Shallum, son of Sismai, son of Eleasah, son of Helez, son of Azariah, son of Jehu, son of Obed, son of Ephlal, son of Zabad, son of Nathan, son of Attai, son of Jarha, the son-in-law and slave of Sheshan, son of Ishi, son of Appaim, son of Nadab, son of Shammai, son of Onam, son of Jerahmeel, the alleged ancestor of the [[Jerahmeel]]ites.<ref>1 Chronicles 2.</ref>
* Jekamiah, a son of [[Jeconiah]], the last king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], who was taken captive by the [[Babylonia]]ns.<ref>1 Chronicles 3:18.</ref>

=== Jekoliah ===
''See [[Jecholiah]].''

=== Jekuthiel ===
'''Jekuthiel''' (יְקוּתִיאֵל "cleansing of God"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְקוּתִיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A7%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%AA%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> father of Zanoah, appears in 1 Chronicles 4:18, in a genealogical passage concerning the [[Tribe of Judah]].<ref>1 Chronicles 4:18.</ref>

===Jemima===
'''Jemimah''', meaning "Dove" was a daughter of [[Job (biblical figure)|Job]] according to Job 42:14.

===Jemuel===
'''Jemuel''' was the first son of [[Simeon (Hebrew Bible)|Simeon]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:10]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Exodus#Chapter 6|Exodus 6:15]], and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:12]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Jephunneh===
'''Jephunneh''' (יְפֻנֶּה) is a biblical name which means "for whom a way is prepared", and was the name of two biblical figures:
* A descendant of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]], and father of [[Kenaz]] and [[Caleb]] the [[The Twelve Spies|spy]], who is also called a [[Kenezite]]. See ([[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] 13:6 etc.; Numbers 32:12 etc.; Joshua 14:14 etc.; 1 Chronicles 4:15).
* A descendant of [[Asher]], eldest of the three sons of [[Jether]] (1 [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] 7:38).

===Jerah===
'''Jerah''' (יֶרַח "new moon")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יֶ֫רַח²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B6%D6%AB%D7%A8%D6%B7%D7%97%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a son of [[Joktan]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 10|Genesis 10:26]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 1|1 Chronicles 1:20]].

=== Jeremai ===
'''Jeremai''' (יְרֵמַי "my exaltations"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְרֵמַי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A8%D6%B5%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> one of the "descendants of Hashum," is a figure who appears only in Ezra 10:33, where he is listed among the men who married foreign women.<ref name="cb jeremai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jeremai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jeriah ===
''See [[Jerijah]].''

=== Jerioth ===
'''Jerioth''' ירעות "Tent Curtains" was a wife of [[Caleb, son of Hezron|Caleb]] according to 1 Chronicles 2:18.

=== Jeriel ===
'''Jeriel''' (יְרִיאֵל "taught by God"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְרִיאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A8%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> son of Tola, son of [[Issachar]], is found in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Issachar]] in 1 Chronicles 7:2.

=== Jerijah ===
'''Jerijah''' (sometimes '''Jeriah''') (יְרִיָּה "taught by YHWH"),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/topical/j/jeriah.htm Topical Bible: Jeriah]</ref> a Kohathite Levite, is listed as one of the sons of Hebron when David organized the service in genealogical passages in 1 Chronicles 23:19, 24:23, 26:31.<ref name="cb jerijah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jerijah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Jeroham===
There are 5 people in the [[Hebrew Bible]] named '''Jeroham''' (יְרֹחָם "showing pity").
#The Father of [[Elkanah (husband of Hannah)|Elkanah]], and grandfather of the prophet [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]] — in [http://bible.cc/1_samuel/1-1.htm 1 Samuel 1:1]. 
#The father of [[Azareel]], the "captain" of the [[tribe of Dan]] — in [http://bible.cc/1_chronicles/27-22.htm 1 Chronicles 27:22].
#A [[Benjamite]] mentioned in [https://archive.today/20130115155641/http://bible.cc/1_chronicles/12-7.htm1 1 Chronicles 12:7] and [https://archive.today/20130115192516/http://bible.cc/1_chronicles/9-12.htm1 1 Chronicles 9:12]. 
#The father of Azariah, one of the "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of [[Jehoiada]]'s campaign to restore the kingship to [[Jehoash of Judah|Joash]] in {{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|23:1|NRSV}}
#A priest mentioned in [https://archive.today/20130115192516/http://bible.cc/1_chronicles/9-12.htm1 1 Chronicles 9:12]; (perhaps the same as in [https://archive.today/20130115150027/http://bible.cc/nehemiah/11-12.htm1 Nehemiah 11:12]).

=== Jerusha ===
'''Jerusha''' (or '''Jerushah''') (יְרוּשָׁא "dispossessor")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְרוּשָׁא|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%A9%D6%B8%D7%81%D7%90?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> the daughter of Zadok and the wife of king [[Uzziah]] was, according to the 2 Kings 15:33 and 2 Chronicles 27:1, the mother of king [[Jotham]].

===Jesbi===
See [[List of minor biblical figures, A-K#Ishbi-benob|Ishbi-benob]]

===Jeshaiah===
'''Jeshaiah''' (יְשַׁעְיָה "YHWH has saved")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְשַׁעְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D6%B7%D7%81%D7%A2%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> may refer to multiple figures in the Bible:
# A descendant of David, the father of [[Rephaiah]], and the son of [[Hananiah, son of Zerubbabel|Hananiah]] in [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 3|1 Chronicles 3:21]].
# One of eight sons of Jeduthun in [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 25|1 Chronicles 25:3]].
# For the man in 1 Chronicles 24 and 26 who is sometimes called Jeshaiah, see [[Jesiah]].

===Jeshebeab===
'''Jeshebeab''' (יֶשֶׁבְאָב "dwelling of the father")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יֶשֶֽׁבְאָב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B6%D7%A9%D6%B6%D6%BD%D7%81%D7%91%D6%B0%D7%90%D6%B8%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was a descendant of [[Aaron]], who was assigned priestly duties by [[David]]. Out of the twenty-four, Jeshebeab was the head of the fourteenth lot according to {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|24:13|}}.

=== Jesher ===
'''Jesher''' (יֵשֶׁר "upright")<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3475.htm Strong's Concordance 3475. Yesher]</ref> the son of [[Caleb, son of Hezron]] is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 2:18.

=== Jeshishai ===
'''Jeshishai''' (יְשִׁישָׁי "my old one")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְשִׁישַׁי|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%81%D7%99%D7%A9%D6%B7%D7%81%D7%99?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a figure mentioned only once, in passing, in a genealogy of Gad.<ref>1 Chronicles 5:14.</ref><ref name="cb jeshishai">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jeshishai|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Jeshohaiah ===
'''Jeshohaiah''' (יְשׁוֹחָיָה "YHWH humbles")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְשׁוֹחָיָה³|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D7%81%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%97%D6%B8%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B3?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> appears in a list of names of [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeonites]]. According to [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] these Simeonites took pasture-land from descendants of Ham and the Meunim during the time of king Hezekiah.<ref name="ReferenceB">The narrative is recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:34–43, with Jeshohaiah himself mentioned in verse 36.</ref> According to Thomas Kelly Cheyne, the name is a corruption of Maaseiah.<ref name="cb jeshohaiah">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jeshohaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

=== Jesimiel ===
'''Jesimiel''' (יְשִׁימָאֵל "God will place")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְשִׂימִאֵל|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%82%D7%99%D7%9E%D6%B4%D7%90%D6%B5%D7%9C?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> appears in a list of names of [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeonites]] of the family of Shimei. According to [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] these Simeonites took pasture-land from descendants of Ham and the Meunim during the time of king Hezekiah.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> According to Thomas Kelly Cheyne, the name is a corruption of Maaseel.<ref name="cb jeshohaiah"/>

=== Jesui ===
''See [[Ishvi]].''

===Jether===
'''Jether''' (יֶתֶר) was the name of 5 biblical individuals:
*[[Gideon]]'s firstborn mentioned in {{bibleverse|Judges|8:20}} out of all the 70 children he had.
*A father of Amasa which was the "captain" of the host of Judah.
*A [[Jerahmeelite]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|2:32}} who had no children and ends up dying.
*The son of Ezrah mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|4:17}}.
*The father of Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

===Jetheth===
'''Jetheth''' (יְתֵת "a nail") is listed as one of the "chiefs" of [[Edom]], in Genesis 36:41.

=== Jeuel ===
'''Jeuel''' (יְעוּאֵל "God sweeps away") son of Zerah appears in a list of people living in Jerusalem after the end of the [[Babylonian exile]]. For four other individuals who are sometimes called "Jeuel" and sometimes "Jeiel," see [[Jeiel]].

=== Jeush ===
'''Jeush''' is the name of four or five individuals mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name="cb jeush">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jeush|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Jeush son of Esau by Oholibamah the daughter of Anah,  son of Zibeon the Hivite.<ref>Genesis 36:5, 14, 18; 1 Chronicles 1:35.</ref> A variant manuscript reading, known as [[Qere and Ketiv|Ketiv]], calls him '''Jeish'''.<ref name="cb jeush" />
* Jeush son of Bilhan, son of Jediael, the son of [[Benjamin]], mentioned in a genealogy which describes the people of the [[Tribe of Benjamin]].<ref name="1 Chronicles 7:10"/>
* Jeush son of Eshek, who is mentioned in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin.<ref name="1 Chronicles 8:39"/> According to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' this is likely a reference to the same person called Jeush son of Bilhan. The [[King James Version]] calls him '''Jehush'''.
* Jeush son of Shimei represented a division of Levites according to 1 Chronicles 23:10–11.
* Jeush, the first listed son of king [[Rehoboam]] in 2 Chronicles 11:19.

===Jezer===
'''Jezer''' (יֵצֶר "Jezer") was a son of [[Naphtali]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:24]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:49]]. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. According to Numbers he was the progenitor of the Jezerites.

=== Jeziah ===
''See [[Izziah]].''

=== Jezoar ===
'''Jezoar''' ('''Zohar''') (צֹחַר) was one of the sons of Helah and Ashur mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|4:7|KJV}}.

=== Jezrahiah ===
''See [[Izrahiah]]''.

===Jezreel===
One of the sons of the father of [[Etam (biblical figure)|Etam]] according to {{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|4:3|NKJV}}

=== Jibsam ===
''See [[Ibsam]].''

===Jidlaph===
'''Jidlaph''' (יִדְלָף "weeping")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יִדְלָ֑ף|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B4%D7%93%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B8%D6%91%D7%A3?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the seventh son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Genesis|22:22|HE}}).

===Jimnah===
'''Jimnah''', '''Jimna''', or '''Imnah''' (יִמְנָה) was a son of [[Asher]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:17]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:44]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Jishui===
'''Jishui''' was the second son of [[King Saul]], mentioned in Saul's genealogy in {{bibleverse|1|Samuel|14:49|NKJV}}. He is called Abinadab in 1 Chronicles 8:33 and 9:39.

=== Joahaz ===
''For either of the biblical kings names Jehoahaz or Joahaz, see [[Jehoahaz of Israel]] or [[Jehoahaz of Judah]].''

'''Joahaz''' (יוֹאָחָז "YHWH has grasped"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְהוֹאָחָז|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%90%D6%B8%D7%97%D6%B8%D7%96?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according 2 Chronicles 34:8, was the name of the father of [[Josiah]]'s scribe Joah.

===Joarib===
See [[Jarib]]

===Joash===
''This entry is about the four minor biblical characters named Joash. For the kings named Joash or Jehoash, see [[Jehoash of Israel]] and [[Jehoash of Judah]].''

'''Joash''', an abbreviated name of '''Jehoash''', is the name of several figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
* Joash, an [[Abiezrite]] of the [[Tribe of Manasseh]], was the father of [[Gideon]] according to [[Book of Judges|Judges]] 6–8.<ref>[[:s:Bible (King James)/Judges#Chapter 6|Judges 6–8]].</ref> His family was poor and lived in [[Ophrah]]. After Gideon tore down the altar of [[Baal]] and cut down the grove, the men of Ophrah sought to kill Gideon. Joash stood against them, saying, "He that will plead for [Baal], let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar."
* A Joash is described as "the king's son" in the time of [[Ahab]]. According to Stanley Arthur Cook, it is uncertain whether he was the son of king Ahab, or whether "king's son" was a title used by high officers.<ref name="cb joash">{{cite book |author=Stanley Arthur Cook |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Joash|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Stanley Arthur Cook }}</ref>
* Joash is described as one of the descendants of Shelah, son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)]] in a genealogy of the [[Tribe of Judah]].<ref>1 Chronicles 4:22.</ref>
* A Joash, son of Shemaah of Gibeah, is named as one of the Benjamite warriors to came to the aid of [[David]] when he went to [[Ziklag]].<ref>1 Chronicles 12:3.</ref>

===Job===
''This entry is about the minor biblical figure named "Job". For the person who has a book named after them, see [[Job (biblical figure)]].'' <br>
'''Job''' or '''Jashub''' was a son of [[Issachar]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 46|Genesis 46:13]], [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 26|Numbers 26:24]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 7|1 Chronicles 7:1]]. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

===Jobab===
'''Jobab''' (יוֹבָב "a desert")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹבָב|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%91%D6%B8%D7%91?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of at least five men in the [[Hebrew Bible]].
* A son of [[Joktan]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 10|Genesis 10:29]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 1|1 Chronicles 1:23]].
* [[Jobab ben Zerah]], a King of Edom according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Genesis#Chapter 36|Genesis 36:33]] and [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 1|1 Chronicles 1:44]].
* King of Madon, located in northern Canaan; one of the kings who fought against Israel and who were routed at Meron in [[:s:Bible (King James)/Joshua#Chapter 11|Joshua 11]].
* A Benjaminite, son of [[Shaharaim]] and [[Hodesh]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 8|1 Chronicles 8:9]].
* A Benjaminite, son of [[Elpaal]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Chronicles#Chapter 8|1 Chronicles 8:18]].

=== Joed ===
'''Joed''' (יוֹעֵד "YHWH is witness")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹעֵד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A2%D6%B5%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is the name of a man mentioned in passing as being an ancestor of Sallu, a Benjamite in the time of [[Nehemiah]].<ref>Nehemiah 11:7.</ref>

===Joel===
'''Joel''' is the name of several men in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:

* A Hebrew Bible book of the [[Joel (prophet)|prophet Joel]], the main theme of which is the coming “Day of the Lord”.  The prophet Joel cannot be identified with any of the 12 other figures in the Hebrew Bible who have the same name. He is not mentioned outside the books of Joel and Acts (Ac 2:16). His father, Pethuel (1:1), is also unknown. Judging from his concern with Judah and Jerusalem (see 2:32; 3:1,6,8,16-20), it seems likely that Joel lived in that area.
* The firstborn son of the prophet [[Samuel]] and father of Heman the singer. According to [[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Samuel#Chapter 8|1 Samuel chapter 8]], Joel and his brother [[Abijah]] were appointed by Samuel to be [[Biblical judges|judges]] in [[Beersheba]], in the [[Negev|south of Israel]], while he continued to judge in [[Ramathaim-Zophim|Ramah]]. However, Joel and Abijah "walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took [[bribery|bribes]], and perverted judgment", prompting the [[Israelite]]s to demand that Samuel give them a [[King of Israel|king]]. [[Josephus]] says that "resigning his office to his sons, he divided the people between them, and placed them in [[Bethel]] and Beer-sheba", a statement which the [[Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges]] suggests "is probably his own conjecture".<ref>[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/1_samuel/8.htm Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 1 Samuel 8], accessed 28 April 2017.</ref>
* An ancestor of Samuel (mentioned in {{bibleverse|1 Chr||6:21|JPS}}).<ref name="Joel">{{Jewish Encyclopedia|no-prescript=1|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8702-joel|title=JOEL}}</ref>
* A [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeonite]] prince ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||4:35|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* A [[Reubenite]]; father of Shemaiah ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||5:4–8|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* A [[Gadite]] chief ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||5:12|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* Son of Izrahiah and a chief of [[Tribe of Issachar|Issachar]] ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||7:3|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* One of [[David]]'s mighty men, indicated as the brother of Nathan of Zobah ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||11:38|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* A [[Gershonite]], a prince in the time of David ([[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] {{Bibleverse-nb||1 Chr|15:7|JPS}}; {{Bibleverse-nb||1 Chr|23:8|JPS}}; {{Bibleverse-nb||1 Chr|26:22|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* Son of Pedaiah; a [[Manassites|Manassite]] chief in the time of David ({{bibleverse|1 Chr||27:20|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* A [[Kohathite]] in the time of [[Hezekiah]] ({{bibleverse|2 Chr||29:12|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* A son of Nebo who returned with Ezra and one of those who married foreign wives ({{bibleverse|Ezra||10:43|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>
* Son of Zichri; a [[Benjamite]] overseer after the Exile ({{bibleverse|Nehemiah||11:9|JPS}}).<ref name=Joel/>

=== Joelah ===
'''Joelah''' (יוֹעֵאלָה "may he avail")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹעֵאלָה²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A2%D6%B5%D7%90%D7%9C%D6%B8%D7%94%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> son of Jeroham of Gedor, in 1 Chronicles 12:7, is listed as one of the Benjamite warriors who went to [[David]] at [[Ziklag]].

=== Joezer ===
'''Joezer''' (יוֹעֶזֶר "YHWH is help"),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹעֶ֫זֶר|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A2%D6%B6%D6%AB%D7%96%D6%B6%D7%A8?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> according to 1 Chronicles 12:6, is the name of one of the [[Benjamite]] warriors who came to the aid of [[David]] when he went to [[Ziklag]] in Philistine territory due to the hostility of king [[Saul]].

===Jogli===
'''Jogli''' (יׇגְלִי "he is exiled")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יָגְלִי²|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%92%D6%B0%D7%9C%D6%B4%D7%99%C2%B2?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the father of [[Bukki]], a prince of the [[Tribe of Dan]]. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:22]])

===Johanan===
'''Johanan''' (Hebrew: יוחנן "God is merciful") was the name of 6 minor biblical figures in the [[Hebrew Bible]]:

*The son of Kareah was among the officers who survived the destruction of Jerusalem and exile of Judeans by the king of Babylon; he warned Gedaliah, the governor, of a plot to kill him, but was ignored.  Jeremiah 40 7ff.
*The firstborn of King [[Josiah]] through Zebudah his wife. He is briefly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible only in the Book of [[1 Chronicles]]. He could possibly be the same as [[Jehoahaz of Judah]].
*One of the sons of Elioenai which were: Hodaiah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, '''Johanan''', Dalaiah, and Anani in {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|3:24}}.
*In {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|6:9}}, Johanan was a High Priest of Israel being the son of Azariah and the father of Azariah II at the time of King [[Solomon]].
*According to {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|12:12}}, Johanan was a Gadite and a mighty warrior who followed [[David]].
*One of the sons of Azgad mentioned in {{bibleverse|Ezra|8:12}}.

=== Joiarib ===
{{see also|#Jehoiarib}}

'''Joiarib''' ("God will contend") is the name of two biblical persons:
* Ancestor of Maaseiah the son of Barukh, who was one of those to resettle Jerusalem after the return from Babylonia. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|11:5|HE}})
* The head of a family of priests at the time of the return from Babylonia. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|12:6|HE}}) He was one of the "men of understanding" sent by [[Ezra]] to Iddo in order to procure men to minister in the Temple. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezr.|8:16|HE}}) His son was Jedaiah, one of the priests to resettle Jerusalem. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|11:10|HE}}) The head of the family at the time of Joiakim was Mattenai. ({{bibleverse-lb||Neh.|12:19|HE}})

=== Jokim ===
'''Jokim''' (יוֹקִים "YHWH raises up")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יְהוֹיָקִים|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D6%B0%D7%94%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%A7%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%9D?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is listed as one of the descendants of [[Shelah (son of Judah)|Shelah]], son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)]] in 1 Chronicles 4:22.

===Jonathan===
====Jonathan son of Kareah====
'''Jonathan''' (Hebrew: יונתן "God gave") son of Kareah was among the officers who survived the destruction of Jerusalem and exile of Judeans by the king of Babylon; he was brother to Johanan q.v. – Jeremiah 40:8

===Josedech===
See [[Jehozadak|Jehozadok]]

===Joseph===
====Joseph, father of Igal====
'''Joseph''' of the house of [[Issachar]] was the father of [[#Igal|Igal]], a scout sent to [[Canaan]] prior to the crossing of the [[Jordan River]] according to [[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 13|Numbers 13:7]].

=== Joshah ===
'''Joshah''' (יוֹשָׁה "YHWH makes equal") son of Amaziah is mentioned only once in the Bible, where is listed among Simeonite leaders in 1 Chronicles 4:34.<ref name="cb joshah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Joshah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref> He is one of several clan leaders who, according to Chronicles, were involved in exterminating the descendants of Ham and the Meunim, and taking their pasture-lands.

=== Joshaviah ===
'''Joshaviah''' (יוֹשַׁוְיָה "YHWH makes equal") son of Elnaam is a biblical figure who appears only in 1 Chronicles 11:46, in a listing of [[David's Mighty Warriors]].<ref name="cb joshaviah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Joshaviah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

=== Joshbekashah ===
'''Joshbekashah''' (יׇשְׁבְּקָשָׁה "seated in hardness") appears as one of the sons of Heman in a passage which describes the musicians of the Jerusalem Temple in the time of [[David]].<ref>1 Chronicles 25:4, 24.</ref>

=== Joshibiah ===
'''Joshibiah''' ([[King James Version]] spelling '''Josibiah''' Hebrew: יוֹשִׁבְיָה "YHWH causes to dwell")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹשִׁבְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%81%D7%91%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is given in 1 Chronicles 4:35 as the father of Jehu, one of the Simeonite clan leaders in the time of Hezekiah who exterminated the descendants of Ham and the Meunim and took their farmland.<ref name="cb joshibiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Joshibiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>

===Joshua===
====Joshua the Bethshemite====
'''Joshua the Bethshemite''' was the owner of the field in which the [[Ark of the Covenant]] came to rest when the [[Philistine]]s sent it away on a driverless ox-drawn cart. ([[:s:Bible (King James)/1 Samuel#Chapter 6|1 Samuel 6:14]])

====Joshua the governor of the city====
Joshua (Hebrew: יהושע ''yehoshua'' "God saves") was a city governor of Jerusalem in the time of King Josiah of Judah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem.  2 Kings 23:8

=== Josibiah ===
''See [[Joshibiah]].''

=== Josiphiah ===
'''Josiphiah''' (יוֹסִפְיָה "YHWH adds")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, יוֹסִפְיָה|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A1%D6%B4%D7%A4%D6%B0%D7%99%D6%B8%D7%94?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> is a name which appears in a list of returnees from the [[Babylonian captivity]], where "Shelomith son of Josiphiah" is listed as the leader of the 160 men of the "descendants of Bani" who returned to [[Yehud Medinata]] in the time of [[Nehemiah]].<ref>Ezra 8:10.</ref>

=== Jozabad ===
'''Jozabad''' (יוֹזָבָד) is the name of several individuals mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]]. For three other individuals with a similar name, see [[Jehozabad]].
* Jozabad of Gederah is listed as one of David's warriors in 1 Chronicles 12:4.
* Two men named Jozabad from the [[Tribe of Manasseh]] are listed as warriors of David in 1 Chronicles 12:20.
* Jozabad, according to 2 Chronicle 31:13, was an overseer in the Temple at Jerusalem in the time of [[Hezekiah]].
* A Jozabad is described as a Levite leader in 2 Chronicles 35:9. This may be the same individual overseeing the Temple in the time of Hezekiah.<ref name="cb jozabad">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jozabad|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
* Jozabad son of Joshua is listed as a Levite in the time of [[Ezra]] in the time of Ezra 8:33.
* A Levite Jozabad is listed in Ezra 10:22 as having taken a foreign wife.
* A Levite Jozabad is listed as having a foreign wife in Ezra 10:23. This man may be the same as Joshua son of Joshua mentioned above, and/or the same as the two individuals below.<ref name="cb jozabad" />
* A Jozabad is listed in Nehemiah 8:7 as one of those who helped explain the law to the people of [[Yehud Medinata]].
* A Jozabad is listed as one of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 11:16.

===Jozachar===
'''Jozachar''' (Hebrew: יוֹזָכָר, ''yozakhar'', "God Remembered") or '''Jozacar''', son of Shimeath, was one of the assassins of king Joash of Judah.  In 2 Kings 12:21 the Hebrew is יוזבד, ''yozabad''.

=== Jushab-hesed ===
'''Jushab-hesed''' (יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד "whose love is returned") is a name which appears in the [[Hebrew Bible]] only in 1 Chronicles 3:20, where he is said to be one of the sons of [[Zerubbabel]].<ref name="cb jushab-hesed">{{cite book |author=Thomas Kelly Cheyne |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Jushab-hesed|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib02cheyuoft |volume=2, E–K|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company |author-link=Thomas Kelly Cheyne }}</ref>

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=== Kallai ===
'''Kallai''' (קַלַּי "swift") is named as ancestral head of the priestly house of Sallai in the time of [[Jehoiakim]], according to Nehemiah 12:20.

=== Karshena ===
See [[Carshena]].

===Kedar===
''Kedar (Qedar): see [[Qedarites#Biblical|Qedarites: Biblical]]''

===Kelal===
'''Kelal''' or '''Chelal''' (כְּלָל "completed") is an Israelite listed in Ezra as among those who married foreign women.<ref name="Ezra 10:30">Ezra 10:30.</ref>

=== Kelita ===
'''Kelita''' ("maiming"<ref>{{cite book|author=David Mandel|title=Who's Who in the Jewish Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yzmi5_408K4C&pg=PA239|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Jewish Publication Society|isbn=978-0-8276-1029-3|page=239}}</ref>) was a [[Levite]] who assisted [[Ezra]] in expounding the law to the people. ({{bibleverse-lb||Nehemiah|8:7|HE}},{{bibleverse-nb||Nehemiah|10:10|HE}}) He was also known as Kelaiah. ({{bibleverse-lb||Ezra|10:23|HE}})

=== Kesed ===
'''Kesed''' (כֶּשֶׂד "increase")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, כֶּ֫שֶׂד|url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%9B%D6%B6%D6%BC%D6%AB%D7%A9%D6%B6%D7%82%D7%93?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref> was the fourth son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]] mentioned in {{bibleverse|Genesis|22:22}}. The KJV calls him Chesed instead of Kesed.

=== Kemuel ===
'''[[Kemuel]]''' was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

*The third son of [[Nahor, son of Terah|Nahor]] and [[Milcah]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|22:21|}}).
*Prince of the [[tribe of Ephraim]]; one of those appointed by [[Moses]] to superintend the division of [[Canaan]] amongst the tribe ([[:s:Bible (King James)/Numbers#Chapter 34|Num. 34:24]]).

=== Keren-happuch ===
'''Keren-happuch''', sometimes spelled '''Kerenhappuch''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christnotes.org/dictionary.php?dict=sbd&id=2565 |title=Kerenhappuch – Smith's Bible Dictionary |publisher=Christnotes.org |access-date=2012-04-06}}</ref> (Hebrew: קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ "horn of antimony")<ref>{{Cite web |title=BDB, קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ |url=https://www.sefaria.org/BDB%2C_%D7%A7%D6%B6%D7%A8%D6%B6%D7%9F_%D7%94%D6%B7%D7%A4%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9A%D6%B0?lang=bi|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>  is the name of [[Job (biblical figure)|Job]]'s third daughter ({{bibleverse-lb||Job|42:14|HE}}) who was born after prosperity had returned to him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=Keren-happuch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510081850/http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=Keren-happuch |url-status=live |archive-date=2011-05-10 |title=Easton's Bible Dictionary |publisher=Ccel.org |date=2005-07-13 |access-date=2012-04-06 }}</ref>

=== Keziah ===
'''Keziah''' ("Cassia") is the name of [[Job (biblical figure)|Job]]'s second daughter born after his trial.<ref>{{bibleverse-lb||Job|42:14|HE}}</ref>

===Kimham===
See [[List of minor biblical figures, A–K#Chimham|Chimham]]

=== Kolaiah ===
'''Kolaiah''' ("voice of Jehovah") is the father of the false prophet [[Ahab]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Jeremiah|29:21|HE}}). It is also the name of an ancestor of Sallu that settled in Jerusalem after returning from the [[Babylonian exile]] ({{bibleverse-lb||Nehemiah|11:7|HE}}).<ref>{{cite book | first=David | last=Mandel | year=2007 | page=241 | title=Who's who in the Jewish Bible | publisher=Jewish Publication Society | isbn=978-0-8276-0863-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yzmi5_408K4C&pg=PA241 }}</ref>

===Kore===
'''Kore''' (קוֹרֵא) was responsible for distributing the freewill offerings of the Temple in the time of [[King Hezekiah]] ({{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|31:14|NKJV}}).

== See also ==
* [[List of biblical names]]
* [[List of burial places of biblical figures]]
* [[List of major biblical figures]]
* [[List of minor biblical tribes]]

== References ==
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