D. Key to Hebrew and English Biblical Names
Because the inclusion of Hebrew place and person names alongside the better known English one would clutter the text up unnecessarily, we have chosen instead to provide a key for those using, or better familar with, Hebrew- or Jewish-roots scriptural translations.
| English |
Hebrew |
English |
Hebrew |
| Aaron |
Aharon |
Christ |
Messiah |
| Abel |
Hevel |
Christian |
Messianic |
| Abraham |
Avraham |
Church |
Assembly |
| Agabus |
Agav |
circumcision |
b'rit-milah |
| Amen |
Omein |
Cleopas |
Klofah |
| Amos |
Amotz |
commandment(s) |
mitzvah/mitzvot |
| Barabbas |
Bar-Abba |
council |
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| Barnabas |
Bar-Nabba |
court |
sanhedrin |
| Bartholomew |
Bar-Talmai |
curtain |
parokhet |
| Beelzebub |
Ba'al-Z'vuv |
Damascus |
Dammasek |
| Belial |
B'liya'al |
Daniel |
Dani'el |
| Benjamin |
Binyamin |
Daughter of |
bat- |
| Bethany |
Beit-Anyah |
deacon |
shammash |
| Bethesda |
Beit-Chasda |
disciple(s) |
talmid/talmidim |
| Bethelehem |
Beit-Lechem |
dividing wall |
m'chitzah |
| Bethphage |
Beit-Pagey |
Divine presence |
Sh'khinah |
| Bethsaida |
Beit-Tzaidah |
Elijah |
Eliyahu |
| blessing |
b'rakhah |
Elisabeth |
Elisheva |
| Blessed One |
HaM'vorakh |
Emmanuel |
Immanu'el |
| Boanerges |
B'nei-Regesh |
Emmaus |
Ammaus |
| Boaz |
Bo'az |
Enoch |
Chanoch |
| Caiaphas |
Kayafa |
Enos |
Enosh |
| Cain |
Kayin |
Ephraim |
Efrayim |
| Calvary |
Gulgotha |
Esau |
Esav |
| Canaan |
Cana'an |
Eve |
Chavah/Havah |
| Capernaum |
K'far-Nachum |
Dedication, feast |
Hanukkah |
| Cedron |
Kidron |
Taberbacles |
Sukkot |
| Cephas |
Kefa |
First day of week |
Motza'ei-Shabbat |
| cherubim |
k'ruvim |
fringe |
tzitzit |
| English |
Hebrew |
English |
Hebrew |
| Gabriel |
Gavri'el |
Jephthah |
Yiftach |
| Galilee |
The Galil |
Jeremiah |
Yirmeyahu |
| Gamaliel |
Gamli'el |
Jericho |
Yericho |
| Gaza |
'Aza |
Jerusalem |
Yerushalayim |
| Gehenna |
Gey-Hinnom |
Jesse |
Yishai |
| Genesaret |
Ginosar |
Jesus |
Yah'shua/Y'shua |
| Gentile(s) |
Goy(im) |
Jew |
Judean |
| Gethsemane |
Gat-Sh'manim |
Jezebel |
Izevel |
| Gideon |
Gid'on |
Joanna |
Yochanah |
| God, gods |
Elohim |
Job |
Iyov |
| Golgotha |
Gulgota |
Joel |
Yo'el |
| Gomorrah |
'Amora |
John |
Yochanan |
| Hades |
Sh'ol |
Jonah |
Yonah |
| Hallelujah! |
Hallelu-Yah! |
Joppa |
Yafo |
| Haran |
Charan |
Jorden |
Yarden |
| hell |
Gey-Hinnom |
Joseph |
Yosef, Yosi |
| Hezekiah |
Chizkiyahu |
Joshua |
Y'hoshua |
| High priest |
Cohen gadol |
Josiah |
Yoshiyahu |
| Holy One, the |
haQadosh |
jot |
yud |
| Holy Spirit |
Ruach haQ. |
Jotham |
Yotam |
| Hosea |
Hoshea |
Judah, Judas |
Y'hudah |
| hymn |
Hallel |
Jude |
Y'hudah |
| Immanuel |
Immanu'el |
Korah |
Korach |
| Isaac |
Yitshaq,Yitshak |
Lamech |
Lemekh |
| Isaiah |
Yesha'yahu |
lamp |
menorah |
| Iscariot |
man from K'riot |
Land of Israel |
Eretz-Israel |
| ssachar |
Yissass'khar |
Law |
Torah |
| It is written |
Tanakh says |
Lazarus |
El'azar |
| Jacob |
Ya'akov |
leaven |
chametz |
| Jaffa |
Yafo |
Levi |
L'vi |
| James |
Ya'akov |
Lord |
Adonai |
| Jared |
Yered |
Lydda |
Lud |
| Jehosophat |
Y'hoshafat |
Majesty, the |
HaG'dulah |
| English |
Hebrew |
English |
Hebrew |
| Malchus |
Melekh |
peace! |
Shalom! |
| Manasseh |
M'nasheh |
Peace be on you |
Shalom aleikhem |
| Maranatha! |
Marana, ta! |
Pentecost |
Shavu'ot |
| Martha |
Marta |
Perez |
Peretz |
| Mary |
Miryam |
Peter |
Kefa |
| Matthias |
Mattiyahu |
Pharisee(s) |
Parush/P'rushim |
| Matthew |
Mattiyahu |
phylacteries |
t'fillin |
| Melchi |
Malki |
Pound (coin) |
maneh |
| Melchizedek |
Malki-Tzedek |
Power, the |
HaG'vurah |
| Messiah |
Mashiach |
priest |
Cohen |
| Michael |
Mikha'el |
propitiation |
kapparah |
| Midian |
Midyan |
question(s) |
sh'eilah/sh'eilot |
| Moloch |
Molekh |
Rabboni |
Rabbani |
| Moses |
Moshe |
Rebekah |
Rivkah, Ribqah |
| Most High, the |
HaElyon |
Rehoboam |
Rechav'am |
| Naaman |
Na'aman |
Repent from sin |
Do t'shuvah |
| Nahor |
Nachor |
Reuben |
Re'uven |
| Nahum |
Nachum |
Righteous One |
Tzaddik |
| Nain |
Na'im |
Ruth |
Rut |
| Name, the |
HaShem |
Sabbath |
Shabbat |
| Naphtali |
Naftali |
Sadducee(s) |
Tzadok/Tz'dukim |
| Nathan |
Natan |
Salem |
Shalem |
| Nathanael |
Natan'el |
Salome |
Shlomit |
| nation(s) |
Goy(im) |
salvation |
yeshu'ah |
| Nazarene |
Natzrati |
Samarai |
Shomrom |
| Nazreth |
Natzeret |
Samson |
Shimshon |
| New moon |
Rosh-Chodesh |
Sapphira |
Shappirah |
| Nicodemus |
Nakdimon |
Sara |
Sarah |
| Noah |
Noach |
Sarepta |
Tzarfat |
| Obed |
Oven |
Saul |
Sha'ul |
| pagan |
Goy |
scribe |
Torah-teacher |
| Paradise |
Gan-Eden |
Scripture |
The Tanakh |
| Passover |
Pesach |
Sea of Galilee |
Lake Kinneret |
| Passover meal |
Seder |
Seth |
Shet |
| Paul |
Sha'ul |
Shechem |
Sh'khem |
| English |
Hebrew |
English |
Hebrew |
| Sidon |
Tzidon |
trumpet |
shofar |
| Silas |
Sila |
Tyre |
Tzor |
| Siloam |
Shiloach |
Unclean (food) |
treif |
| Simeon |
Shim'on |
Unleavened bread |
matzah |
| Simon |
Shim'on |
Uriah |
Uriyah |
| Simon Peter |
Shim'on Kefa |
Uzziah |
Uziyahu |
| Sodom |
S'dom |
Veil of temple |
parokhet |
| Solomon |
Shlomo |
voice fr. heaven |
bat-kol |
| Son of |
Bar-, ben- |
Wash hands |
n'tilat-yadayim |
| Susanna |
Shoshanah |
World to come |
'Olam haba |
| tabernacles |
Sukkot |
Zabulun |
Z'vulun |
| Tabitha |
Tavita |
Zaccheus |
Zakkai |
| tassel(s) |
tzitzit/tzitziyot |
Zacharias |
Z'kharyah |
| teacher |
rabbi |
Zadok |
Tzadok |
| Terah |
Terach |
Zarephath |
Tzarfat |
| Thaddeus |
Taddai |
Zebedee |
Zavdai |
| Theudas |
Todah |
Zebulun |
Z'vulun |
| This world |
The 'olam hazeh |
Zechariah |
Z'kharyah |
| Thomas |
Toma |
Zerah, Zara |
Zerach |
| Timaeus |
Timai |
Zerubbabel |
Z'rubavel |
| tittle |
stroke |
Zion |
Tzion, Tsiyon |
| troubles |
tsuris |
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