Adi 1 עֲדִי f & m HebrewMeans
"jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.
Ayelet אַיֶלֶת f HebrewMeans
"doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase
אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.
Dafna דַּפְנָה f HebrewMeans
"laurel" in Hebrew, of Greek origin.
Dar דַּר f & m HebrewMeans
"mother-of-pearl, nacre" in Hebrew.
Inbar עִנְבָּר, עִינְבָּר f HebrewMeans
"amber" in Hebrew.
Irit עִירִית f HebrewMeans
"asphodel (flower)" in Hebrew.
Kelila כְּלִילָה f HebrewFrom Hebrew
כְּלִיל (kelil) meaning
"crown, wreath, garland" or
"complete, perfect".
Leah לֵאָה f English, Hebrew, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name
לֵאָה (Leʾa), which was probably derived from the Hebrew word
לָאָה (laʾa) meaning
"weary, grieved". Alternatively it might be related to Akkadian
littu meaning
"cow". In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of
Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Jacob's other wife was Leah's younger sister
Rachel, whom he preferred. Leah later offered Jacob her handmaid
Zilpah in order for him to conceive more children.
... [more] Maayan מַעֲיָן f & m HebrewMeans
"spring of water" in Hebrew.
Marganita מַרְגָנִיתָה f HebrewFrom the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.
Mor מוֹר f & m HebrewMeans
"myrrh" in Hebrew.
Moran מוֹרָן f & m HebrewMeans
"viburnum shrub" in Hebrew.
Neta נֶטַע f & m HebrewMeans
"plant, shrub" in Hebrew.
Nurit נוּרִית f HebrewMeans
"buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus).
Rachel רָחֵל f English, Hebrew, French, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical HebrewFrom the Hebrew name
רָחֵל (Raḥel) meaning
"ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of
Jacob. Her father
Laban tricked Jacob into marrying her older sister
Leah first, though in exchange for seven years of work Laban allowed Jacob to marry Rachel too. Initially barren and facing her husband's anger, she offered her handmaid
Bilhah to Jacob to bear him children. Eventually she was herself able to conceive, becoming the mother of
Joseph and
Benjamin.
... [more] Rotem רוֹתֶם m & f HebrewFrom the name of a desert plant (species Retama raetam), possibly related to Hebrew
רָתַם (ratam) meaning "to harness, to bind".
Sharon שׁרון f & m English, HebrewFrom an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew
שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning
"plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.
... [more] Tamar תָּמָר f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical HebrewMeans
"date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of
Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King
David. She was raped by her half-brother
Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother
Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Tzufit צוּפִית f HebrewMeans
"sunbird" in Hebrew (referring to birds in the family Nectariniidae).
Vered וֶרֶד f HebrewMeans
"rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Yaara יַעֲרָה f HebrewMeans
"honeycomb" and
"honeysuckle" in Hebrew.