This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Biblical; and the first letter is R.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Raamiah רַעַמְיָה m BiblicalMeans "thunder of
Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a minor character in the Bible, a prince who returns from exile in the book of Nehemiah.
Rabmag רַב־מָג m BiblicalRabmag is the name of two figures in the Bible.
Raddai רַדַּי m Biblical, HebrewPossibly from Hebrew רָדָה
(radah) meaning "to beat down" or "to spread out". This name belonged to the fifth son of Jesse (according to 2 Chronicles 2:14).
Ragau m BiblicalFrom Ῥαγαύ
(Rhagau), a Hellenized form of Hebrew רְעוּ
(Rə'ū) (see
Reu).
Raphu m BiblicalRaphu of the house of
Benjamin was the father of
Palti, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
Reba m BiblicalReba was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of
Moses by an Israelite expedition led by
Phinehas, son of
Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Rekem m BiblicalRekem was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of
Moses by an Israelite expedition led by
Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Remaliah רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ m BiblicalMeans "
Yahweh has adorned, bedecked" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament, the father of Pekah, king of Israel.
Rephael רְפָאֵל m BiblicalIn I Chronicles 26:7–8, Rephael, "healed of God," was one of
Shemaiah's sons. He and his brethren, on account of their "strength for service," formed one of the divisions of the temple porters.
Rezia רִצְיָא m Biblical, Biblical HebrewFrom the Hebrew name רִצְיָא (
Ritzya) meaning "delight". Possibly from the root רָצוֹן (
ratzon) meaning "desire, wish, favor, goodwill". In the Book of 1 Chronicles, Rezia was one of the sons of
Ulla, an Asherite.
Ribai m BiblicalRibai, a Benjamite of Gibeah, was the father of
Ittai, one of King
David's Warriors (2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:31).
Rimmon רִמּוֹן, רימון m & f Biblical, HebrewMeans "pomegranate" in Hebrew. It occurs in the Old Testament belonging to "a man of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of King Saul" as well as two places and a Syrian deity (allegedly known as
Ramanu "the Thunderer" in Assyrian).
Riphath m Biblical, Irish Mythology, Irish, ScottishName of Gomer second-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Irish/Scottish oral tradition (Leber Gabala Eirinn) lists him as the ancestor of the Scots (including the Irish). They too call him the second son of Gomer... [
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Rosh ראש m BiblicalMeaning "Head." Rosh is the seventh of the ten sons of
Benjamin named in Genesis 46:21
Ruhamah רֻחָמָה f BiblicalMeans "loved, pitied" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, the prophet
Hosea originally names his daughter
Lo-Ruhamah meaning "not loved" or "has not obtained compassion", as a sign of God's displeasure with the Jews for following other gods; later, in Hosea 2:23, she is redeemed and renamed
Ruhamah.