This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Biblical; and the first letter is Z.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zaavan זעון m BiblicalDerived from the Hebrew noun זועה
(zewa'a) or זעוה
(za'awa) meaning "a trembling", from the verb זוע
(zua') meaning "to tremble, to quake". In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of
Seir.
Zabad m BiblicalZabad is the name of seven men in the Hebrew Bible. Zabad means "gift" or "endowment."
Zabbai m BiblicalOf unknown meaning. This is the name of the father of
Baruch, who "earnesty repaired" part of the Jerusalem wall.
Zaccur m BiblicalZaccur of the house of
Reuben was the father of
Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Zanoah זָנוֹחַ f & m BiblicalMeans "cast off, rejected", possibly from a root meaning "stink". The name of two towns in the Bible, as well as one person.
Zaphnath-paaneah צָפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ m BiblicalMeaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word
ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation
salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [
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Zeboim m BiblicalIn the Bible, this is the name of a settlement. The Book of Jasher says that it was named after a man.
Zelek m BiblicalMeaning unknown. This was the name of Zelek the Ammonite, a member of David's Mighty Warriors in the book of Samuel.
Zephathi m Biblical, JewishThe name might mean "one born on Sabbath", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite).
Zepho m BiblicalThis is the name of one of the sons of Eliphaz listed in the Bible.
Zerahiah זרחיה m BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name זרחיה (Zerachyah) meaning "
Yahweh has risen, brightness of the Lord", from the verb זרח (
zarah), "dawning, shining" and יה (
yah), referring to the Hebrew God.
Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶל m Biblical, English (Puritan)Possibly means "conceived and born in
Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian
Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל
(Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [
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Zethar m BiblicalAccording to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, means "he that examines or beholds". In the Bible, this is the name one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther.
Zia זִ֫יעַ m Biblical, HebrewPossibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [
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Zichri זִכְרִֽי m BiblicalMeans "remembrance, mindful" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament.
Zillethai צִלְּתַי m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (
salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (
sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (
yod), has multiple purposes... [
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Ziphion צפיון m BiblicalFrom Hebrew
tsiphion "watchman, lookout", ultimately derived from Hebrew
tsaphah "to look out, to keep watch." In the bible, Ziphion was the name of a son of Gad.
Ziza זִיזָא m BiblicalFrom Hebrew זִיז (
ziyz) "abundance" or "wild beast". This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to two Israelites.
Zizah זִיזָה m BiblicalForm of
Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.
Zurishaddai צוּרְישַׁדָּי m BiblicalMeans "my rock is Shaddai" or "rock of Shaddai" in Hebrew, from the noun צוּר
(tsur) meaning "rock" combined with the suffix י
(i) (which together gives a meaning of either "my rock" or "rock of") and
Shaddai being another name of God... [
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