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Biblical names in their native languages

English Name	Type of Proper Noun	Start Year (approximate)	End Year (approximate)	Native Language Name	Name in other relevant languages
Abel (son of Adam & Eve)	Person	3897 BC	3825 BC	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Ablos[1] Hebrew: הבל Hével
Abraham (son of Terah & Amathlai)	Person	2056 BC	1881 BC	Abram: Akkadian: ¿ 𒀀𒁍 𒊏𒈬 ? Abu-ramu	Hebrew: אברהם Hebrew with vowels: אַבְרָהָם Avrahám Classical Syriac: ܐܒܪܗܡ Aḇrāhām
Adam (first human being to exist) Adam is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person	4004 BC	3074 BC	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Atta[1] Hebrew: אדם Adám Classical Syriac: ܐܕܡ ʾĀdām
Ahura Mazda (the name of God in the monotheistic religion of Zoroastrianism)				Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃 Ahurō Mazdā̊ Persian: آهورا مزدا Āhurā Mazdā
Ark of the Covenant	Artifact	1311 BC		Hebrew: ארון הברית Aw-goan Haw-bweet
Azura (daughter of Adam & Eve) Azura is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person				Hebrew: עצורה At-soo-wah
Babel	Village			Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Bhalbhal[1]
Babylonia	Nation	1894 BC	539 BC	Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 māt Akkadī Meaning: The Country of Akkad
Bethel (Beth El)	Village				Hebrew: בֵּית אֵל Beit El Possible Meanings: House of God, House of (the Canaanite god of) El
Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.)	Village	1400 BC		Village name according to the Amarna Letters from circa 1400 BC: Bit-Laḫmi[2] Meaning: House of Lahmu and Lahamu (two agricultural deities of the Mesopotamian religion)[3] Village name during the kingdoms of Israel and Judah: Biblical Hebrew: בית לחם Biblical Hebrew with vowels: בֵּית לָחֶם Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Village name during Christ's time: Aramaic: בית לחמא Aramaic with vowels: בֵּית לַחְמָא Transliteration: Bayt Lochmaw Meaning: House of Bread	Hebrew version of the old name prior to the Amara Letters in 1400 BC: Hebrew: אֶפְרָתָה If-frawt-tuh[4] Meaning: Fruitful Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ[5] Beth Lekhem[6][7] Bet El-khaim[8] Meaning: House of Bread
Caesar, Augustus (son of Gaius Octavius & Atia)	Person	63 BC	AD 14	Latin: Avgvstvs Caesar Ow-goos-toos Kie-zar
Canaan	Nation			Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 KNʿN	Hebrew: כנען Kənáʿan
Caiaphas, Joseph ben	Person	14 BC	AD 46	Hebrew: יהוסף בר קַיָפָא Yeh-hoo-siff bar Kie-yuh-fuh
Cain (son of Adam & Eve)	Person			Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Qʷoinos[1] Hebrew: קין Káyin
David (Son of Jesse & Nitzevet bat Adael)	Person	1035 BC	970 BC	Biblical Hebrew: דוד Biblical Hebrew with vowels: דָּוִד Dāwīḏ Meaning: Beloved One	Moabite: 𐤃𐤅‬𐤃 Transliteration: Dāwīḏ Meaning: Beloved One
Earth	Planet	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,540,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)			Proto-Indo-European: Dheĝhōm[1] Hebrew: אדמה Adamah Classical Syriac: ܐܕܡܬܐ ʾĂḏāmâ
Egypt	Nation	3150 BC	30 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Kemet Meaning: Black Land	Hebrew: מצרים Mizraim Classical Syriac: ܡܨܪܝܢ[9] Miṣrēn
Egypt (Province of the Roman Republic from 30-27 BC, Province of the Roman Empire from 27 BC - AD 641)	Province	30 BC	AD 641	Egypt: Ancient Egyptian: Kemet Meaning: Black Land	Egypt: Latin: Aegyptvs I-goop-toos Egypt: Hebrew: מצרים Mizraim Egypt: Classical Syriac: ܡܨܪܝܢ[9] Miṣrēn Egyptian Province: Latin: Provincia Aegypti Pro-wink-kee-ya I-goop-tee
Eve (first female human being to exist) Eve is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person	4004 BC		Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Hava[1] Hebrew: חוה Khavá Classical Syriac: ܚܰܘܳܐ‎ Ḥawâ
Ezekiel (son of Buzi)	Person	622 BC	570 BC	Hebrew: יחזקאל Yekh-khez-kell Strength of God
God				God's personal name: Hebrew: יהוה Hebrew with vowels: יְהֹוָה[10] Yehovah[11] Meaning: To Be	God: Proto-Indo-European: Deivós[1] God: Hebrew: אלהים Hebrew with vowels: אֱלֹהִים Ello-heem God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: Hebrew: אלהי אברהם יצחק ויעקב Ello-hee Awv-raw-hawm Eets-sawk Vay-yaw Aw-koav God's personal name: Imperial Aramaic: 𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡄 Yehovah Meaning: To Be
Hammurabi	Person	1810 BC	1750 BC	Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 Ḫâmmurapi
Heaven	Place of Afterlife				Proto-Indo-European: Nébʰos Hebrew: שמים Shamayim Classical Syriac: ܫܡܝܐ Shmayyā
Hell	Place of Afterlife				Hebrew: גיהנום Gehinóm
Holy Spirit Spirit of God					Hebrew: רוח הקדש Hebrew with vowels: רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Woo-awkh Haw-koe-desh Hebrew: רוח אלוהים Woo-awkh Ello-heem
Isaac (son of Abraham & Sarah)	Person	1896 BC	1716 BC		Hebrew: יצחק Yiskhák
Isaiah (son of Amoz)	Person	770 BC	715 BC	Hebrew: ישעיהו Hebrew with voewls: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yesha Yahoo Meaning: Yehovah is Salvation
Israel, Kingdom of See: Kingdom of Israel between 1047 and 930 BC See: Kingdom of Israel between 930 and 720 BC (after the loss of the southern part due to the formation of the Kingdom of Judah)	Nation	1047 BC	720 BC	Hebrew: ישראל Hebrew with vowels: יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisra'él	Moabite: 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 Transliteration: Yšrʾl
Jacob (son of Isaac & Rebecca)	Person	1836 BC	1689 BC		Jacob (birth name): Hebrew: יעקב Hebrew with vowels: יַעֲקֹב Ya'akóv Jacob (birth name): Classical Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ Yaʿqōḇ Israel (later name given by God): Hebrew: ישראל Hebrew with vowels: יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisra'él Israel (later name given by God): Classical Syriac: ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ Syriac with vowels: ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ Īsrāˀēl
Jericho	Village	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 9000 BC (according to mainstream science)	1400 BC	Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎗𐎃 Yeer-ree-kho	Persian: اریحا Arihâ Hebrew: יריחו Hebrew with vowels: יְרִיחוֹ Yeer-ree-kho
Jerusalem	City	3000 BC		Hebrew: ירושלים Yerushalayim Classical Syriac: ܒܶܝܬ ܩܕܶܫ Yerushalem
Jesus of Nazareth Son of God Earthly Parents: Joseph & Mary	Person	4 BC	AD 30	Jesus: Galilean Aramaic: ישו[12] Transliteration: Yeshu[12] Meaning: Yehovah is Salvation	Jesus: Hebrew: ישוע Yeshúa' Meaning: Yehovah is Salvation Jesus: Imperial Aramaic: 𐡉𐡔𐡅𐡏 Yeshua Jesus: Classical Syriac: ܝܫܘܥ Eesho/Eeso Meaning: Yehovah is Salvation Jesus of Nazareth: Hebrew: ישוע מנצרת Yeshúa' Minatzrat Jesus of Nazareth: Classical Syriac: ܝܫܘܥ ܕܢܨܪܝܐ Eesho/Eeso Nasraya Jesus Christ/Messiah: Classical Syriac: ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ Eesho/Eeso Mesheekha Jesus Christ/Messiah: Hebrew: ישוע משיחא Yeshúa' Mesheekha Emanuel Hebrew: עמנואל 'Imanu'éll Emanuel: Classical Syriac: ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ˁAmmānuˀēl Meaning: God is with us King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords: Hebrew: מלך המלכים ואדון האדונים Melekh Hawm Lakheem Vay Aw-doan Haw Aw-doe-neem
John (John the Baptist)	Person	3 BC	AD 30		Hebrew: יוחנן Hebrew with vowels: יוֹחָנָן Yo-khawn-nawn Classical Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ Yōkhannān
Joshua (son of Nun)	Person	1355 BC	1245 BC	Hebrew: יהושע Hebrew with vowels: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yeh-hoe-shoo-wuh Meaning: Yehovah is Salvation Hebrew: יהושע בן נון Yeh-hoe-shoo-wuh Beene Noon
Joseph of Nazareth (Jesus's legal father)	Person	30 BC	AD 20		Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ Yoseph Classical Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ ܕܢܨܪܝܐ Yoseph Nasraya
Judah (son of Jacob & Leah)	Person	1600 BC			Hebrew: יהודה Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ Yehudaw
Judah Judah is a region named after Judah, the son of Jacob and Leah. It has been part of a number of different regimes over time: Kingdom of Judah 930 to 586 BC Judah (Babylonian province) 586 to 539 BC Judah (Persian Province) 539 to 332 BC Judah, a region within Coele-Syria 332 to 64 BC Judah, a region within the Hasmonean dynasty 64 BC to 37 BC Judah, a region within the Herodian Kingdom 37 to 6 BC Judaea (Roman Province) AD 6 to 135	Region	930 BC		Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה‎ Yehudaw Judah: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud House of David: Hebrew: בית דוד Bait Daw-weed	Judah: Moabite: 𐤃‎𐤄‎𐤉 Transliteration: Yehudaw Judah: Imperial Aramaic: 𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡃𐡄 Yehudaw Judah: Latin: Ivdaea Yoo-day-ya Judah: Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ Yehudaw House of David: Moabite: 𐤁‬𐤉‬𐤕‬𐤃𐤅‬𐤃 Transliteration: Bait Daw-weed
Judah Maccabee (son of Mattathias ben Johanan)	Person	190 BC	160 BC	Judah: Hebrew: יהודה Yehudaw Judah Maccabee: Hebrew: יהודה המכבי Yehudaw Haw-maw-kub-bee
Judas of Kerioth (an apostle of Jesus who later betrayed him)	Person	3 BC	AD 33	Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judas: Hebrew: יהודה Yehudaw Judas: Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ Yehudaw Judas of Kerioth: Hebrew: יהודה איש קריות Judas of Kerioth Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ Yehudaw Skaryota
Lot's wife Ado / Edith (according to some traditions)	Person				Hebrew: עירית (according to some traditions) Hebrew with vowels: עִירִית Ee-reet
Lucifer One of the names for the Planet Venus / The Morning Star.[13] This name was chosen in the King James translation of the bible. The morning star was used as a metaphor in Isaiah 14:12. It refers to King Nebuchadnezzar II having great power like the morning star, and then later falling from the sky due to his wickedness.[13] "How art thou fallen from heaven [the sky], O Lucifer [Venus], son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" Isaiah 14:12, King James Version Confusion over this verse has led to the misconception that Lucifer is the devil.[13]	Planet	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,500,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)		Akkadian: 𒀭𒀹𒁯 Ishtar (Ishtar is the actual name that King Nebuchadnezzar II would have known the Planet Venus by) (see other spellings of Ishtar)	Hebrew: הֵילֵל[14] Helel[14] Latin: Lvcifero Loo-kee-furro
Mary of Nazareth (daughter of Joachim & Anne) (Mother of Jesus)	Person	25 BC	AD 75	Aramaic: מרים Transliteration: Maryám	Hebrew: מרים Meer-ee-yum Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝܡ Maryám Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝܡ ܕܢܨܪܝܐ Maryám Nasraya
Mary of Magdala (friend of Jesus)	Person	AD 3	AD 63	Aramaic: מרים Transliteration: Maryám	Hebrew: מרים Meer-ee-yum Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝܡ Maryám Hebrew: מרים המגדלית Meer-ee-yum Haw-meeg-dall-leet Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝܡ ܡܓܕܠܝܬܐ Maryam Magdlaytha
Matthew (apostle of Jesus)	Person	5 BC	AD 34		Hebrew: מתתיהו Hebrew with vowels: מַתִּתְיָהוּ Maw-tee-tee-yaw-hoo Classical Syriac: ܡܬܝ Mattāy
Methuselah (son of Enoch)	Person	3074 BC	2105 BC	Adamic language unknown	Hebrew: מתושלח M'tušelaḥ
Moses (son of Amram & Jochebed)	Person	1391 BC	1271 BC	Ancient Egyptian: [15] Mose[16] Meaning: Is Born[16]	Hebrew: משה Moshe Classical Syriac: ܡܘܫܐ Mūšē
Nazareth (This is the village that Jesus grew up in. Although Bethlehem is the biblical birthplace of Jesus, some scholars believe that Jesus was born in Nazareth.)	Village	2200 BC		Hebrew: נצרת Natsrát or Natséret Classical Syriac: ܢܳܨܪܰܬܼ Naw-saw-reth
Nebuchadnezzar II (son of Nabopolassar) (King of Babylonia)	Person	642 BC	562 BC	Akkadian: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur Meaning: Nabu protect my boundary/heir Akkadian: 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur Meaning: Nabu protect my boundary/heir	Hebrew: נבוכדנאצר N'vukhadnetsár
Nefertari Meritmut (wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II)	Person	1301 BC	1255 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Nefertari Ancient Egyptian: Nefertari Meritmut
Noah	Person	2948 BC (according to creation dating) 7400 BC (based on the Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis)	1998 BC (according to creation dating) 6450 BC (based on the Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis)	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European:Nah²u[1] Hebrew: נח Nóakh Classical Syriac: ܢܘܚ[17] Noḥ
Paul of Tarsus (apostle of Jesus)	Person	AD 5	AD 65	Greek: Παύλος Pávlos Greek: Ο Παύλος του Ταρσού O Pávlos tou Tarsoú	Hebrew: פאולוס Hebrew: פאולוס מתרסוס
Peter (Simon Ben Jonah)	Person	AD 1	AD 66	Simon: Imperial Aramaic: 𐡔𐡌𐡏𐡅𐡍 Shimoun Simon Ben Jonah: Imperial Aramaic: 𐡔𐡌𐡏𐡅𐡍 𐡁𐡓 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡄 Shimoun Bar Younah	Simon: Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ Šemʿōn Classical Syriac: ܦܛܪܘܣ Peter: Pɛtˤros
Pilate, Pontius (Pontius Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judaea. He gave the order to crucify Jesus.)	Person	20 BC	AD 36	Latin: Pontivs Pilatvs Pone-tee-oos Pee-law-toos	Hebrew: פונטיוס פילאטוס Pone-tee-oos Pee-law-toos
Quirinius, Publius Sulpicius Publius Quirinius was governor of the Roman province of Syria. He created the Roman province of Judaea, and conducted the Census of Quirinius in AD 6. The census was the reason that Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem, Judaea for Jesus's birth. This contradicts Jesus being born during the time of King Herod I who died in 4 BC.	Person	51 BC	AD 21	Latin: Pvblivs Svlpicivs Qvirinivs Poob-blee-oos Sul-pee-kee-oos Kweer-reen-nee-oos
Ramesses I (son of Seti) Pharaoh of Egypt	Person	1345 BC	1294 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Ra-mes-su
Ramesses II (son of Menmaatre Seti I & Tuya) Pharaoh of Egypt	Person	1303 BC	1213 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Ra-mes-su
Roman Empire See: The Roman Empire between 27 BC and AD 395 See: The western part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The eastern part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The Roman Empire between AD 476 and 1453 (after the loss of the western part)	Nation	27 BC	AD 1453	Roman Empire: Latin: Imperivm Romanvm Eem-pare-ee-oom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Empire: Classical Syriac: ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܝܬܵܐ Imprāṭorutā Romāytā Roman Empire: Hebrew: האימפריה הרומית Haw-im-pare-ree-ya Haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Classical Syriac: ܪܗܘܡܐ Syriac with vowels: ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ Romē Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Roman Kingdom	Nation	753 BC	509 BC	Roman Kingdom: Latin: Regnvm Romanvm Rayg-noom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Kingdom: Hebrew: המלוכה הרומית Haw-mawm-la-haw haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Classical Syriac: ܪܗܘܡܐ Syriac with vowels: ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ Romē Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Roman Republic	Nation	509 BC	27 BC	Roman Republic: Latin: Res pvblica Romana Res poob-lee-ka Ro-muh-na Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Republic: Hebrew: הרפובליקה הרומית Haw-re-poob-lee-kuh haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Classical Syriac: ܪܗܘܡܐ Syriac with vowels: ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ Romē Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Salt Sea (biblical name for the Dead Sea)	Sea			Hebrew: ים המלח Hebrew with vowels: יַם הַמֶּלַח Yawm Haw-may-lawkh Meaning: Sea of Salt
Samson (son of Manoah)	Person	1154 BC	1124 BC	Hebrew: שמשון Hebrew with vowels: שִׁמְשׁוֹן Sheem Shone
Sarah (daughter of Terah)	Person				Hebrew: שרה Sará
Satan					Hebrew: שטן Hebrew with vowels: שָׂטָן Suh-tan Classical Syriac: ܣܛܢܐ Syriac with vowels: ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ Sāṭānā
Seth (son of Adam & Eve) Seth is an ancestor of all humanity	Person			Adamic language unknown	Hebrew: שת Shet
Seti (father of Pharaoh Ramesses I)	Person			Ancient Egyptian: [18] Sethi
Sinai Peninsula	Region			Ancient Egyptian: Biau Meaning: The Mining Country Ancient Egyptian: Khetiu Mafkat Meaning: The Ladders of Turquoise	Hebrew: סיני See-nie
Sinim (biblical name of Qin, a state of Zhou)	State	897 BC	207 BC	Old Chinese (Bronze inscriptions): (Baxter–Sagart): /*[dz]i[n]/ (Zhengzhang): /*zin/	Hebrew: סינים See-neem
Solomon (son of David & Bathsheba)	Person	990 BC	931 BC	Hebrew: שלמה Shlomo Meaning: Peace	Classical Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ Šlēmōn or Šlēmūn
Sumer	Nation	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 5500 BC (according to mainstream science)	1800 BC	Akkadian: 𒋗𒈨𒊒 Shoo-mer-roo
Sun	Star	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,600,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)			Proto Indo European: saH-v-L, saH-v-N, sāvel-yo,[1] sóh₂wl̥ Hebrew: השמש Haw-shem-mesh
Ten Commandments		1311 BC		Hebrew: עשרת הדיברות Hebrew with vowels: עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת A-sair-ret Had-dee-boat
Ur (of the Chaldees)	City	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 3800 BC (according to mainstream science)	After 500 BC	Akkadian: 𒋀𒀕𒆠 urim₂ki /⁠Urim⁠/, “Ur”	Hebrew: אור 'Ur

See also

• Al-Sarkha (Bakhah), Jubb'adin, and Maaloula - the three remaining Syrian villages that still speak Western Aramaic
• Aramaic alphabet
• Bible translations
• List of biblical names
• List of cuneiform signs
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Peshitta, a Syriac translation of the bible
• Pharaohs in the Bible

References