Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Abijah (Aviya, Aviyah, Abiah) אֲבִיָּה	The name seems to be composed of the word "אָבִי" (avi, "my father") and the letters יה (the name of God).
Addar (Adar) אַדָּר	A name of a settlement in the land of Judah: "And ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar" (Joshua 15, 3). In the modern pronunciation of Hebrew, the name "אַדָּר" sounds like the name of the sixth Jewish month: "אֲדָר".
Ariel (Ari’el) אֲרִיאֵל	The name is composed of the words ארי (ari, “lion”) and אל (el, “God”)
Bukki (Buki) בֻּקִּי (בוקי)	There are two men in the Bible called Bukki. One of them is an offspring of Aaron the priest.
Daniel דָנִיֵּאל	There are several men called Daniel in the Bible. One of them is a wise person of the time when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, reigned in Jerusalem.
Eden עֵדֶן	Pleasure.
Hen (Chen) חֵן	Charm, grace.
Immanuel (Emanuel, Imanuel, Imanu'el) עִמָּנוּאֵל (עימנואל)	The meaning of the name "Immanuel" is "God is with us".
Jonah (Yona) יוֹנָה	Dove, pigeon.
Jubal (Yuval) יוּבַל	Stream, creek.
Lotan לוֹטָן	Lotan was one of Seir's sons. Seir is another name of Esau.
Mattan (Matan) מַתָּן	Present, gift, offering.
Ophir (Ofir) אוֹפִיר	Ophir was a descendent of Shem. Ophir is also the name of a country which was the place of origion of gold, as attested in the verse: “And they came to Ophir and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.” 1 Kings 9, 28
Rimmon (Rimon) רִמּוֹן (רימון)	Pomegranate.
Shoham שֹׁהַם (שוהם)	Shoham was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. It is sometimes identified as a black Onyx.
Zuph (Tsuf, Tzuf, Tsoof) צוּף	Nectar, honeydew.

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