Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Barak בָּרָק	Lightning.
Baruch בָּרוּךְ	Blessed.
Bashemath (Basmat, Bosmat) בָּשְׂמַת	The name "Bashemath" seems to be derived from the word "בושׂם" (bosem, "perfume"). The Biblical pronunciation is "Basmat"; today, it is often pronounced "Bosmat".
Bath-Sheba (Bat-Sheva) בַּת-שֶׁבַע	Literally, the meaning of the name is "seven-year old (girl)", but following the etymology of the city name Be'er-Sheva, the name Bat-Sheva can be understood as "(a woman) of oath" (see Genesis 26, 31-33).
Beeri (Be'eri) בְּאֵרִי	There are two people in the Bible called Beeri. One of them is the father of the prophet Hosea.
Ben בֵּן	Boy, son, child.
Benaiah (Bnaya) בְּנָיָה	There are several people in the Bible called Benaiah. One of them was one of the heros of King David.
Benammi (Ben-Ammi, Ben-Ami) בֶּן-עַמִּי	Member of my people.
Benjamin (Binyamin) בִּנְיָמִין	The youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.
Bezaleel (Betsalel, Betsal’el) בְּצַלְאֵל	The name "Bezaleel" seems to mean "in the shadow (בצל, be-tsel) of God (אל, el)".
Bilhah (Bilha) בִּלְהָה	Bilhah was Rachel's maid and Jacob's mistress.
Bithyah (Bitya) בִּתְיָה	Bithyah was the daughter of Pharaoh.
Boaz (Bo'az) בֹּעַז (בועז)	The second husband of Ruth the Moabitess. The father of King David's grandfather.
Bracha (Berachah) בִּרָכָה	A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). greeting, wish; prayer; blessing.
Bukki (Buki) בֻּקִּי (בוקי)	There are two men in the Bible called Bukki. One of them is an offspring of Aaron the priest.

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