Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Rachel רָחֵל	Ewe, female sheep.
Ram רָם	High, tall, lofty; exalted, supreme.
Raya (Raaya, Ra'ya) רַעְיָה	Beloved woman; wife; friend (feminine).
Rebekah (Rivka) רִבְקָה	Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, and Isaac's wife, was the second of the “four mothers” of the Jewish people.
Rehoboam (Rehavam, Rechavam, Rechav'am) רְחַבְעָם	The name "Rehoboam" is composed of the words "רָחָב" (rahav, "broad") and "עַם" (am, "people").
Rei (Re'i) רֵעִי	My friend.
Rephael (Raphael, Refael, Refa'el) רְפָאֵל	The first part of the name comes from the root רפא, which means "heal", "cure". The second part is "אֵל" (el, "God").
Resheph (Reshef) רֶשֶׁף	spark.
Reuben (Reuven, Re'uven) רְאוּבֵן	According to the Biblical explanation, the name ראובן (Reuben) is related to the verb לראות (lir'ot, "to see").
Reumah (Re'uma) רְאוּמָה	Reumah was the concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Rimmon (Rimon) רִמּוֹן (רימון)	Pomegranate.
Rinnah (Rina) רִנָּה (רינה)	A girl's name (in the Bible: a boy's name). Singing, joyful sounds.
Ruth (Rut) רוּת	Ruth the Moabitess was the mother of King David's grandfather.

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