Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Hadassah (Hadasa) הֲדַסָּה	Myrtle.
Hagar הָגָר	Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maid, was Ishmael's mother.
Haggai (Chagai) חַגַּי	The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.
Haggith (Chagit) חַגִּית	The name’s root is חגג, which means: to circumscribe, to dance, to celebrate.
Hamutal (Chamutal) חֲמוּטָל	Hamutal was the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Jehoahaz.
Hanan (Chanan) חָנָן	There are few people called Hanan in the Bible. One of them of one of King David's heros.
Hannah (Chana) חַנָּה	Hannah was Elkanah's wife and the mother of the prophet Samuel.
Harel (Har'el) הַרְאֵל	Combined of the words הר (har, "mountain") and אל (el, "God"), the meaning of the name Harel is "the mountain of God". The altar in the Temple is called "harel" or "ariel".
Hen (Chen) חֵן	Charm, grace.
Hepher (Hefer, Chefer) חֵפֶר	Hepher is the name of a city and a region within the land of Manasseh.
Hephzi-bah (Hefziba, Heftziba) חֶפְצִיבָּה (חֶפְצִי-בָהּ)	The meaning of the name "Hephzi-bah" is "I want her". This name is used by the prophet Isaiah to refer to Jerusalem: "But thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah" (Isaiah 62, 4).
Hezekiah (Hizkiya, Chizkiya) חִזְקִיָּה (חִזְקִיָּהוּ)	The name Hezekiah seems to be composed of the word "חוזק" (chozek, "strength") and the letters יה (God's name).
Hiddai (Hidai, Hiday) הִדַּי (הידי)	Hiddai was one of King David's heros.
Hillel (Hilel) הִלֵּל (הילל)	(He) praised, glorified. The past tense masculine singular form of the verb לְהַלֵּל (lehalel).
Hobab (Hovav, Chovav) חֹבָב (חובב)	Hobab was the son of Raguel, Moses' father in law.
Hosea (Hoshea, Hoshe'a) הוֹשֵׁעַ	Save! Rescue! (imperative)
Huldah (Hulda, Chulda) חֻלְדָּה (חולדה)	In the Bible: a woman's name. Later on: also "rat".

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