Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Ibri (Ivri) עִבְרִי	An offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite.
Iddo (Ido) עִדּוֹ (עִדּוֹא, עידו)	There are several people called Iddo in the Bible. One of them is the prophet Zechariah's grandfather.
Iddo (Ido) אִדּוֹ (אידו)
Ilai (1) (Ilay) עִילַי	Ilai was one of the heros of King David.
Immanuel (Emanuel, Imanuel, Imanu'el) עִמָּנוּאֵל (עימנואל)	The meaning of the name "Immanuel" is "God is with us".
Isaac (Yitschak) יִצְחָק	The Biblical story relates the name יצחק (Isaac) to the verb לצחוק (laugh): "And Abraham was an hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me." Genesis 21, 5-6
Isaiah (Yeshaaya, Yeshaayahu) יְשַׁעְיָה (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ)	The first part of the name "Isaiah" is derived of the root יש"ע, which denotes salvation. The other part of the name - the letters יהו - is the name of God.
Ishi (Yishi, Yish'i) יִשְׁעִי	The meaning of the name "Ishi" is "my salvashion (יֶשַׁע, yesha)".
Israel (Yisrael, Yisra'el) יִשְׂרָאֵל	According to the Biblical explanation, the first part of the name "Israel" is derived of the verb לִשְׂרות (lisrot, "wrestle"); the second half of the name is אֵל (El, "God"). This name was given to Jacob because he wrestled with God's angel.
Issachar (Yisachar) יִשָּׂשכָר	According to the Biblical explanation, the name Issachar is related to the word "שָׂכָר" (sachar, "reward", "wages").
Ithamar (Itamar, I’tamar) אִיתָמָר	Ithamar was one of the sons of Aaron, the high priest.
Ithiel (Itiel, Iti'el) אִיתִיאֵל	The meaning of the name is "God (אֵל) is with me (אִיתִי)".
Ittai (Itay) אִתַּי (איתי)	This was the name of one of King David’s friends (2 Samuel 15, 19-22). It was also the name of one of King David’s heros (2 Samuel 23, 29).
Izhar (Yitzhar) יִצְהָר	Refined fresh olive oil.

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