Bible Name

Biblical Name	Meaning or History	Gender
Malachi (Mal'achi) מַלְאָכִי	The meaning of the name Malachi is "my angel" or "angel-like".
Malchiel (Malkiel, Malki'el) מַלְכִּיאֵל	The meaning of the name Malchiel is "God (אל, el) is my king (מלכי, malki)".
Manasseh (Menashe) מְנַשֶּׁה	According to the explanation in the Bible, the name מנשה (Manasseh) is derived of the verb לְנַשּׁוֹת (lenashot, “cause to forget”).
Mattan (Matan) מַתָּן	Present, gift, offering.
Mattaniah (Mattania, Matania, Matanya) מַתַּנְיָה (מַתַּנְיָהוּ)	The meaning of the name "Mattaniah" is "God's (יה) gift (מתן, mattan)".
Mattithiah (Matitya, Matityahu) מַתִּתְיָה (מַתִּתְיָהוּ)	There are several people in the Bible called "Mattithiah". One of them is a certain Levite.
Maya מַיָּה (מַאיָה)	The name Maya maybe derived of the name of the month "May", which was named after the Roman Goddess of spring and fertility - Maia.
Menahem (Menachem) מְנַחֵם	(He) comforts, consoles. The present tense masculine singular form of the verb לנחם (lenachem).
Merab (Merav) מֵרַב (מירב)	Most of, majority, maximum.
Meshullam (Meshulam) מְשֻׁלָּם (משולם)
Micah (Micha) מִיכָה	There are several people in the Bible called Micah. One of them is the prophet Micah the Morashthite.
Michael (Micha'el) מיכאל	There are different people in the Bible called Michael. One of them is a Persian prince of Israel. Daniel tells about him that he is an angel of God.
Michal (Michelle) מִיכַל	Michal was King Saul’s daughter and one of King David’s wives. When Saul wanted to kill David, Michal helped him escape.
Miriam (Miryam) מִרְיָם	There are two women in the Bible called Miriam. One of them is Moses's sister.
Mishael (Misha'el) מִישָׁאֵל	There are several people in the Bible called "Mishael". One of them is Aaron's cousin.
Mordecai (Mordechai) מָרְדְּכַי	Mordecai the Jew was Queen Esther's uncle. Together they saved the Jews from Haman's evil plot.
Moses (Moshe) מֹשֶׁה	According to the Bible, the name משה is related to the verb למשות (limshot, “to draw out of the water”). According to the Biblical story, Pharaoh’s daughter found Moses the baby floating in an ark in the river.

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