This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''I'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
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Ibhar, ''he will choose;''
[Comay, p. 144] ''chooser; God does choose''
[Lockyer, p. 152]
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Ibleam
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Ibneiah ''God builds''
''Jehovah does build;''
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Ibnijah, ''whom Jehovah will build up;'' ''God builds;''
''Jehovah is builder''
[Lockyer, p. 153]
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Ibri ''Hebrew''
''passing over of a Hebrew;''
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Ibsam, ''fragrant''
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Ibzan
Ibzan or Ivtzan ( he, אִבְצָן ''’Īḇṣān''; grc, Ἀβαισσάν; la, Abesan, meaning "illustrious") appears in the Hebrew Bible as the ninth of the Judges of Israel.
Biography
Little is said of Ibzan apart from this:
Many ...
, ''father of a target; father of coldness''
''splendid, active''
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Ichabod
Ichabod ( he, אִיכָבוֹד ''ʼīyḵāḇōḏ'', – ''without glory'', or "''where is the glory?''") is mentioned in the first Book of Samuel as the son of Phinehas, a malicious priest at the biblical shrine of Shiloh, who was born on ...
, ''inglorious''
''the glory is not; where is the glory; inglorious''
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Iconium
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Idalah
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Idbash, ''honey-sweet''
''corpulent;''
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Iddo ''God's friend''
''affectionate; festal; his power;''
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Idumea
Edom (; Edomite: ; he, אֱדוֹם , lit.: "red"; Akkadian: , ; Ancient Egyptian: ) was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan, located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west, and the Arabian Desert to the south and east ...
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Igal, ''may God redeem''
[Comay, p. 145] ''deliverer; he will vindicate;''
[Lockyer, p. 154]
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Igeal
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Igdaliah, ''may God be glorified''
''great is Jehovah''
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Iim
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Ije-abarim
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Ijon, look
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Ikkesh, ''stubborn''
''perverse; subtle''
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Ilai, ''exalted''
''supreme''
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Illyricum
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Imlah, ''full''
''God does fill; fulfilling; plenitude''
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Imla, whom God will fill up replenisher
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Immanuel
Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...
''God is with is'' Hebrew c. 8th century
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Immer
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Reception
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, ''saying; speaking; a lamb''
''talkative; prominent''
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Imna, ''God does restrain; withdrawing''
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Imnah, ''may God defend''
''prosperity; he allots''
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Imrah, ''a rebel''
''stubborn; height of Jehovah''
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Imri, ''speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb''
''projecting; eloquent''
[Lockyer, p. 155]
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Iphdeiah, ''may God redeem''
''Jehovah does deliver; redemption''
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Ir, ''watcher''
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Ira
Ira or IRA may refer to:
*Ira (name), a Hebrew, Sanskrit, Russian or Finnish language personal name
*Ira (surname), a rare Estonian and some other language family name
*Iran, UNDP code IRA
Law
*Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, US, on status of ...
, watcher; watchful; city watch''
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Irad, ''wild ass; heap of empire; dragon''
''fleet''
[Comay, p. 146]
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Iram ''watchful''
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Iri, ''Jehovah is watcher''
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Irijah, ''may God see''
''God does see; provide; fear of the Lord''
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Irpeel
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Ir-shemesh
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Iru, ''watch''
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Isaac
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was th ...
, ''he laughed''
''laughing one''
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Isaiah
Isaiah ( or ; he, , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "God is Salvation"), also known as Isaias, was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.
Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the ...
, ''God's salvation''
[Comay, p. 148] ''Jehovah is helper; salvation is of the Lord''
[Lockyer, p. 157]
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Iscah
Iscah ( ''Yīskā''; gr, Ἰεσχά) is the daughter of Haran and the niece of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief. As a result rabbinical scholars have developed theories to explain it, ...
, ''who looks''
[Comay, p. 152]
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Iscariot, ''a man of murder; a hireling''
[Lockyer, p. 158] ''man of kerioth''
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Ishbah, ''praising''
''He praises, appeaser''
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Ishbak, ''free, empty, exhausted''
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Ishbi-benob, ''man sitting in Nob''
''dweller on the mount, he that predicts''
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Ishbosheth
Ish-bosheth ( he, , translit=ʼĪš-bōšeṯ, "man of shame"), also called Eshbaal (, ; alternatively spelled Ishbaal, "fire of Baal") was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second monarch of the Kingdom of Israel who succeeded his father, Saul ...
, ''a man of shame''
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Ishi, ''saving''
[Comay, p. 153] ''my help, saving''
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Ishiah, ''Jehovah exists, forgiveth''
[Lockyer, p. 159]
*Ishma, ''distinction, elevated''
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Ishmael, ''God that hears''
''hears''
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Ishmaiah, ''may God hear''
[Comay, p. 154] ''Jehovah hears''
[Lockyer, p. 160]
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Ishmerai, ''God guards''
''God keeps''
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Ishod, ''famed''
''man of honor, man of splendor''
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Ishpan, ''firm, strong''
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Ishtob
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Ishuah, Isuah, ''equal, self-satisfied''
[Lockyer, p. 161]
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Ishui, Jesui, ''equality''
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Ishvah, ''resembles''
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Ishvi, ''quiet''
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Ismaiah, ''Jehovah hears''
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Ispah
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Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, ''he strives with God, ruling with God''
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Issachar
Issachar () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fifth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's ninth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar. However, some Biblical scholars view this as an eponymous metaphor providing ...
, ''rewarded''
[Comay, p. 155]
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Isshiah, ''there is God''
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Isshijah, ''there is God''
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Isui
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Ithai, ''God is with me''
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Italy
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Ithamar
In the Torah, Ithamar () was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest."Ithamar", '' Encyclopaedia Biblica'' Following the construction of the Tabernacle, he was responsible for recording an inventory to ensure that the constructed ...
, ''island of the palm-tree''
''palm-coast, palm tree''
[Comay, p. 162]
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Ithiel, ''God is with me''
''God is, God is with me''
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Ithmah, ''purity, bereavement''
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Ithra, ''excellent''
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Ithran
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Ithream, ''populous''
[Comay, p. 156] ''remnant, abundance of the people''
[Lockyer, p. 163]
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Ittah-kazin
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Ittai, ''with me''
''plowman, living''
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Iturea
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Ivah
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Iye Abarim
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Izehar
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Izhar According to the Torah, Izhar () was the father of Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. No further details of his life are given by ...
, Izehar, ''oil''
''bright one, olive oil''
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Izrahiah, ''may God shine forth''
''Jehovah is appearing, does arise''
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Izri, ''creative, former''
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Izziah, Jeziah, ''Jehovah exalts''
References
*Comay, Joan, ''Who's Who in the Old Testament'', Oxford University Press, 1971,
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the men of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the women of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988,
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988,
*Tischler, Nancy M., ''All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world '', Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006
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