Dictionary of Biblical Names


This dictionary contains over 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings. Some Hebrew words of uncertain meaning have been left out

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523 Cabbon as though understanding

524 Cabul displeasing; dirty

525 Caiphas he that seeks with diligence; one that vomiteth

526 Cain possession, or possessed

527 Cainan possessor; purchaser

528 Calah favorable; opportunity

529 Calcol nourishing

530 Caleb a dog; a crow; a basket

531 Caleb-Ephratah see Ephratah

532 Calneh our consummation

533 Calno our consummation; altogether himself

534 Calvary the place of a skull

535 Camon his resurrection

536 Cana zeal; jealousy; possession

537 Canaan merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues

538 Candace who possesses contrition

539 Capernaum the field of repentance; city of comfort

540 Caphtor a sphere, buckle, or hand

541 Cappadocia the same as Caphtor

542 Carcas the covering of a lamb

543 Charchemish a lamb; as taken away; withdrawn

544 Careah bald; ice

545 Carmel circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn

546 Carmi my vineyard; lamb of the waters

547 Carpus fruit; fruitful

548 Carshena a lamb; sleeping

549 Casiphia money; covetousness

550 Casluhim hopes of life

551 Cedron black; sad

552 Cenchrea millet; small pulse

553 Cephas a rock or stone

554 Cesar a name applied to those who are cut out of the wom

555 Chalcol who nourishes, consumes, and sustains the whole

556 Chaldea as demons, or as robbers

557 Charran a singing or calling out

558 Chebar force or strength

559 Chedorlaomer roundness of a sheaf

560 Chelal as night

561 Chelub a basket

562 Chelluh all

563 Chelubai he altogether against me

564 Chemarims black ones

565 Chemosh handling; stroking; taking away

566 Chenaanah broken in pieces

567 Chenani my pillar

568 Chenaniah preparation, or disposition, or strength, of the L

569 Chephirah a little lioness

570 Cheran anger

571 Cherethims Cherethites, who cut or tear away

572 Cherith cutting; piercing; slaying

573 Chesed as a devil, or a destroyer

574 Chesil foolishness

575 Chesulloth fearfulness

576 Chidon a dart

577 Chiliab totality; or the perfection of the father

578 Chilion finished; complete; perfect

579 Chilmad teaching or learning

580 Chimham as they; like to them

581 Chios open; opening

582 Chisleu Cisleu, Casleu, rashness; confidence

583 Chislon hope, trust

584 Chisloth-tabor fears; purity

585 Chittem those that bruise; gold

586 Chloe green herb

587 Chorazin the secret; here is a mystery

588 Chozeba men liers in wait

589 Christ anointed

590 Chun making ready

591 Chushan-rishathaim blackness of iniquities

592 Chuza the seer or prophet

593 Cilicia which rolls or overturns

594 Cis same as Kish

595 Clauda a lamentable voice

596 Claudia Claudius, lame

597 Clement mild; good; merciful

598 Cleophas the whole glory

599 Cnidus age

600 Colhozeh every prophet

601 Colosse punishment; correction

602 Coniah strength of the Lord

603 Coos top, summit

604 Corinth which is satisfied; ornament; beauty

605 Cornelius of a horn

606 Cosam divining

607 Coz a thorn

608 Cozbi a liar; sliding away

609 Crescens growing; increasing

610 Crete carnal; fleshly

611 Crispus curled

612 Cush Cushan, Cushi, Ethiopians; blackness

613 Cuth Cuthah, burning

614 Cyprus fair; fairness

615 Cyrene a wall; coldness; the floor

616 Cyrenius who governs

617 Cyrus as miserable; as heir

618 Dabareh the word; the thing; a bee; obedient

619 Dabbasheth flowing with honey

620 Daberath same as Dabareh

621 Dagon corn; a fish

622 Dalaiah the poor of the Lord

623 Dalmanutha a bucket; a branch

624 Dalmatia deceitful lamps; vain brightness

625 Dalphon the house of caves

626 Damaris a little woman

627 Damascus a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning

628 Dan judgment; he that judges

629 Daniel judgment of God; God my judge

630 Dannah judging

631 Darah generation; house of the shepherd or of the compan

632 Darda home of knowledge

633 Darius he that informs himself

634 Darkon of generation; of possession

635 Dathan laws or rites

636 David well-beloved, dear

637 Debir an orator; a word

638 Deborah word; thing; a bee

639 Decapolis containing ten cities

640 Dedan their breasts; friendship; a judge

641 Dedanim the descendants of Dedan

642 Dekar force

643 Delaiah the poor of the Lord

644 Delilah poor; small; head of hair

645 Demas popular

646 Demetrius belonging to corn, or to Ceres

647 Derbe a sting

648 Deuel the knowledge of God

649 Deuteronomy repetition of the law

650 Diana luminous, perfect

651 Diblaim cluster of figs

652 Diblath paste of dry figs

653 Dibon abundance of knowledge

654 Dibon-gad great understanding; abundance of sons

655 Dibri an orator

656 Dibzahab Dizahab, where much gold is

657 Didymus a twin; double

658 Diklah Dildah, his diminishing

659 Dilean that is poor

660 Dimon where it is red

661 Dimonah dunghill

662 Dinah judgment; who judges

663 Dinhabah he gives judgment

664 Dionysius divinely touched

665 Diotrephes nourished by Jupiter

666 Dishan a threshing

667 Dishon fatness; ashes

668 Dodai Dodanim, beloved

669 Dodavah love

670 Dodo his uncle

671 Doeg careful, who acts with uneasiness

672 Dophkah a knocking

673 Dor generation, habitation

674 Dorcas a female roe-deer

675 Dothan the law; custom

676 Drusilla watered by the dew

677 Dumali silence; resemblance

678 Dura same as Dor


 

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