Bible names in Hebrew , Glossary

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Bible names in Hebrew , Glossary


Old Testament

Tanakh (תנַ"ךְ‏‎) - abbreviation for the Law-Prophets-Scripture

Law

Torah (תּוֹרָה‏‎) - teaching

Prophets

Nevi'im (נְבִיאִים‏‎) - prophets

Scriptures

Ketuvim (כְּתוּבִים‏‎) - scriptures, literature, written

Brit Hadasha

New Testament

Brit Hadasha (בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה‏) - New Covenant, New Testament

Catholic epistles

James

James (יַעֲקֹב)

1 Peter

1 Peter (פֶּטְרוֹס א)

2 Peter

2 Peter (פֶּטְרוֹס ב)

1 John

1 John (יוֹחָנָן א)

2 John

2 John (יוֹחָנָן ב)

3 John

3 John (יוֹחָנָן ג)

Jude

Judah (יְהוּדָה‎)

Gospels

Matthew

Matitiagu (מַתַּי)

Mark

Markos (מַרְקוֹס)

Luke

Lukas (לוּקַס)

John

Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן)

Historical

Acts

Acts (מַעֲשֵׂי הַשְּׁלִיחִים)

Pauline epistles

Romans

Romans (רוֹמִים)

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians (קּוֹרִינְתִּים א)

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians (קּוֹרִינְתִּים ב)

Galatians

Galatians (גָּלָטִים)

Ephesians

Ephesians (אֶפֶסִים)

Philippians

Philippians (פִילִיפִּים)

Colossians

Colossians (קּוֹלוֹסִים)

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians (תֶּסָּלוֹנִיקִים א)

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians (תֶּסָּלוֹנִיקִים ב)

1 Timothy

1 Timothy (טִימוֹתֵיאוֹס א)

2 Timothy

2 Timothy (טִימוֹתֵיאוֹס ב)

Titus

Titus (טִיטוֹס)

Philemon

Philemon (פִילִימוֹן)

Hebrews

Hebrews (עִבְרִים)

Prophets

Revelation

Revelation (הִתְגַּלּוּת)

Tanakh

Joshua

Yəhōšua‘ (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ) - Jesus

Judges

Šōfṭīm (שׁוֹפְטִים) - Judges

1-2 Samuel

Šəmū’ēl (שְׁמוּאֵל) - Samuel

1-2 Kings

Məlāḵīm (מְלָכִים) - kings

Isaiah

Yesha'yahu (יְשַׁעְיָהוּ) - Yahweh is salvation

Jeremiah

Yīrməyāhū (יִרְמְיָהוּ) - God will glorify

Ezekiel

Yechezkel (יְחֶזְקֵאל) - God will strengthen
имя в Коране: Хизкил

Hosea

Hoshea (הוֹשֵׁעַ) - salvation

Joel

Yō’ēl (יוֹאֵל) - Yahweh is God

Amos

‘Āmōs (עָמוֹס) - burden

Obadiah

'Ovadyah (עֹבַדְיָה) - servant of God

Jonah

Yonah (יוֹנָה) - dove
имя в Коране: Юнус

Micah

Mikhah (מִיכָה) - like God

Nahum

Nachum (נַחוּם) - comforted

Habakkuk

Chavaqquq (חֲבַקּוּק) - embracing

Zephaniah

Tzefanyah (צְפַנְיָה) - God concealed

Haggai

Chaggai (חַגַּי) - festive

Zechariah

Zekaryah (זְכַרְיָה) - remembering Yahweh
имя в Коране: Закария

Malachi

Mal'akhi (מַלְאָכִי) - my messenger

Scriptures

Psalms

Təhīllīm (תְּהִלִּים) - praises

Proverbs

Mīšlē (מִשְׁלֵי) - parables

Job

Iyyov (אִיּוֹב) - cramped
имя в Коране: Айюб

Song of Solomon

Šīr hašŠīrīm (שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים)

Ruth

Rūṯ (רוּת) - friend

Lamentations

’Ēḵā (אֵיכָה)

Ecclesiastes

Qōheleṯ (קֹהֶלֶת) - speaker before the assembly

Esther

'Ester (אֶסְתֵּר) - star

Daniel

Daniyyel (דָּנִיֵּאל) - God is the judge

Ezra/Nehemiah

Ezra/Nechemyah (עֶזְרָא / נְחֶמְיָה) - helper/whom Yahweh comforts
имя в Коране: Узайр

Chronicles

Dīvrē hayYāmīm (דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים‏) - deeds of days

Torah

Genesis

Bərē’šīṯ (בְּרֵאשִׁית) - In the beginning

Exodus

Šəmōṯ (שְׁמוֹת) - Names

Leviticus

Vayyīqrā’ (וַיִּקְרָא) - And he called

Numbers

Bəmīḏbar (בְּמִדְבַּר) - In the desert

Deuteronomy

Dəvārīm (דְּבָרִים) - Speech