This table is a list of names in the Bible in their native languages. This table is only in its beginning stages. There are thousands of names in the Bible. It will take the work of many Wikipedia users to make this table complete.
| English name | Type of proper noun | Start year (approximate) | End year (approximate) | Native language name |
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| Andrew of Bethsaida (Son of Jonah & Joanna) An apostle of Jesus | Person | AD | AD | Andrew grc-x-koine|Ἀνδρέας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss Andrew of Bethsaida Greek: Ανδρέας της Βηθσαΐδας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss teese Veeth-sie-doss |
| Babylonia | Nation | Pronunciation: Māt Akkadī Meaning: The Country of Akkad | ||
| Belshazzar (Son of Nabonidus) (King of Babylonia) | Person | Babylonian cuneiform: Pronunciation: Bēl-šar-uṣur Meaning: Bel, protect the king | ||
| Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.) | Village | Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread | ||
| Beth Shemesh | Village | Paleo-Hebrew
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| Caesar, Augustus (son of Gaius Octavius & Atia) | Person | AD | la|[[wikt:Augustus Caesar|AVGVSTVS CAESAR (Augustus Caesar)]] Pronunciation: Ow-goos-toos Kie-sar | |
| Canaan | Nation | phn|[[wikt:|]] Paleo-Hebrew
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| Caiaphas, Joseph ben | Person | AD | he|יהוסף בר קַיָפָא Pronunciation: Yeh-hoo-siff bar Kie-yuh-fuh | |
| David (Son of Jesse & Nitzevet bat Adael) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew
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| David, House of (the linage of David) | Paleo-Hebrew | |||
| Egypt, Nation of | Nation | egy|[[wikt:kmt|<hiero>km-m-t:O49</hiero>]] Pronunciation: Kemet Meaning: Black Land | ||
| Egypt, Province of (Province of the Roman Republic from 30 to 27 BC, Province of the Roman Empire from 27 BC - AD 641) | Province | AD | Egypt: egy|[[wikt:kmt|<hiero>km-m-t:O49</hiero>]] Pronunciation: Kemet Meaning: Black Land | |
| Ezekiel (son of Buzi) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew
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| Hammurabi | Person | Pronunciation: Ḫâmmurapi | ||
| Isaiah (son of Amoz) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew | ||
| Israel, Kingdom of See: Kingdom of Israel between 1047 and 930 BC See: Kingdom of Israel between 930 and 720 BC (a.k.a. Kingdom of Samaria) (after the loss of the southern part due to the formation of the Kingdom of Judah) | Nation | Paleo-Hebrew [3] | ||
| Jacob of Nazareth (a.k.a. James) (brother of Jesus) (son of Mary & Joseph) | Person | AD | AD | Jacob: Aramaic: יעקוב Transliteration: Yaw-aw-kove Jacob of Nazareth: Aramaic: יעקוב נצריא Pronunciation: Yaw-aw-kove Nawsh-rie-ya |
| Jericho | Village | After (according to creation dating) 9000 BC (according to mainstream science) | uga|[[wikt:|]] Pronunciation: Yar-ree-kho | |
| Jerusalem | City | Paleo-Hebrew
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| Jesus of Nazareth Son of God and Mary Earthly Father: Joseph | Person | AD | Jesus: Aramaic: ישוע Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע Transliteration: Yeshu Meaning: Yahweh is Salvation Jesus of Nazareth Aramaic: ישוע נצריא Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע נָצרָיָא Transliteration: Yeshu Nawsh-rie-ya Jesus Christ / Jesus the Messiah Aramaic: ישוע משיחא Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא Transliteration: Yeshu Mesheekhaw | |
| Joshua (son of Nun) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew | ||
| Judah, Kingdom of (named after Judah, the son of Jacob and Leah) | Nation | Judah: Paleo-Hebrew: Pronunciation: Yuh-how-wuh-duh | ||
| Judah Maccabee (son of Mattathias ben Johanan) | Person | Judah: Pronunciation: Yehudaw Judah Maccabee: Pronunciation: Yehudaw Haw-maw-kub-bee | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within Babylonia, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within Achaemenid Empire, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within Coele-Syria, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within Hasmonean dynasty, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within Herodian Kingdom, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | ||
| Jude, Province of (province within the Roman Empire, former Kingdom of Judah) | Province | AD | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | |
| Jude of Galilee (apostle of Jesus) | Person | AD | AD | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud |
| Jude of Kerioth (a.k.a. Judas) (an apostle of Jesus who later betrayed him) | Person | AD | Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Pronunciation: Yehud | |
| Lucifer (Lucifer means the planet Venus, and is not another name for Satan. See main article for more information. It's used in Isaiah 14:12 a metaphor to refer to King Nebuchadnezzar II.) | Planet | (according to creation dating) 4,500,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science) | Akkadian: Ishtar (Ishtar is the actual name that King Nebuchadnezzar II would have known the Planet Venus by) (See here for various Akkadian script spellings of Ishtar) | |
| Luke (Luke the Evangelist) | Person | AD | AD | Aramaic: לוקא Pronunciation: Luka |
| Mary of Nazareth (daughter of Joachim & Anne) (Mother of Jesus) | Person | AD | Aramaic: מרים Pronunciation: Maryam Aramaic: מרים נצריא Transliteration: Maryam Nawsh-rie-ya | |
| Mary of Magdala (friend of Jesus) | Person | AD | AD | Aramaic: מרים Pronunciation: Maryám |
| Moses (son of Amram & Jochebed) | Person | [4] Pronunciation: Mo-seh[5] Meaning: Is Born | ||
| Nazareth (This is the village that Jesus grew up in. Although Bethlehem is the biblical birthplace of Jesus, some scholars believe that Jesus was born in Nazareth.) | Village | Aramaic: נצרת Pronunciation: Naw-saw-reth | ||
| Nebuchadnezzar II (son of Nabopolassar) (King of Babylonia) | Person | Pronunciation: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur Meaning: Nabu protect my boundary/heir | ||
| Nefertari Meritmut (wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II) | Person | Pronunciation: Nefertari Pronunciation: Nefertari Meritmut | ||
| Paul of Tarsus | Person | AD | AD | Paul: Pronunciation: Pávlos Paul of Tarsus: Pronunciation: O Pávlos tou Tarsoú |
| Pilate, Pontius (Pontius Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judaea. He gave the order to crucify Jesus.) | Person | AD | Pronunciation: Pone-tee-oos Pee-law-toos | |
| Quirinius, Publius Sulpicius Publius Quirinius was governor of the Roman province of Syria. He created the Roman province of Judaea, and conducted the Census of Quirinius in AD 6. The census was the reason that Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem, Judaea for Jesus's birth. This contradicts Jesus being born during the time of King Herod I who died in 4 BC. | Person | AD | Pronunciation: Poob-blee-oos Sul-pee-kee-oos Kweer-reen-nee-oos | |
| Ramesses I (son of Seti) Pharaoh of Egypt | Person | Pronunciation: Ra-mes-su | ||
| Ramesses II (son of Menmaatre Seti I & Tuya) Pharaoh of Egypt | Person | Pronunciation: Ra-mes-su | ||
| Roman Empire See: The Roman Empire between 27 BC and AD 395 See: The western part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The eastern part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The Roman Empire between AD 476 and 1453 (after the loss of the western part) | Nation | AD | Roman Empire: Pronunciation: Eem-pair-ee-oom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Pronunciation: Roma | |
| Roman Kingdom | Nation | Roman Kingdom: Pronunciation: Rayg-noom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Pronunciation: Roma | ||
| Roman Republic | Nation | Roman Republic: Pronunciation: Res poob-lee-ka Ro-muh-na Rome (short name): Pronunciation: Roma | ||
| Samson (son of Manoah) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew
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| Samuel (Son of Elkanah & Hannah) | Person | Paleo-Hebrew
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| Seti (father of Pharaoh Ramesses I) | Person | [6] Pronunciation: Sethi |