List of biblical names starting with I explained
See main article: List of biblical names. 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.
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – Y – Z
I
- Ibhar, he will choose;[1] chooser; God does choose[2]
- Ibleam
- Ibneiah God builds[1] Jehovah does build;[2]
- Ibnijah, whom Jehovah will build up;[3] God builds;[1] Jehovah is builder[4]
- Ibri Hebrew[1] passing over of a Hebrew;[4]
- Ibsam, fragrant[4]
- Ibzan, father of a target; father of coldness[1] splendid, active[4]
- Ichabod, inglorious[1] the glory is not; where is the glory; inglorious[4]
- Iconium
- Idalah
- Idbash, honey-sweet[1] [4] corpulent;[4]
- Iddo God's friend[1] affectionate; festal; his power;[4]
- Idumea
- Igal, may God redeem[5] deliverer; he will vindicate;[6]
- Igeal
- Igdaliah, may God be glorified[5] great is Jehovah[6]
- Iim
- Ije-abarim
- Ijon, look
- Ikkesh, stubborn[5] perverse; subtle[6]
- Ilai, exalted[5] supreme[6]
- Illyricum
- Imlah, full[5] God does fill; fulfilling; plenitude[6]
- Imla, whom God will fill up[7] replenisher[8]
- Immanuel God is with is Hebrew c. 8th century[5]
- Immer, saying; speaking; a lamb[5] talkative; prominent[6]
- Imna, God does restrain; withdrawing[6]
- Imnah, may God defend[5] prosperity; he allots[6]
- Imrah, a rebel[5] stubborn; height of Jehovah[6]
- Imri, speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb[5] projecting; eloquent[9]
- India
- Iphdeiah, may God redeem[5] Jehovah does deliver; redemption[9]
- Ir, watcher[9]
- Ira, watcher; watchful; city watch[9]
- Irad, wild ass; heap of empire; dragon[9] fleet[10]
- Iram watchful[9]
- Iri, Jehovah is watcher[9]
- Irijah, may God see[10] God does see; provide; fear of the Lord[9]
- Irpeel
- Ir-shemesh
- Iru, watch[9]
- Isaac, he laughed[10] laughing one[9]
- Isaiah, God's salvation[11] Jehovah is helper; salvation is of the Lord[12]
- Iscah, who looks[13]
- Iscariot, a man of murder; a hireling[14] man of kerioth[14]
- Ishbah, praising[13] He praises, appeaser[14]
- Ishbak, free, empty, exhausted[14]
- Ishbi-benob, man sitting in Nob[13] dweller on the mount, he that predicts[14]
- Ishbosheth, a man of shame[13] [14]
- Ishi, saving[15] my help, saving[14]
- Ishiah, Jehovah exists, forgiveth[16]
- Ishma, distinction, elevated[16]
- Ishmael, God that hears[15] hears[16]
- Ishmaiah, may God hear[17] Jehovah hears[18]
- Ishmerai, God guards[17] God keeps[18]
- Ishod, famed[15] man of honor, man of splendor[18]
- Ishpan, firm, strong[18]
- Ishtob
- Ishuah, Isuah, equal, self-satisfied[19]
- Ishui, Jesui, equality[19]
- Ishvah, resembles[17]
- Ishvi, quiet[17]
- Ismaiah, Jehovah hears[19]
- Ispah
- Israel, he strives with God, ruling with God[19]
- Issachar, rewarded[20]
- Isshiah, there is God[20]
- Isshijah, there is God[20]
- Isui
- Ithai, God is with me[20]
- Italy
- Ithamar, island of the palm-tree[20] palm-coast, palm tree[21]
- Ithiel, God is with me[20] God is, God is with me[21]
- Ithmah, purity, bereavement[21]
- Ithra, excellent[21]
- Ithran
- Ithream, populous[22] remnant, abundance of the people[23]
- Ittah-kazin
- Ittai, with me[22] plowman, living[23]
- Iturea
- Ivah
- Iye Abarim
- Izehar
- Izhar, Izehar, oil[22] bright one, olive oil[23]
- Izrahiah, may God shine forth[22] Jehovah is appearing, does arise[23]
- Izri, creative, former[23]
- Izziah, Jeziah, Jehovah exalts[23]
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
Notes and References
- Comay, p. 144
- Lockyer, p. 152
- http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=Ibnijah Smith's Bible Dictionary
- Lockyer, p. 153
- Comay, p. 145
- Lockyer, p. 154
- http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=Imla Smith's Bible Dictionary
- http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=imla Easton's Bible Dictionary
- Lockyer, p. 155
- Comay, p. 146
- Comay, p. 148
- Lockyer, p. 157
- Comay, p. 152
- Lockyer, p. 158
- Comay, p. 153
- Lockyer, p. 159
- Comay, p. 154
- Lockyer, p. 160
- Lockyer, p. 161
- Comay, p. 155
- Comay, p. 162
- Comay, p. 156
- Lockyer, p. 163
