interest to the history of the names of the people has always been high.Do not extinguished it today.The holder of a name usually wants to know where it has come, which means that the impact can have on a person's fate.But of all the list of forms used today own special group of biblical names.Each of them has a unique story, not only its appearance but also a certain sense.
What names called Bible?
Heroes stories of the Old and New Testament are endowed with names that have different origins.Regardless of this, they are usually classified as biblical names.In the future, many of them have been used in different nations of the earth.Of particular popularity of names from the New Testament received after a wide spread of Christianity.Later, they were enshrined in the church imenoslovah and become part of the lives of many people.They are used to this day.
All names have biblical origins unequal.Among them are the Hebrew, Greek, Egyptian, Chaldean, Aramaic, Canaanite.Just narratives of Scripture scholars, there are about 2800 personal names.Some of them are equally revered both by the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
Hebrew names
Most of the names used in the Bible are the Hebrew origin.They, in turn, can be divided into two major groups:
- names, phrases or sentences;
- having the grammatical form of the word.
The first group include names like Jeroboam, which means "the people multiplied" Abigail - translated means "my father is - joy."This category includes such names, which mentions the name of God.As an example, the following: Daniel - "God - my judge," Lazarus - "God has helped" Iedidia - "the darling of Yahweh," Elijah - "My God - Yahweh," Joel - "Yahweh - Lord God," Jotham -"Yahweh is perfect," Jonathan - "the Yahweh."
Examples biblical names have grammatical form of words: Laban - "white", Jonah - "dove", Etam - "permanence", "unchanged," Noah - "rest", "peace", Anna - "mercy"," grace ", Tamar -" fig tree ".
borrowed biblical names
As mentioned earlier, not all the names in the Bible are the Hebrew origin.Borrowing the words of the languages happened neighboring nations.The strong trend seen in the exposition of the Old Testament.Examples of such names Potiphar - "belonging Ra", borrowed from ancient Egypt.Esther - "star", came from Persia.Mordecai is derived from the name of the Babylonian deity.As a rule, borrowed names anoint Bible characters that do not belong to the Jewish people.
In the New Testament, stands another large group Onim who have Greek and Roman origin.Examples include the following ones: Aristarchus - "the best ruler" Flegont - "flaming", "burning", Fortunat - "lucky", "happy", Pud - "shy," "humble," "decent."
Greek was widely spoken in the offer large territory, including in the Middle East.This was the reason that the Greek names for the censure upotrebryalis children and Jewish.
Roman names used in the Bible, and are not indicative of ethnic origin holder: they were all those who had Roman citizenship.For a Jew, Saul ("begged" "vyproshenny") is also known to us as Paul.Indeed, the apostle Paul was a Roman citizen, and hereditary that podtvezhdaet dialogue with Jerusalem the chief captain: "Then the chief captain came to him and said:" Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? "He said, "Yes."The chief captain answered, "I bought a lot of money for this citizenship."Paul said: "I was born there. '"
In the first two disciples of Christ were also names that have different origins.One of them was called Simon - a Hebrew name, and the other named Andrew - the name comes from the Greek language.
short list of names.Their main value
Modern researchers always try to combine the names of biblical characters in a single list.Interesting is the fact that the publication of these lists are very different variations.This applies to the sound of the name, and the disclosure of its value.
Below is a list of Bible translation and the names found in Scripture frequently:
- Adam - the first man, was born by the will of God.The word translated into modern language meaning "earth".
- Eve - the first woman on earth, the wife of Adam.The name is "live".
- Cain - the first baby born in humans.Adam and Eve were his parents.The translation means "stigma", "smith" or "forge".
- Abel - is the second son of Adam and Eve.The word translated as "vanity", "steam", "whiff".
- name Abraham in some languages sound like Avraham.The name means "father of a large number of people," "the father of nations."
- name Joseph - one of the most common in the biblical tales.In some publications, it sounds like Joseph.The word means "beautiful."Sometimes translated as "God, be multiplied."
released today the name of Mary also belongs to the category entitled "Biblical names."His translation sounds like "desirable", "favorite."
value of the many names used in the Bible can be understood only from the specific content of a story.
names of biblical characters in the language of modern Islamic nations
Biblical female names, like men, have become widespread in many regions.No exception and the country in which the religion of Islam spread today.
Scientists have proved that some of the names of the languages of Islamic peoples have the analogue of the Bible.Coincidence can not be called accidental.This fact may indicate the unity of the peoples in the distant past.Examples of such names are as follows: Ibrahim - Abraham, Isa - Jesus Elias - Elias Musa - Moses, Miriam - Maria Yusuf - Joseph Yacoub - Jacob.Rating
male names
Social non-governmental organizations regularly publish lists of the most popular male names that anoint newborn boys around the world.Statistics show that the first ten lines of the list are biblical names.Men form of Onim in modern languages may have different sound, but they are rooted in the time of the events described in the Old and New Testament.
known that the name of Jacob for several consecutive years, heads the list of the most popular biblical names for boys.Also popular are Onim as Ethan, Daniel, Noah, Elijah, John.
Biblical female names: Rating
A similar situation is observed in the ranking and selection of women's individual titles.Biblical names for girls are popular in the US, Europe and the CIS.
long time a leading position in the list is the name of Isabella as a variant of the name Elizabeth.In recent years, it has been shifted to the second personal name Sofia.Also popular variations named Eve, one of them is Ava.Name Maria for many years is out of the competition in different continents of the earth.
Recently viewed next trend.Parents choose to censure Toddler forgotten names belonging to the characters of the Old Testament.Abigail, Abigail, or - one of those.But today, its popularity soared.And today it is in the top line of the rating, which occupy most of the Biblical names for girls.
But it is also worth noting that the Bible belongs to the majority of female names maidens or those whose fate was not so favorable.Therefore, parents who are convinced that the name is able to influence events throughout a person's life should be familiar with how the characters belong to the biblical names.Their values also need to be explored.
names of angels and archangels
in biblical history has repeatedly referred to the events associated with the actions of angels and archangels.According to legend, this holy and disembodied spirits, the purpose of which - the right to serve the Lord.
angelic hosts so numerous that list the names of each of them in the Holy Scriptures was impossible.However, the same source it is known that there are seven spirits, which, unlike the other angels admitted to the throne of God.There are also the names - Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Selafiil, Uriel Vary Yehuda Jeremiah.As you can see, some of the Biblical names for boys presented on the list used for complaints of children today.
Whose name is Michael in the Bible
quite popular today, private name Michael in its various variations.As already mentioned, the name is of Biblical origin.Michael (as an option - Michael) is translated "who is like God."
dominant position among the supreme angels Michael takes it.On icons, he often appears in the guise of a warrior, full of equipment in battle armor.This is a reminder that in heaven once long ago the event occurred, when in opposition were two armies of angels.
Michael with his army was forced to enter into a confrontation with the army of fallen angels.The image of the Archangel Michael, as its name - it is a symbol of honor, justice and courage.
Names and Holy Baptism
assertion that the child at baptism he was given the name of one of the angels, is erroneous.This is due to the fact that people there is such a thing as the day an angel.In fact, during this sacrament man can be assigned not only the names of angels, saints and priests, biblical names - male or female.For example, the name of Ivan can be given to the boy, who was baptized on the day of St. John the Divine.Peter called the men who were born or who have taken the sacrament of baptism on the day of the Apostles Peter and Paul.It is believed that the saints after whom is named the man as guardian angels protect it from all sorts of hardships and misfortunes.
How many names of God?
Biblical name of God is mentioned in the Bible several times.An interesting fact is that it is mentioned here in a few different ways.In the Old Testament names, which is called God, are divine.Jehovah, the Almighty, is protected, the Eternal God, the Almighty, and there are other epithets when referring to God in the Bible.
recognized and that there is a proper name of God, but to use it aloud in everyday life is not permitted.Therefore in prayer, it is replaced by other words.Different people are different.
