List of Biblical Persons / I
This list of biblical persons gives the proper names of people that appear in the Bible . It is divided into several pages in alphabetical order. Those Bible passages are given in which the person is mentioned first. Names of places, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, islands, sanctuaries, countries, peoples can be found in the list of geographical and ethnographic names in the Bible .
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| Name (German) | Name (Urtext) | Meaning of the name | Bible passage | person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibzan | אִבְצָן 'ivṣān | Ri 12.8 EU | Judge | |
| Iddo | עִדֹּא 'iddo' | 1 Kings 4.14 EU | Father of Ahinadab | |
| 1 Chr 6,6 EU | Levite, son of Joach, father of Serach | |||
| 2 Chr 12.15 EU | Seer | |||
| Esr 5.1 EU | Zechariah's father | |||
| Sach 1.1 EU | Zechariah's grandfather, identical to the previous person | |||
| Esr 8.17 EU | Head of the village of Kasifja | |||
| Neh 12.4 EU | priest | |||
| Iëser | אִיעֶזֶר 'î'æzær | "Where is help?" | Num 26.30 EU | Gileadites |
| Job | אִיֹּוב 'îjôv | "Where is the [divine] Father?" |
Hi 1.1 EU Sir 49.9 EU Jak 5.11 EU |
Righteous |
| Ikabod | אִי־כָבֹוד 'î khāvôd אִיכָבֹוד ' îkhāwôd |
"Where is honor?" |
1 Sam 4.21 EU 1 Sam 14.3 EU |
Son of Pinchas , grandson of Eli |
| Ilai | עִילַי 'îlaj | 1 Chr 11.29 EU | Hero of David , Ahachite | |
| Immanuel | עִמָּנוּ אֵל 'immānû' el | "God with us" | Isa 7.14 EU | Promised son of a virgin; related to Jesus in Christianity |
| always | אִמֵּר 'always | 1 Chr 9.12 EU | Name of a family of priests | |
| Neh 3.29 EU | Father of Zadok | |||
| Ira | עִירָא 'îrā' | 2 Sam 20.26 EU | Priest of David, Jaïriter | |
| 2 Sam 23.26 EU | Hero of David , from Tekoa | |||
| 2 Sam 23.38 EU | Hero of David , from Jattir | |||
| Irad | עִירָד 'îrād | Gen 4.18 EU | Son of Enoch , father of Mehujaël | |
| Iram | עִירָם 'îrām | Gen 36.43 EU | Chief, descendant of Esau | |
| Isaac | יִצְחָק jiṣḥāq יִשְׂחָק jiśḥāq |
"God smiles" |
Gen 17.19 EU Jer 33.26 EU Mt 1.2 EU Sir 44.22 EU |
Son of Abraham , father of Jacob and Esau |
| Isai | יִשַׁי jišaj | "Present of God" |
Ruth 4.17 EU Mt 1.5 EU Sir 45.25 EU |
Father of david |
| Jezebel | אִיזֶבֶל 'îzævæl | 1 Kings 16.31 EU | King Ahab's wife | |
| Ἰεζάβελ | Rev 2.20 EU | False prophetess in Thyatira | ||
| Iscariot | Ἰσκαριώτης | Mt 10.4 EU | Nickname of Judas, a disciple of Jesus | |
| Ishbaal | אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת 'îš bošæt | 2 Sam 2.8 EU | Son of Saul | |
| Isch-boschet | 2 Sam 2.8 EU | Alternative name for Ischbaal | ||
| Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵאל jišmā'e'l | "God (he) hears" | Gen 16.11 EU | Son of Abraham and Hagar |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל Jisra'el | Gen 32.29 EU | Name of Jacob | |
| Issachar | יששכר ( Ketib ) יִשָּׂכָר jiśśākhār ( Qere ) |
Gen 30.18 EU Rev 7.7 EU |
Son of Jacob and Leah | |
| Itamar | אִיתָמָר 'îtāmār | "Where is the palm?" | Ex 6.23 EU | Son of Aarons |
| Ittai | אִתַּי 'ittaj | 2 Sam 15.19 EU | Gatiter |