List of Biblical Persons / N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naam | נָעַם nā'am | "(God) is loveliness" | 1 Chr 4.15 EU | Son caleb |
| Naama | נַעֲמָה na'ǎmāh | "(God) is loveliness" | Gen 4.22 EU | Descendant of Cain |
| 1 Kings 14.31 EU | Concubine of Solomon | |||
| Naaman | נַעֲמָן na'ǎmān | "(God) is loveliness" | Gen 46.21 EU | Benjamin's fifth eldest son |
| 2 Kings 5,1 EU | Syrian captain | |||
| Naara | נַעֲרָה na'ǎrāh | "Girl" | 1 Chr 4,5 EU | Wife of Ashhur from the tribe of Judah |
| Naarai | נַעֲרַי na'ǎraj | "Squire (of God)" | 1 Chr 11.37 EU | Son of Esbai, hero of David |
| Nabal | נָבָל nāvāl | "Noble" (?) | 1 Sam 25.3 EU | Abigail's husband |
| Nabot | נָבֹות nāvôt | "Scion / gentleman"? | 1 Kings 21.1 EU | Vineyard owner |
| Neighbor | נַחְבִּי naḥbî | "Fearful" (?) | Num 13.14 EU | Scouts |
| Nachon | נָכֹון nākhôn | "Constant" (?) | 2 Sam 6,6 EU | Owner of a threshing floor |
| News | נַחְרַי naḥraj | "Snorting" (?) | 2 Sam 23.37 EU | from Beerot, hero of David |
| Nachschon | נַחְשֹׁון naḥšôn | "Snake" (?) |
Num 1.7 EU Mt 1.4 EU |
Son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah |
| Nadab | נָדָב nādāv | "(God) is noble" | Ex 6.23 EU | Nadab , son of Aaron , priest |
| 1 Kings 14.20 EU | Nadab , king of Israel, son of Jeroboam | |||
| Nafish | נָפִישׁ nāfîš | Gen 25.15 EU | Son of Ishmael | |
| Naftali | נַפְתָּלִי naftālî |
Gen 30,8 EU Rev 7,6 EU |
Son of Jacob | |
| Naggai | Ναγγαὶ | Lk 3.25 EU | Ancestor of Jesus after Luke | |
| Nahash | נָחָשׁ nāḥāš | "Snake" (?) | 1 Sam 11.1 EU | Ammonite |
| Nahat | נַחַת naḥat | Gen 36.13 EU | Reguël's son, Esau's grandson | |
| 2 Chr 31.13 EU | Temple official | |||
| Nahor | נָחֹור nāḥôr | Gen 11.22 EU | Terach's father , Serug's son | |
| Gen 11.26 EU | Son of Terah , brother of Abraham | |||
| Nahum | נַחוּם naḥûm | "(God) has comforted" | Near 1.1 EU | prophet |
| Narcissus | Rom 16.11 EU | Greetings in Romans | ||
| Natan | נָתָן nātān | "(God) has given" | 2 Sam 5.14 EU | Son of david |
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2 Sam 7.2 EU Sir 47.1 EU |
prophet | |||
| Natanael | Ναθαναηλ | "God has given" | Jdt 8.1 EU | Ancestor of Judith, Simeonite |
| Natanaël | Ναθαναὴλ | Joh 1.45 EU | Disciples of Jesus | |
| Nebajot | נְבָיֹת nəvājot | Gen 25.13 EU | Firstborn Ishmael | |
| Nebat | נְבָט nəvāt | "(God) has looked" | 1 Kings 11,26 EU | Father of Jeroboam |
| Nebo | נְבֹו nəvô | Isa 46,1 EU | Deity | |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּר nəvukhadnæṣṣar | "The god Nabu protect my first son" |
2 Kings 24.1 EU Est 1.1 EU |
King of Babylon |
| Nebusaradan | נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן nəvuzar'ǎdān | 2 Kings 25.8 EU | Commander of Nebuchadnezzar's bodyguard | |
| Nebushasban | Jer 39.11 EU | Chief Chamberlain of Nebuchadnezzar | ||
| Necho II. | נְכֹה nəkhoh | "The Ka properly; forces / owned by the Ka-forces" | 2 Kings 23.29 EU | Pharaoh |
| Nedabja | נְדַבְיָה nədavjāh | " YHWH is noble" | 1 Chr 3.18 EU | Youngest son of Jojachins |
| Nefeg | נֶפֶג næfæg | Ex 6.21 EU | Son of Jizhar, grandson of Kohat , brother of Korach | |
| 2 Sam 5.15 EU | Son of David, born in Jerusalem | |||
| Nehemiah | נְחֶמְיָה nəḥæmjāh | " YHWH has comforted" |
Neh 1.1 EU Sir 49.13 EU |
Governor of Judah |
| Nehushta | נְחֻשְׁתָּא nəḥuštā ' | "Bronze" (?) | 2 Kings 24.8 EU | Mother Jojachins |
| Nemuël | נְמוּאֵל nəmû'el | "Yam is God" | Num 26.9 EU | Son of Eliab, Rubenite |
| Ner | נֵר ner | "(God) is a lamp" | 1 Saturday 14.50 EU | Uncle Sauls |
| Nereus | Νηρεὐς | Rom 16.15 EU | Greetings in Romans | |
| Nergal | נֵרְגַל nergal | 2 Kings 17.30 EU | God | |
| Nergal-Sarezer | נֵרְגַל שַׂר־אֶצֶר nergal śar 'æṣær | Jer 39.3 EU | Chief Chamberlain to the King of Babel | |
| Nerija | נֵרִיָּה nerîjāh | " YHWH is lamp" | Jer 32.12 EU | Father Baruch |
| Netanel | נְתַנְאֵל nətan'el | "God has given" | Num 1.8 EU | Prince of the Tribe of Issachar |
| 1 Chr 2.14 EU | Brother of king david | |||
| 1 Chr 15.24 EU | priest | |||
| 1 Chr 24.6 EU | Father of the scribe Schemaya | |||
| 1 Chr 26.4 EU | fifth son of Obed-Edom | |||
| 2 Chr 17.7 EU | King Jehoshaphat's envoy | |||
| 2 Chr 35.9 EU | Brother Konanjas, chief of the Levites under Joschiah | |||
| Esr 10.22 EU | intermarried people | |||
| Neh 12.21 EU | Levite from the Jedajas family | |||
| Neh 12.36 EU | Musician | |||
| Netanya | נְתַנְיָה nətanjāh | " YHWH has given" | 2 Kings 25.23 EU | Father of the troop leader Ishmael |
| 1 Chr 25.2 EU | Singer, son of Asaf | |||
| 2 Chr 17.18 EU | Levite | |||
| Jer 36.14 EU | Father of the envoy Jehudi | |||
| Neziach | נְצִיחַ nəṣîaḥ | "Shiny" (?) | Esr 2.54 EU | Head of a family of temple servants returning from exile |
| Nibhas | נִבְחַז nivḥaz | 2 Kings 17.31 EU | God of Awiter | |
| Niger | Νίγερ | Acts 13.1 EU | Nickname of Simeon | |
| Nikanor | Νικάνορ | "Winner" | Acts 6.5 EU | deacon |
| 1 Makk 3.38 EU | General under Antiochus IV. | |||
| 1 Makk 7.26 EU | Friend of Demetrios | |||
| 2 Makk 8.9 EU | Son of Patroclus | |||
| 2 Makk 12.2 EU | a leader of Cypriot rebels | |||
| Nicodemus | Νικόδημος | "Winner in the People's Assembly / Winner from the People" | Joh 3,1 EU | Pharisee |
| Nimrod | נִמְרֹד nimrod | Gen 10.8 EU | Hunter, son of Kusch , great-grandson of Noah | |
| Nimschi | נִמְשִׁי nimšî | "Marten / Weasel" | 1 Kings 19,16 EU | Father Jehu |
| 2 Kings 9,2 EU | Grandfather Jehu | |||
| Nisroch | נִסְרֹךְ nisrokh | 2 Kings 19.37 EU | God | |
| Noa | נֹעָה no'āh | Num 26.33 EU | Daughter of Zelofhad | |
| Noah | נֹחַ noaḥ | "Quiet" |
Gen 5,29 EU Mt 24,37 EU Sir 44,17 EU |
Son of Lamech , builder of the ark, father of Sems , Hams and Jafets |
| Noadja | נֹועַדְיָה nô'adjāh | " YHWH has been met" | Esr 8.33 EU | Priest, son of Binnuis |
| Neh 6.14 EU | prophetess | |||
| Nobach | נֹבַח novaḥ | Num 32.42 EU | Conqueror of Kenat, from the tribe of Manasseh | |
| Nodab | נֹודָב nôdāv | 1 Chr 5.19 EU | War opponents | |
| Nogah | נֹגַהּ nogah | 1 Chr 3.7 EU | Son of King David | |
| Naomi | נָעֳמִי nå'åmî | "(God) is loveliness" | Ruth 1,2 EU | Mother-in-law Ruts |
| Now | נוּן nûn | "Fish" |
Ex 33.11 EU Sir 46.1 EU |
Father of Joshua |
| Nympha | Νύμφα | Col 4.15 EU | Christian in Laodicea |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names , Münster 2012.