List of Biblical Persons / S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saawan | זַעֲוָן za'ǎwān | Gen 36.27 EU | Son of Ezers | |
| Saba | שְׁבָא šəvā ' | Gen 10.7 EU | Son of Ragma | |
| 1 Chr 1.22 EU | Son of Joktan , called Sheba in Gen 10.28 EU | |||
| Sabbai | זַבַּי zabbaj | "(God) has given" | Esr 10.28 EU | Son of Bebai |
| Neh 3.20 EU | Father of Baruch | |||
| Sabad | זָבָד zāvād | "(God) has given" | 2 Kings 12,22 EU | Son of Shimat |
| 1 Chr 2.36 EU | Man of the tribe of Judah, son of Natan, father of Eflal | |||
| 1 Chr 7.21 EU | Ephraimites, son of Tahat, father of Shutelmon | |||
| 1 Chr 11.41 EU | one of the thirty heroes of King David , son of Achlais | |||
| 2 Chr 24.26 EU | Conspirators against Joash , son of the Ammonite Shimat | |||
| Esr 10.27 EU | a man of mixed marriage, son of Sattu | |||
| Esr 10.33 EU | a second intermarried man, son of Hashum | |||
| Esr 10.43 EU | a third intermarried man, son of Nebos | |||
| Sabdi | זַבְדִּי zavdî | "(God) has given" | Jos 7.1 EU | Father Karmis and grandfather Achan, son Serach, grandson Judah |
| Sabta | סַבְתָּה savtāh סַבְתָּא savtā ' |
Gen 10.7 EU 1 Chr 1.9 EU |
Son of Kusch , great-grandson of Noach | |
| Sabtecha | סַבְתְּכָא savtəkhā ' | Gen 10.7 EU | Son of Kusch , great-grandson of Noach | |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָה zəkharjāh | " YHWH remembered" | Sach 1.1 EU | prophet |
| Sakkur | זַכּוּר zakkûr | "(God) remembered" | Num 13.4 EU | Benjaminite, father of the scout Shammua |
| 1 Chr 4.26 EU | Simeonite son of Hammuel, father of Shimi | |||
| 1 Chr 24.27 EU | Levite , Meraritan , descendant of Jaasiah | |||
| 1 Chr 25.2 EU | Levite , singer, son of Asaf | |||
| Esr 8.14 EU | Returnees from exile in Babylon, descendants of Bigwai | |||
| Neh 3.2 EU | Son of Imris, involved in building the wall of Jerusalem | |||
| Neh 10.13 EU | Levite , obligated to the law | |||
| Neh 13.13 EU | Mattanya's son, Hanan's father | |||
| Saqkut | סִכּוּת sikkût | At 5.26 EU | Deity | |
| Sallu | סַלּוּא sallû ' | "(God) has restored" | 1 Chr 9.7 EU | Benjaminite son of Mechullam, resident of Jerusalem after the exile |
| Neh 12.7 EU | Head of priests in the time of Yeshua | |||
| Salmon | שַׂלְמֹון śalmôn | "(God) is coat" |
Ruth 4.20 EU Mt 1.4 EU |
Son of Nachshon , father of Boaz |
| Salome | Σαλώμη | Mk 15.40 EU | Disciple of Jesus | |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה šəlomoh | "(God) is peace" |
2 Sam 5.14 EU Mt 1.6 EU Sir 47.13 EU |
King of Israel, son of David |
| Samla | שַׂמְלָה śamlāh | Gen 36.36 EU | King, from Masreka | |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵל šəmû'el | "The name is God" |
1 Sam 1,20 EU Acts 3.24 EU Sir 46,13 EU |
prophet |
| Sanballat | סַנְבַלַּט sanvallat | " Sin made you healthy" | Take 2.10 EU | Horonites, adversary of Nehemiah |
| Sennacherib | סַנְחֵרִיב sanḥerîv | "[The god] Sin replaced my brothers" | 2 Kings 18.13 EU | Assyrian king |
| Sapphira | Σαπφίρα | Acts 5,1 EU | Fraudster selling property | |
| Sara | שָׂרָה Sarah | "(God) ruled" |
Gen 17.15 EU Rom 4.19 EU |
Wife Abraham and mother of Isaac |
| Sarai | שָׂרָי śārāj | "(God) ruled" | Gen 11.29 EU | Wife Abraham and mother of Isaac , later renamed Sarah |
| Sarezer | שַׂרְאֶצֶר śar'æṣær | "Protect the King" | 2 Kings 19.37 EU | Son of Sennacherib |
| Sach 7,2 EU | Envoy Bet-Els | |||
| Sargon II. | סַרְגֹון sargôn | Isa 20.1 EU | Neo-Assyrian king | |
| Satan | שָׂטָן śātān |
1 Chr 21.1 EU Mt 4.10 EU |
without a specific article as a proper name | |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל šā'ûl | "asked for" | 1 Sam 9.2 EU | First King of Israel |
| Schaaschgas | שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַז ša'ǎšgaz | Est 2.14 EU | Chamberlain at the Persian court | |
| Shabbetai | שַׁבְּתַי šabbətaj | "Born on the sabbath" | Esr 10.15 EU | Levite |
| Schadrach | שַׁדְרַךְ šadrakh | Dan 1.7 EU | new name for Hananja, Daniel's companion | |
| Sheep fan | שָׁפָן šāfān | " Hyrax " | 2 Kings 22.3 EU | State clerk |
| Sheepat | שָׁפָט šāfāt | "(God) has made right" | Num 13.5 EU | Simeonite, scout, son of Horis |
| 1 Kings 19,16 EU | Elisha's father | |||
| 1 Chr 3.22 EU | Davidide, son of Sheechanja | |||
| 1 Chr 5.12 EU | from the tribe of Gad, lives in Bashan | |||
| 1 Chr 27.29 EU | Administrator of cattle in the valleys, son of Adlais | |||
| Schallum | שַׁלּוּם šallûm | "(God) has replaced" | 2 Kings 15.10 EU | Son of Jabesh, king of Israel |
| 2 Kings 22.14 EU | Man of the Hulda, son of Tikwas | |||
| 1 Chr 2.40 EU | Son of Sismei, father of Jekamjas, of the tribe of Judah | |||
| 1 Chr 3.15 EU | King of Judah, fourth son of Josiah | |||
| 1 Chr 4.25 EU | Simeonite, son of Shaul, father of Mibsam | |||
| 1 Chr 5,38 EU | Levit, son of Zadok, father of Hilkiah | |||
| 1 Chr 7.13 EU | Son of Naftalis | |||
| 1 Chr 9.17 EU | Levite, Korachite, son of Kores, chief of the gatekeepers | |||
| 2 Chr 28.12 EU | Ephraimites, father of Hezekiah | |||
| Jer 32.7 EU | Hanamel's father and uncle Jeremias | |||
| Esr 10.42 EU | a person living in mixed marriage, descendant of Sakkai | |||
| Neh 3.12 EU | Participant in the construction of the city wall under Nehemiah , son of Lohesch | |||
| Schalman | שַׁלְמַן šalman | Hos 10.14 EU | General, destroyer of the city of Bet-Arbeel | |
| Shamgar | שַׁמְגַּר Shamgar | Ri 3.31 EU | Judge | |
| Shamir | שָׁמוּר šāmûr | "Protected" | 1 Chr 24.24 EU | Levite, son of Micah |
| Shamma | שַׁמָּה šammāh | "(God) heard" | Gen 36.13 EU | Descendant of Esau, son of Reguel |
| 2 Sam 23.11 EU | Hero of David , third of the three, Hararite, son of Ages | |||
| 2 Sam 23.25 EU | Hero of David, from Harod | |||
| 2 Sam 23.33 EU | Hero of David, from Harar | |||
| 1 Chr 7.37 EU | Ascherit, son of Zofach | |||
| Shammai | שַׁמַּי šammāj | "(God) heard" | 1 Chr 2.28 EU | Calebiter son of Onam |
| 1 Chr 2.44 EU | Calebiter, son of Rekem | |||
| 1 Chr 4.17 EU | Son of Jeter | |||
| Shammua | שַׁמּוּעַ šammûa ' | "(God) heard" | Num 13.4 EU | Scout, Rubeniter, son of Sakkurs |
| שְׁמַעְיָה šəma'jāh שַׁמּוּעַ šammûa ' |
" YHWH has heard" "(God) has heard" |
1 Chr 9,16 EU Neh 11,17 EU |
Levite, grandson of Jedutun | |
| שַׁמּוּעַ šammûa ' | "(God) heard" | Neh 12.18 EU | Levit, of the Bilga's family | |
| Look | שָׁאוּל šā'ûl | "asked for" | Gen 36.37 EU | King, descendant of Esau , from Rehobot |
| Gen 46.10 EU | Son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman | |||
| Shawsha | שַׁוְשָׁא šawšā ' | "Similarity" (?) | 1 Chr 18.16 EU | State clerk |
| Schealtiël | שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל šə'altî'el | "I asked God" |
1 Chr 3,17 EU Mt 1,12 EU |
Father Serubbabel |
| Schear-Jaschub | שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב šə'ār jāšûv | "A remnant turns back" | Isa 7,3 EU | Son of Isaiah |
| Sheba | שְׁבָא šəvā ' | Gen 10.28 EU | Son of Joktan | |
| Gen 25.3 EU | Son of Jokshan, grandson of Abraham and Ketura | |||
| 2 Sam 20.1 EU | Insurgent, Benjaminite, son of Bichris | |||
| 1 Chr 5.13 EU | Gaditer, head of the family | |||
| Shebanya | שְׁבַנְיָהוּ šəvanjāhû | " YHWH has approached" (?) | 1 Chr 15.24 EU | Priest, trumpeter |
| Neh 9.4 EU | Levite | |||
| Neh 10.5 EU | priest | |||
| Neh 10.13 EU | Levite | |||
| Neh 12.14 EU | Head of the family | |||
| Shebna | שֶׁבְנָה šævnāh | "(God) has approached" (?) | 2 Kings 18.18 EU | State clerk |
| Schechanja | שְׁכַנְיָה šəkhanjāh | " YHWH has taken up residence" | 1 Chr 3.21 EU | Davidide, son of Hananiah |
| 1 Chr 24.11 EU | Levite | |||
| Esr 8.5 EU | Returnees, son of Jahasiël, descendant of Sattu | |||
| Esr 10.2 EU | Son of Jehiël, descendant of Elam | |||
| Neh 12.3 EU | Levite | |||
| Shechem | שֶׁכֶם šækhæm | Jos 17.2 EU | Son of Manasses | |
| Schedëur | שְׁדֵיאוּר šədê'ûr | "Schaddai is light" | Num 1.5 EU | Rubeniter, father of the commander, Elizur |
| Shefatya | שְׁפַטְיָה šəfatjāh | " YHWH got right" | 2 Sam 3.4 EU | Son of David and the Abital |
| 1 Chr 12.6 EU | Follower of David from Haruf | |||
| 1 Chr 27.16 EU | Prince of the tribe of Simeon | |||
| 2 Chr 21.2 EU | Son of king Jehoshaphat | |||
| Jer 38.1 EU | Slanderer Jeremias , son of Mattan | |||
| Schefi | שְׁפֹו šəfô | Gen 36.23 EU | Son of Schobal, descendant of Esau | |
| Schela | שֵׁלָה šelāh | Gen 38.5 EU | Son of Judas | |
| Schelach | שֶׁלַח šælāch | Gen 10.24 EU | Son of Arpachschad , father Ebers | |
| Shelef | שֶׁלֶף šælæf | Gen 10.26 EU | second son of Joktan | |
| Shelemia | שֶֽׁלֶמְיָה šælæmjāh | " YHWH has replaced" | Esr 10.39-41 EU | two intermarried, sons of Binnuis |
| Neh 3.30 EU | Father Hananiah, a builder of the city walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah | |||
| Neh 13.13 EU | Priest, in charge of supplies | |||
| Jer 36.14 EU | Netanya's father, Yehudi's grandfather, the envoy to Baruch | |||
| Jer 36.26 EU | Son of Abdeel, of Jerahmeel to the arrest of Baruch and Jeremiah commissioned | |||
| Jer 37.13 EU | Father of Jirija, a guard at the Benjamin Gate | |||
| Jer 37.3 EU | Father Juchal, one of Zedekiah's messengers to Jeremiah | |||
| Shelomi | שְׁלֹמִי šəlomî | "(God) is peace" | Num 34.27 EU | Asherit, father of the leader Ahihud |
| Shelomite | שְׁלֹמִית šəlomît | "(God) is peace" | Lev 24.11 EU | Danite, daughter of Dibris |
| Schelumiël | שְׁלֻמִיאֵל šəlumî'el | "God is Peace" | Num 1.6 EU | Simeonite, commander, son of Zurishaddai |
| Scheme | שֶׁמַע šæma ' | "(God) heard" | 1 Chr 2.43 EU | Calebiter, son of Hebron |
| 1 Chr 8,13 EU | Head of the family in Ajalon | |||
| Neh 8.4 EU | One of the men standing by Ezra reading the law | |||
| Scheme | שְׁמַעְיָה šəma'jāh | " YHWH has heard" | 1 Kings 12.22 EU | prophet |
| 1 Chr 3.22 EU | Davidide, son of Sheechanja | |||
| 1 Chr 5.4 EU | Rubenite son of Joel | |||
| 1 Chr 9.14 EU | Levite and Merarite son of Hashub | |||
| 1 Chr 15.8 EU | Levite, son of Elizafan and colonel | |||
| 1 Chr 24.6 EU | Scribe and Levite, son of Netanal | |||
| 1 Chr 26.4 EU | Firstborn Obed-Edoms | |||
| 2 Chr 29.14 EU | Levite, son of Jedutun | |||
| Esr 8.13 EU | Returnees from exile, son of Adonikam | |||
| Esr 10.21-31 EU | two intermarried people, both sons of two apparently different Harims | |||
| Neh 3.29 EU | Gatekeeper of the east gate, builder of the city wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah , son of Sheechanja | |||
| Neh 11.15 EU | Levite, son of Hashub | |||
| Jer 29.24 EU | Shemaiah of Nehelam: Adversary of Jeremiah | |||
| Shemariah | שְׁמַרְיָהוּ šəmarjāhû | " YHWH has protected" | 1 Chr 12.6 EU | Follower of David, from Haruf |
| 1 Chr 11.19 EU | Son of Rehoboam and Mahalat | |||
| Esr 10.32 EU | a man of mixed marriage, descendant of Harim | |||
| Esr 10.41 EU | a second person living in mixed marriage, descendant of Sakkai | |||
| Schemeber | שֶׁמְאֵבֶר šæm'evær | Gen 14.2 EU | King of Zebojim | |
| Schemida | שְׁמִידָע šəmîdā ' | "The name recognized" | Jos 17.2 EU | Son of Manasses |
| Shemiramot | שְׁמִירָמֹות šəmîrāmôt | 1 Chr 15.18 EU | Levite | |
| 2 Chr 17.8 EU | Levite | |||
| Schemuel | שְׁמוּאֵל šəmû'el | "The name is God" | Num 34.20 EU | Simeonite son of Ammihud |
| Scherebja | שֵׁרֵבְיָה šerevjāh | Esr 8.18 EU | Levite, descendant of Machli | |
| Scheresch | שֶׁרֶשׁ šæræš | "Drive" (?) | 1 Chr 7.16 EU | from the tribe of Manasseh, son of Machir and the Maacha |
| Sheshai | שֵׁשַׁי šešaj | Num 13.22 EU | Inhabitant of Hebron, son of Anak | |
| Sheshbazzar | שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר šešbaṣṣar | Esr 1.8 EU | Governor | |
| Schetar | שֵׁתָר šetār | Est 1.14 EU | Advisor to King Xerxes | |
| Shetar Bosnai | שְׁתַר בֹּוזְנַי šetar bôznaj | Esr 5.3 EU | Official of the Persian King | |
| Sheva | שֵׁיָא šejā ' | 2 Sam 20.25 EU | State clerk | |
| 1 Chr 2.49 EU | Son of Caleb and Maacha | |||
| Shifra | שִׁפְרָה šifrāh | "Beauty" | Ex 1.15 EU | midwife |
| Schiftan | שִׁפְטָן šiftān | "(God) has made right" | Num 34.24 EU | Efraimitier, father of Kemuël |
| Schillem | שִׁלֵּם šillem | "(God) has replaced" | Gen 46.24 EU | youngest son Naftalis |
| Shiloh | שִׁילֹה šîloh | Gen 49.10 EU | Word of unknown meaning, possibly personal name | |
| Schima | שַׁמָּה šammāh | "(God) heard" | 1 Sam 16.9 EU | Son of Jesse, brother of King David |
| 2 Sam 5.14 EU | Son of David, born in Jerusalem | |||
| 1 Chr 6.15 EU | Levite, Meraritan, son of Usah, father of Haggiah | |||
| 1 Chr 8.32 EU | Benjaminite son of Miklot | |||
| Shimei | שִׁמְעִי šim'î | "(God) heard" | Ex 6.17 EU | Son of Gerschom |
| 2 Sam 16.5 EU | Benjaminites, son of Gera, of the house of Saul | |||
| 1 Kings 4.18 EU | Solomon's steward in Benjamin, son of Elas | |||
| 1 Chr 3.19 EU | Davidide, son of Pedajas | |||
| 1 Chr 4.26 EU | Simeonite son of Mishmas | |||
| 1 Chr 5.4 EU | Rubeniter, son of Gog | |||
| 1 Chr 6.14 EU | Levite, son of Libnis | |||
| 1 Chr 23.7 EU | Levite, Gershonite | |||
| 1 Chr 25.3 EU | Singer, son of Jedutun | |||
| 2 Chr 29.14 EU | Levite, son of Heman | |||
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Est 2.5 EU Est 1.1 EU |
Grandfather Mordechais | |||
| Chimrat | שִׁמְרָת šimrāt | "(God) has guarded" | 1 Chr 8.21 EU | Benjaminite son of Shimi |
| Shimri | שִׁמְרִי šimrî | "(God) has guarded" | 1 Chr 26.10 EU | Levite and Merarite, chief of the sons of Hosa, although not firstborn |
| 2 Chr 29.13 EU | Levite, descendant of Elizafan | |||
| Shimron | שִׁמְרֹֽון šimrôn | "(God) has guarded" | Gen 46.13 EU | Son of Issachar |
| Shimshai | שִׁמְשַׁי šimšaj | "(God) is sun" | Esr 4.8 EU | Clerk |
| Schinab | שִׁנְאָב šin'āv | Gen 14.2 EU | King of Adma | |
| Shishak I. | שִׁישַׁק šîšaq | 1 Kings 11.40 EU | Pharaoh | |
| Schobab | שֹׁובָב šôvāv | "brought back" (?) | 2 Sam 5.14 EU | Son of David, born in Jerusalem |
| 1 Chr 2.18 EU | Son of Jeriot, daughter of Caleb | |||
| Schobach | שֹׁובַךְ šôvakh | 2 Sam 10.16 EU | Commander-in-Chief Hadad-Esers | |
| Schobai | שֹׁבָי šovāj | Esr 2.42 EU | Ancestor of gatekeepers | |
| Schobal | שֹׁובָל šôvāl | "Lion" (?) | Gen 36.20 EU | Son of Horiters Seir, chief |
| 1 Chr 2.50 EU | Calebiter, son of Hur, father of Kirjat-Jearim | |||
| 1 Chr 4.1 EU | Son of Judas | |||
| Schobi | שֹׁבִי šovî | 2 Sam 17.27 EU | Son of Nahash | |
| Schomer | שֹׁמֵר šomer | "Guarding is (God)" | 2 Kings 12,22 EU | Moabite, mother of Josabad |
| Schua | שׁוּעַ šûa ' | Gen 38.2 EU | Father-in-law Judas | |
| 1 Chr 7.32 EU | Daughter of Hebers | |||
| Schuach | שׁוּחַ šûaḥ | Gen 25.2 EU | Son of Abraham and Ketura | |
| Schubaël | שְׁבוּאֵל šəvû'el | "Repent, O God" | 1 Chr 23.16 EU | Levit, first of the sons of Gershom |
| 1 Chr 24.20 EU | Levite, son of Amram | |||
| 1 Chr 25.4 EU | Singer, son of Hemans | |||
| Schuham | שׁוּחָם šûḥām | "Pit" | Num 26.42 EU | Son of Dan |
| Schoolammit | שׁוּלַמִּית šûlammît | Hld 7.1 EU | Addressed in the Song of Songs | |
| Schuni | שׁוּנִי šûnî | " Monk's pepper " (?) | Gen 46.16 EU | third eldest son of Gad |
| Seba | סְבָא səvā ' | Gen 10.7 EU | Son of Kusch , great-grandson of Noach | |
| Sebach | זֶבַח sævaḥ | Ri 8.5 EU | Midianite King | |
| Zebul | זְבֻל səvul | "(God) is dwelling" (?) | Ri 9.28 EU | Vogt |
| Zebulun | זְבוּלוּן səvûlûn | "(God) is dwelling" (?) |
Gen 30.20 EU Rev 7.8 EU |
Son of Jacob and Leah |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָהוּ zəkharjāhû | " YHWH remembered" | 2 Kings 14.29 EU | King of Israel , son of Jeroboam II |
| Isa 8,2 EU | priest | |||
| Seeb | זְאֵב sə'ev | "Wolf" | Ri 7.25 EU | Midianite prince |
| Segub | שְׂגִיב śəgîv | "elevated" | 1 Kings 16.34 EU | Son of Hiëls |
| 1 Chr 2.21 EU | Calebiter, son of Hezron and daughter of Machir, father of Jaïr | |||
| Seïr | שֵׂעִיר śe'îr | Gen 36.20 EU | Horiter | |
| Sem | שֵׁם šem | "Name / reputation" |
Gen 5.32 EU Sir 41.16 EU |
Son of Noah , father of Elam , Assur , Arphaxad , Lud and Aram |
| Senaa | סְנָאָה sənā'āh | Esr 2.35 EU | Exile | |
| Seorim | שְׂעֹרִים śə'orîm | "Barley" (?) | 1 Chr 24.8 EU | priest |
| Serach | זֶרַח zæraḥ זָרַח zāraḥ ( i. P. ) |
"(God) has shone" | Gen 36.13 EU | Reguël's son, Esau's grandson |
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Gen 38,30 EU Mt 1,3 EU |
Son of Tamar and Judas | |||
| Gen 46.17 EU | Daughter of Ascher | |||
| Num 26.13 EU | Son of Simeon, ancestor of the Serahites | |||
| 1 Chr 6,6 EU | Levit, son of Iddos (Adajas), father Etnis | |||
| Seraya | שְׂרָיָה śərājāh | " YHWH ruled" | 2 Sam 8.17 EU | State clerk |
| 2 Kings 25.18 EU | High priest | |||
| 2 Kings 25.23 EU | Son of Tanhumet from Netofa | |||
| 1 Chr 4.13 EU | Son of Kenaz ′, father of Joab, of the tribe of Judah | |||
| 1 Chr 4.35 EU | Simeonites son of Asiel, father of Joschibiah | |||
| 1 Chr 5.40 EU | Levite, son of Azariah, father of Jozadak | |||
| Esr 2.2 EU | Returnees from exile | |||
| Esr 7.1 EU | Ezra's father , Azariah's son | |||
| Jer 36.26 EU | Son of Asriël, Jerachmeel commissioner to arrest Jeremiah | |||
| Jer 51.59 EU | Son of Neriah of Jeremiah to Zedekiah Officer | |||
| Sered | סֶרֶד særæd | "Olive tree" (?) | Gen 46.14 EU | Son of Zebulun |
| Seresch | זֶרֶשׁ zæræš | Est 5.10 EU | Mrs. Hamans | |
| Sergius Paulus | Σεργίος Παύλος Sergios Paulos | Acts 13.7 EU | proconsul | |
| Serubbabel | זְרֻבָּבֶל zərubbāvæl | "Scion of Babels" |
1 Chr 3.19 EU Mt 1.12 EU Sir 49.11 EU |
Governor of the Province of Judah |
| Serug | שְׂרוּג śərûg | "Branch" | Gen 11.20 EU | Son Regus , father Nahor |
| set | שֵׁת šet | "Replacement" |
Gen 4.25 EU Sir 49.16 EU |
Son of Adam and Eve |
| Setar | זֵתַר zetar | Est 1.10 EU | Court official and harem servant of the Persian king | |
| Setur | סְתוּר sətûr | "(God) has hidden" | Num 13.13 EU | Scout, son of Michael, from the tribe of Ascher |
| Sibbechai | סִבְּכַי sibbəkhaj | "(God) has woven (the child in the womb)" | 2 Sam 21.18 EU | Hero of David , from Huscha, descendant of Zerach |
| Shechem | שְׁכֶם šækhæm | Gen 33.19 EU | Son of Hamor , he raped Dina , daughter of Jacob | |
| Sichri | זִכְרִי zikhrî | "(God) remembered" | Ex 6.21 EU | Son of Jizhar, grandson of Kohat , brother of Korach |
| Sidon | צִידֹן ṣîdon | Gen 10.15 EU | Son of Canaan , great-grandson of Noah | |
| Sihon | סִיחֹן sîḥon | Num 21.21 EU | King of the Amorites in Heschbon | |
| Silas | Σιλᾶς | Acts 15.22 EU | Companion of Paul | |
| Silvanus | Σιλουανός Siluanos | 2 Cor 1.19 EU | Synonym for Silas, companion of Paul | |
| Silpa | זִלְפָּה zilpāh | "One with a small nose" | Gen 29.24 EU | Laban's maid , later Leas , mother of Gad and Ascher |
| Simeon | שִׁמְעוֹן šim'ôn | "(God) heard" |
Gen 29.33 EU Rev 7.7 EU |
Simeon , a son of Jacob |
| Esr 10.31 EU | Mixed marriages, descendant of Harim | |||
| Lk 2.25 EU | Simeon , a prophet | |||
| Sir 50.1 EU | High priest | |||
| Simon | Σίμων | Mt 4.18 EU | Simon Peter , disciple of Jesus | |
| Mt 10.4 EU | Simon Kananäus , disciple of Jesus | |||
| Mt 13.55 EU | Brother of jesus | |||
| Mt 26.6 EU | ||||
| Mt 27.32 EU | Simon from Cyrene , bearer of the cross of Jesus | |||
| Simran | זִמְרָן zimrān | Gen 25.2 EU | Son of Abraham and Ketura | |
| Zimri | זִמְרִי zimrî | "(God) has protected" | Num 25.14 EU | Zimri , Simeonite, son of Salus |
| 1 Kings 16.9 EU | Zimri , king of Israel | |||
| 1 Chr 2.6 EU | of the tribe of Judah, son of Zerah | |||
| 1 Chr 8.36 EU | Son of Joaddas, father of Moza | |||
| Samson | שִׁמְשׁוֹן šimšôn | "(God) is sun" |
Ri 13.14 EU Heb 11.32 EU |
Judge |
| Sippai | סַף saf | 2 Sam 21.18 EU | Rafaïter, is slain by Sibbechai | |
| Sirach | Σιραχ | Sir 50.27 EU | Father of the author of the apocryphal book Jesus Sirach | |
| Sisera | סִיסְרָא sîsərā ' | Ri 4.2 EU | General of the King of Hazor | |
| Esr 2.53 EU | Ancestor of returnees from exile | |||
| Sitri | סִתְרִי sitrî | "(God) is protection / has hidden" | Ex 6.22 EU | Son of Usiël, grandson of Kohat |
| Skeuas | Σκεύας | Acts 19:14 EU | Jewish high priest | |
| So | סֹוא sô ' | 2 Kings 17.4 EU | King of Egypt | |
| Socho | שֹׂוכֹו śôkhô | 1 Chr 4.18 EU | Calebiter, son of Heber | |
| Sodi | סֹודִי sôdî | "In the mystery (of God)" (?) | Num 13.10 EU | Zebulonites, father of the scout Gadiël |
| Sopater | Σώπατρος Sopatros | Acts 20.4 EU | Companion of Paul | |
| Sosipater | Σωσίπατρος Sosipatros | Rom 16.21 EU | Greetings in Romans | |
| 2 Makk 12.19 EU | Maccabees officer | |||
| Sosthenes | Σωσθένης | Acts 18.17 EU | Synagogue ruler | |
| 1 Cor 1.1 EU | Collaborator of Paul | |||
| Stachys | Στάχυς | Rom 16.9 EU | Greetings in Romans | |
| Stephanas | 1 Cor 1.16 EU | baptized by Paul | ||
| Stephen | Στέφανος Stephanos | Acts 6.5 EU | Deacon, martyr | |
| Susanna | Σουσάννα | "Lily" | Lk 8.3 EU | Disciple of Jesus |
| Dan 13.2 EU | Susanna , Jojakim's wife, Hilkija's daughter | |||
| Susi | סוּסִי sûsî | "Horse" | Num 13.11 EU | from the tribe of Manasseh, father of the scout Gadi |
| Syntyche | Συντύχη | Phil 4.2 EU | Addressed in the letter to the church in Philippi |
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 ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012