List of Biblical Persons / T
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabbaot | טַבָּעֹות tabā'ôt | "Small seal" | Ezra 2.43 EU | Father of temple slaves |
| Tabeal | טָֽבְאַל tāvə'al | Isa 7,6 EU | Arameans | |
| Tabeel | טָֽבְאֵל tāvə'el | Esr 4.7 EU | Writer of a letter | |
| Tabitha | Ταβιθά | "Gazelle" | Acts 9.36 EU | Disciple |
| Tabrimmon | טַבְרִמֹּן tavrimmon | 1 Kings 15.18 EU | Aramaic king, father of Ben-Hadad | |
| Tachpenes | תַּחְפְּנֵיס taḥpənês | "The king's wife / consort" | 1 Kings 11.19 EU | Wife of an Egyptian pharaoh |
| Tahash | תַּחַשׁ taḥaš | Gen 22.24 EU | Son of Nahor , Abraham's brother and his concubine Rëuma | |
| Talitha | ταλιθα | "little girl" | Mk 5.41 EU | Girl who is resuscitated by Jesus |
| Talmai | תַּלְמַי talmaj | Num 13.22 EU | Son of Anak | |
| 2 Sam 3.3 EU | King of Geschur, son of Ammihud, father of Maacha , a concubine of King David | |||
| Talmon | טַלְמֹן talmon | "Dark" (?) | 1 Chr 9.17 EU | goalkeeper |
| Tamar | תָּמָר tāmār | "Date palm" |
Gen 38.6 EU Mt 1.3 EU |
Daughter-in-law of Judah , husband of Er |
| 2 Sam 13.1 EU | Daughter of King David | |||
| 2 Sam 14.27 EU | Daughter of Absalom , granddaughter of David | |||
| Tammuz | תַּמּוּז tammûz | Ez 8.14 EU | Deity | |
| Tanhumet | תַּנְחֻמֶת tanḥumæt | "Consolation" | 2 Kings 25.23 EU | Father Serajas, a captain in Gedaliaa's time |
| Tappuach | תַּפֻּחַ tappuaḥ | "Apple" | 1 Chr 2.43 EU | Son of Hebron |
| Tarshish | תַּרְשִׁישׁ taršîš | " Topaz " | Gen 10.4 EU | Son of Jawan , son of Jafet |
| 1 Chr 7.10 EU | Benjaminite son of Bilhan | |||
| Est 1.14 EU | Prince of the Persians or Medes | |||
| Tartak | תַּרְתָּק tartāq | 2 Kings 17.31 EU | Pagan deity worshiped in the city of Awa | |
| Tartan | תַּרְתָּן tartān | 2 Kings 18.17 EU | Ambassador of the Assyrian King | |
| Tattenai | תַּתְּנַי tattənaj | Esr 5.3 EU | Governor across the Euphrates | |
| Tebach | טֶבַח tævaḥ | Gen 22.24 EU | Son of Nahor and his concubine Rëuma | |
| Tekoa | תְּקוֹעַ təqôa ' | 1 Chr 2.24 EU | Son of Ashhur | |
| Telem | טֶלֶם tælæm | "Darkness" | Esr 10.24 EU | goalkeeper |
| Tema | תֵּימָא têmā ' | Gen 25.15 EU | Son of Ishmael | |
| Teman | תֵּימָן têmān | Gen 36.11 EU | Chief of the Edomites, son of Eliphas | |
| Terach | תֶּרַח tæraḥ | Gen 11.24 EU | Son of Nahor , father of Abraham , Haran , Nahor, and Sarah | |
| Teresch | תֶּרֶשׁ tæræš | Est 2.21 EU | Chamberlain of the Persian King | |
| Est 1.1 EU | probably identical to the previous one | |||
| Tertius | Τέρτιος Tertios | "the third" | Rom 16.22 EU | Paul's scribe |
| Tertullus | Τερτύλλος Tertyllos | Acts 24.1 EU | Lawyer | |
| Squidward | Θαδδαῖος Thaddaios | Mt 10.3 EU | Disciples of Jesus | |
| Theophilus | θεόφιλος Theophilos | "Gottlieb / God friend" | Lk 1.3 EU | Addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles |
| Theudas | Θευδᾶς | Acts 5,36 EU | Jewish preacher | |
| Thomas | Θωμᾶς | Mt 10.3 EU | Disciples of Jesus | |
| Tiberius | Τιβέριος Tiberios | Lk 3.1 EU | roman emperor | |
| Tibni | תִּבְנִי tivnî | "Straw" (?) | 1 Kings 16.21 EU | Opposite king to Omri, son of Ginat |
| Tidal | תִּדְעָל tid'āl | Gen 14.1 EU | king | |
| Tiglath-pileser III. | פּוּל pûl | 2 Kings 15.19 EU | King of Assyria | |
| Timaeus | Τιμαίος Timaeus | Mk 10.46 EU | Father of Bartimaeus | |
| Timna | תִּמְנַע timna ' | Gen 36.12 EU | Concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son | |
| Gen 36.22 EU | Daughter of Seirs, sister of Lotan | |||
| Gen 36.40 EU | Prince | |||
| Timon | Τίμων | Acts 6.5 EU | deacon | |
| Timothy | Τιμόθεος Timotheus | "Who honors God" | Acts 16.1 EU | Collaborator of Paul |
| Tiras | תִּירָס tîrās | Gen 10.2 EU | Youngest son of Jafet , grandson of Noah | |
| Tirhakah | תִּרְהָקָה tirhāqāh | 2 Kings 19.9 EU | King of Kush | |
| Tirza | תִּרְצָה tirṣāh | "Grace / pleasure / bliss / loveliness" | Num 26.33 EU | Daughter of Zelofhad |
| Hld 6.4 EU | personification | |||
| Titus | Τίτος Tito | Tit 1.4 EU | Disciple of Paul | |
| Tobias | Τωβιας | Tob 1.9 EU | Son of Tobit | |
| Tobiël | Τωβιηλ | Tob 1.1 EU | Father of Tobit | |
| Tobija | טֹובִיָּה tôvîjāh | Sach 6,10 EU | Returnees from exile | |
| Tob-Adonija | טֹוב אֲדֹונִיָּה tôv 'ǎdônîjāh | 2 Chr 17.8 EU | Levite | |
| Togarma | תֹּגַרְמָה togarmāh | Gen 10.3 EU | Son of Gomer , descendant of Noah | |
| Tohu | תֹּחוּ toḥû תֹּוחַ tôaḥ |
"Child" |
1 Sam 1,1 EU 1 Chr 6,19 EU |
Father of Elihu (or Eliab or Eliël), son of Zufs |
| Tola | תּוֹלָע Tola ' | "Worm" | Gen 46.13 EU | Son Issachar |
| Ri 10.1 EU | Judge, son of Puwas | |||
| Trophimus | Τρόφιμος Trophimos | Acts 20.4 EU | Ephesians, companion of Paul | |
| Tryphaena | Τρύφαινα Tryphaina | Rom 16.12 EU | Collaborator in Paul | |
| Tryphosa | Τρυφῶσα | Rom 16.12 EU | Collaborator in Paul | |
| Tubal | תֻּבָל tuvāl | Gen 10.2 EU | Son of Jafet , grandson of Noah | |
| Tubal Cain | תּוּבַל קַיִן tuvāl qajin | Gen 4.22 EU | Son of Lamech and Zilla | |
| Tychicus | Τύχικος Tychikos | Acts 20.4 EU | Companion of Paul |
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