Scriptural Names

Language: Hebrew

Pronunciation: re-fah-eel

Meaning: “God has healed”

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Language: Hebrew

Pronunciation: RAH-cceel

Meaning: “ewe”

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Language: Greek

Pronunciation: PAU-los

Meaning: his is the Greek form of the Latin name, Paulus, which means “small” or “humble” in Latin:

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Language: Hebrew

Pronunciation: eem

Meaning: mother

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Language: Hebrew

Pronunciation: CCe-sed

Meaning: “mercy”, “lovingkindness” or “loyal love”

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Matthew, in Hebrew (Mattiyah) means “gift of Yahweh”:

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In Hebrew, “Miriam” was Moses’ oldest sister.

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Mary, or Mariam, two alternative forms in Greek, which come from the Hebrew name, Miriam, could mean “sea of bitterness”, “rebelliousness”, and “wished for child”. But it is probably an Egyptian name, and may be derived partially from mry “beloved” or mr “love”. Here are the Greek forms”:

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“Come Lord” in Aramaic

Actually, as mentioned in the comments below, this is a Greek transliteration (and so with Greek script) of the Aramaic phrase:

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In Hebrew:

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