List of biblical names starting with I
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{{Main|List of biblical names}}This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with I in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – Y – Z
I
- Ibhar, he will choose;Comay, p. 144 chooser; God does chooseLockyer, p. 152
- Ibleam
- Ibneiah God builds Jehovah does build;
- Ibnijah, whom Jehovah will build up;[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=Ibnijah Smith's Bible Dictionary] God builds; Jehovah is builderLockyer, p. 153
- Ibri Hebrew passing over of a Hebrew;
- Ibsam, fragrant
- Ibzan, father of a target; father of coldness splendid, active
- Ichabod, inglorious the glory is not; where is the glory; inglorious
- Iconium
- Idalah
- Idbash, honey-sweet corpulent;
- Iddo God's friend affectionate; festal; his power;
- Idumea
- Igal, may God redeemComay, p. 145 deliverer; he will vindicate;Lockyer, p. 154
- Igeal
- Igdaliah, may God be glorified great is Jehovah
- Iim
- Ije-abarim
- Ijon, look
- Ikkesh, stubborn perverse; subtle
- Ilai, exaltedsupreme
- Illyricum
- Imlah, full God does fill; fulfilling; plenitude
- Imla, whom God will fill up[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=Imla Smith's Bible Dictionary] replenisher[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=imla Easton's Bible Dictionary]
- Immanuel God is with is Hebrew c. 8th century
- Immer, saying; speaking; a lamb talkative; prominent
- Imna, God does restrain; withdrawing
- Imnah, may God defend prosperity; he allots
- Imrah, a rebel stubborn; height of Jehovah
- Imri, speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb projecting; eloquentLockyer, p. 155
- India
- Iphdeiah, may God redeem Jehovah does deliver; redemption
- Ir, watcher
- Ira, watcher; watchful; city watch
- Irad, wild ass; heap of empire; dragon fleetComay, p. 146
- Iram watchful
- Iri, Jehovah is watcher
- Irijah, may God see God does see; provide; fear of the Lord
- Irpeel
- Ir-shemesh
- Iru, watch
- Isaac, he laughed laughing one
- Isaiah, God's salvationComay, p. 148 Jehovah is helper; salvation is of the LordLockyer, p. 157
- Iscah, who looksComay, p. 152
- Iscariot, a man of murder; a hirelingLockyer, p. 158 man of kerioth
- Ishbah, praising He praises, appeaser
- Ishbak, free, empty, exhausted
- Ishbi-benob, man sitting in Nob dweller on the mount, he that predicts
- Ishbosheth, a man of shame
- Ishi, savingComay, p. 153 my help, saving
- Ishiah, Jehovah exists, forgivethLockyer, p. 159
- Ishma, distinction, elevated
- Ishmael, God that hears hears
- Ishmaiah, may God hearComay, p. 154 Jehovah hearsLockyer, p. 160
- Ishmerai, God guards God keeps
- Ishod, famed man of honor, man of splendor
- Ishpan, firm, strong
- Ishtob
- Ishuah, Isuah, equal, self-satisfiedLockyer, p. 161
- Ishui, Jesui, equality
- Ishvah, resembles
- Ishvi, quiet
- Ismaiah, Jehovah hears
- Ispah
- Israel, he strives with God, ruling with God
- Issachar, rewardedComay, p. 155
- Isshiah, there is God
- Isshijah, there is God
- Isui
- Ithai, God is with me
- Italy
- Ithamar, island of the palm-tree palm-coast, palm treeComay, p. 162
- Ithiel, God is with me God is, God is with me
- Ithmah, purity, bereavement
- Ithra, excellent
- Ithran
- Ithream, populousComay, p. 156 remnant, abundance of the peopleLockyer, p. 163
- Ittah-kazin
- Ittai, with me plowman, living
- Iturea
- Ivah
- Iye Abarim
- Izehar
- Izhar, Izehar, oil bright one, olive oil
- Izrahiah, may God shine forth Jehovah is appearing, does arise
- Izri, creative, former
- Izziah, Jeziah, Jehovah exalts
References
- Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, {{ISBN|0-19-521029-8}}
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, {{ISBN|0-310-28151-2}}
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, {{ISBN|0-310-28041-9}}
- Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 {{ISBN|0-313-33082-4}}
Inline references
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