Χα- Names

Χαβασίν

• Meaning: Habazziniah
• Note: Father of Jeremiah (Jer 35:3)

Χαββά

• Meaning: Cabbon
• Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:40)

Χαβέρ, Χάβερ

• Meaning: Heber
• Note: Husband of Jael (Judg 4:17)
• Note: Heber: son of Beriah (1Chron 7:31)

Χαβεῦ

• Parse: Name
• Meaning: Chabeu

Χαβία

• Meaning: Habaiah
• Note: Son of priest who came out of Babylon (Ezra 2:61)

Χαβρά

• Meaning: Cabbon
• Note: City assigned to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:40)

Χαβραθά

• Meaning: Chabratha
• Note: A town on the way to the land of Ephratha (Gen 35:16)

Χαβρίας

• Parse: Name
• Meaning: Chabrias

Χαβρίς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Chabris
• Note: Son of Gothoniel; one of the three rulers of Bethulia (Judith 6:15; 8:10; 10:6)
• Forms:
  • Χαβρίν Noun: Acc Sing Masc

Χαβώλ

• Meaning: Cabul
• Note: Ton in territory of Asher (Josh 19:27)

Χαβώρ

• Meaning: Habor
• Note: Town on the river of Gozan (1Chron 5:26)

Χαδιασαί

• Meaning: Chadias, Chadiasai
• Note: Hometown, possibly identical with Kedesh, linked with Ammidoi of 422 came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:20)

Χαζάδ

• Meaning: Chesed
• Note: Son of Kemuel (Gen 22:22)

Χαθλώς

• Meaning: Kithlish
• Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:40)

Χαιλών

• Meaning: Helon
• Note: Helon: Father of Eliab from the tribe of Zebulun (Num 1:9)
• Note: Holon: One of the towns in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:51) assigned to the Levites (21:15)
• Note: Holon: An important town in the "plain" of Moab (Jer 48:21)

Χαιρέας

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Chereas
• Note: Commander of Gazera (2Macc 10:32)
• Forms:
  • Χαιρέαν Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Χαιρέου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Χαλαζά

• Meaning: Col-Hozeh
• Note: Son of Hazaiah and father of Baruch (Neh 11:5)

Χαλαμάκ

• Meaning: Chalamac
• Note: Name of a river (2Sam 10:16)

Χαλάννη

• Meaning: Calneh, Calno, Canneh
• Note: One of four cities founded by Nimrod (Gen 10:10)

Χαλάνης

• Meaning: Calneh, Calno, Canneh
• Note: One of four cities founded by Nimrod (Gen 10:10; Isa 10:9)

Χαλάχ

• Meaning: Calah, Halah
• Note: Calah: City that Nimrod built (Gen 10:11)
• Note: Halah: City to which the Assyrians took the exiled Israelites (1Chron 5:26)

Χαλδαία

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Chaldea
• Note: Land and people of the southern portion of Babylonia (Jer 50:10)

Χαλδαϊκός

• Parse: Adj: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Chaldean
• Note: Chaldean language (Dan 1:4)
• Forms:
  • Χαλδαϊκήν Adj: Gen Sing Fem

Χαλδαῖος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Chaldean, Chaldees
• Note: demonym of Chaldea in Babylon
• Forms:
  • Χαλδαῖον Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Χαλδαῖοι Noun: Gen Sing Masc
  • Χαλδαίοις Noun: Dat Plur Masc
  • Χαλδαίου Noun: Gen Sing Masc
  • Χαλδαίους Noun: Acc Plur Masc
  • Χαλδαίων Noun: Gen Plur Masc

Χαλδαϊστί

• Parse: Adjective
• Meaning: Chaldean language

Χαλέβ

• Meaning: Caleb
• Note: Chelubai/Caleb: Son of Hezron (1Chron 2:9)
• Note: Caleb: Son of Hur (1Chron 2:50)
• Note: Caleb: Son of Jephunneh (Num 13:6)
• Note: Chelub: brother of Shuhah (1Chron 4:11)

Χάλεφ

• Meaning: Caleb
• Note: Son of Jephunneh (Num 13:6)

Χαλήλ

• Meaning: Chelal
• Note: Son of Pahath-Moab who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:30)

Χαλία

• Meaning: Jecholiah
• Note: Mother of Azariah (2Kings 15:2)

Χαλκάλ

• Meaning: Chalcal
• Note: Son of Mahol (MT=1Kings 4:31; LXX=1Kings 5:11)

Χαλοῦ

• Meaning: Holon
• Note: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:51)

Χαλφί

• Meaning: Chalphi
• Note: Father of Judas, who, along with Mattathias, steadily supported Jonathan at the battle of Gennesar when the hosts of Demetrius' princes were routed (1Macc 11:70)

Χαλχάλ

• Meaning: Calcol
• Note: Son of Zerah (1Chron 2:6)

Χάμ

• Meaning: Ham
• Note: Son of Noah (Gen 5:32; Luke 3:36)

Χαμαάμ

• Meaning: Chimham
• Note: son of Barzillai the Gileadite (2Sam 19:37)

Χαμματά

• Meaning: Humtah
• Note: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:54)

Χαμώθ

• Meaning: Hammon
• Note: Town in the territory of Naphtali (1Chron 6:76)

Χαμώς

• Meaning: Chemosh
• Note: Fish god of Moab (Jer 48:7)

Χαναάν, Χανάαν

• Meaning: Canaan
• Note: Son of Ham (Gen 10:6)
• Note: The whole country to the west of Jordan river and the Dead Sea (Deut 11:30)

Χαναανῖτις

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Canaan, Canaanite
• Note: Descendant of Canaan occupying the area later called Palestine (Gen 46:10)
• Forms:
  • Χαναανῖτιν Noun: Acc Sing Fem
  • Χαναανίτιδος Noun: Gen Sing Fem
  • Χανανίτιδι Noun: Dat Sing Fem
  • Χαναανίτιδι Noun: Dat Sing Fem
  • Χανανίτιδος Noun: Gen Sing Fem

Χαναδάβ

• Meaning: Abinadab
• Note: One of Solomon's district governors
• Concord: 1Kings 4:11

Χανανά

• Meaning: Chenaanah
• Note: Son of Bilhan (1Chron 7:10)

Χαναναῖος

• Parse: Noun: Adj Sing Masc
• Meaning:
  • Adjectival: Canaanitish
  • Substantival: Canaanite
• Note: Descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. They occupied the land of Palestine, esp. the seacoast.
• Note: Because of its proximity to the sea, the word came to mean "trader" or "merchant"
• Note: After the conquest of Palestine, it came to mean non-Israelites who inhabited the land
• Forms:
  • Χαναναία Adj: Nom Sing Fem
  • Χαναναῖοι Adj: Nom Plur Masc
  • Χαναναίοις Adj: Dat Plur Masc
  • Χαναναῖον Adj: Acc Sing Masc
  • Χαναναίου Adj: Gen Sing Masc
  • Χαναναίους Adj: Acc Plur Masc
  • Χαναναίῳ Adj: Dat Sing Masc
  • Χαναναίων Adj: Gen Plur Masc

Χανανείς

• Meaning: Canaanite
• Note: Description of king Arad
• Concord: Num 21:1
• Forms:
  • Χανανείν Adj: Acc Sing Masc

Χανανί

• Meaning: Canaanites
• Note: Canaanites: Descendants of Ham's son Canaan who occupied the whole country to the west of Jordan and the Dead Sea (Num 21:1)
• Note: Chenani: One who promised to put away his pagan wife (Neh 9:4)

Χανανίς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Canaanite
• Note: Descendants of Ham's son Canaan who occupied the whole country to the west of Jordan and the Dead Sea (Num 21:1)
• Forms:
  • Χανανίν Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Χανανίτης

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Canaanite
• Note: Descendants of Ham's son Canaan who occupied the whole country to the west of Jordan and the Dead Sea (1Kings 5:14b)
• Forms:
  • Χανανίτην Noun: Acc Sing Masc

Χαννά

• Meaning: Giloh, Canneh
• Note: Giloh: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:51)
• Note: Canneh: A trading city (Ezek 27:23)

Χανουναῖος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Chanunaius
• Note: Levite in the list of men who accompanied Ezra (1Esdras 8:47)
• Forms:
  • Χανουναίου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Χαραάθ

• Meaning: Charaath
• Note: Hometown of some of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:36)

Χαραδάθ

• Meaning: Haradah
• Note: A desert station of the Israelites between Mt. Shepher and Makheloth (Num 33:24)

Χαραιφί

• Meaning: Haruphite
• Note: Designation of Shephatiah (1Chron 12:6)

Χαραιφιήλ

• Meaning: Haruphite
• Note: Designation of Shephatiah (1Chron 12:6)

Χαράν

• Meaning: Haran
• Note: A city in northern Mesopotamia (Isa 37:12)

Χάραξ

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Charax
• Note: A place east of the Jordan (2Macc 12:17)
• Forms:
  • Χάρακα Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Χαρεά

• Meaning: Charea, Carme
• Note: Ancestor of 1017 who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:25)
• Note: Head of family of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:32)

Χαρήμ

• Meaning: Harim
• Note: The chief of the third of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:8)

Χαρίβ

• Meaning: Harim
• Note: The chief of the third of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:8)

Χαρκαμύς

• Meaning: Carchamish, Charcamus
• Note: Ancient Hittite city on the banks of the Euphrates (1Esdras 1:23)

Χαρμαδαΐ

• Meaning: Carmelite
• Note: A native of Carmel (1Chron 11:37)

Χαρμαλί

• Meaning: Carmelite
• Note: A native of Carmel (1Chron 11:37)

Χαρμάν

• Meaning: Chilmad
• Note: Tyre's merchant city (Ezek 27:23)

Χαρμί, Χαρμεί

• Meaning: Carmi
• Note: Son of Reuben (Gen 46:9)
• Note: Descendant of Carmi (Num 26:6)
• Note: Son of Judah (1Chron 4:1)

Χαρμίς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Charmis
• Note: Son of Melchiel; one of the three rulers of Bethulia (Judith 6:15; 8:10; 10:6)
• Forms:
  • Χαρμίν Noun: Acc Sing Masc

Χαρούβ

• Meaning: Cherub
• Note: Town in Babylonia (Ezra 2:59)

Χαρράν

• Meaning: Haran
• Parse: Noun: indeclined
• Note: Haran: a city in northern Mesopotamia (Gen 11:31; 2Kings 19:12)
• Note: Oldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor; father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah (Gen 11:27)
• Note: Cheran, Cherran, son of Dishon (Gen 36:26; 1Chron 1:41)
• Note: Haran in LXX, but in English and MT it is Beth Eden (Amos 1:5)

Χαρρί

• Meaning: Berites, Charri
• Note: An unidentified body of men mentioned only once in OT (2Sam 20:14)
• Note: LXX misreads thinking the first letter is (2Sam 20:14)

Χαρσίθ, Χαρσείθ

• Meaning: Hinnom, Harsith
• Note: One of the gates of Jerusalem that opened to the valley of Hinnom (Jer 19:2)

Χαρχαμίς, Χαρχαμείς

• Meaning: Carchemish
• Note: Fortress on west bank of the Euphrates (Jer 46:2)

Χασάδ

• Meaning: Chesed
• Note: Son of Kemuel (Gen 22:22)

Χασαλώθ

• Meaning: Chesulloth
• Note: City in the territory of Issachar (Josh 19:18)

Χασβί

• Meaning: Chezib
• Note: Chezib: One of the western cities allotted to Judah; also known as Achzib (Gen 38:5)
• Note: Cozbi: Daughter of Zur (Num 25:15)

Χασεβά

• Meaning: Chaseba
• Note: Head of family of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:31)

Χασελεῦ

• Meaning: Chislev, Chaseleu
• Note: The ninth month (Neh 1:1; Zech 7:1; 1Macc 1:54)

Χασελωθαίθ

• Meaning: Chisloth Tabor
• Note: Town on the border of Zebulun (Josh 19:12)

Χασίλ

• Meaning: Chesil
• Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:30)

Χασλών

• Meaning: Chislon, Chesalon
• Note: Chislon: Father of Elidad (Num 34:21)
• Note: Chesalon: City on the Northern boundary of Judah (Josh 15:10)

Χασλωνιείμ

• Meaning: Casluhim
• Note: Son of Mizraim (1Chron 1:12)

Χασλωνιίμ

• Meaning: Casluhim
• Note: Son of Mizraim (Gen 10:14)

Χασφώ

• Meaning: Casphor
• Note: City east of the Jordan captured by Judas Maccabeus (1Macc 5:26,36)

Χαταρωθί

• Meaning: Archites (Archite to Ataroth)
• Note: A clan mentioned in connection with the marking of the southern boundary of Joseph (Josh 16:2)

Χαττούς

• Meaning: Hattush
• Note: Son of Shemaiah (1Chron 3:22)

Χαφαρσαλάμα

• Meaning: Caphar-salama
• Note: Site of a battle between Judas Maccabeus and Nicanor (1Macc 7:31)

Χαφεναθά

• Meaning: Chaphenatha
• Note: Part of the eastern wall of Jerusalem or a fort in that neighbourhood which is said to have been repaired by Jonathan Maccabeus (1Macc 12:37)

Χαφιρά

• Meaning: Chephirah
• Note: One of the cities of the Hivites who by guile made alliance with Israel in the territory of Benjamin and reoccupied after the return from Babylon
• Concord: Ezra 2:25

Χαφοριείμ

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Caphtorim
• Note: Descendants of Mizraim (1Chron 1:12)