Ια- Names

Ἰααίμ

• Meaning: Ahian
• Note: Son of Shemida (1Chron 7:19)

Ἰααλών

• Meaning: Aijalon
• Note: City in the territory of Dan (Josh 19:42)

Ἰάαλ

• Meaning: Jaal
• Note: Transliteration of which means wildwood (1Sam 14:25)

Ἰαβάβ

• Meaning: Jobab
• Note: King of Madon
• Concord: Josh 11:1

Ἰαβάν

• Meaning: Jashen
• Note: Father of Jonathan
• Concord: 2Sam 23:32

Ἰαβάς

• Meaning: Idbash
• Note: Son of Etam (1Chron 4:3)

Ἰαβεὶμ

• Meaning: Jabin

Ἰάβες

• Meaning: Jabez
• Note: City where scribes lived (1Chron 2:55)

Ἰαβί

• Meaning: Vophsi
• Note: Father of Nahbi (Num 13:14)

Ἰαβίν

• Meaning: Jabin
• Note: King of Hazor when Israel entered Canaan (Josh 11:1-14)
• Note: Another king of Hazor who defeated Israel 160 years after Joshua's death (Judg 4:2; 5:6-11)

Ἰαβίς, Ἰάβις

• Meaning: Jabesh, Jabez
• Note: A city East of the Jordan
• Note: Father of Shallum
• Judg 21:8; 1Chron 2:55;
  2Kings 15:10

Ἰαβνή

• Meaning: Jabneh
• Note: A wall of the Philistines (2Chron 26:6)

Ἰαβνήλ

• Meaning: Jabneel
• Note: A town on the northern border between Judah and Naphtali (Josh 15:11; 19:33)

Ἰαβόκ

• Meaning: Jabbok
• Note: One of the tributaries on the east of the Jordan located about half way between Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
• Concord: Gen 32:22; Num 2124; Josh 12:2

Ἰαβώκ

• Meaning: Jabbok
• Note: One of the tributaries on the east of the Jordan located about half way between Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea (Gen 32:22)

Ἰαγοῦρ

• Meaning: Jagour
• Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:21)

Ἰαδά

• Meaning: Jarah
• Note: Son of Ahaz (1Chron 9:42)

Ἰαδαέ

• Meaning: Jada
• Note: Son of Onam and brother of Shammai, in the genealogy of the sons of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah. (B.C. after 1445). And father of Achisamas, Jether, and Jonathan ( 1 Chronicles 2:28 1 Chronicles 2:32 )

Ἰαδαΐ, Ἰαδαί

• Meaning: Jaddai
• Note: Son of Nebo (Ezra 10:43)
• Note: Descendant of Caleb and father of six sons (1Chron 2:47)

Ἰαδδαί

• Meaning: Iddo
• Note: Son of Zechariah (1Chron 27:21)

Ἰαδηλά

• Meaning: Idalah
• Note: Town in the territory of Zebulun (Josh 19:15)

Ἰαδία

• Meaning: Jedaiah
• Note: Jedaiah: Son of Joiarib (Neh 11:10)
• Note: Jehdeiah: son of Shubael (1Chron 24:20)

Ἰαδιάς, Ἰαδίας

• Meaning: Jehdeiah
• Note: A Meronothite in charge of the donkeys (1Chron 27:30)

Ἰαδιήλ

• Meaning: Jadiael
• Note: Son of Benjamin (1Chron 7:6)

Ἰαδινός

• Meaning: Jadinus
• Note: One of the Levitical teachers (1Esdras 9:48)

Ἰαδού

• Meaning: Jaddua
• Note: Son of Jonathan (Neh 12:11)

Ἰάειρος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jairus
• Note: Synagogue ruler in Capernaum whose daughter Jesus restored to life (Luke 8:41)
• Forms:
  • Ἰάειρου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Ἰαζήλ

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

Ἰαζήρ

• Meaning: Jazer
• Note: Jazer: One of the leaders of the tribes of Reuben and Gad who wanted to stay in the land of Jazer and Gilead (Num 32:3)
• Note: Jazer: City of the Amorites east of the Jordan, taken by Moses and occupied by the tribe of Gad (Josh 13:25; 1Macc 5:8)
• Note: Jahaz: Levite city in the territory of Reuben (Josh 21:36)
• Note: Jazer: Levite city in the territory of Gad (Josh 21:39)
• Note: Jazer: LXX transliterates as Jazer, but it means which (Judg 11:26)

Ἰαζία

• Meaning: Jahaziah
• Note: Son of Tikvah (Ezra 10:15)
• Note: Son of Parosh who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:25)

Ἰαζίας

• Meaning: Jahaziah
• Note: Son of Tikvah
• Concord: Ezra 10:15

Ἰαζίζ

• Meaning: Jaziz
• Note: The Hagrite over the flocks (1Chron 27:31)

Ἰαζιήλ

• Meaning: Jahaziel
• Note: Son of Hebron (1Chron 24:23)

Ἰαήλ

• Meaning: Jael
• Note: wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg 4:17)

Ἰάθ

• Meaning: Jahath
• Note: Son of Shelomoth (1Chron 24:22)

Ἰαθάν

• Meaning: Jathan, Jonathas
• Note: Son of Samaias (Tobit 5:14)

Ἰαθίν

• Meaning: Jathin, Athin
• Note: Son of Shashak (1Chron 8:25 LXX only)

Ἰαΐ

• Meaning: Jair
• Note: Son of Manasseh (Deut 3:14)

Ἰαϊήλ

• Meaning: Jehiel
• Note: Son of Elam who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:26)

Ἰαΐρ

• Meaning: Jair
• Note: Jair: Son of Segub (1Chron 2:22)
• Note: Jearim: (πόλις Ἰαΐρ = Kiriath-Jearim, Kirjath-Jearim) City on the border of Benjamin

Ἰάϊρος, Ἰαΐρος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jairus
• Note: Synagogue ruler in Capernaum whose daughter Jesus restored to life (Luke 8:41)
• Note: Head of family of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:31)
• Note: Father of Mordecai (Esther 1:1)
• Forms:
  • Ἰαϊρού, Ἰαΐρου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Ἰαίς

• Meaning: Jeush
• Note: Son of Eshek (1Chron 8:39)

Ἰακαβά

• Meaning: Jaakobah
• Note: Descendant of Simeon (1Chron 4:36)

Ἰακανά

• Meaning: Hukkok, Jacana
• Note: City in the territory of Naphtali (Josh 19:34)

Ἰακαρεήλ

• Meaning: Joktheel
• Note: City assigned to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:38)

Ἱακεφζήβ

• Meaning: Jaceph-Zeeb, Winevat of Zeeb, Winepress of Zeeb
• Note: LXX transliterates as a proper noun, but it means wine vat/press of Zeeb (Judg 7:25)

Ἰακεφζήφ

• Meaning: Jaceph-Zeeb, Winevat of Zeeb, Winepress of Zeeb
• Note: LXX transliterates as a proper noun, but it means wine vat/press of Zeeb (Judg 7:25)

Ἰακίμ

• Meaning: Jaakan
• Note: Jaakan: Son of Seir the Horite (Deut 10:6)
• Note: Jakim: Son of Shimei (1Chron 8:19)
• Note: Jakim: The chief of the twelfth of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:12)

Ἰακουβός

• Meaning: Jacubus
• Note: One of the Levitical teachers (1Esdras 9:48)

Ἰακώβ

• Meaning: Jacob, James
• Note: Son of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 25:26)
• Note: Son of Matthan and father of Joseph (husband of Mary) (Matt 1:16)
• Note: Patronymic denoting Israelites (Isa 10:21; 14:1; Jer 10:16)

Ἰάκωβος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jacob, James
• Note: Son of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 25:26)
• Note: Apostle James, son of Zebedee and Salome; older brother of John the apostle (Matt 20:20; 27:56)
• Note: The son of Alphaeus (or Cleopas), brother of Jesus (Gal 1:18,19)
• Forms:
  • Ἰάκωβον Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Ἰακώβου Noun: Gen Sing Masc
  • Ἰακώβῳ Noun: Dat Sing Masc

Ἰάλ

• Meaning: Aiah
• Note: Concubine of Saul and father of Rizpah (2Sam 3:7)

Ἰαλλελήλ

• Meaning: Jehallelel
• Note: Father of Azariah (2Chron 29:12)

Ἰαλών

• Meaning: Jalon
• Note: Son of Ezrah (1Chron 4:17)

Ἰαμά

• Meaning: Jama
• Note: Priest who played music
• Concord: Neh 12:36

Ἰαμαΐ

• Meaning: Jahmai
• Note: Son of Tola (1Chron 7:2)

Ἰαμβρῆς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jambres, Jambri
• Note: One of the Egyptians who withstood Moses (2Tim 3:8)
• Note: Father of men from Medeba who carried off John (brother of Jonathan) who succeeded Judas Maccabeus as leader of the Jews (1Macc 9:36)
• Forms:
  • Ἰαμβροῦ Noun: Gen Sing Masc
  • Ἰαμβρί Noun: Dat Sing Masc

Ἰαμέθ

• Meaning: Jameth, Ramah
• Note: (Josh 19:8)

Ἰαμίν, Ἰαμείν

• Meaning: Jamin
• Note: Son of Simeon (Gen 46:10)
• Note: LXX supposes that (Gen 36:24) is the name of someone. It most likely refers to a body of hot water (i.e., hot springs). The Samaritan copy has meaning Emims or giants. Some Jewish writers and Luther understood the word to mean mules.
• Note: Son of Ram (1Chron 2:27)

Ἰαμινί

• Meaning: Jaminite
• Note: Descendants of Jamin (Num 26:12)

Ἰαμιούδ

• Meaning: Ammihud, Jamiud
• Note: Father of Phadael (Num 34:28)

Ἰαμνεία

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jamnia
• Note: Town on the northern border of Judah
• Forms:
  • Ἰαμνείᾳ Noun: Dat Sing Masc
  • Ἰάμνειαν Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Ἰαμνείας Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Ἰαμνίτης

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jamnites
• Note: Resident of Jamnia (2Macc 8:9)
• Forms:
  • Ἰαμνίταις Noun: Dat Plur Masc

Ἰαμούν

• Meaning: Jamun
• Note: Son of Perez (Num 26:17 LXX); English has Hamul

Ἰαμουνί

• Meaning: Jamunite
• Note: Descendant of Jamun (Num 26:17LXX) English has Hamulites

Ἰαμών

• Meaning: Jalon, Jamon
• Note: Son of Ezra
• Concord: 1Chron 4:17

Ἰανά

• Meaning: Jana
• Note: City assigned to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:43 LXX); Hebrew , Ashnah

Ἰαναθά

• Meaning: Janatha
• Note: Son of David (2Sam 5:16a)

Ἰανήν

• Meaning: Janēn
• Note: the plain of Moab
• Concord: Num 21:19

Ἰανί

• Meaning: Jaanai
• Note: One of the chiefs in the territory of Gad (1Chron 5:12)

Ἰανίν

• Meaning: Jaanai
• Note: One of the chiefs in the territory of Gad (1Chron 5:12)

Ἰαννά

• Meaning: Janna
• Note: Son of Joseph and father of Melchi (Luke 3:24 TR)

Ἰανναί

• Meaning: Janna
• Note: Son of Joseph and father of Melchi (Luke 3:24)

Ἰάννης, Ἰαννῆς

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jannes
• Note: One of the Egyptians who withstood Moses (2Tim 3:8)
• Forms:
  • Ἰαννοῦ Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Ἰανουέ

• Meaning: Japhia
• Note: Son of David (1Chron 3:7)

Ἰανούμ

• Meaning: Janum
• Note: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:53)

Ἰανουού

• Meaning: Japhia
• Note: Son of David (1Chron 14:6)

Ἰανωκά

• Meaning: Janohah
• Note: A place named on the eastern boundary of Ephraim (Josh 16:6)

Ἰανώχ

• Meaning: Janoah
• Note: town in the uplands of Naphtali about 10 km east of Tyre (2Kings 15:29)

Ἰαούς

• Meaning: Jeush
• Note: Son of Bilhan (1Chron 7:10)
• Note: Son of King Rehoboam (2Chron 11:19)

Ἰαρασία

• Meaning: Jaareshiah
• Note: Son of Jeroham (1Chron 8:27)

Ἰαράχ

• Meaning: Jerah
• Note: Son of Joktan (Gen 10:26)

Ἰαρβαάλ

• Meaning: Jerubbaal
• Note: Alternate name for Gideon (Judg 6:32)

Ἰαρβάλ

• Meaning: Jerubbaal
• Note: Alternate name for Gideon (Judg 7:1 Vat)

Ἰάρεδ, Ἰαρέδ

• Meaning: Jared
• Note: Son of Methuselah and father of Enoch (1Chron 1:2; Luke 3:37)
• Note: Son of Jehudijah (1Chron 4:18)

Ἰάρετ

• Meaning: Jared
• Note: Son of Mahalalel and father of Enoch (Luke 3:37)

Ἰαριήλ

• Meaning: Jezreel
• Note: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:56)

Ἰαριών

• Meaning: Iron
• Note: Town in the territory of Naphtali (Josh 19:38)

Ἰαρίβ

• Meaning: Jarib
• Note: Son of Simeon (1Chron 4:24)
• Note: One of the leaders under Ezra (Ezra 8:16)
• Note: Brother of Jeshua son of Jozadak (Ezra 10:18)
• Note: Jehoiarib: The chief of the fifth of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:7)

Ἰαριβί

• Meaning: Jeribai
• Note: Son of Elnaam, one of David's mighty warriors (1Chron 11:46)

Ἰαρικάμ

• Meaning: Jokdeam
• Note: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:56)

Ἰαρίμ

• Meaning: Jareb
• Note: Jareb: Assyrian king who received tribute from Israel (Hosea 5:13; 10:6)
• Note: Jearim: Gibeonite town on the border of Benjamin (Josh 15:9)
• Note: Jearim: Mountain on the border of Judah (Josh 15:10)
• Note: Harum: Father of Aharhel (1Chron 4:8)

Ἰαριμούθ

• Meaning: Jerimoth
• Note: One of 30 mighty men of David (1Chron 12:5)

Ἰαριμώθ

• Meaning: Jerimoth
• Note: Jerimoth: Zamoth's descendant who had married a foreign wife (1Esdras 9:28)
• Note: Jerimoth: Son of Elam who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:26)
• Note: Jeremoth: son of Beriah (1Chron 8:16)

Ἰαρίν

• Meaning: Jearim
• Note: Jearim: One of the four chief cities of the Gibeonites (Josh 9:17)
• Note: Jairite: descendant of Jair from the tribe of Manassah (2Sam 20:26)

Ἰαρμώθ

• Meaning: Jeremoth
• Note: Son of Zattu who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:27)

Ἰάς

• Meaning: Jehush
• Note: Son of Eshek (1Chron 8:39)

Ἰασά

• Meaning: Jahaz
• Note: Jahaz: A city in Moab (Judg 11:20)
• Note: Jahzah: City in the territory of Reuben (1Chron 6:78)

Ἰασάν

• Meaning: Jashen
• Note: Father of some of David's 30 mighty men (2Sam 23:32)

Ἰασαναΐ

• Meaning: Isana
• Note: Iasanai: transliteration of which means ancient, old (Neh 3:6)

Ἰασάρ

• Meaning: Jesher
• Note: Son of Caleb
• Concord: 1Chron 2:18

Ἰασιήλ

• Meaning: Jahziel
• Note: Son of Naphtali (1Chron 7:13)

Ἰασίφ

• Meaning: Jasiph, Hosah
• Note: City in the territory of Asher (Josh 19:29)

Ἰασόδ

• Meaning: Jasod
• Note: Alternate name for Azal (Zech 14:5)

Ἰασόλ

• Meaning: Azal
• Note: If this is a proper noun, it is a place near the western end of the valley near Jerusalem. However, may mean nearby (Zech 14:5)

Ἰασούβ

• Meaning: Jashub, Job
• Note: Son of Issachar (Gen 46:13)
• Note: Symbolic name given to Isaiah's son (Isa 7:3) means a remnant shall return
• Note: Son of Bani who promised to put away his pagan wife (Ezra 10:29)

Ἰασουβί

• Meaning: Jasubite
• Note: Descendant of Jashub (Num 26:20)

Ἰασουβός

• Meaning: Jashub
• Note: Mani's descendant who had married a foreign wife (1Esdras 9:30)

Ἰασουία

• Meaning: Jeshohaiah, Jasovia
• Note: Descendant of Simeon (1Chron 4:36)

Ἰασσά

• Meaning: Jahzah, Jahaz, Jahaza
• Note: Jahzah: a city in Moab (Jer 8:21)
• Note: Jahaz: a city in Moab (Deut 2:32; Isa 15:4)
• Note: Jahaza: One of the cities given to Reuben (Josh 13:18)

Ἰασσίβ

• Meaning: Jassib
• Note: means inhabitant of (Josh 17:7)

Ἰάσων

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Jason
• Note: A relative of Paul who provided accomodation for him (Acts 17:5-9; Rom 16:21)
• Note: Son of Eleazar sent by Judas Maccabeus to Rome (1Macc 8:17)
• Note: Father of Antipater who went to Rome as Jonathan's ambassador (1Macc 12:16; 14:22)
• Note: Jason of Cyrene: Jewish historian (2Macc 2:19-23)
• Note: High priest, son of Simon and brother of Onias (2Macc 4:7-26)
• Forms:
  • Ἰάσονα Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Ἰάσονος Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Ἰάσωνα

• Meaning: Jason
• Note: (2Macc 4:24)

Ἰάσωνος

• Meaning: Jason
• Note: (2Macc 2:23)

Ἰαφαγαί

• Meaning: Japhia
• Note: A town on the southern boundary of Zebulun named with Chisloth-tabor and Daberath (Josh 19:12)

Ἰαφαλήτ

• Meaning: Japhlet
• Note: Son of Heber (1Chron 7:32)

Ἰάφεθ

• Meaning: Japheth
• Note: Son of Noah (Gen 10:1)
• Note: A region toward the south next to Arabia (Judith 2:25)

Ἰαφιέ

• Meaning: Japhia, Japhie
• Note: Son of David and Bathshua
• 1Chron 3:7

Ἰαφλήτ

• Meaning: Japhlet
• Note: Son of Heber (1Chron 7:32)

Ἰαχάν

• Meaning: Jachan
• Note: One of the leaders of Gad (1Chron 5:13)

Ἰαχίν, Ἰαχείν

• Meaning: Jachin
• Note: Son of Simeon (Gen 46:10; Ex 6:15)
• Note: One of the leaders among the priests in Jerusalem (Neh 11:10)
• Note: Priest in Jerusalem (1Chron 9:10)
• Note: The chief of the 21st of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:17)

Ἰαχινί

• Meaning: Jachinite
• Note: Descendants of Jachin (Num 26:12)

Ἰαχιράν

• Meaning: Ahiram
• Note: Son of Benjamin (Num 26:42)

Ἰαχιρανί

• Meaning: Ahiramite
• Note: Descendant of Ahiram (Num 26:42)

Ἰαχιχώ

• Meaning: Ahihud
• Note: Son of Bela, son of Benjamin (1Chron 8:7)

Ἰαχούμ

• Meaning: Jachin
• Note: One of two pillars. The other was Boaz (1Kings 7:7)

Ἰαώς

• Meaning: Jeuz
• Note: Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh (1Chron 8:10)