Category: Judaism - Books of the Bible


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'Isaiah (Yeshayahu)' in Hebrew
Note: In Hebrew "Isaiah" can be either "Yeshayahu" or "Yeshaya".
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'Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu)' in Hebrew
Note: In Hebrew "Jeremiah" can be either "Yirmeyahu" or "Yirmeyah".
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'Ezekiel (Yechezkel)' in Hebrew
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'Hosea (Hoshe'a)' in Hebrew
Hosea (Hoshe'a) comes from the root "yesha" which means "salvation".
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'Joel (Yoel)' in Hebrew
Note: Yoel means "Yah is God". "Yah" is a name for God in Hebrew.
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'Amos' in Hebrew
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'Jonah (Yonah)' in Hebrew
Note: Yonah is the Hebrew word for "dove". It can be used as a name for both boys and girls.
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'Obadiah (Ovadyah)' in Hebrew
Note: Ovadyah means "servant of God" in Hebrew.
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'Micah (Michah)' in Hebrew
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'Nahum (Nachum)' in Hebrew
Note: Nachum is similar to and from the same word root as "nichum" which means the act of comforting or consoling.

The female form of the name is "Nechama". You can see how it looks in Hebrew here.


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