List of biblical names starting with D
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See Bible Study Tools Library letter D or Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter D or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter D or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter D for additional definitions and Biblical sources. Most of the men's and women's biblical names can be found in Herbert Lockyer's books with a biblical source where in the bible they can be found.[1] Many also have a short study on the name.[1] Most of the Biblical name definitions for places, cities, countries, angels, gods, mountains and Hebrew names can be found in Nancy M. Tischler's two volume encyclopedia All things in the Bible, an encyclopedia of the biblical world with a short study on each of them.[2]
- Dabareh, the word; the thing; a bee; obedient[3]
- Dabbasheth, flowing with honey[3]
- Daberath, the word; the thing; a bee; obedient (the same as Dabareh)[3]
- Dagon, corn; a fish god worship by human (baby) sacrifice burned to the beating of drums[3]
- Dalaiah, the poor of the Lord[3]
- Dalmanutha, a bucket; a branch[3]
- Dalmatia, deceitful lamps; vain brightness[3]
- Dalphon, the house of caves[3]
- Damaris, a little woman[3]
- Damascus, a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning[3]
- Dan, judgment; he that judges[3]
- Daniel, judgment of God; God my judge[3]
- Dannah, judging[3]
- Darah, generation; house of the shepherd or of the companion[3]
- Darda, home of knowledge;[3] a pearl of wisdom;[4]
- Darius, King of Persia; kind man;[3] he that informs himself of a king;[4]
- Darkon, of generation; of possession;[3] bearer of scattering;[4]
- Dathan, laws or rites;[3] belonging to law;[4]
- David, well-beloved, dear;[3] beloved;[4]
- Debir, an orator; a word;[3] speaker; [5]
- Deborah, word; thing; a bee[3]
- Decapolis, containing ten cities[3]
- Dedan, their breasts; friendship; a judge;[3] low, their friendship; [5]
- Dedanim, the descendants of Dedan[3]
- Dekar, force;[3] lance bearer, perforation[5]
- Delaiah, the poor of the Lord;[3] Jehovah is deliverer;[5]
- Delilah, poor; small; head of hair,[6] Samsons mistress,[7] languishing, She made him sleep upon her knees, and then called the man who was waiting to help her; who "cut off the seven locks of his head," and so his "strength went from him." (See SAMSON)[8]
- Demas, popular;[3] ruler of people;[5]
- Demetrius, belonging to corn, or to Ceres[3]
- Derbe, a sting[3]
- Deuel, the knowledge of God[3]
- Deuteronomy, repetition of the law[3]
- Diana, luminous, perfect[3]
- Diblaim, cluster of figs[3]
- Diblath, paste of dry figs[3]
- Dibon, abundance of knowledge[3]
- Dibon-gad, great understanding; abundance of sons[3]
- Dibri, an orator[3]
- Dibzahab, Dizahab, where much gold is[3]
- Didymus, a twin; double[3]
- Diklah, Dildah, his diminishing[3]
- Dilean, that is poor[3]
- Dimon, where it is red[3]
- Dimonah, dunghill[3]
- Dinah, judgment; who judges[3]
- Dinhabah, he gives judgment[3]
- Dionysius, divinely touched[3]
- Diotrephes, nourished by Jupiter[3]
- Dishan, a threshing[3]
- Dishon, fatness; ashes[3]
- Dodai, Dodanim, beloved[3]
- Dodavah, love[3]
- Dodo, his uncle[3]
- Doeg, careful, who acts with uneasiness[3]
- Dophkah, a knocking[3]
- Dor, generation, habitation[3]
- Dorcas, a female roe-deer[3]
- Dothan, the law; custom[3]
- Drusilla, watered by the dew[3]
- Dumali, silence; resemblance[3]
- Dura, generation, habitation (same as Dor)[3]
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 0310281512
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0310280419
- Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 ISBN 0313330824
Inline references
- ^ a b Lockyer references
- ^ Tischler reference
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh See Bible Study Tools Library letter D and Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter D
- ^ a b c d e Lockyer 1958, p. 89
- ^ a b c d e Lockyer 1958, p. 91
- ^ Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
- ^ Nave's Topical Bible
- ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary