List of biblical names starting with E

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See Bible Study Tools Library letter E or Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter E or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter E or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter E 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]

• Eagle, a tearer with the beak^[3] properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its beak^[4]
• Earing, ploughing^[5] plough or till^[6]
• Earnest, pledge^[7][8]
• East, which is before or in front of a person^[9][10]
• Ebal, ancient heaps^[11]
• Ebed, a servant; laborer^[11]
• Ebed-melech, the king's servant ^[11]
• Eben-Ezer, the stone of help^[11]
• Eber, one that passes; anger^[11]
• Ebiasaph, a father that gathers or adds^[11]
• Ebronah, passage over; being angry^[11]
• Ecclesiastes, a preacher^[11]
• Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Sirach^[12][13] Sirach = Joshua,^[14] Joshua, saviour, or whose help is Jehovah^[15] Jehovah, I am; the eternal living one^[16] Jehovah, self-subsisting^[17]
• Ed, witness^[11]
• Eden, pleasure; delight^[11]
• Eder, a flock^[11]
• Edom, red, earthy; of blood^[11]
• Edrei, a very great mass, or cloud^[11]
• Eglah, heifer; chariot; round^[11]
• Eglaim, drops of the sea^[11]
• Eglon, heifer; chariot; round(same as Eglah)^[11]
• Egypt, that troubles or oppresses; anguish^[11]

• Ehi, my brother^[11]
• Ehud, he that praises^[11]
• Eker, barren, feeble^[11]
• Ekron, barrenness; torn away^[11]
• Eladah, the eternity of God^[11]
• Elah, an oak; a curse; perjury^[11]
• Elam, a young man; a virgin; a secret^[11]
• Elasah, the doings of God^[11]
• Elath, a hind; strength; an oak^[11]
• El-beth-el, the God of Bethel^[11]
• Eldaah, knowledge of God^[11]
• Eldad, favored of God; love of God^[11]
• Elead, witness of God^[11]
• Elealeh, burnt-offering of God^[11]
• Eleasah, whom God made^[18]
• Eleazar, help of God, court of God^[11]
• El-elohe-Israel, God, the God of Israel^[11]
• Eleph, learning^[11]
• Elhanan, grace, or gift, or mercy of God^[11]
• Eli, the offering or lifting up^[11]
• Eli, my God^[11]
• Eliab, God is my father; God is the father^[11]
• Eliada, knowledge of God^[11]
• Eliah, God the Lord^[11]
• Eliahba, my God the Father^[11]
• Eliakim, resurrection of God^[11]
• Eliam, the people of God^[11]
• Elias, God the Lord, the strong Lord (same as Elijah)^[11]
• Eliasaph, the Lord increaseth^[11]
• Eliashib, the God of conversion^[11]
• Eliathah, thou art my God^[11]
• Elidad, beloved of God^[11]
• Eliel, God, my God^[11]
• Elienai, the God of my eyes^[11]
• Eliezer, help, or court, of my God^[11]
• Elihoreph, god of winter, or of youth^[11]
• Elihu, he is my God himself^[11]
• Elijah, God the Lord, the strong Lord^[11]
• Elika, pelican of God^[11]
• Elim, the rams; the strong; stags^[11]
• Elimelech, my God is king^[11]
• Elioenai, toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains^[11]
• Eliphal, a miracle of God^[11]
• Eliphalet, the God of deliverance^[11]
• Eliphaz, the endeavor of God^[11]
• Elizabeth, the oath, or fullness, of God^[11]
• Elisha, salvation of God^[11]
• Elishah, it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help^[11]
• Elishama, God hearing^[11]
• Elishaphat, my God judgeth^[11]
• Elisheba, the oath, or fullness, of God (same as Elisabeth)^[11]
• Elishua, God is my salvation^[11]
• Eliud, God is my praise^[11]
• Elizur, God is my strength; my rock; rock of God^[11]
• Elkanah, God the zealous; the zeal of God^[11]
• Elkeshai, hardiness or rigor of God^[11]
• Ellasar, revolting from God^[11]
• Elkoshite, a man of Elkeshai^[11]
• Elm, strong^[19][20]
• Elmodam, the God of measure, or of the garment^[11]
• Elnaam, God's fairness^[11]
• Elnathan, God hath given; the gift of God^[11]
• Elohi, Elohim, God^[11]
• Elon, oak; grove; strong^[11]
• Elon-beth-hanan, the house of grace or mercy^[11]
• Elpaal, God's work^[11]
• Elpalet, the God of deliverance (same as Eliphalet)^[11]
• Eltekeh, of grace or mercy^[11]
• Elteketh, the case of God^[11]
• Eltolad, the generation of God^[11]
• Elul, cry or outcry^[11]
• Eluzai, The Warrior of God^[11]
• Elymas, a magician, a corrupter^[11]
• Elzabad, the dowry of God^[11]
• Elzaphan, God of the northeast wind^[11]
• Emims, fears; terrors; formidable; people^[11]
• Emmanuel, God with us^[11]
• Emmaus, people despised or obscure^[11]
• Emmor, an ass^[11]
• Enam, fountain, open place^[11]
• Enan, cloud^[11]
• En-dor, fountain, eye of generation, or of habitation^[11]
• Eneas, laudable^[11]
• En-eglaim, eye, or fountain, of calves^[11]
• En-gannim, eye, or fountain, of protection or of gardens^[11]
• En-gedi, eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness^[11]
• En-haddah, quick sight; well of gladness^[11]
• En-hakkore, fountain of him that called or prayed^[11]
• En-hazor, the grass of the well^[11]
• En-mishpat, fountain of judgment^[11]
• Enoch, dedicated; disciplined^[11]
• Enon, cloud; mass of darkness; fountain; eye^[11]
• Enos, mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful^[11]
• En-rimmon, well of weight^[11]
• En-rogel, the fuller's fountain; the well of searching^[11]
• En-shemesh, fountain, or eye, of the sun^[11]
• En-tappuah, fountain of an apple, or of inflation^[11]
• Epaphras, covered with foam^[11]
• Epaphroditus, agreeable; handsome^[11]
• Epenetus, laudable; worthy of praise^[11]
• Ephah, weary; tired^[11]
• Epher, dust; lead^[11]
• Ephes-dammim, effusion of blood^[11]
• Ephesus, desirable^[11]
• Eph-lal, judging; praying^[11]
• Ephphatha, be opened^[11]
• Ephraim, fruitful; increasing^[11]
• Ephratah, Ephrath, abundance; bearing fruit^[11]
• Ephron, dust^[11]
• Epicurean, follower of Epicurus, i.e., of one who gives assistance^[11]
• Er, watchman^[11]
• Eran, follower^[11]
• Erastus, lovely, amiable^[11]
• Eri, my city^[11]
• Esaias, the salvation of the Lord (same as Isaiah)^[11]
• Esar-haddon, that closes the point; joy; cheerfulness^[11]
• Esau, he that acts or finishes^[11]
• Esek, contention^[11]
• Eshbaal, the fire of the idol, or of the ruler^[11]
• Esh-ban, fire of the sun^[11]
• Eshcol, bunch of grapes^[11]
• Eshean, held up^[11]
• Eshek, violence, force^[11]
• Eshkalon, same as Askelon^[11]
• Eshtaol, a strong woman^[11]
• Eshtemoa, the bosom of a woman^[11]
• Esli, near me; he who separates^[11]
• Esmachiah, joined to the Lord^[11]
• Esrom, dart of joy; division of a song^[11]
• Esther, secret; hidden^[11]
• Etam, their bird, their covering^[11]
• Etham, their strength; their sign^[11]
• Ethan, strong; the gift of the island^[11]
• Ethanim, strong; valiant^[11]
• Ethbaal, toward the idol, or with Baal^[11]
• Ethiopia, blackness; heat^[11]
• Ethnan, gift^[11]
• Ethni, strong^[11]
• Eubulus, prudent; good counselor^[11]
• Eunice, good victory^[11]
• Euodias, sweet scent^[11]
• Euphrates, that makes fruitful^[11]
• Eutychus, happy; fortunate^[11]
• Eve, living; enlivening^[11]
• Evi, unjust^[11]
• Evil-merodach, the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly^[11]
• Exodus, going out, departure^[21][22]
• Ezbon, hastening to understand^[11]
• Ezekiel, the strength of God^[11]
• Ezel, going abroad; walk^[11]
• Ezem, a bone^[11]
• Ezer, a help^[11]
• Ezion-Geber, the wood of the man^[11]
• Ezra, help; court^[11]
• Ezri, my help^[11]

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

1. ^ ^{a b} Lockyer references
2. ^ Tischler reference
3. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
4. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary
5. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
6. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary
7. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
8. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary
9. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
10. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary
11. ^ ^{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 bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm} See Bible Study Tools Library letter E and Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter E
12. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
13. ^ New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (Dictionary edition)
14. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
15. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
16. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
17. ^ Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
18. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary
19. ^ See Oak Smith's Bible Dictionary
20. ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary
21. ^ Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
22. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary