Biblical names in their native languages

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Biblical names in their native languages

English name	Type of proper noun	Start year (approximate)	End year (approximate)	Native language name	Name in other relevant languages
Abel (son of Adam and Eve)	Person	3897 BC	3825 BC	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Ablos Hebrew: הבל Hével
Abraham (son of Terah and Amathlai)	Person	2056 BC	1881 BC	Abram: Akkadian: ¿ 𒀀𒁍 𒊏𒈬 ? Abu-ramu	Abram: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 Transliteration: Abaram Abraham: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 Transliteration: Abaraham Hebrew: אברהם Hebrew with vowels: אַבְרָהָם Transliteration: Avrahám
Adam (first human being to exist) Adam is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person	4004 BC	3074 BC	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Atta Hebrew: אדם Adám
Andrew of Bethsaida (Son of Jonah & Joanna) An apostle of Jesus	Person	AD 5	AD 65	Andrew Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας Transliteration: Awn-dray-yiss Andrew of Bethsaida Greek: Ανδρέας της Βηθσαΐδας Transliteration: Awn-dray-yiss teese Veeth-sie-doss
Ark of the Covenant	Artifact	1311 BC			Paleo-Hebrew:¿ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 ? Transliteration: ¿ Aw-goan Haw-bweet ? Hebrew: ארון הברית Aw-goan Haw-bweet
Azura (daughter of Adam & Eve) Azura is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person				Hebrew: עצורה At-soo-wah
Babel	Village			Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Bhalbhal
Babylonia	Nation	1894 BC	539 BC	Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 māt Akkadī Meaning: The Country of Akkad
Belshazzar (Son of Nabonidus) (King of Babylonia)	Person	585 BC	539 BC	Babylonian cuneiform: Transliteration: Bēl-šar-uṣur Meaning: Bel, protect the king
Bethel (Beth El)	Village				Hebrew: בֵּית אֵל Beit El Possible Meanings: House of God, House of (the Canaanite god of) El
Bethlehem / Ephrata (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.)	Village	1400 BC		Village name during the Canaanite Period (before 930 BC): Akkadian:¿ 𒂍 𒆷𒈪 ? Bit-Laḫmi Meaning: House of Lahmu and Lahamu (two agricultural deities of the Mesopotamian religion) Ephrata (fruitful): ¿ Phoenician: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤀 ? Bayt Law-kha-maw Meaning: House of Lachama (Lachama was the Canaanite goddess of fertility) Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 Transliteration: Bayawt Law-hawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: ביתלחם Transliteration: Bayt-Lawkhawm Meaning: House of Bread	Ephrata: Hebrew: אֶפְרָתָה If-frawt-tuh Meaning: Fruitful Biblical Hebrew: בית לחם Biblical Hebrew with vowels: בֵּית לָחֶם Beth Lehem Meaning: House of Bread
Beth Shemesh	Village			Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤔 Transliteration: Bayawt Shamawsh Meaning: House of Sun	Hebrew: בית שמש Transliteration: Beyt Shemésh Meaning: House of Sun
Caesar, Augustus (son of Gaius Octavius & Atia)	Person	63 BC	AD 14	Latin: Augustus Caesar
Canaan	Nation			Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 KNʿN Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 Transliteration: K-naw-un	Hebrew: כנען Transliteration: K-naw-un
Caiaphas, Joseph ben	Person	14 BC	AD 46	Hebrew: יהוסף בר קַיָפָא Yeh-hoo-siff bar Kie-yuh-fuh
Cain (son of Adam & Eve)	Person			Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Qʷoinos Hebrew: קין Káyin
David (Son of Jesse & Nitzevet bat Adael)	Person	1035 BC	970 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤃𐤅𐤃 Transliteration: Daw-weed Meaning: Beloved One	Moabite: 𐤃𐤅𐤃 Transliteration: Daw-weed Meaning: Beloved One Biblical Hebrew: דוד Biblical Hebrew with vowels: דָּוִד Dāwīḏ Meaning: Beloved One
David, House of (the linage of David)		1035 BC	970 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: ‎‎𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤃 Transliteration: Bayt Daw-weed	Hebrew: בית דוד‎ Hebrew with vowels: בֵּית דָּוִד Transliteration: Bayt Daveed
Earth	Planet	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,540,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)			Proto-Indo-European: Dheĝhōm Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄‎‎‎ Transliteration: Adamah Hebrew: אדמה Adamah
Egypt, Nation of	Nation	3150 BC	30 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Transliteration: Kemet Meaning: Black Land	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 Transliteration: Matsarayam Hebrew: מצרים Transliteration: Mizraim
Egypt, Province of (Province of the Roman Republic from 30 to 27 BC, Province of the Roman Empire from 27 BC - AD 641)	Province	30 BC	AD 641	Egypt: Ancient Egyptian: Kemet Meaning: Black Land	Egypt: Latin: Aegyptvs I-goop-toos Egypt: Hebrew: מצרים Mizraim Egyptian Province: Latin: Provincia Aegypti Pro-wink-kee-ya I-goop-tee
Elhanan (son of Jaare-oregim) (possible person who killed Goliath rather than David)	Person			Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤍‎‎‎ ¿ Ill-khawn-nawn ?	Hebrew: אלחנן Hebrew with vowels: אֶלְחָנָן Ill-khawn-nawn
Eve (first female human being to exist) Eve is an ancestor of all humanity.	Person	4004 BC		Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European: Hava Hebrew: חוה Khavá
Ezekiel (son of Buzi)	Person	622 BC	570 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤀𐤋 Transliteration: Yekh-khez-kell Meaning: Strength of God	Hebrew: יחזקאל Transliteration: Yekh-khez-kell Meaning: Strength of God
God					God: Proto-Indo-European: Deivós God: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 Transliteration: Aw-la-hi-yum God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 Transliteration: Aw-la-hi Abaraham Yawt-sawk-hawk vay-Yaw-aw-kawb My Lord: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 Transliteration: Adawan God's personal name: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Transliteration: Ya-how-wa Meaning: To Be God: Hebrew: אלהים Hebrew with vowels: אֱלֹהִים Transliteration: Ello-heem God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: Hebrew: אלהי אברהם יצחק ויעקב Alla-hee Awv-raw-hawm Eets-sawk vay-Yaw-aw-koav My Lord: Hebrew: אדוני Hebrew with vowels: אֲדֹנֵי־ Transliteration: Aw-doe-nye God's personal name: Hebrew: יהוה Transliteration: Ya-how-wa Meaning: To Be
Hammurabi	Person	1810 BC	1750 BC	Akkadian: 𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉 Ḫâmmurapi
Heaven	Place of Afterlife				Proto-Indo-European: Nébʰos Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 Transliteration: Shamáyim Hebrew: שמים Shamáyim
Hell	Place of Afterlife				Hebrew: גיהנום Gehinóm
Holy Spirit / Holy Ghost / Spirit of God					Spirit of God: Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 ? Transliteration: ¿ R̃oo-awkh Ello-heem ? Holy Spirit: Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔‎‎‎‎ ? Transliteration: ¿ R̃oo-awkh Haw-koe-desh ? Spirit of God: Hebrew: רוח אלוהים Transliteration: Aw-la-hi-yum Ello-heem Holy Spirit: Hebrew: רוח הקדש Hebrew with vowels: רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Transliteration: R̃oo-awkh Haw-koe-desh
Isaac (son of Abraham & Sarah)	Person	1896 BC	1716 BC		Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 Transliteration: Yawt-sawk-hawk Hebrew: יצחק Transliteration: Yiskhawk
Isaiah (son of Amoz)	Person	770 BC	715 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅‎‎ Yasha-yahoo Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation	Hebrew: ישעיהו Hebrew with vowels: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yesha-yahoo Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation
Israel, Kingdom of See: Kingdom of Israel between 1047 and 930 BC See: Kingdom of Israel between 930 and 720 BC (a.k.a. Kingdom of Samaria) (after the loss of the southern part due to the formation of the Kingdom of Judah)	Nation	1047 BC	720 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 Transliteration: Yasharaal	Hebrew: ישראל Hebrew with vowels: יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisra'él Moabite: 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 Transliteration: Yšrʾl
Jacob (son of Isaac & Rebecca)	Person	1836 BC	1689 BC		Jacob (birth name): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 Transliteration: Yaw-aw-kawb Israel (later name given by God): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 Transliteration: Yasharaal Jacob (birth name): Hebrew: יעקב Hebrew with vowels: יַעֲקֹב Yaw-aw-kove Israel (later name given by God): Hebrew: ישראל Hebrew with vowels: יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisra'él
Jacob of Nazareth (a.k.a. James) (brother of Jesus) (son of Mary & Joseph)	Person	AD 1	AD 66	Jacob: Aramaic: יעקוב Transliteration: Yaw-aw-kove Jacob of Nazareth: Aramaic: יעקוב נצריא Transliteration: Yaw-aw-kove Nawsh-rie-ya	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 Transliteration: Yaw-aw-kawb Hebrew: יעקב Hebrew with vowels: יַעֲקֹב Ya'akóv
Jericho	Village	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 9000 BC (according to mainstream science)	1400 BC	Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎗𐎃 Yar-ree-kho	Persian: اریحا Arihâ Hebrew: יריחו Hebrew with vowels: יְרִיחוֹ Yeer-ree-kho
Jerusalem	City	3000 BC		Jebus: Phoenician: ¿ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎‎ ? Transliteration: ¿ Yevoose ? Jerusalem: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 Transliteration: Yerushalayim Jerusalem: Hebrew: ירושלים Transliteration: Yerushalayim	Classical Syriac: ܒܶܝܬ ܩܕܶܫ Transliteration: Yerushalem
Jesus of Nazareth Son of God and Mary Earthly Father: Joseph	Person	4 BC	AD 30	Jesus: Aramaic: ישוע Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע Transliteration: Yeshu, Yayshu Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation Jesus of Nazareth Aramaic: ישוע נצריא Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע נָצרָיָא Transliteration: Yeshu Nawsh-rie-ya / Yayshu Nawsh-rie-ya Jesus Christ / Jesus the Messiah Aramaic: ישוע משיחא Aramaic with vowels: יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא Transliteration: Yeshu Mesheekhaw / Yayshu Mesheekhaw	Jesus: Hebrew: ישוע Transliteration: Yeshúa' Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation Jesus of Nazareth: Hebrew: ישוע מנצרת Transliteration: Yeshúa' Minatzrat Jesus Christ/Messiah: Hebrew: ישו המשיח Transliteration: Yeshu Haw-maw-shee-yawkh Emanuel Hebrew: עמנואל Transliteration: 'Imanu'éll
John (John the Baptist)	Person	3 BC	AD 30		Hebrew: יוחנן Hebrew with vowels: יוֹחָנָן Yo-khawn-nawn
Joshua (son of Nun)	Person	1355 BC	1245 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤏‎‎ Transliteration: Yaw-oo-shaw-oo-eh Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation	Hebrew: יהושע Hebrew with vowels: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Transliteration: Yeh-hoe-shoo-wuh Meaning: Ya-how-wa is Salvation Hebrew: יהושע בן נון Yeh-hoe-shoo-wuh Beene Noon
Joseph of Nazareth (Jesus's legal father)	Person	30 BC	AD 20	Aramaic: יוסף‎ Transliteration: ¿ Yo-seff ?	Hebrew: יוסף Transliteration: Yo-seff
Judah (son of Jacob & Leah)	Person	1600 BC			Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄‎‎‎‎ Transliteration: Ya-how-wa-da Hebrew: יהודה Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Judah, Kingdom of (named after Judah, the son of Jacob and Leah)	Nation	930 BC	586 BC	Judah: Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄‎‎ Transliteration: Ya-how-wa-da	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Judah Maccabee (son of Mattathias ben Johanan)	Person	190 BC	160 BC	Judah: Hebrew: יהודה Yehudaw Judah Maccabee: Hebrew: יהודה המכבי Yehudaw Haw-maw-kub-bee
Jude, Province of (province within Babylonia, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	586 BC	539 BC	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude, Province of (province within Achaemenid Empire, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	539 BC	332 BC	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude, Province of (province within Coele-Syria, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	332 BC	64 BC	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude, Province of (province within Hasmonean dynasty, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	64 BC	37 BC	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude, Province of (province within Herodian Kingdom, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	37 BC	6 BC	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude, Province of (province within the Roman Empire, former Kingdom of Judah)	Province	6 BC	AD 135	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Biblical Hebrew: יהודה Biblical Hebrew with vowels: יְהוּדָה Yehudaw
Jude of Galilee (apostle of Jesus)	Person	AD 1	AD 65	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Hebrew: יהודה Yehudaw
Jude of Kerioth (a.k.a. Judas) (an apostle of Jesus who later betrayed him)	Person	3 BC	AD 33	Jude: Aramaic: יהוד Transliteration: Yehud	Judah: Hebrew: יהודה Yehudaw Judah of Kerioth: Hebrew: יהודה איש קריות Yehudaw Ish-kie-yote
Lot	Person				Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤋𐤅𐤈‎ ? Transliteration: ¿ Lote ? Hebrew: לוֹט Lote
Lot's wife Ado / Edith (according to some traditions)	Person				Hebrew: עירית (according to some traditions) Hebrew with vowels: עִירִית Ee-reet
Lucifer One of the names for the Planet Venus / The Morning Star. This name was chosen in the King James translation of the bible. The morning star was used as a metaphor in Isaiah 14:12. It refers to King Nebuchadnezzar II having great power like the morning star, and then later falling from the sky due to his wickedness. "How art thou fallen from heaven [the sky], O Lucifer [Venus], son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" Isaiah 14:12, King James Version Confusion over this verse has led to the misconception that Lucifer is the devil.	Planet	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,500,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)		Akkadian: 𒀭𒀹𒁯 Ishtar (Ishtar is the actual name that King Nebuchadnezzar II would have known the Planet Venus by) (see other spellings of Ishtar)	Hebrew: הֵילֵל Helel Latin: Lvcifero Loo-kee-furro
Luke (Luke the Evangelist)	Person	AD 1	AD 84	Aramaic: לוקא Transliteration: Luka
Mary of Nazareth (daughter of Joachim & Anne) (Mother of Jesus)	Person	25 BC	AD 75	Aramaic: מרים Transliteration: Maryam Aramaic: מרים נצריא Transliteration: Maryam Nawsh-rie-ya	Hebrew: מרים Transliteration: Meer-ee-yum
Mary of Magdala (friend of Jesus)	Person	AD 3	AD 63	Aramaic: מרים Transliteration: Maryám	Hebrew: מרים Meer-ee-yum Hebrew: מרים המגדלית Transliteration: Meer-ee-yum Haw-meeg-dall-leet
Matthew (apostle of Jesus)	Person	5 BC	AD 34		Hebrew: מתתיהו Hebrew with vowels: מַתִּתְיָהוּ Maw-tee-tee-yaw-hoo
Methuselah (son of Enoch)	Person	3074 BC	2105 BC	Adamic language unknown	Hebrew: מתושלח M'tušelaḥ
Moses (son of Amram & Jochebed)	Person	1391 BC	1271 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Transliteration: Mo-seh Meaning: Is Born	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤌𐤔𐤄 Transliteration: Mo-sheh Hebrew: משה Transliteration: Mo-sheh
Nathan (prophet)	Person	1000 BC		Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤍𐤕𐤍 ? Transliteration: ¿ Nut-tunn ?	Hebrew: נתן Hebrew with vowels: נָתָן Translation: Nut-tunn
Nazareth (This is the village that Jesus grew up in. Although Bethlehem is the biblical birthplace of Jesus, some scholars believe that Jesus was born in Nazareth.)	Village	2200 BC		Aramaic: נצרת Naw-saw-reth	Hebrew: נצרת Natsrát or Natséret
Nebuchadnezzar II (son of Nabopolassar) (King of Babylonia)	Person	642 BC	562 BC	Akkadian: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur Meaning: Nabu protect my boundary/heir Akkadian: 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur Meaning: Nabu protect my boundary/heir	Hebrew: נבוכדנאצר N'vukhadnetsár
Nefertari Meritmut (wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II)	Person	1301 BC	1255 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Nefertari Ancient Egyptian: Nefertari Meritmut
Noah	Person	2948 BC (according to creation dating) 7400 BC (based on the Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis)	1998 BC (according to creation dating) 6450 BC (based on the Black Sea Deluge Hypothesis)	Adamic language unknown	Proto-Indo-European:Nah²u Hebrew: נח Nóakh
Paul of Tarsus	Person	AD 5	AD 65	Paul: Greek: Παύλος Pávlos Paul of Tarsus: Greek: Ο Παύλος του Ταρσού O Pávlos tou Tarsoú	Saul: Aramaic: שאול Aramaic with vowels: שָׁאוּל Transliteration: Shaw-oo-luh Saul: Hebrew: שאול Hebrew with vowels: שָׁאוּל Transliteration: Shaw-oo-luh
Pilate, Pontius (Pontius Pilate was the governor of the Roman province of Judaea. He gave the order to crucify Jesus.)	Person	20 BC	AD 36	Latin: Pontivs Pilatvs Pone-tee-oos Pee-law-toos	Hebrew: פונטיוס פילאטוס Pone-tee-oos Pee-law-toos
Quirinius, Publius Sulpicius Publius Quirinius was governor of the Roman province of Syria. He created the Roman province of Judaea, and conducted the Census of Quirinius in AD 6. The census was the reason that Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem, Judaea for Jesus's birth. This contradicts Jesus being born during the time of King Herod I who died in 4 BC.	Person	51 BC	AD 21	Latin: Publius Sulpicius Quirinius Poob-blee-oos Sul-pee-kee-oos Kweer-reen-nee-oos
Ramesses I (son of Seti) Pharaoh of Egypt	Person	1345 BC	1294 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Ra-mes-su
Ramesses II (son of Menmaatre Seti I & Tuya) Pharaoh of Egypt	Person	1303 BC	1213 BC	Ancient Egyptian: Ra-mes-su
Roman Empire See: The Roman Empire between 27 BC and AD 395 See: The western part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The eastern part of the Roman Empire between AD 395 and 476 See: The Roman Empire between AD 476 and 1453 (after the loss of the western part)	Nation	27 BC	AD 1453	Roman Empire: Latin: Imperium Romanum Eem-pare-ee-oom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Empire: Hebrew: האימפריה הרומית Haw-im-pare-ree-ya Haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Roman Kingdom	Nation	753 BC	509 BC	Roman Kingdom: Latin: Regnum Romanum Rayg-noom Ro-muh-noom Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Kingdom: Hebrew: המלוכה הרומית Haw-mawm-la-haw haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Roman Republic	Nation	509 BC	27 BC	Roman Republic: Latin: Res publica Romana Res poob-lee-ka Ro-muh-na Rome (short name): Latin: Roma Roma	Roman Republic: Hebrew: הרפובליקה הרומית Haw-re-poob-lee-kuh haw-go-meet Rome (short name): Hebrew: רומא Roma
Salt Sea (biblical name for the Dead Sea)	Sea			Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇‎‎ Transliteration: ¿ Yawm Haw-may-lawkh ? Meaning: Sea of Salt Hebrew Language: ים המלח Hebrew with vowels: יַם הַמֶּלַח Transliteration: Yawm Haw-may-lawkh Meaning: Sea of Salt
Samaria, City of (City within the Kingdom of Israel, later became a city within the Province of Samaria, part of Assyria)	Province	880 BC		Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍‎ ? Transliteration: ¿ Shome-wone ?	Akkadian: 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 Transliteration: Samerina Hebrew: שמרון Transliteration: שֹׁמְרוֹן Shome-wone
Samaria, Province of a.k.a Samerina (Province in Assyria, former Kingdom of Israel, excludes Kingdom of Judah)	Province	722 BC		Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍‎ ? Transliteration: ¿ Shome-wone ?	Akkadian: 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 Transliteration: Samerina Hebrew: שמרון Transliteration: שֹׁמְרוֹן Shome-wone
Samson (son of Manoah)	Person	1154 BC	1124 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 Transliteration: Shaw-ma-shie-yun	Hebrew: שמשון Hebrew with vowels: שִׁמְשׁוֹן Sheem Shone
Samuel (Son of Elkanah & Hannah)	Person	1070	1012	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 Shaw-maw-yaw-ul
Sarah (daughter of Terah) Wife of Abraham	Person				Paleo-Hebrew alphabet: 𐤔𐤓𐤄 Transliteration: Sharah Hebrew: שרה Transliteration: Sará
Satan					Hebrew: שטן Hebrew with vowels: שָׂטָן Suh-tan
Seth (son of Adam & Eve) Seth is an ancestor of all humanity	Person			Adamic language unknown	Hebrew: שת Shet
Seti (father of Pharaoh Ramesses I)	Person			Ancient Egyptian: Sethi
Simon of Cana Apostle of Jesus	Person		AD 65	Simon: Aramaic: שמעון Transliteration: Sheem-own
Simon Ben Jonah a.k.a. Peter Apostle of Jesus	Person	AD 1	AD 66	Simon: Aramaic: שמעון Transliteration: Sheem-own Simon Ben Jonah: Aramaic: שמעון בר יונה Sheem-own Ball Yonaw Peter: Aramaic: כיפא Aramaic with vowels: כֵּיפָא Transliteration: Keifa Meaning: Rock/Stone	Hebrew: שמעון בר יונה Transliteration: Sheem-own Ball Yonaw
Sinai Peninsula	Region			Ancient Egyptian: Biau Meaning: The Mining Country Ancient Egyptian: Khetiu Mafkat Meaning: The Ladders of Turquoise	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤎𐤉𐤍𐤉‎ Transliteration: ¿ See-nie ? Hebrew: סיני Transliteration: See-nie
Sinim (biblical name of Qin, a state of Zhou)	State	897 BC	207 BC	Old Chinese (Bronze inscriptions): (Baxter–Sagart): /*[dz]i[n]/ (Zhengzhang): /*zin/	Hebrew: סינים See-neem
Solomon (son of David and Bathsheba)	Person	990 BC	931 BC	Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 Transliteration: Shalamah Meaning: Peace	Hebrew: שלמה Transliteration: Shlomo Meaning: Peace
Sumer	Nation	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 5500 BC (according to mainstream science)	1800 BC	Akkadian: 𒋗𒈨𒊒 Shoo-mer-roo
Sun	Star	4004 BC (according to creation dating) 4,600,000,000 BC (according to mainstream science)			Proto Indo European: saH-v-L, saH-v-N, sāvel-yo, sóh₂wl̥ Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤔𐤌𐤔 Transliteration: Shamash Hebrew: שמש Transliteration: Shémesh
Ten Commandments		1311 BC		Paleo-Hebrew: ¿ 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕‎‎‎ ? ¿ A-sair-ret Had-dee-boat ?	Hebrew: עשרת הדיברות Hebrew with vowels: עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת A-sair-ret Had-dee-boat
Timothy of Ephesus		AD 30	AD 97	Greek: Τιμόθεος Transliteration: Tee-moe-thay-ose
Ur (of the Chaldees)	City	After 2348 BC (according to creation dating) 3800 BC (according to mainstream science)	After 500 BC	Akkadian: 𒋀𒀕𒆠 urim₂ki /⁠Urim⁠/, “Ur”	Hebrew: אור 'Ur

See also

• Al-Sarkha (Bakhah), Jubb'adin, and Maaloula - the three remaining Syrian villages that still speak Western Aramaic
• Aramaic alphabet
• Babylonian Exile
• Bible translations
• Ketef Hinnom scrolls, the oldest surviving scrolls of the bible
• List of biblical names
• List of cuneiform signs
• List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Peshitta, a Syriac translation of the bible
• Proto-Canaanite alphabet
• Pharaohs in the Bible
• Second Temple period