Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Placenames and people names from the Bible

Abaddon the destroyer; total destruction
Achish fear
Achshaph enchantment tricks
Achzib lying; deceptive (as a fishing hook)
Adad the Sun
Admatha cloud of death; a mortal vapor
Adria restless (Adriatic Sea)
Agag fire
Allon oak; strong
Almon hidden
Anubis Egypt, supposed to be same as Nibhaz
Apollos one that destroys & lays waste
Aquila eagle (Latin)
Arvad place of future
Baal Zebub lord of flies (Bealzebub)
Baal lord, ie possessor of anything; the Sun
Baal-Zephon lord of the north; or hidden, secret
Baalim idols of Baal
Baashah evil
Balak who lays waste/destroys (or who licks/laps)
Barak thunder, or in vain
Beliah wicked, worthless
Bera son of evil
Bezek lightning
Bimhal son of corruption
Birsha son of wickedness
Carcas eagle
Chesil orion, constellations
Cozbi a liar; lying
Elymas magician (Arabic)
Emmor an ass (or Hamor)
Epaphras favored by Venus, ie handsome
Epaphroditus long form of Epaphras
Ephah darkness
Er watcher, watch, or enemy
Etam ravenous bird
Ethbaal with Baal, or he that rules & possesses
Ether abundance
Gaal loathing
Geba termination
Hadad chief; from Adad, the Sun; Syrian title of kings
Hamor an ass (or Emmor)
Harsha enchanter
Hatath terror
Hezir swine
Hul pain, infirmity, bring forth children
Huldah weasel
Humtah a place of lizards
Hur hole, cavern
Ishod man of beauty
Jaakobah a healer; a supplanter (Jacob)
Jacob a supplanter (see Jaakobah)
Jambres magician
Jarha increasing moon
Jaroah moon
Jerah the moon
Jericho the moon; city of the moon
Kir a wall, a fortress
Lamech powerful
Lucius of the sun; light
Luke of the sun; light
Lycia of the sun; light
Maaz anger
Malcom the king, worshipped w/cruel rites, human sacr.
Manasses forgetfulness (Rev. 7.6)
Mara bitterness (see Marah)
Marah bitterness (see Mara)
Mearah a cave
Migdol a tower, a castle
Milcom the king, worshipped w/cruel rites, human sacr.
Mithras fire god of Persians; worshipped in caverns
Mitra Aryan sun, id'd with Nebo
Molech the king, worshipped w/cruel rites, human sacr.
Moloch the king, worshipped w/cruel rites, human sacr.
Naashon enchanter, serpent of the sun
Nahash serpent (was an emblem of the sun)
Nebo Mercury, foreteller; Eastern sun in height
Nebo the god of fire
Nekeb cavern
Nibhaz lord of darkness, ie an evil demon (see Anubis)
Nisdoch eagle; sun under eagle emblem; Assyrian idol
Oreb raven; black
Raamah thundering
Resheph sun god whom the Hittites worshipped
Salamis deadly serpents
Samgar sword
Saraph serpent
Sardis things which remain (Rev. 1.11)
Sered fear
Sether contains the # of Apocalyptic beast (Rev.13.18)
in Hebrew letters
Sether hidden, mysterious
Shaphan cunning
Shethar star (Persia)
Shual fox
Shupham serpent
Tahath depression
Tartak the moon
Tola little worm
Tophet place of burning from Moloch a horrid monster
Y' the Lord (Hebrew); see Yah
Yah the Lord (Hebrew); see Y'
Zillah shadow
Zipporah little bird
Zoheleth serpent


abundance Ether
anger Maaz
ass Emmor
ass Hamor
bird, little Zipporah
bird, ravenous Etam
bitterness Mara
bitterness Marah
black Oreb
bring forth children Hul
burning place Tophet from Moloch a horrid monster
castle Migdol
cave Mearah
cavern Hur
cavern Nekeb
chief Hadad, Syrian title of kings
city of the moon Jericho
cloud of death Admatha
constellations Chesil
corruption son Bimhal
cunning Shaphan
dark lord Nibhaz
darkness Ephah
death cloud Admatha
deceptive Achzib
demon, evil Nibhaz
depression Tahath
destroyer Abaddon
destroyer Apollos
destroyer Balak
destruction, total Abbadon
eagle Aquila (Latin)
eagle Carcas
eagle Nisdoch (sun under eagle emblem)
emblem of sun Nahash (serpent)
enchanter Harsha
enchanter Naashon
enchantment tricks Achshaph
enemy Er
evil Baashah
evil son Bera
evil demon Nibhaz
favored by Venus Epaphras or Epaphroditus
fear Achish
fear Sered
fire Agag
fire-god Mithras (Persian; cavern-worshipped)
fire-god Nebo
foreteller Nebo
forgetfulness Manasses (Rev. 7.6)
fortress Kir
fox Shual
future place Arvad
god of fire Nebo
handsome Epaphras or Epaphroditus
healer Jaakobah (Jacob)
hidden Almon
hidden Baal-Zephon
hidden Sether
hole Hur
idols of Baal Baalim
in vain Barak
infirmity Hul
king, the Malcom (worshipped w/cruel rites)
king, the Milcom (worshipped w/cruel rites)
king, the Molech (worshipped w/cruel rites)
king, the Moloch (worshipped w/cruel rites)
liar Cozbi
licks & laps, one who Balak
light Lucius
light Lycia
lightning Bezek
lizard place Humtah
loathing Gaal
lord of darkness Nibhaz
lord Baal
Lord of Flies Baal Zebub (Bealzebub)
Lord of the North Baal-Zephon
Lord, the Y' (Hebrew)
Lord, the Yah (Hebrew)
lying Achzib
lying Cozbi
magician (Arabic) Elymas
magician Jambres
man of beauty Ishod
Mercury Nebo
moon Jericho
moon Jaroah
moon Jerah
moon Tartak
moon-city Jericho
moon, increasing Jarha
mortal vapor Admatha
mysterious Sether
Nibhaz alternate Anubis (Egyptian)
oak Allon
orion Chesil
paint Hul
place of burning Tophet from Moloch a horrid monster
place of future Arvad
place of lizards Humtah
possessor of anything Baal
powerful Lamech
raven Oreb
ravenous bird Etam
remaining things Sardis (Rev. 1.11)
restless Adria (Adriatic Sea)
rules & possess, who Ethbaal
secret Baal-Zephon
serpent Nahash (emblem of the sun)
serpent Saraph
serpent Shupham
serpent Zoheleth
serpent of the sun Naashon
serpents, deadly Salamis
shadow Zillah
son of evil Bera
son of corruption Bimhal
son of wickedness Birsha
star Shethar (Persia)
strong Allon
sun Adad
sun Baal
sun Mitra (Aryan); see Nebo
sun god Resheph (Hittites worshipped)
sun, Eastern Nebo (sun at greatest height)
sun, of the Lucius
sun, of the Lycia
sun-serpent Naashon
supplanter Jaakobah (Jacob)
swine Hezir
sword Samgar
termination Geba
terror Hatath
things which remain Sardis (Rev. 1.11)
thunder Barak
thundering Raamah
tower Migdol
tricks Achshaph
Venus-favored Epaphras or Epaphroditus
wall Kir
waster Apollos
waster Balak
watch Er
watcher Er
weasel Huldah
wicked Beliah
wickedness son Birsha
with Baal Ethbaal
worm, little Tola
worthless Beliah

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