These are by no means all of the women in the Bible. The meanings are correct to best of my knowledge at this time.
Abigail____In Hebrew means ‘father rejoices’ Read about her here.
Abital_____"Whose father is as dew"
Adah_______adornment, beauty
Angel______Greek for ‘messenger’
Anna_______In Hebrew, ‘grace’or 'favor'
Anah_______'one who answers or one who sings'
Ariel______In Hebrew, ‘lion of God’
Bathsheba____"Seventh daughter or daughter of an oath" Read about Bathsheba and David.
Bathshua____daughter of opulence
Candace_____ Queen or Ruler of Children
Claudia_____lame
Cozbi_______deceiver or deception – (Her parents probably were disappointed at she wasn’t a son)
Chloe______In Hebrew, ‘green grass’ She is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 1:11. Members of her household brought information to Paul about the church in Corinth.
Claudia____She was one of Paul’s friends who sent greetings to Timothy (2 Timothy)
Damaris____heifer
Deborah____In Hebrew, ‘honey bee’ Not a mild-mannered little bee, she was a warrior and Judge of the Old Testament. Read about the two Deborahs of the Bible.
Delilah____delicate or dainty one ..She was beautiful, but she used seduction and persistent nagging to entice Samson to reveal the secret of his strength. Read about Delilah.
Dinah______In Hebrew, ‘just’ 'justice' 'one who judges'
Dodai______In Hebrew, ‘his beloved’
Dorcas_____the female of a roebuck (gazelle) – This was an emblem of beauty - In the Bible, she was a woman who died and was prayed for by Peter and raised to life. Read about her Here !
Elizabeth_____'God is my oath' or 'a worshiper of God' Read about her in Elizabeth, A Lesson in Patience
Esther_____Eshter is her Persian name - taken from 'aster' meaning 'a star' It impllies 'that of good fortune.' Her Jewish name is Hadassah. Read about her in Lessons From the Bible - The Book of Esther.
Eunice_____She was Timothy’s mother Read about her.
Euodia _____ Her name means "prosperous journey" Read about her here:
Euodia and Syntyche
Eve________In Hebrew, 'life, life-giving or mother of all life’Read about her in Eve - The Mother of All The Living
Hagar ______It means "fled" Read about her Hagar and read the second part of her story- here.
Haggith____ festival or dancer
Helah______sick
Hephzibah___ my delight is in her
Hodiah______The Splendor of Jehovah
Names starting with J through R are HERE.
Walking With Women of the Bible
by Lynne Chapman
