List of Biblical names starting with R
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See Bible Study Tools Library letter R orChristian Classics Ethereal Library letter R or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter R or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter R 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. Many also have a short study on the name. 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.
- RaamahRaamahRaamah or Rama is a name found in the Bible , means "lofty, exalted, that also may mean "thunder".The name is first mentioned as the fourth son of Cush, who is the son of Ham, who is the son of Noah in Gen. 10:7, and later appears as a country that traded with the Phoenician city-state of Tyre, in...
, greatness; thunder; some sort of evil - Raamiah, thunder, or evil, from the Lord
- RabbahRabbahRabbah - "Rabbath of the children of Ammon," thechief city and capital of the Ammonites, among the eastern hills, some 20miles east of the Jordan, on the southern of the two streams...
, great; powerful; contentious - RabbiRabbiIn Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
, Rabboni, my master - Rabbith, multitude
- Rabboni, lord, teacher
- Rabmag, who overthrows or destroys a multitude
- Rab-saris, chief of the eunuchs
- RabshakehRabshakehRabshakeh, also Rab-shakeh and Rabsaces Neo-Aramaic: This name meaning chief of the princes was given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Assyrian royal court.The Bible mentions it for one of Sennacherib's messengers to Hezekiah...
, cup-bearer of the prince - RacaMatthew 5:22Matthew 5:22 is the twenty-second verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount...
, worthless; good-for-nothing - Rachab, same as Rahab
- Rachal, to whisper; an embalmer; a village of the tribe of David
- RachelRachelRachel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, is a prophet and the favorite wife of Jacob, one of the three Biblical Patriarchs, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife...
, ewe, God's ewe - Raddai, ruling; coming down
- Ragau, friend; shepherd
- Raguel, shepherd, or friend of God
- RahabRahabRahab, was, according to the Book of Joshua, a woman who lived in Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in capturing the city...
, proud; quarrelsome (applied to Egypt) - RahabRahabRahab, was, according to the Book of Joshua, a woman who lived in Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in capturing the city...
, large; extended (name of a woman) - RahamRahamRaham, a biblical character, was mentioned in the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles, in . He was a descendant of Caleb and Hezron, a son of Shema, and the father of Jorkeam....
, compassion; a friend - Rakem, flower garden
- Rakkath, empty; temple of the head
- Rakkon, vain; void; mountain of enjoyment
- Ram, elevated; sublime
- Ramah, same as Ram
- Ramath, Ramatha, raised; lofty
- Ramathaim-ZophimRamathaim-ZophimRamathaim-Zophim , also called Ramah and Ramatha in the Douay-Rheims, is a town that has been identified with the modern Neby Samwil , about 4 or 5 miles north-west of Jerusalem...
, the two watch-towers - Ramath-lehi, elevation of the jaw-bone
- Ramath-mizpeh, elevation of the watch-tower
- Ramiah, exaltation of the Lord
- RamothRamoth-GileadRamoth-Gilead, , is a city of refuge east of the Jordan river; called "Ramoth in Gilead"...
, eminences; high places - RaphahRaphahRaphah - tall - is a name in the Bible. A Benjamite, the son of Binea , a descendant of Saul. Margin of 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, where "giant" is given in the text....
, Raphu, relaxation; physic; comfort - Reaiah, vision of the Lord
- Reba, the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down
- Rebekah, fettered by beauty
- RechabRechabRechab is the name of three men in the Bible:*One of the two "captains of bands" whom Saul's son Ish-bosheth took into his service, and who conspired to kill him....
, square; chariot with team of four horses - Reelaiah, shepherd or companion to the Lord
- Regem, that stones or is stoned; purple
- Regemmelech, he that stones the king; purple of the king
- Rehabiah, breadth, or extent, of the Lord
- Rehob, breadth; space; extent
- RehoboamRehoboamRehoboam was initially king of the United Monarchy of Israel but after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel he was king of the Kingdom of Judah, or southern kingdom. He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David...
, who sets the people at liberty - RehobothRehoboth (Bible)Rehoboth is the name of three Biblical places:* A well in Gerar dug by Isaac , supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba.* An ancient city from which came Saul, an Edomite king Rehoboth is the name of three Biblical places:* A well in Gerar dug by Isaac (Gen. 26:22),...
, spaces; places - Rehum, merciful; compassionate
- Rei, my shepherd; my companion; my friend
- Reins, kidneys
- Rekem, vain pictures; divers picture
- Remaliah, the exaltation of the Lord
- Remmon, greatness; elevation; a pomegranate-tree
- RemphanRemphanRemphan, is the King James Version of the Bible's rendering of the Greek word variously appearing in Acts 7 verse 43 as Ρομφα, Ρεμφάν, Ρεμφαμ, Ραιφαν, and Ρεφαν. It is part of a quotation from Amos 5 verse 26 where the Septuagint's reading raiphan or rephan stands the Hebrew Chiun or Kewan...
, prepared; arrayed - Rephael, the physic or medicine of God
- Rephaiah, medicine or refreshment of the Lord
- Rehpaim, giants; physicians; relaxed
- RephidimRephidimRephidim was one of the places visited by the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt.The Israelites had come from the wilderness of Sin. At Rephidim, the Israelites found no water to drink, and in their distress they blamed Moses for their troubles, to the point where Moses feared that they...
, beds; places of rest - Resen, a bridle or bit
- ReuReuReu or Ragau in Genesis was the son of Peleg and the father of Serug, thus being Abraham's great-great-grandfather.He was 32 when Serug was born and lived to the age of 239 , according to the Masoretic text...
, a friend - ReubenReuben (Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
, who sees the son; the vision of the son - Reuel, friend of God
- Reumah, lofty; sublime
- Rezeph, pavement; burning coal
- RezinRezinKing Rezin of Aram or Rasin of Syria in DRB ruled from Damascus during the 8th century BC. During his reign he was a tributary of King Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria....
, good-will; messenger - RezonRezonis a horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Allumer. It is the first game created by Allumer under their label. It was modeled after Irem's arcade hit R-Type.-Gameplay:...
, lean; small; secret; prince - Rhegium, rupture; fracture
- Rhesa, will; course
- RhodaRhoda (Bible)Rhoda is a minor character in the New Testament. She appears only in Acts . Rhoda was a servant girl in the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. After Peter was released from prison, he went to the house and knocked on the door...
, a rose - Rhodoks, to serve
- RhodesRhodesRhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
, same as Rhoda - Ribai, strife
- RiblahRiblahRiblah , was an ancient town on the northern frontier of Israel, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the Orontes, in a wide and fertile plain....
, quarrel; greatness to him - RimmonRimmonRimmon is the proper name for a number of people or objects in the Hebrew Bible:# A man of Beeroth , one of the four Gibeonite cities. # A Syrian cult image, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18...
, exalted; pomegranate - Rinnah, song; rejoicing
- RiphathRiphathRiphath - "a crusher", Gomer's second son , supposed by Josephus to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonia. Pliny calls Riphath "Riphaci", and mentions a group of mountains named after him, the Riphaean range. Melo calls him "Riphaces", and Solinus "Piphlataci".Some Irish traditions say Riphath...
, remedy; medicine; release; pardon - RissahRissahRissah is one of the places or stations of the Exodus. These are the places the Sons of Israel or Israelites were said to have stopped at during the Exodus presented in a sequence which gives the route....
, watering; distillation; dew - RithmahRithmahRithmah is one of the places the Israelites stopped at during the Exodus.The name may mean wild broom, the broom valley, or valley of broombushes....
, juniper; noise - RizpahRizpahRizpah was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth .After the death of Saul, Abner took her as wife, resulting in a quarrel between him and Saul's son and successor, Ishbosheth. The quarrel led to Abner's going over to the side of David, ...
, bed; extension; a coal - Rogelim, a foot or footman
- Rohgah, filled or drunk with talk
- Romamti-ezer, exaltation of help
- RomanRoman (name)Roman is a male first name. It has distant origins dating back to the Roman Empire and the Latin language.It comes from the Latin word "romanus", which means "of Rome". In this initial sense, the title "Roman" means "a citizen of the Roman Empire", a man of Roman culture, Latin or Greek...
, strong; powerful - RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, strength; power - Rosh, the head; top, or beginning
- RubenReuben (Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
, behold a son - Rufus, red
- Ruhamah, having obtained mercy
- Rumah, exalted; sublime; rejected
- RuthRuth (biblical figure)Ruth , is the main character in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible.-Biblical narrative:Ruth was a Moabitess, who married Mahlon, the son of Elimelech and Naomi, but Elimelech and his two sons died...
, friend - Ryan, kingly