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See Bible Study Tools Library letter S orChristian Classics Ethereal Library letter S or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter S or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter S 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.
- Sabaoth, rest day
- Sabeans, captivity; conversion; old age
- Sabtah, a going about or circuiting; old age
- Sabtechah, that surrounds; that causes wounding
- Sacar, wares; a price
- SadduceesSadduceesThe Sadducees were a sect or group of Jews that were active in Ancient Israel during the Second Temple period, starting from the second century BC through the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD. The sect was identified by Josephus with the upper social and economic echelon of Judean society...
, followers of Sadoc, or Zadok - Sadoc, or Zadok, just; righteous
- SalahSalah (Biblical figure)Salah is an ancestor of the Israelites according to the Table of Nations in . He is thus one of the table's "seventy names". He is called Shelah in and Sala in the Septuagint and ....
, mission; sending - SalamisSalamis, CyprusSalamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his...
, shaken; test; beaten - Salathiel, asked or lent of God
- Salcah, thy basket; thy lifting up
- Salem, complete or perfect peace
- SalimSalimSalim is an Arabic given name meaning safe, related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma...
, foxes; fists; path - Sallai, Sallu, an exaltation; a basket
- Salma, peace; perfection
- SalmonSalmonSalmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
, peaceable; perfect; he that rewards - SalomeSalomeSalome , the Daughter of Herodias , is known from the New Testament...
, same as Salmon, femine version - SamariaSamariaSamaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
, watch-mountain - Samlah, his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment
- SamosSamos IslandSamos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of Asia Minor, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region, and the only municipality of the regional...
, full of gravel - Samothracia, an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians
- SamsonSamsonSamson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....
, his son; his service; there the second time - SamuelSamuelSamuel is a leader of ancient Israel in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He is also known as a prophet and is mentioned in the Qur'an....
, lent of God; heard by God; asked of God - SanballatSanballat the HoroniteSanballat the Horonite or Sanballat I was a Samaritan leader and official of the Persian Achaemenid Empire who lived in the mid to late fifth century BC...
, bramble-bush; enemy in secret - SanhedrinSanhedrinThe Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Biblical Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel made of 71 members...
, sitting together - Sansannah, bough or bramble of the enemy
- Saph, rushes; sea-moss
- SaphirSaphirSaphir is the name of a French elevator research rocket and means "sapphire" in the French language. The Saphir was used between 1965 and 1967 and had a payload capacity of 365 kilograms. The rocket could reach a maximum height of 1000 kilometers, had a takeoff thrust of 280 kilonewtons, a takeoff...
, delightful - Sapphira, that relates or tells
- SarahSarahSarah or Sara was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai...
, lady; mother of the multitude - SaraiSarahSarah or Sara was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai...
, my lady; my princess - SardisSardisSardis or Sardes was an ancient city at the location of modern Sart in Turkey's Manisa Province...
, prince of joy - Sardites, removing a dissension
- SareptaSareptaSarepta was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre. Most of the objects by which we characterise Phoenician culture are those that have been recovered scattered among Phoenician colonies and trading posts; such carefully excavated colonial sites are in Spain, Sicily,...
, a goldsmith's shop - SargonSargon IISargon II was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became co-regent with Shalmaneser V in 722 BC, and became the sole ruler of the kingdom of Assyria in 722 BC after the death of Shalmaneser V. It is not clear whether he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a usurper unrelated to the royal family...
, who takes away protection - SaridSaridSarid is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 590....
, remaining; hand of a prince - SaronSaronSaron may mean:* Saron, Western Cape, a town in South Africa* Saron a village of Santa Maria de Cayón Municipalitie.* Saron, a mythical king who gave his name to the Saronic Gulf* A Biblical name also written as Sharon...
, same as Sharon - Sarsechim, master of the wardrobe
- Saruch, branch; layer; lining
- SatanSatanSatan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
, contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser - SaulSaul-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
, demanded; lent; ditch; death - ScevaScevaSceva, or Scevas, apparently related to the Greek word skeuos meaning a vessel or implement, a Jew called a "chief priest" in ....
, disposed; prepared - Seba, a drunkard; that turns
- Sebat, twig; scepter; tribe
- SebiaZibiahZibiah, or Sibia, was the consort of King Ahaziah of Judah, and the mother of King Jehoash of Judah. She was from Beersheba. Zibiah is also a Hebrew given name....
, Latin language|Latin form of Zibiah found in the Douay-Rheims Bible|Douay-Rheims - SecacahSecacahSecacah is a town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The town was located in the wilderness of Judah, otherwise known as the Judean Desert, and is identified by some scholars with the archaeological site of Khirbet Qumran.-Ancient name:The toponym...
, shadow; covering; defense - Sechu, defense; bough
- SecundusSecundusSecundus is the Latin word for "second." However, it also had the meaning of "favorable" or "lucky." It functions both as a proper name and a numeral title...
, second - Segub, fortified; raised
- SeirSeirSeir . It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel .* Seir - "Prince" in Ancient Egyptian, a name used by the Egyptians to refer the god of the dead known to the Greeks as Osiris...
, Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest - Sela, a rock
- Sela-hammah-lekoth, rock of divisions
- SelahSelahSelah is a word used frequently in the Hebrew Bible, often in the Psalms, and is a difficult concept to translate. It is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen"...
, the end; a pause - Seled, affliction; warning
- SeleuciaSeleuciaSeleucia was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River.Seleucia may refer to:...
, shaken or beaten by the waves - SemShemShem was one of the sons of Noah in the Hebrew Bible as well as in Islamic literature. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son. Genesis 10:21 refers to relative ages of Shem and his brother Japheth, but with sufficient ambiguity in each...
, same as Shem - Semachiah, joined to the Lord
- Semaiah, obeying the Lord
- SemeiSemeiSemei may be*Σεμεϊ, the LXX spelling of Shimei*Semei Kakungulu, Ugandan religious leader*Treaty of Semei...
, hearing; obeying - Senaah, bramble; enemy
- Seneh, same as Senaah
- Senir, bed-candle; changing
- SennacheribSennacheribSennacherib |Sîn]] has replaced brothers for me"; Aramaic: ) was the son of Sargon II, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria .-Rise to power:...
, bramble of destruction - SeorimSeorimSeorim was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. Seorim lead the fourth of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24 documents the division of the priests during the reign of King David. These priests...
, gates; hairs; tempests - Sephar, book; scribe; number
- SepharadSepharadSepharad, or Sefarad, or Sfard, is a biblical place name of uncertain location. It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the Book of Obadiah . There are, however, Persian inscriptions that refer to two places called "Saparda": one area in Media and another in Asia Minor...
, a book descending - SepharvaimSepharvaimSepharvaim - taken by a king of Assyria, probably Sargon II, .It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., "the two Sipparas," or "the two booktowns."...
, the two books; the two scribes - SerahSerahSerah bat Asher was, in the Tanakh, a daughter of Asher, the son of Jacob. She is counted among the seventy members of the patriarch's family who emigrated from Canaan to Egypt, and her name occurs in connection with the census taken by Moses in the wilderness. She is mentioned also among the...
, lady of scent; song; the morning star - SeraiahSeraiahSeraiah or Sraya is the name of several people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible:# The father of Joab ....
, prince of the Lord - Seraphim, burning; fiery
- SeredSeredSereď is a town in southern Slovak Republic near Trnava, on the right bank of the Váh River on the Danubian Lowland. It has аpproximately 17,000 inhabitants.It has a hotel, cinema, culture house, many restaurants and confectioner's shops.-Geography:...
, dyer's vat - SergiusSergius PaulusLucius Sergius Paullus was a Proconsul of Cyprus under Claudius . He appears in Acts , where in Paphos Paul, accompanied by Barnabas and John Mark, overcame the attempts of Bar-Jesus or Elymas and converted Sergius to Christianity....
, net - SerugSerugSerug was the son of Reu and the father of Nahor, according to Genesis 11:20-23. He is also the great-grandfather of Abraham.In the Masoretic text that modern Bibles are based on, he was 30 when Nahor was born, and lived to the age of 230...
, branch; layer; twining - SethSethSeth , in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is the third listed son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, who are the only other of their children mentioned by name...
, put; who puts; fixed - Sethur, hid; destroying
- Shaalabbim, understanding, or son of a fox
- Shaalbim, that beholds the heart
- Shaalbonite, a fox's building
- Schaaph, fleeing; thinking
- ShaaraimShaaraimShaaraim is an Israelite city mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.The city appears in the city list of Judah's tribal inheritance, after Socoh and Azekah . After David killed Goliath, the Philistines ran away and were slain on the “road to Sha'arayim"...
, gates; valuation; hairs - Shaashgaz, he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
- Shabbethai, my rest
- Shachia, protection of the Lord
- ShadrachShadrach, Meshach, and AbednegoShadrach, Meshach and Abednego are characters in the biblical Hebrew book of Daniel Chapters 1 – 3, known for their exclusive devotion to God. In particular, they are known for being saved by divine intervention from the Babylonian execution of being burned alive in a fiery furnace...
, tender, nipple - Shage, touching softly; multiplying much
- Shalem, same as Salem
- ShalimShalimShalim was the name of a god in the Canaanite religion pantheon, mentioned in inscriptions found in Ugarit in Syria. William F. Albright identified Shalim as the god of dusk, and Shahar as god of the dawn...
, same as Salim - Shalisha, three; the third; prince; captain
- ShallumShallumShallum was the name of several people of the Old Testament.*Shallum of Israel, the king Israel* King of Judah also known as Jehoahaz* Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah...
, perfect; agreeable - Shalmai, my garment
- ShalmanShalmanShalmaneser is documented by The Bible as an Assyrian king , identified with Shalmaneser II or IV , the successor of Pul on the throne of Assyria . He made war against Hoshea , the king of Israel, whom he subdued and compelled to pay an annual tribute. Hoshea, however, soon after rebelled against...
, peaceable; perfect; that rewards - ShalmaneserShalmaneser VShalmaneser V was king of Assyria from 727 to 722 BC. He first appears as governor of Zimirra in Phoenicia in the reign of his father, Tiglath-Pileser III....
, peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution - Shamariah, throne or keeping of the Lord
- Shamed, destroying; wearing out
- Shamer, keeper; thorn; dregs
- ShamgarShamgarShamgar, son of Anath is the name of one or possibly two individuals named in the Book of Judges. The name occurs twice; at the first mention Shamgar is identified as a Biblical Judge, who repelled Philistine incursions into Israelite regions, and slaughtered 600 of the invaders with an ox goad,...
, named a stranger; he is here a stranger - Shamhuth, desolation; destruction
- Shamir, Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
- ShammahShammahIn the Bible, Shammah was the son of Agee, a Haratite, and one of King David's three legendary "mighty men".His greatest deed was the defeat of a troop of Philistines...
, hear, take notice, listen - ShammaiShammaiShammai was a Jewish scholar of the 1st century, and an important figure in Judaism's core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah....
, my name; my desolations - Shammoth, names; desolations
- Shammuah, he that is heard; he that is obeyed
- Shamsherai, there a singer or conqueror
- Shapham, Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink
- ShaphatShaphatShaphat of Abel-meholah: a character in the Bible, father of Elisha and son of Adlai.And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the...
, judge - Sharai, my lord; my prince; my song
- Sharar, navel; thought; singing
- Sharezer, overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse
- SharonRose of SharonRose of Sharon is a common name that applies to several different species of flowering plants that are highly valued throughout the world. The name's colloquial application has been used as an example of the lack of precision of common names, which potentially causes confusion...
, plain, as in land - Shashai, rejoicing; mercy; linen
- ShashakShashakShashack is an ancestor of King Saul and the father of Elam in the Books of Chronicles ....
, a bag of linen; the sixth bag - Shaul, Saul, asked; lent; a grave
- Shaveh, the plain; that makes equality
- ShealtielShealtielShealtiel or Greek-derived variant Salathiel was the son of Jeconiah, king of Judah. The Gospels also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah, while lists him as the son of an otherwise unknown man named Neri...
, same as Salathiel - Sheariah, gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord
- Shear-jashub, the remnant shall return
- ShebaShebaSheba was a kingdom mentioned in the Jewish scriptures and the Qur'an...
, oath - Shebam, compassing about; old men
- Shebaniah, the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity
- Shebarim, breakings; hopes
- Sheber, breaking; hope
- ShebnaShebnaShebna was "treasurer over the house" in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah, according to the Old Testament....
, who rests himself; who is now captive - ShebuelShebuelShebuel was the son of Gershom, and a grandson of Moses and Zipporah. He along with his cousin, Rehabiah, were included in the Tribe of Levi. In 1 Chronicles 23:16, Shebuel is described as a chief. His name means captive of God or returned of God....
, turning, or captivity, or seat, of God - ShecaniahShecaniahShecaniah - "one intimate with God". A priest to whom the tenth lotcame forth when David divided the priests . One of the priests who were set "to give to theirbrethren by courses" of the daily portion ....
, habitation of the Lord - ShechemShechemShechem was a Canaanite city mentioned in the Amarna letters, and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an Israelite city of the tribe of Manasseh and the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel...
, part; portion; back early in the morning - Shedeur, field of light; light of the Almighty
- Shehariah, mourning or blackness of the Lord
- ShelahShelah (name)Shelah is the Latin transcription of two Hebrew names, sh-l-h and sh-l-ch . sh-l-h may also be transcribed as Shela.Among early historical figures, this Hebrew name was used as a single name...
, that breaks; that unties; that undresses - Shelemiah, God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace
- ShelephShelephSheleph was a son of Joktan, of the family of Shem. . Sheleph means "drawing out" or "who draws out" ....
, who draws out - Shelesh, captain; prince
- ShelomiShlomi (Hebrew name)Shlomi or Shelomi is a Hebrew name . It appears in the Bible once, in Numbers 34:27 as the father of Ahihud, the leader of the Asher tribe. It has become popular as a first name in Israel...
, Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense - Shelumiel, same as Shelemiah
- ShemShemShem was one of the sons of Noah in the Hebrew Bible as well as in Islamic literature. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son. Genesis 10:21 refers to relative ages of Shem and his brother Japheth, but with sufficient ambiguity in each...
, name; renown - Shema, hearing; obeying
- Shemaiah, that hears or obeys the Lord
- Shemariah, God is my guard
- Shemeber, name of force; name of the strong
- Shemer, guardian; thorn
- Shemida, name of knowledge; that puts knowledge
- Sheminith, eighth (traditionally explained as an eight-stringed instrument, though more likely an octave)
- Shemiramoth, the height of the heavens
- Shemuel, appointed by God
- ShenShenShen can refer to:* Shen , a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, terms for God, and Traditional Chinese Medicine* Shen , a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages...
, tooth; ivory; change - Shenazar, treasurer of a tooth
- Shenir, lantern; light that sleeps
- Shephatiah, the Lord that judges
- Shephi, beholder; honeycomb; garment
- Shepho, desert
- Shephuphan, serpent
- Sherah, flesh; relationship
- Sherebiah, singing with the Lord
- SheshachSheshachSheshach - , supposed to be equivalent to Babel ,according to a secret mode of writing among theJews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in substituting thelast letter of the Hebrew alphabet for the first, the last but...
, bag of flax or linen - SheshaiSheshaiSheshai was a clan of Anakim living in Hebron named for a son of Anak in the Holy Bible . The clans were driven out of the city by Caleb and the Tribe of Judah .The two brothers of Sheshai were Ahiman and Talmai....
, six; mercy; flax - SheshanSheshanSheshan may refer to:*Sheshan Island, island in Shanghai, China*She Shan Hill, hill in Shanghai, China**She Shan Basilica**Sheshan Golf Club**Sheshan...
, lily; rose; joy; flax - Sheshbazzar, joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage
- Shethar, putrefied; searching
- Shethar-boznai, that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me
- ShevaShebaSheba was a kingdom mentioned in the Jewish scriptures and the Qur'an...
, vanity; elevation; fame; tumult - ShibbolethShibbolethA shibboleth is a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important...
, Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood - Shibmah, overmuch captivity, or sitting
- ShicronShicronIn the Tanakh, Shicron was one of the landmarks at the western end of the north boundary of the Tribe of Judah . It was probably located near Ekron....
, drunkenness; his gift; his wages - Shiggaion, a song of trouble or comfort
- Shihon, sound; wall of strength
- Shihor-libnah, blackness of Libnah
- Shilhi, Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor
- Shillem, peace; perfection; retribution
- Shiloah, same as Siloah
- ShilohShiloh (Biblical figure)Shiloh is a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 49:10 as part of the benediction given by Jacob to his son Judah. Jacob states that "the scepter will not depart from Judah.....
, sent - Shiloh (name of a city), peace; abundance
- Shilom, tarrying; peace-maker
- Shilshah, three; chief; captain
- Shimeah, Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition
- ShimeiShimeiShimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature.*The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi...
, Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame - Shimeon, same as Simeon
- Shimma, same as Shimeah
- ShimonShimonShimon is the original Hebrew pronunciation of the names Simon and Simeon. Among individuals, Shimon can refer to:-Given names:* Shimon Peres, former Israeli Labor Party Prime Minister and current Kadima President of Israel...
, providing well; fatness; oil - Shimrath, hearing; obedient
- Shimshai, my son
- Shimri, thorn; dregs
- Shimrith, Shimron, same as Shimri
- Shinab, father of changing
- ShinarShinarShinar was a geographical locale of uncertain boundaries in Mesopotamia. The name may be a corruption of Shene nahar , Shene or , or Sumer .It has been suggested that Shinar must have been confined to the northern part of Mesopotamia Shinar (Hebrew Šin`ar, Septuagint Σεννααρ Sennaar) was a...
, watch of him that sleeps - Shiphi, multitude
- ShiphrahShiphrahShiphrah was one of two midwives who helped prevent the genocide of Hebrew children by the Egyptians, according to Exodus 1:15-21.The name is found in a list of slaves in Egypt during the reign of Sobekhotep III. This list is on Brooklyn 35.1446, a papyrus scroll kept in the Brooklyn Museum. The...
, handsome; trumpet; that does good - Shisha, of marble; pleasant
- ShishakShishakShishak or Susac or Shishaq is the biblical Hebrew form of the first ancient Egyptian name of a pharaoh mentioned in the Bible.-Shishak's Reign:...
, present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh - Shitrai, gatherer of money
- ShittimShittimShittim may mean several different things:Botany*Shittim, the plural of Shittah, which is Hebrew for wood from the acacia tree, which appears in the BibleGeography*Abel-Shittim, later Abila , a place which appears in the Bible...
, thorns - ShizaShizaShiza a.k.a. Schizo is a 2004 Russian language film directed by Gulshat Omarova. The film was in the official selection from Kazakhstan for the 77th Academy Awards...
, this gift - ShoaShoaShoa may refer to:* The Holocaust, named Ha-Shoah in Hebrew* Shoah .* Shoa, Ethiopia, the Shewa region, sometimes spelled Shoa* Shuwa Arabic or the Baggara Arabs* Shoa Magazine, a monthly magazine published from Pakistan...
, kings; tyrants - Shobab, returned; turned back; a spark
- Shobach, your bonds; your chains
- Shobai, turning captivity
- Shobal, path; ear of corn
- Shobek, made void; forsaken
- Shochoh, defense; a bough
- ShohamShohamShoham is a town in the Center District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , Shoham's population in the end of 2007 was 19,400. Its jurisdiction is 5,889 dunams ....
, keeping back - ShomerShomerA shomer in Halacha is a Jewish legal guardian, entrusted with the custody and care of another's object.The laws of shomrim are derived from the Torah in Shemot 22:6-14...
, keeper; dregs - Shophach, pouring out
- Shophan, rabbit; hid
- ShoshannimShoshannimShoshannim is mentioned in Psalm 45 and Psalm 69. Its meaning in these Psalms in uncertain. Some believe it to be a kind of lily-shaped straight trumpet , a six-stringed instrument , a word commencing a song or the melody to which these psalms were to be sung ....
, those that shall be changed - ShuaShuaShua is a village in the Astara Rayon of Azerbaijan....
, crying; saving - ShuahShuahShuah , also known as Sous, was, according to the Bible, the sixth son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah...
, ditch; swimming; humiliation - Shual, fox; path; first
- Shubael, returning captivity; seat of God
- Shuham, talking; thinking; humiliation; budding
- ShulamiteShulamiteA Shulamite is a person from Shulem. It is the ascription given to the female protagonist in the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible.Many scholars connect the term with "Shunamite" and believe the terms are interchangeable. It is a name of a maiden or a title...
, peaceable; perfect; that recompenses - ShunemShunemShunem is a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa .Shunem is where:*The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel;...
, their change; their sleep - Shuni, changed; sleeping
- Shuphim, Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore
- ShurShur (Bible)Shur is a location mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. When Hagar flees from Abraham, the Angel of the Lord find her by a "spring on the way to Shur." .According to Exodus 15:22, Marah is located in the "wilderness of Shur."...
, wall; ox; that beholds - Shushan, lily; rose; joy
- Shuthelah, plant; verdure; moist; pot
- SiaSia-People:*Sia Berkeley , British actress*Sia Figiel , Samoan novelist, poet and painter*Sia Furler , Australian singer...
, moving; help - Sibbechai, bough; cottage; of springs
- Sibmah, conversion; captivity
- Sichem, portion; shoulder
- Siddim, the tilled field
- SidonSidonSidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
, hunting; fishing; venison - Sigionoth, according to variable songs or tunes,
- SihonSihonSihon, according to the Old Testament, was an Amorite king, who refused to let the Israelites pass through his country. The Bible describes that as the Israelites in their Exodus came to the country east of the Jordan, near Heshbon, King of the Amorites refused to let them pass through his...
, rooting out; conclusion - SihorSihorSihor is an ancient, historical medium sized town, a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Placed along the river Gautami, this erstwhile capital of the Gohil Rajputs, surrounded by hills is situated about 20 km from Bhavnagar...
, black; trouble (the river Nile) - SilasSilasSaint Silas or Saint Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who later accompanied Paul in some of his missionary journeys....
, three, or the third - SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
, exalting - Siloa, Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi
- SilvanusSilvanus (mythology)Silvanus was a Roman tutelary deity of woods and fields. As protector of forests , he especially presided over plantations and delighted in trees growing wild. He is also described as a god watching over the fields and husbandmen, protecting in particular the boundaries of fields...
, who loves the forest - SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
, that hears or obeys; that is heard - SimonSimon (given name)Simon is a common name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "He has heard."- In other languages :*Ancient Greek: Σιμων* Albanian: Simon, Simeon* Amharic: ስምዖን, Smeon* Arabic: سِمْعَان , شَمْعُون...
, that hears; that obeys - SinSinIn religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
, a bush, enmity - SinaiSinai PeninsulaThe Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa, effectively serving as a land bridge between two...
, a bush; enmity - SinimSinimThe land of Sin , also known as Sinim , is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of Isaiah 49:12: "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."Though some scholars have claimed it as a variant name for not-so-distant...
, south country, - SionZionZion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7 dating to c.630-540 BCE...
, noise; tumult - Sippai, threshold; silver cup
- SinonSinonIn Greek mythology, Sinon a son of Aesimus , or of the crafty Sisyphus, was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War...
, a breast-plate; deliverance - Sisamai, house; blindness
- SiseraSiseraSisera was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor mentioned in the of the Hebrew Bible. After being defeated by Barak, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple....
, that sees a horse or a swallow - Sitnah, hatred
- SivanSivanSivan is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a spring month of 30 days...
, a bush or thorn - SmyrnaIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, myrrh - SoSOSO may refer to:* So , the romanisation of the Japanese kana そ and ソ* Superintending Officer in Construction* Somalia ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code** .so, the top-level Internet domain of Somalia* Somali language,...
, a measure for grain; vail - Socoh, tents; tabernacles
- Sodi, my secret
- SodomSodom and GomorrahSodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and later expounded upon throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and Deuterocanonical sources....
, their secret; their cement - SolomonSolomonSolomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
, peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses - SopaterSopaterSopater Sopater Sopater (so'-pa-ter, sop'-a-ter (gr Σωπατρoς; Sopatros, "saviour of his father", Easton's reads "The father who saves", Holman's reads “sound parentage”) was the son of Pyrhus, a man from the city of Berea...
, Sosipater, who defends the father - Sophereth, scribe, numbering
- Sorek, vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow
- SosthenesSosthenesSosthenes was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the New Testament, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews...
, savior; strong; powerful - SotaiSotaiSotai or is a Japanese form of muscular or movement therapy which was invented by Keizo Hashimoto, a Japanese Medical Doctor .He developed a model of treatment that was based on returning natural body alignment by working with the breath and moving toward comfort rather than adjusting toward pain...
, conclusion in pleading; binding - SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, rare; precious - StachysStachysStachys is one of the largest genera in the flowering plant family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species in the genus vary from about 300, to about 450. The type species for the genus is Stachys sylvatica. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae...
, spike or ear of corn - Stephanas, crown; crowned
- StephenStephenStephen or Steven is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος meaning "crown, garland", in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece a wreath was given to the winner of a...
, same as Stephanas - Suah, speaking; entreating; ditch
- SuccothSukkotSukkot is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei . It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.The holiday lasts seven days...
, tents; tabernacles - Succoth-benothSuccoth-benothSuccoth-benoth or Succoth Benoth was a Babylonian deity, one of the deities of the city of Samaria mentioned by name in 2 Kings 17:30. The Bible says that these deities were idols, although the Samaritans were not punished because they worshipped the God of the Israelites as well...
, the tents of daughters, or young women; or prostitutes - SudSudSud may refer to:* Sudan* The original name of the Sumerian goddess Ninlil* Sood/Sud, a surname* Sud-vad, a lunar phase in the gujarati language* Sud Aviation, a defunct French state-owned aircraft manufacturer...
, my secret - Sur, that withdraws or departs; rebellion
- SusannaSusanna (disciple)Susanna is one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. She is among the women listed in the Gospel of Luke at the beginning of Chapter 8 as being one of the Myrrhbearers.-See also:*Myrrhbearers...
, lily; rose; joy - Susi, horse; swallow; moth
- Sychar, end
- Syene, a bush; enmity
- Syntyche, that speaks or discourses
- Syracuse, that draws violently