Editing List of biblical names starting with A

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{{Main|List of biblical names}}This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with ''A'' in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.

'''A''' – [[List of biblical names starting with B|B]] – [[List of biblical names starting with C|C]] – [[List of biblical names starting with D|D]] – [[List of biblical names starting with E|E]] – [[List of biblical names starting with F|F]] – [[List of biblical names starting with G|G]] – [[List of biblical names starting with H|H]] – [[List of biblical names starting with I|I]] – [[List of biblical names starting with J|J]] – [[List of biblical names starting with K|K]] – [[List of biblical names starting with L|L]] – [[List of biblical names starting with M|M]] – [[List of biblical names starting with N|N]] – [[List of biblical names starting with O|O]] – [[List of biblical names starting with P|P]] – [[List of biblical names starting with Q|Q]] – [[List of biblical names starting with R|R]] – [[List of biblical names starting with S|S]] – [[List of biblical names starting with T|T]] – [[List of biblical names starting with U|U]] – [[List of biblical names starting with V|V]] – [[List of biblical names starting with Y|Y]] – [[List of biblical names starting with Z|Z]]

==A==
*[[Aaron]], ''a teacher or lofty'',<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/aaron.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''bright, shining'' (etymology doubtful)<ref name="Davis1917">{{cite book|author=John D. Davis|title=A Dictionary of the Bible|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.168908|year=1917|publisher=Westminster Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.168908/page/n13 1]}}</ref>
*[[Abba (given name)|Abba]], ''father''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abba.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abba.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/abba.html Evangelical Dictionary of Theology]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/abba.html Nave's Topical Bible]</ref>
*[[Abaddon]], see Apollyon ''a destroyer'',<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abaddon.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abagtha]],  ''God-given''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abagtha.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> "etymology doubtful"<ref name="CheyneBlack1899">{{cite book|author1=Thomas Kelly Cheyne|author2=John Sutherland Black|title=Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qbpAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR32|year=1899|publisher=A. and C. Black|page=3}}</ref>
*[[Abana River|Abana]], ''perennial, stony''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abana.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abana.html M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897]</ref>
*[[Abarim]], ''regions beyond''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abarim.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abarim.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abda (Bible)|Abda]], ''a servant''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abda.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abdeel]], ''servant of God''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abdeel.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abdi]], ''my servant''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abdi.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abdi.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abdiel]], ''servant of God''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abdi-el.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abdon (biblical figure)|Abdon]], ''servile''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abdon.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abdon.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abednego]], ''servant of Nego,'' perhaps the same as ''Nebo''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abednego.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abednego.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abel]], ''breath, vapor, transitoriness;''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abel.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''breath,'' or ''vanity''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abel.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abel-beth-maachah]], ''meadow of the house of Maachah,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abel-beth-maachah.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> "also called ABEL-MAIM"<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/abel-beth-maachah.html Nave's Topical Bible]</ref>
*[[Abel-cheramim]]
*[[Abel-maim]]
*[[Abel-meholah]], ''meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abel-meholah.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abel-mizraim]], ''the meadow of the Egyptians''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abel-mizraim.html '''Abel-mizraim''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abel-shittim]], ''meadow of the acacias''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abel-shittim.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abez]], ''lofty''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abez.html '''Abez''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abi (Bible)|Abi]]
*[[Abiyyah]]
*[[Abi-albon]], ''father of strength, i.e. "valiant";''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abi-albon.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> "also called ABIEL"<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/abi-albon.html Nave's Topical Bible]</ref>
*[[Abiasaph]], ''father of gathering, i.e. gathered''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abiasaph.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father of gathering; the gatherer''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abiasaph.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abiathar]], ''father of abundance, i.e. liberal,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abiathar.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father of abundance, or my father excels''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abiathar.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abib]], ''an ear of corn,''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=abib Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''green fruits''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.i.html?term=abib Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abida son of Midian|Abida]] (or Abidah)
*[[Abidan]], ''father of the judge''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abidan.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abiel]], ''father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abiel.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abiezer]] (or Abieezer), ''father of help, helpful''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abi-ezer.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abigail]], ''father, i.e. source, of joy''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abigail.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abihail]], ''father of, i.e. possessing, strength''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abihail.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abihu]], ''he (God) is my father,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abihu.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father of Him; i.e., "worshipper of God"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abihu.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abihud]], ''father of renown, famous,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abihud.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father (i.e., "possessor") of renown''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abihud.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abijah]], ''father (i.e., "possessor or worshipper") of Yahweh''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abijah.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abijam]], ''father of the sea; i.e., "seaman",''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abijam.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> Abijah or Abijam: ''my father is Yahweh''<ref name="Smith's Bible Dictionary">[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abijah.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abilene (biblical)|Abilene]], ''land of meadows''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abilene.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abimael]], ''father of Mael,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abima-el.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abimael.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''God is a father''<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica,'' entry for "Abimael."</ref>
*[[Abimelech]], ''father of the king;''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abimelech.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> "''my father a king'', or, ''father of a king''"<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abimelech.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abinadab]], ''father of nobleness; i.e., "noble"''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=abinadab Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abinoam]], "Father of Kindness"
*[[Abiram]], ''father of height; i.e., "proud"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abiram.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abishag]], "father of wandering"
*[[Abishai (Bible)|Abishai]], ''father of (i.e., "desirous of") a gift''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abishai.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abishalom]], "father of peace"
*[[Abishua]], ''father of welfare; i.e., "fortunate"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abishua.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abishur]], ''father of the wall''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abishur.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father of the wall, i.e. "mason"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abishur.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abital]], ''father of the dew''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abital.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''father of the dew, i.e. "fresh"''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abital.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abitub]], ''father of goodness,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/abitub.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/abitub.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Abiud]], ''father of praise''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abiud.html '''Abiud''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abner]], ''father of light''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abner.html '''Abner''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abram]], ''a'' ''high father''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abram.html '''Abram''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abraham#Name|Abraham]], ''father of a multitude''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Abraham.html '''Abraham''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Absalom]], ''father of peace''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Absalom.html '''Absalom''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Abubus]]
*[[Akkad (city)|Accad]]
*[[Accho]]
*[[Aceldama]], field of blood<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aceldama.html '''Aceldama''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahab|Achab]]
*[[Achaia (Roman province)|Achaia]], ''trouble''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Achaia.html '''Achaia''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Achaia (Roman province)|Achaicus]], ''belonging to Achaia''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Achaicus.html '''Achaicus''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Achan (biblical figure)|Achan]], or Achar, ''troubler''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/achan.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Achaz]]
*[[Achbor]], ''mouse''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Achbor.html '''Achbor''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*Achim
*[[Achish]]
*[[Achmetha]]
*[[Achor]]
*[[Achsah]]
*[[Achshaph]]
*[[Achzib]], ''lying, false''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Achzib.html '''Achzib''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adadah]], ''festival'' or ''boundary'',<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adadah.html '''Adadah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref> possible miswritten form of [[Aroer]]<ref name="cb adadah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Adadah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A-D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
*[[Adah (biblical figure)|Adah]], ''ornament,''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.html?term=adah Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''ornament, beauty''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.i.html?term=adah Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Adaiyyah]]
*[[Adalia (biblical figure)|Adalia]]
*[[Adam]], ''red earth''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adam.html '''Adam''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adamah]], ''red earth''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adamah.html '''Adamah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adami-nekeb|Adami]], ''my man; earth''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adami.html '''Adami''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adar]], ''high''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adar.html '''Adar''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adbeel]]
*[[Addi (biblical figure)|Addi]], ''ornament''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Addi.html '''Addi''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Addin]]
*[[Addon]], ''lord''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Addon.html '''Addon''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adiel]]
* Adin ''dainty, delicate''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adin.html '''Adin''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adinah]]
*[[Adithaim]], ''double ornament''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adithaim.html '''Adithaim''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adlai (biblical figure)|Adlai]]
*[[Admah]]
*[[Admatha]]
*[[Admin (biblical figure)|Admin]]
*[[Adna (biblical figure)|Adna]]
*[[Adnah]]
*[[Adoni-bezek]] (or Adonibezek)
*[[Adonijah]], ''my lord is Yahweh''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adonijah.html '''Adonijah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Adonikam]]
*[[Adoniram]]
*[[Adoni-zedek]]
*[[Adoraim]]
*[[Adoram]]
*[[Adrammelech]], ''splendor of the king''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Adrammelech.html '''Adrammelech''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*Adramyttium
*[[Adria (biblical place)|Adria]]
*[[Adriel]], ''God is helper''<ref>Cheyne and Black (1899), ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', entry for "Adriel." [https://archive.org/stream/Encyclopaedia_Biblica_Vol_I_to_IV/EncyclodaediaBiblica_Vol_I#page/n64/mode/1up]</ref>
*[[Aduel]]
*[[Adullam]]
*[[Adummim]]
*[[Aedias]]
*[[Aeneas (Bible)|Aeneas]] (or Æneas)
*[[Aenon]] (or Ænon)
*[[Aesora]]
*[[Agabus]]
*[[Agag]]
*[[Agagite]]
*[[Agar]]
*[[Agee (biblical figure)|Agee]]
*[[Aggaba]] (variant of Hagabah)
*[[Agia (biblical figure)|Agia]] (Greek variant of Hebrew Hattil)
*[[Agrippa (disambiguation)|Agrippa]]
*[[Agur]]
*[[Ahab]], ''uncle''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahab.html '''Ahab''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aharah]]
*[[Aharhel]]
*[[Ahasbai]]
*[[Ahasuerus]]
*[[Ahava (Bible)|Ahava]]
*[[Ahaz]], ''one that takes or possesses''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahaz.html '''Ahaz''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahaziyyah (disambiguation)|Ahaziyyah]]
*[[Ahi (Biblical figure)|Ahi]], ''my brother; my brethren''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahi.html '''Ahi''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahiah]]
*[[Ahiam]]
*[[Ahian]]
*[[Ahiezer]]
*[[Ahihud]]
*[[Ahijah]], ''brother of the Lord''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahijah.html '''Ahijah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahikam]], ''a brother who raises up''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahikam.html '''Ahikam''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahilud]]
*[[Ahimaaz]]
*[[Ahiman]], ''brother of the right hand''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahiman.html '''Ahiman''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahimelech]], ''brother of the king''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahimelech.html '''Ahimelech''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahimoth]], ''brother of death''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahimoth.html '''Ahimoth''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahinadab]]
*[[Ahinoam]]
*[[Ahio]]
*[[Ahira]], ''brother of evil, i.e. unlucky''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahira.html '''Ahira''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahiram]]
*[[Ahisamach (Bible)|Ahisamach]]
*[[Ahishahar]], ''"the [divine] brother is dawning light"''<ref name="cb ahishahar">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Ahishahar|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A-D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
*[[Ahishar]]
*[[Ahithophel]], ''brother of foolishness''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahithophel.html '''Ahithophel''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahitub (disambiguation)|Ahitub]], ''brother of goodness''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahitub.html '''Ahitub''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahlab]]
*[[Ahlai]], beseeching; sorrowing; expecting<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahlai.html '''Ahlai''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahoah]]
*[[Aholah]]

*[[Aholiab]]
*[[Aholibah]]
*[[Aholibamah]], ''my tabernacle is exalted''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aholibamah.html '''Aholibamah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahumai]], ''brother of water, i.e. cowardly''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ahumai.html '''Ahumai''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ahuzam]]
*[[Ahuzzath]]
*[[Ai (Bible)|Ai]], or Hai, ''heap of ruins''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ai.html '''Ai''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aiah (biblical figure)|Aiah]]
*[[Ai (Canaan)|Aiath]]
*[[Aijeleth-Shahar]]
*[[Ain]], ''spring, well''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ain.html '''Ain''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ajalon]]
*[[Akeldama]]
*[[Akkad (city)|Akkad]]
*[[Akkub]]
*[[Akrabbim]]
*[[Alammelech]]
*[[Alemeida]]
*[[Alian (disambiguation)|Alian]]
*[[Allon (biblical figure)|Allon]], ''an oak''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Allon.html '''Allon''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Allon-bachuth]]
*[[Almodad]], ''measure''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Almodad.html '''Almodad''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Almon (disambiguation)|Almon]], ''concealed''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Almon.html '''Almon''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Almon-diblathaim]]
*[[Alphaeus|Alpheus]]
*[[Alush]]
*[[Alvah]]
*[[Amad (biblical place)|Amad]]
*[[Amal (given name)|Amal]], ''labor''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amal.html '''Amal''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amalek]]
*[[Aman (disambiguation)|Aman]]
*[[Amana (bible)|Amana]]
*[[Amariyyah]], ''the Lord says, i.e. promises''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amariah.html '''Amariah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amasa]]
*[[Amasai|Amasia]]
*[[Amashai]]
*[[Ami (given name)|Ami]]
*[[Amaziah (disambiguation)|Amaziah]], ''the strength of the Lord''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amaziah.html '''Amaziah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aminadab]]
*[[Amittai]]
*[[Ammah]]
*[[Ammi (disambiguation)|Ammi]], ''my people''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ammi.html '''Ammi''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ammiel]]
*[[Ammihud (disambiguation)|Ammihud]], ''people of praise''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ammihud.html '''Ammihud''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amminadab]]
*[[Ammishaddai]]
*[[Ammizabad]]
*[[Ammon]]
*[[Amnon]], ''faithful''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amnon.html '''Amnon''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*Amok
*[[Amon of Judah|Amon]]
*[[Amorite]]
*[[Amos (prophet)|Amos]], ''burden''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amos.html '''Amos''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amoz]], ''strong; robust''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amoz.html '''Amoz''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amplias]], ''large''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amplias.html '''Amplias''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amram]], ''an exalted people''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amram.html '''Amram''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Amraphel]]
*[[Amzi]], ''strong''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Amzi.html '''Amzi''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Anab]], ''grape-town''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Anab.html '''Anab''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Anah]], ''one who answers''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Anah.html '''Anah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Anaharath]]
*[[Anaiah]], ''whom Yahweh answers''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Anaiah.html '''Anaiah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Anak]]
*[[Anamim]]
*[[Anammelech]]
*[[Anani (biblical figure)|Anani]]
*[[Ananias (disambiguation)|Ananias]]
*[[Anathema]]
*[[Anathoth]]
*[[Andrew]], ''manly''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/andrew.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Andronicus of Pannonia|Andronicus]]
*[[Anem (ancient city)|Anem]]
*[[Aner]]
*[[Aniam]]
*[[Anim (disambiguation)|Anim]]
*[[Anna the Prophetess|Anna]], ''grace''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Anna.html '''Anna''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Annas]], ''humble''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Annas.html '''Annas''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Antichrist]]
*[[Antioch]]
*[[Herod Antipas|Antipas]]
*[[Antipatris]], ''for his father''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Antipatris.html '''Antipatris''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Antothijah]], ''answers of Yahweh''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Antothijah.html '''Antothijah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Anab|Anub]]
*[[Apelles]] 
*[[Apharsathchites]], etymology uncertain<ref name="cb apharsachites">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Apharsachites|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A-D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
*[[Aphek (biblical)|Aphek]], strength<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aphek.html '''Aphek''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aphekah]]
*[[Aphek (biblical)|Aphik]]
*[[Aphiah]]
*[[Apocalypse]], ''revelation''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Apocalypse.html '''Apocalypse''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Apocrypha]], ''concealed, hidden''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Apocrypha.html '''Apocrypha''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Apollonia, Thessaloniki|Apollonia]]
*[[Apollonius (disambiguation)|Apollonius]]
*[[Apollos]]
*[[Apollyon]], ''a destroyer,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/apollyon.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/apollyon.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''angel of the bottomless pit''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/concordances/naves-topical-bible/apollyon.html Nave's Topical Bible]</ref>
*[[Appaim]], ''nostrils''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Appaim.html '''Appaim''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Apphia]]
*[[Aquila (bible)|Aquila]], ''an eagle''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aquila.html '''Aquila''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ar (Bible)|Ar]]
*[[Ara (disambiguation)|Ara]]
*[[Arab]]
*[[Arabia]], ''barren, desert''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Arabia.html '''Arabia''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arad (Bible)|Arad]], ''a wild ass''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Arad.html '''Arad''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arah]], ''wayfaring''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Arah.html '''Arah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aram (disambiguation)|Aram]], ''high''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aram.html '''Aram''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aran (disambiguation)|Aran]], ''wild goat''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/aran.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/aran.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*Aranda
*[[Mountains of Ararat|Ararat]]
*[[Araunah]], ''ark''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Araunah.html '''Araunah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arba (biblical figure)|Arba]], ''city of the four''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Arba.html '''Arba''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Herod Archelaus|Archelaus]], ''the prince of the people''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Archelaus.html '''Archelaus''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Archippus]], ''master of the horse''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Archippus.html '''Archippus''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arcturus]]
*[[Ard (biblical figure)|Ard]], ''one that descending,''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/ard.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> ''descent''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/eastons-bible-dictionary/ard.html Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Ardon (disambiguation)|Ardon]]
*[[Areli]]
*[[Areopagus]]
*[[Aretas IV Philopatris|Aretas]]
*[[Argob]]
*[[Ariel (given name)|Ariel]], ''lion of God''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ariel.html '''Ariel''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arimathea]]
*[[Arioch]]
*[[Aristarchus (disambiguation)|Aristarchus]], ''the best ruler''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Aristarchus.html '''Aristarchus''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Aristobulus (disambiguation)|Aristobulus]], ''the best counsellor''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.i.html?term=aristobulus Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc01/Page_283.html New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia]</ref>
*[[Armageddon]], ''the hill or city of Megiddo''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Armageddon.html '''Armageddon''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Arnon (western Jordan)|Arnon]]
*[[Aroer]]
*Arpad
*[[Arphaxad]]
*[[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes]], ''the great warrior''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Artaxerxes.html '''Artaxerxes''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Artemas (figure)|Artemas]]
*[[Arumah]], ''height''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Arumah.html '''Arumah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asa of Judah|Asa]], ''physician; cure''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asa.html '''Asa''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asahel]], ''made by God''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asahel.html '''Asahel''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asaiah]], ''the Lord has made''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asaiah.html '''Asaiah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asaph (biblical figure)|Asaph]], ''collector of the people''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asaph.html '''Asaph''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asareel]]
*[[Asenath]], ''worshipper of Neith''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asenath.html '''Asenath''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ashan (disambiguation)|Ashan]], ''smoke''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ashan.html '''Ashan''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ashbel]], ''old fire''
*[[Ashdod]]
*[[Asher]], ''happy, blessed'' <ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asher.html '''Asher''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asherah]]
*[[Ashima]]
*[[Ashkenaz]], ''spreading fire''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ashkenaz.html '''Ashkenaz''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ashnah]]
*[[Ashriel]]
*[[Ashtaroth]]
*[[Ashur (Bible)|Ashur]], ''black''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/ashur.html Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*Asia
*[[Asiel]], ''created by God''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asiel.html '''Asiel''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Askelon]]
*[[Asnapper]]
*[[Azriel (disambiguation)|Asriel]], 
*[[Assir (disambiguation)|Assir]], ''captive''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Assir.html '''Assir''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asshurim]], possibly ''peasants''<ref name="Waltke2016">{{cite book|author=Bruce K. Waltke|title=Genesis: A Commentary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZgnDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT325|date=22 November 2016|publisher=Zondervan|isbn=978-0-310-53102-9|pages=325–326}}</ref>
*[[Assos]], ''approaching''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Assos.html '''Assos''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Assur]], same as Ashur<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Assur.html '''Assur''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Assyria]]
*[[Asuppim]], ''house of gatherings''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asuppim.html '''Asuppim''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Asyncritus]], ''incomparable''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Asyncritus.html '''Asyncritus''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Atad]], ''a thorn''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Atad.html '''Atad''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Atarah]], ''a crown''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Atarah.html '''Atarah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ataroth]], ''crowns''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ataroth.html '''Ataroth''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Ataroth-addar]]
*[[Ater]], ''shut up''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Ater.html '''Ater''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Athach]]
*[[Athaiah]], "meaning obscure"<ref name="cb athaiah">{{cite book |editor1=T. K. Cheyne|editor2=J. Sutherland Black|date=1901|orig-year=1899 |chapter=Athaiah|title=Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabib01cheyuoft |volume=1, A-D|location=New York |publisher=The Macmillan Company }}</ref>
*[[Athaliah]]
*[[Athlai]]
*[[Attai]]
*[[Attalia]], ''from Attalus''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.i.html?term=attalia Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Augustus]], ''venerable''<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=augustus Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
*[[Ava (given name)|Ava]]
*[[Aven (disambiguation)|Aven]]
*[[Avim]]
*[[Avith]]
*[[Azaliah]], ''"Yahweh has reserved"''<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/a/azaliah.html ''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991)]</ref>
*[[Azaniah]], ''Yahweh listened''<ref>[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd.html ''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991)]</ref>
*[[Azariah (disambiguation)|Azariah]]
*[[Azaz]], ''strong''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Azaz.html '''Azaz''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
* [[Azazel]]
*[[Azaziah]]
*[[Azbuk]],<ref>[https://bibleask.org/bible-names/bible-names-that-start-with-a/ '''Azbuk''', ''Names in the Bible'' (BibleAsk)];</ref>
*[[Azekah]]
*[[Azel (disambiguation)|Azel]],<ref>[https://bibleask.org/bible-names/bible-names-that-start-with-a/ '''Azel''', ''Names in the Bible'' (BibleAsk)];</ref>
*[[Aziel]],<ref>[https://bibleask.org/bible-names/bible-names-that-start-with-a/ '''Aziel''', ''Names in the Bible'' (BibleAsk)];</ref>
*[[Azgad]], ''"[[Gad (deity)|Gad]] is strong"''<ref>''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991), "[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd.html Azgad]"</ref>
*[[Aziza (disambiguation)|Aziza]],<ref>[https://bibleask.org/bible-names/bible-names-that-start-with-a/ '''Aziza''', ''Names in the Bible'' (BibleAsk)];</ref>
*[[Azmaveth]]
*[[Azmon]]
*[[Aznoth-tabor]], ''ears of Tabor''<ref>''Holman Bible Dictionary'' (1991), "[https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd.html Aznoth-Tabor]".</ref>
*[[Azor]]
*Azotus
*[[Azrael]]
*[[Azriel (disambiguation)|Azriel]], help of God<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Azriel.html '''Azriel''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Azrikam]]
*[[Azubah (disambiguation)|Azubah]], ''forsaken''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Azubah.html '''Azubah''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>
*[[Azur (disambiguation)|Azur]]
*[[Azzan]]
*[[Azur (disambiguation)|Azzur]], ''one who helps''<ref>[http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/smiths-bible-dictionary/Azzur.html '''Azzur''', Smith's Bible Dictionary];</ref>

==References==
*Comay, Joan, ''Who's Who in the Old Testament'', Oxford University Press, 1971, {{ISBN|0-19-521029-8}}
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the men of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the women of the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, {{ISBN|0-310-28151-2}}
*Lockyer, Herbert, ''All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible'', Zondervan Publishing 1988, {{ISBN|0-310-28041-9}}
*Tischler, Nancy M., ''All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world '', Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 {{ISBN|0-313-33082-4}}

== Inline references ==
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