Rachel: The beautiful younger daughter of Laban and sister to Leah, Rachel was the second, favored wife of Jacob and the mother of Josef and Benjamin. Peninah: Peninah was the less-favored wife of Elkanah, who bore the only children to Elkahan until his favorite wife Hannah bore Samuel.
Her name has several meanings, including "sea of sorrow," "rebellion," or "wished-for child." Miriam: In Exodus, Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess and great Jewish leader who gave her people heart during their Egyptian exile. Leah is one of four Matriarchs of the Jewish people. Leah: Leah (or Lia) means "delicate." As told in Genesis, Leah was the older daughter of Laban and the sister of Rachel, who was Jacob's first choice for a wife. She is the beautiful woman who snuck into the tent of the Assyrian chief Holofernes, who was attacking the Jews, and killed him. Judith: Judith (Yehudit in Hebrew) means "woman of the tribe of Judea." In Genesis and the book of Judith, she was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and the wife of Esau. Jessica: Jessica is another name for Sarah, meaning "foresight." Hannah: Hannah (Gracia in Sefardi) means "grace" in Hebrew, and she was the wife of Elkahan and the mother of the prophet Samuel. From this root comes the Hebrew words, "astir" meaning "hide" and "haster" meaning hiding.
The Hebrew root word of Esther is from 3 letters "str" meaning to conceal. She bargained with her own life to save her nation from Ahasuerus's decree to kill all the Jews. The more famous Deborah was a judge and prophetess of God, a wise and God-fearing woman who people flocked to for advice and assistance ( Judges 4:4).Įsther: Esther (Asheirah or Hadassah in Hebrew) was the heroine of the Purim story, told in the book of Esther, who was selected to marry the Persian king Ahasuerus as he ascended the throne. One was an older first cousin to Rebecca, who acted as Rebecca's wet nurse ( Genesis 35:8). All of the versions of her name mean "the mother of all life."ĭeborah: Deborah's name means "bee" in Hebrew, and there are two women named Deborah in the Bible. Abigail: Abigail was said to be King David's wisest wife, described in 1 Samuel as a woman "of good sense and of beautiful form." Her name is a contraction of two Hebrew words "Avi" (father of) and "Gil" (joyous stirrings).Īda: Sometimes spelled Adah, in the book of Genesis Ada was the wife of Lemech, Noah's father, and her name means "adornment."īatya: Batya (or Bithiah) was the daughter of Pharaoh who rescued the infant Moses from his basket in the Nile, and her name means "daughter of God."Ĭhava: Chava is the Hebrew version of the name " Eve," the first woman and the mother of the human race ( Genesis 3:20).
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