Amaziah, the strength of the Lord.

Amminadab, my people is free, liberal, or princely.

Amnon, faithful and true.

Ananias, the cloud of the Lord.

Andrew, a stout strong man.

Andronicus, a victorious man.

Anna, afflicted, humble.

Antioch, equal to, or against a chariot.

Apollyon, destruction, a destroyer.

Aquila, an eagle.

Arabia, desert, evening raven.
Ararat, the curse of trembling.
Archelaus, prince of the people.
Archippus, master of the horse.
Arcturus, gathering together.
Areopagus, Mars hill, or town.

Aretas, pleasant, virtuous.

Armageddon, hill of Megiddo, destruction of

troops.

Asa, physic, or physician.

Asahel, work of God.

Asaph, gatherer, finisher.

Asher, happy, or blessedness.
Ashtaroth, flocks, riches.
Asia, muddy, boggy.

Askelon, neighing, fire of infamy.

Asyncritus, incomparable.

Athaliah, bar of the Lord.

Augustus, increased, majestic.

Azariah, help or court of the Lord.

Azotus, pouring, pillage, theft.

Baal, Lord, husband, an idol

Baalah, her idol, a lady.

Baal-berith, Lord of the covenant.

Baalim, idols, lords, false gods.

Baalzebub, or Bielzebub, lord of flies.

Babel, Babylon, mixture, confusion.

Baca, mulberry trees.

Balaam, swallower, or destruction of the people.

Balak, a wrester.

Barabbas, son of the father.

Barachias, blesser of the Lord.

Barak, thunder.

Barjona, son of Jonas.

Barnabas, son of prophecy or consolation.

Bartholomew, son of the suspender of the waters.

Bartimeus, son of the perfect.

Baruch, blessed, kneeling.

Barzillai, made of iron.

Bashan, in ivory, change, or sleep.

Bathsheba, daughter of the oath.

Beer, a well.

Beer-la-hai-roi, the well of him that liveth and

seeth me.

Beersheba, the well of the oath.

Bel, ancient, nothing.

Belial, without profit, wicked, devil.
Belshazzar, master of the secret treasure.
Ben, son.

Benjamin, son of the right hand.

Benoni, son of my sorrow.

Bernice, bringer of victory.

Beth, house, temple.

Bethabara, house of passage.

Bethany, house of song, humility or grace.

Bethel, the house of God.

Bethesda, house of mercy, pouring, or affliction.

Bethlehem, house of bread or war.

Bethphage, house of early figs.

Bethsaida, house of fruit.

Bethshemesh, house of the sun.

Bethuel, worship of God.

Beulah, married.

Bildad, old friendship.

Bilhah, old, troubled, spreading.

Bithynia, inner country, violent haste.

Blastus, sprouting.

Boanerges, sons of thunder.

Boaz, Booz, in strength.

Bochim, weepers.

Bozrah, in distress,

Caiaphas, seeking, vomiting, a rock,

Cain, possession.

Caleb, basket, hearty, dog.

Calvary, place of skulls.

Cana, zeal, possession, rest, reed.

Canaan, merchant, afflicter.

Candace, governor of children.

Capernaum, place of repentance, or pleasure.

Carmel, vineyard of God.

Cedron, Kidron, black, mournful.

Cesar, cut, hairy, divine.

Chaldea, cutting with the teeth.

Chios, opening.

Chorazin, the mysteries.

Cush, black,

Cushan, Ethiopia.

Cyprus, fairness.

Dagon, corn, fish.

Damascus, similitude of burning.
Dan, judgment.

Daniel, judgment of God.
David, dear, beloved, uncle.

Deborah, word, oracle, thing, bee.

Decapolis, ten cities.

Demetrius, belonging to Ceres.

Diotrephes, nourished by Jupiter.

Dorcas, female of a roe-buck.

Easter, the name of a Saxon goddess, the word in

Acts xii. 4, is properly passover. Ebed-melech, servant of the king.

Eben-ezer, stone of help.

Eden, delight, pleasure.

Edom, red.

El-beth-el, the God of Bethel.

Eleazar, help of God.

Eli, Eloi, my God.

Eliab, God my father.

Elias, or Elijah, my God is the Lord.

Elihu, himself is my God.

Eliphaz, endeavour of God.

Elizabeth, oath of God.

Elisha, salvation of God.

Elkanah, God is jealous.

Engedi, well of the goats, or happiness.
Enoch, teaching, dedicated.

Enos, miserable, desperate, fallen man.
Ephraim, very fruitful.
Ephratah, abundance.
Esau, perfectly formed.
Esek, contention.

Eshcol, a bunch of grapes.

Esther, a star, excellent myrtle.
Ethiopia, burnt face.

Eve, living.

Euphrates, fructifying.

Ezekiel, God is my strength.
Ezra, a helper or count.

Felix, happy.

Festus, joyful.

Gabriel, God is my excellency.

Gad, a troop.

Galilee, heap, rolling, wheel.

Gath, wine press.

Gedaliah, greatness of the Lord.

Gethsemane, valley or press of oil.

Gideon, bruising.

Gilead, heap of witness.

Gomorrah, a rebellious people.

Goshen, approaching.