top Γα- names
Γαάλ, Γάαλ
  • Meaning: Gaal
  • Note: Father of Ebed (Judg 9:26ff)
  • Note: Igal: Son of Nathan of Zobah (2Sam 23:36)
Γααλά
  • Meaning: Silla
  • Note: An unknown place
  • Concord: 2Kings 12:20
Γααλλά
Γαάμ
  • Meaning: Gaham
  • Note: Son of Nahor and Reumah (Gen 22:24)
Γαάρ
  • Meaning: Gahar
  • Note: Family of Nethinim who returned from Babylonian captivity (Neh 7:49)
Γαάς, Γάας
  • Meaning: Gaash
  • Note: Mountain near Timnath-Serah (Josh 24:31)
Γαβά
  • Meaning: Geba
  • Note: Levitical city of Benjamin (Neh 11:31)
Γαβαά
  • Meaning: Gibeah
  • Note: Gibeah: City in the hill country of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:57)
  • Note: Gaba: city in the territory of Benjamin (Josh 18:24)
  • Note: Geba: town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Ezra 2:26; Neh 7:30)
Γαβαάθ
  • Meaning: Gabaath
  • Note: LXX assumes is a proper noun, but it means in the hill of (Josh 24:33)
Γαβαάρ
  • Meaning: Gabaath, in the hill of
  • Note: the burial place for Eleazar
  • Concord: Josh 24:30
Γαβαέ
  • Meaning: Geba
  • Note: City that King Asa built (2Chron 16:6)
Γαβαέθ
  • Meaning: Gibeah
  • Note: Town about 5 km north of Jerusalem (2Sam 23:29)
Γαβαήλ
  • Meaning: Gabael
  • Note: Son of Raphael and father of Aduel (Tobit 1:1)
Γαβάηλος
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gabael
  • Note: Ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1)
  • Note: A poor Jew of Rages in Media to whom Tobit loaned 10 talents of silver (Tobit 1:14)
  • Forms:
Γαβαθά
  • Meaning: Gabatha
  • Note: Eunuch of Mordecai (Esther 1:1m)
Γαβαθών
  • Meaning: Gibbethon
  • Note: City in territory of Dan (1Kings 15:27)
  • Forms:
Γαβαών
  • Meaning: Gibeon
  • Note: Levite city in the territory of Benjamin to the SW of Ai and about 9 km NNW of Jerusalem (Jer 28:1)
  • Note: Leader who led 95 out of Babylon (Neh 7:25)
Γαβαωνίτης
Γαβαωθιαρίμ
  • Meaning: Gibeath
  • Note: City in territory of Benjamin (Josh 18:28)
Γαββαθᾶ
  • Meaning: Gabbatha
  • Note: Hebrew word meaning "the pavement" where a judgment seat was placed (John 19:13)
Γαββής
  • Meaning: Gabdes, Gabbes
  • Note: Hometown linked with Cirama from which 621 people came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:20)
Γαβέ
  • Meaning: Geba
  • Note: Levitical city of Benjamin on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Zech 14:10)
Γαβεέ
  • Meaning: Gibeah
  • Note: Gibeah: Town in territory of Benjamin (1Sam 13:15)
  • Note: Geba: A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (1Chron 6:60)
Γαβέρ, Γάβερ
  • Meaning: Geber, Gibbar
  • Note: Ben-Geber (υἱὸς Γαβέρ): One of the twelve commissariat officers in the service of Solomon (1Kings 4:13)
  • Note: Geber: Son of Uri (1Kings 4:18)
  • Note: Gibbar: Leader who escorted 95 out of captivity (Ezra 2:20)
Γάβερκαὶ
  • Parse: Name
  • Meaning: Gaber
  • Reference: Deut 2:8
Γαβηρώθ
  • Meaning: Gaberoch
  • Note: Gaberoth-chamaam: probably refers to a lodging inn of Chimham
  • Concord: Jer 41:17
Γαβηρωθ-χαμαάμ
  • Meaning: Gaberoth-chamaam
  • Note: Chimham: youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite; (2Sam 19:37-40)
  • Note: Gaberoth-chamaam: probably refers to a lodging inn of Chimham (Jer 41:17)
Γαβλί
  • Meaning: Gebalites
  • Note: demonym of Gebal (Josh 13:5)
Γαβρί
  • Meaning: Gabri
  • Note: Brother of Gabael (Tobit 1:14)
Γαβρία
  • Meaning: Gabrias
  • Note: Father of Gabael (Tobit 4:20)
Γαβριήλ
  • Meaning: Gabriel
  • Note: Angel who explained Daniel's vision and who announced birth of John the Baptist (Dan 8:16; Luke 1:11)
Γαγαφαρδαθα
  • Meaning: Gagaphardatha
  • Note: Son of Haman, Es 9:8L
Γάδ
  • Meaning: Gad
  • Note: Son of Jacob and Zilpah (Gen 30:11)
  • Note: Prophet who joined with David and became "the king's seer" (1Chron 29:29)
Γαδαάμ
  • Meaning: Gidom
  • Note: The limit eastward, from Gibeah toward the wilderness, of the pursuit of Benjamin by Israel (Judg 20:45)
Γαδαήλ
  • Meaning: Giddel
  • Note: Family of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylonian captivity
  • Concord: Neh 7:58
Γαδαλία
  • Meaning: Gedaliah
  • Note: Brother of Jeshua son of Jozadak (Ezra 10:18)
Γαδαραθιίμ
  • Meaning: Gederathite
  • Note: Designation of some of David's mightymen
  • Concord: 1Chron 12:4
Γαδαρηνός
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gadarene
  • Note: demonym of Gadara
  • Note: District on east shore of Sea of Galilee (Luke 8:26)
  • Forms:
Γαδαραθί
  • Meaning: Gederathite
  • Note: Native of Geder (1Chron 12:5)
Γαδγάδ
  • Meaning: Haggidgad, Gudgodah
  • Note: Haggidgad: A desert camp of the Israelites between Beeroth Bene-Jaakan and Jotbathah (Num 33:33)
  • Note: Gudgodah: A place in the wilderness corresponding to Hor-Haggidgad (Deut 10:7)
Γαδδί
  • Meaning: Gaddi, Gadite
  • Note: Son of Susi from the tribe of Manasseh (Num 13:11)
  • Note: Surname of John son of Mattathias (1Macc 2:2)
  • Note: Gadite: Member of the tribe of Gad (2Sam 23:36)
  • Note: Father of Menahem (2Kings 15:14)
Γαδέρ
  • Meaning: Geder
  • Note: A walled place (Gen 35:16)
Γαδεωνί
  • Meaning: Gideoni
  • Note: Father of Abidan from the tribe of Benjamin (Num 1:11)
Γαδήλ
  • Meaning: Giddel
  • Note: Family of Nethinim who returned from Babylonian captivity (Neh 7:49)
  • Note: Family of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylonian captivity (Neh 7:58)
Γαδηρά
  • Meaning: Gederah
  • Note: City assigned to the territory of Judah
  • Note: The name of a city, but corresponding Hebrew word means "hedges" in 1Chron.
  • Concord: Josh 15:36; 1Chron 4:23
Γαδηρώθ
  • Meaning: Gaderoth
  • Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:41)
Γαδί
  • Meaning: Gaddi
  • Note: Son of Susi
  • Concord: Num 13:11
Γαέρ
  • Meaning: Gahar
  • Note: Family of Nethinim who came out of Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:47)
Γάζα
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Gaza
  • Note: City in the territory of Judah (Josh 15:44, 47)
  • Forms:
Γαζαῖος
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gazite
  • Note: Philistine demonym of Gaza (Josh 13:3)
  • Forms:
Γάζαν, Γαζάν
  • Meaning: Gaza
  • Note: City in the territory of Judah
  • Concord: Gen 10:19
Γάζαρα, Γαζαρά
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Gazera
  • Note: Fortress of Judea (1Macc 4:14; 7:45)
  • Note: Place near Beth-Horon (Josh 16:5 LXX)
  • Note: Gezer: Levite city in the territory of Ephraim (Josh 21:21)
  • Forms:
Γαζέμ
  • Meaning: Gazzam
  • Note: Family of Nethinim who came out of Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:48)
Γαζέρ
  • Meaning: Gazer, Gezer
  • Note: Canaanite city between lower Beth-Horon and the sea (Josh 10:33)
  • Note: City in territory of Ephraim (1Chron 7:28)
Γάζῃ
  • Meaning: Gaza
  • Note: city on the Mediterranean shore (Josh 11:21)
Γαζηρών
  • Meaning: Gazera
  • Note: A town in Palestine (1Macc 4:15)
Γαζηρά
  • Meaning: Gazara, Gazera
  • Note: Town in Palestine (1Macc 7:45)
  • Note: Temple servant who returned from Babylon (1Esdras 5:31)
  • Note: Gezer: City between Beth-Horon and the sea (2Sam 5:25)
Γαζμώθ
  • Meaning: Azmaveth
  • Note: Son of Jarah (1Chron 9:42)
Γαζουβά
  • Meaning: Azubah
  • Note: Daughter of Shilhi and mother of Jehoshaphat (1Kings 16:28a)
  • Note: Wife of Caleb son of Hezron (1Chron 2:18)
Γαθέθ
  • Meaning: Geba
  • Note: Levite city in the territory of Benjamin (Josh 21:17)
Γαθέρ
  • Meaning: Gether
  • Note: Son of Aram (Gen 10:17)
Γαί, Γαῖ, Γαΐ
  • Meaning: Ai
  • Note: Ai: town in Ammon (Jer 49:3)
  • Note: Ai: town in central Palestine (Gen 12:8)
  • Note: Hegai: The custodian eunuch of the women in Ahasuerus's court (Est 2:8)
  • Note: Ije Abarim: A place in the journeyings of Israel named after Oboth (Num 33:44)
  • Note: Iim: A place in the journeyings of Israel named after Oboth (Num 33:45)
  • Note: Gai: Hebrew means ravine, valley (1Chron 4:39)
Γαΐ
  • Meaning: Ai, Gur, Gaih
  • Note: An unidentified place on the route followed by Abner in his flight, pursued by Joab (2Sam 2:24; 2Kings 9:27; Num 33:44)
Γαιάν
  • Meaning: Ayyah
  • Note: City in the territory of Ephraim (1Chron 7:28)
Γαι-βαναι-εννόμ
  • Meaning: Son of Hinnom
  • Note: Valley where Baal worship was conducted (2Chron 33:6)
Γαιβαά
  • Meaning: Gibea
  • Note: Son of Sheva (1Chron 2:49)
Γαιβαί
  • Meaning: Geba
  • Note: Holofernes established his army camp between Geba and Scythopolis (Judith 3:10); possibly identified as Jeba on the road between Samaria and Jenin
Γαιβάλ
  • Meaning: Ebal
  • Note: Mountain (Deut 11:29)
Γαιβενενόμ
  • Meaning: Son of Hinnom
  • Note: Valley where Baal worship was conducted (2Chron 28:3)
Γαιβήλ
  • Meaning: Gaibel, Ebal
  • Note: Son of Shobal (Gen 36:23)
Γαϊδάδ
  • Meaning: Irad
  • Note: Son of Enoch and father of Mehujael (Gen 4:18)
Γαιεννά, Γαίεννα
  • Meaning: Gehenna, Hinnom
  • Note: Valley near the walls of Jerusalem (Josh 18:16)
Γαιθάν
  • Meaning: Ethan
  • Note: A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1Kings 5:11)
Γαιθβώρ
  • Meaning: Gaithbor, Tabor
  • Note: City in the territory of Issachar (Josh 19:22)
Γαιιεφθαήλ
  • Meaning: Jiphthah El
  • Note: Place on the north border of Zebulun (Josh 19:14)
Γαιμελέ
  • Meaning: Gaimele, valley of salt
  • Note: LXX misreads for a proper noun. It means valley of salt (2Sam 8:13)
Γαιμώλ
  • Meaning: Gamul
  • Note: City in Moab
  • Concord: Jer 48:23
Γάϊος
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gaius
  • Note: Man who transcribed the account of Polycarp's martyrdom from the papers of Irenaeus (Mart-Pol 22:2)
  • Note: A Macedonian who travelled with Paul (Rom 16:23; 1Cor 1:14)
  • Note: A man of Derbe who joined Paul in his last journey to Jerusalem
  • Note: A Christian of Asia Minor to whom John addressed his third epistle (3John 1:1)
  • Forms:
Γαιφά
  • Meaning: Ephah
  • Note: Son of Midian (Gen 25:4)
  • Note: Caleb's concubine (1Chron 2:46)
  • Note: Son of Jahdai (1Chron 2:47)
  • Note: Transporter of gold from Sheba (Isa 60:6)
Γαιφαήλ
  • Meaning: Jiphthah El
  • Note: City in the territory of Zebulun (Josh 19:14)
Γαιφάρ
  • Note: Ephah, a son of Midian (1Chron 1:33)
Γαλαάδ
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Gilead, Galaad
  • Note: A mountainous region east of Jordan (Gen 31:25; Judg 7:3)
  • Hebrew:
  • Note: Son of Machir (Num 26:29,30; 1Chron 2:21)
  • Note: Son of Michael and father of Jaroah of the tribe of Gad (1Chron 5:14)
  • Note: City near Mizpah (Hosea 6:8; 12:11; Judg 10:17)
  • Note: Father of Jephthah (Judg 11:1,2)
Γελωραΐ
  • Meaning: Naharai
  • Note: One of David's 30 men
  • Concord: 2Sam 23:37
Γαλααδεί
  • Meaning: %
  • Note: Gadite: Member of the tribe of Gad (2Sam 23:36)
  • Concord: %
Γαλααδί
  • Meaning: Gileadite
  • Note: Descendant of Gilead (Num 26:33)
Γαλααδῖτις
Γαλααδίτης
Γαλαάλ
  • Meaning: Galal
  • Note: A Levite, one of the sons of Asaph. ( 1 Chron 9:15 ) (B.C. 536.)
  • Note: Another Levite, of the family of Elkanah. ( 1 Chron 9:16 )
Γαλάλ
  • Meaning: Galal
  • Note: Levite (1Chron 9:15)
  • Note: Son of Jeduthun and father of Shemaiah (1Chron 9:16)
Γαλαμαάν
  • Meaning: Galamaan
  • Note: Son of David (2Sam 5:16a)
Γάλατα
Γαλατία
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Galatia, Gallo-Graecia
  • Note: A settlement of Gauls and Greeks located in central Asia Minor (Acts 16:6; Gal 4:13; 1Cor 16:1)
  • Forms:
Γαλατικός
  • Parse: Adj: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Galatia, Galatian
  • Note: A settlement of Gauls and Greeks located in central Asia Minor (Acts 16:6; Gal 4:13; 1Cor 16:1)
  • Forms:
Γαλέμ
  • Meaning: Galem
  • Note: City in hill country of Judah (Josh 15:59a)
Γαλεμάθ
  • Meaning: Alemeth
  • Note: Son of Jehoaddah (1Chron 8:36)
Γαλεμέθ
  • Meaning: Alemeth
  • Note: A sacerdotal city of Benjamin (1Chron 6:60)
Γάλγαλα, Γαλγαλά
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gilgal
  • Note: First camp of Israel after crossing the Jordan (Josh 4:19)
  • Note: A place in the mountains near Bethel (2Kings 2:1; 4:38)
  • Note: Royal city associated with Dor (Josh 12:23)
  • Forms:
Γαλιλαία
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Galilee
  • Note: The northern section of Palestine (Josh 20:7)
  • Note: In Josh 12:23 LXX has Galilee, but MT has (Gilgal)
  • Forms:
Γαλιλαῖος
Γαλιλώθ
  • Meaning: Geliloth
  • Note: A place on the border between Judah and Benjamin (Josh 18:17)
Γαλλείμ
  • Meaning: Gallim
  • Note: A place in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem
  • Concord: Isa 10:30
Γαλλίων
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gallio
  • Note: Brother of Seneca the philosopher and tutor of Nero; proconsul of Achaia under emperor Claudius (Acts 18:12)
  • Forms:
Γαλλίμ
  • Meaning: Gallim
  • Note: A place in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem (Isa 10:30). LXX in 1Sam 25:44 has Romma in place of Gallim. Hebrew:
Γαμαλά, Γάμαλα
  • Meaning: Almon
  • Note: Levite city in the territory of Benjamin (Josh 21:18)
Γαμαλί
  • Meaning: Gemalli
  • Note: Father of Ammiel (Num 13:12)
Γαμαρίας
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
  • Meaning: Gamariah
  • Note: Gamariah: Son of Hilkiah (Jer 29:3)
  • Note: Gemariah: Son of Shaphan (Jer 36:12)
  • Forms:
Γαμαλιήλ
  • Meaning: Gamaliel
  • Note: Son of rabbi Simeon, a Pharisee (Acts 5:34-40) who also discipled Paul (Acts 22:3)
  • Note: Son of Pedahzur; a chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai (Num 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59)
Γαμέρ, Γάμερ
  • Meaning: Gomer
  • Note: Son of Japheth (Gen 10:2)
Γαμζώ
  • Meaning: Gimzo
  • Note: town of Judah on the border of the Philistine plain (2Chron 28:18)
Γαμηλός
  • Meaning: Gamael
  • Note: Chief of the family of Ithamar who went up from Babylon with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:29)
Γαμούλ
  • Meaning: Gamul
  • Note: The chief of the 22nd of the 24 courses of priests (1Chron 24:17)
Γαμώλ
  • Meaning: Gamul
  • Note: Beth-Gamul: City in Moab (Jer 48:23)
Γαναθώθ
  • Meaning: %
  • Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:7; 12:16)
Γαναθών
  • Meaning: Ginnethon
  • Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant (Neh 10:7; 12:16)
Γανηβάθ
  • Meaning: Genubath
  • Note: Son of Hadad and Tahpenes (1Kings 11:20)
Γανναθών
  • Meaning: Ginnethon
  • Note: Priest who endorsed Nehemiah's covenant
  • Concord: Neh 10:6
Γανοζά
  • Meaning: Ganoza
  • Note: Unknown name found only in LXX (2Chron 36:8)
Γαουΐα
  • Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
  • Meaning: Gavia
  • Note: (Ign-Smyrn 13:2)
  • Forms:
Γαραβαιθί
  • Meaning: Arbathite
  • Note: Designation of Abiel
  • Concord: 1Chron 11:32
Γαραβεθθί
  • Meaning: Arbathite
  • Note: Native of Arabah or Beth-Arabah (1Chron 11:32)
Γαραγαθά
  • Meaning: Garagatha
  • Note: LXX Vaticanus place name for Zererah (Judg 7:22)
Γαργασί
  • Meaning: Geshurite
  • Note: demonym of Geshur east of Jordan (Josh 12:5; 13:11,13)
  • Note: A band of people who inhabited the SW border of Palestine (1Sam 27:8)
Γαρήβ
  • Meaning: Gareb
  • Note: Gareb: Hill near Jerusalem (Jer 31:39)
  • Note: Gareb: One of David's mighty men (2Sam 23:38)
Γαριζίν
  • Meaning: Gerizim
  • Note: Mountain of Samaria near Shechem (2Macc 5:23)
Γαρμί
  • Meaning: Garmite
  • Note: Son of Nachem
  • Concord: 1Chron 4:19
Γαρσομός
  • Meaning: Gershom
  • Note: Descendant of Phinehas who returned with Ezra from Babylon (1Esdras 8:29; Ezra 8:2)
Γάς
  • Meaning: Gas
  • Note: Head of family of those who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:34)
Γασίν
  • Meaning: Gasin
  • Note: LXX considers to be a city name, but it means "seaward, toward the sea" (Josh 18:15)
Γασιών
  • Meaning: Geber
  • Note: Ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, near Elath (Deut 2:8)
  • Concord: 1Kings 14:26
Γασιωνγαβέρ
  • Meaning: Ezion Geber
  • Note: Ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, near Elath (Deut 2:8)
Γατέρ
  • Meaning: Gether
  • Note: Son of Aram (Gen 10:17)
Γαυλών
  • Meaning: Golan
  • Note: City of Bashan; refuge city east of Jordan about 19 km NE of the Sea of Galilee
Γαυνί
  • Meaning: Guni
  • Note: Son of Naphtali (Num 26:48)
Γαφέρ
  • Meaning: Guni
  • Note: Son of Naphtali (Num 26:48)