Hebrew Names of the Books of the Bible
| ENGLISH TRADITION | HEBREW | TRANSLITERATION | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | B'resheet | In the Beginning | |
| Exodus | Shemot | Names | |
| Leviticus | V'yakra | And He Called | |
| Numbers | B'midvar | In the Desert | |
| Deuteronomy | Devarim | Words or Things | |
| Joshua | Yehoshua | Yah Saves | |
| Judges | Shoftim | Judges | |
| 1 Samuel | Shmuel Aleph | Heard by God - One | |
| 2 Samuel | Shmuel Bet | Heard by God - Two | |
| 1 Kings | Malachim - Aleph | Kings - One | |
| 2 Kings | Malachim - Bet | Kings - Two | |
| Isaiah | Yesha'yah | Yah is Salvation | |
| Jeremiah | Yirmi'yah | Yah Lifts Up | |
| Ezekiel | Y'chizki'el | God Strengthens | |
| Hosea | Hoshea | Yah Save | |
| Joel | Yo'el | Yah is God | |
| Amos | Amos | ("Ah-mose") | Burden Bearer |
| Obadiah | Oved'yah | Servant of Yah | |
| Jonah | Yonah | Dove | |
| Micah | Mikhah | (shortened of "Mikhayah") | Who is Like Yah |
| Nahum | Nachum | Comforter | |
| Habakkuk | Chav'kuk | Embracer | |
| Zephaniah | Zefan'yah | YAH hides | |
| Haggai | Chagi | My Feast | |
| Zechariah | Zachar'yah | Yah Remembers | |
| Malachi | Malakhi | My Messenger | |
| Psalms | T'hilim | ("Te-hee-leem") | Praises |
| Proverbs | Mashali | My rule/wisdom | |
| Job | Yob | ("Yobe") | Hostility |
| Song of Solomon | Shir Hashirim | The Song of Songs | |
| Ruth | Rut | (Moabite) | Chained/Welded |
| Lamentations | Akhah | How? | |
| Ecclesiastes | Kehilat | Community | |
| Esther | (Babylonian: "a star") | Hadasah | Myrtle Tree |
| Daniel | Dani'el | God is My Judge | |
| Ezra | Ezra | Help | |
| Nehemiah | Nacham'yah | Yah Comforts | |
| 1 Chronicles | Davari Hayamim - Aleph | Word of the Ages - One | |
| 2 Chronicles | Davari Hayamim - Bet | Word of the Ages - Two | |
| 1 Maccabees | Makabim - Aleph | Hammers - One | |
| 2 Maccabees | Makabim - Bet | Hammers - Two | |
| Matthew | Matit'yah - ha'Levi | Gift of Yah - the Levite (John) | |
| Mark | Yochanan-Makabi | Yah Enables - the Hammer | |
| Luke | Ur | Light | |
| John | Yochanan | Yah Enables | |
| Acts of the Apostles | P'yilut Hashaliachim | Activity of the Sent Ones | |
| Romans | [no Hebrew] | ||
| 1 & 2 Corinthians | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Galatians | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Ephesians | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Philippians | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Colossians | [no Hebrew] | ||
| 1 & 2 Thessalonian | [no Hebrew] | ||
| 1 & 2 Timothy | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Titus | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Philemon | [no Hebrew] | ||
| Hebrews | Mashiakim Yehudim | Messianic Jews | |
| James | Ya'akov | Heel of Yah | |
| 1 & 2 Peter | Kefa - Aleph v'Bet | Stone - One & Two | |
| 1 & 2 & 3 John | Yochanan - Aleph v'Bet v'Gimmel | Yah Enables - One & Two & Three | |
| Jude | Y'hudah | Praise With Hands Lifted | |
| Revelation | Hagilu Natan Elohim | The Revelation Given of God |
