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Hebrew NameMeaning or HistoryGender
Golda
גּוֹלְדָּה
The name is derived of the word "gold" in English, German and other languages.Female
Inbar
עִנְבָּר
Amber; the honey-like yellow color of amber.FemaleMale
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית
Pearl; a precious object.Female
Paz
פָּז
Pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold.FemaleMale
Pazit
פַּזִּית
The name is derived of the word פָּז (paz), which means: pure gold, or anything that glimmers like gold.Female
Peninnah (Pnina)
פְּנִנָּה (פנינה)
In modern Hebrew, the name "פְּנִנָּה" (Pnina) sounds like the word פְּנִינָה (pnina, "pearl").Female
Sapir (Sappir)
סַפִּיר
Sapir was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. The Classical Hebrew word refers to lapis lazuli. In Modern Hebrew, this word refers to sapphire.FemaleMale
Sela
סֶלַע
Rock.Male
Shamir
שָׁמִיר
Dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee.Male
Shamira
שָׁמִירָה
The name "Shamira" is derived of the word "shamir", which means: dill (plant); emery (stone); in the Biblical time: a name of a city in the mountains of Judah; today: a name of a kibbutz in the Galilee.Female
Shoham
שֹׁהַם (שוהם)
Shoham was one of the twelve precious stones inlayed in the breastplate of the hight priest. It is sometimes identified as a black Onyx.FemaleMale
Zehava
זֶהָבָה
The name is derived of the word זָהָב (zahav, "gold").Female
Zehavit
זְהָבִית
The name is derived of the word זָהָב (zahav, "gold").Female
Zur (Tzur, Tsur)
צוּר
Big rock.Male


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