| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Aliza
עַלִּיזָה | Merry, cheerful, joyful. |  |
Ariel (Ari’el)
אֲרִיאֵל | The name is composed of the words ארי (ari, “lion”) and אל (el, “God”) |  |
Ariela (Ari'ela)
אֲרִיאֵלָה | The name Ariela is derived of the name Ariel. | |
Bat-Zion (Bat-Tziyon)
בַּת-צִיּוֹן | Daughter of Zion, daughter of Jerusalem. | |
Ben-Zion (Benzion)
בֶּן-צִיּוֹן (בנציון) | Son of Zion, son of Jerusalem. | |
Debir (Dvir)
דְּבִיר | Dvir is "the most holy place" - the inner part of the Temple: "And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle (דְּבִיר) of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims." 1 Kings 8, 6 | |
Eden
עֵדֶן | Pleasure. | |
Harel (Har'el)
הַרְאֵל | Combined of the words הר (har, "mountain") and אל (el, "God"), the meaning of the name Harel is "the mountain of God". The altar in the Temple is called "harel" or "ariel". | |
Moria (Moriah, Moriya)
מוֹרִיָּה | "Moriah" is the name of the place where Abraham bound his son Isaac. It is also the name of the mountain in Jerusalem, where the Tample stood: "Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah" (2 Chronicles 3, 1). Hence, "Moriah" is one of the appellations of Jerusalem. | |
Zion (Tziyon)
צִיּוֹן | "Zion" is another name for Jerusalem and Israel. Its origin is found in Jerusalem's name prior to its occupation by King David: "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion, the same is the city of David." 2 Samuel 5, 7 | |
Ziona (Tziyona)
צִיּוֹנָה | The name ציונה (Ziona) is derived of the name ציון (Zion), which is another name for Jerusalem and Israel. Its origin is found in Jerusalem's name prior to its occupation by King David: "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion, the same is the city of David." 2 Samuel 5, 7 | |