Yid•do
(Iddo)
Yid•laf
(Jidlaph)
Yif•de•yah
(Iphedeiah)
Yif•tach
(Jepthah, Jephthae)—a judge of Israel. MJ 11:32.
Yif•tach•’el
(Iphtahel)
Yig•’al
(Igal)
Yig•dal•ya•hu
(Igdaliah)
Yim•lah
(Imlah)
Yim•nah
(Imnah)
Yim•rah
(Imrah)
Yin•non
Yir•’i•yah
(Irijah)
Yir•me•yah,
-ya•hu (Jeremiah, Jeremias, Jeremy)—Tanakh
prophet. Mt 2:17+.
Yir•’on
(Iron)
Yir•pe•’el
(Irpeel)
Yis’•chak
(Isaac)
Yi•shai
(Jesse)—father of King David; in Messianic
genealogy. Mt 1:5+.
Yish•bach
(Ishbah)
Yish•bak (Ishbak)
Yish•bi-B’•nov
(Ishbibenob)
Yish•‘i
(Ishi)
Yish•i•yah,
-ya•hu (Ishiah, Ishijah)
Yish•ma
(Ishma)
Yish•ma‘•el
(Ishmael)
Yish•ma‘•e•li,
-lim (Ishmaelite, -s)
Yish•ma‘•yah,
-ya•hu (Ishmaiah)
Yish•m’•rai
(Ishmerai)
Yish•pah (Ishpah)
Yish•pan
(Ishpan)
Yish•vah
(Ishuah)
Yish•vi
(Ishui, Ishvite)
Yis•kah
(Iscah)
Yis•mach•yah
(Ismachiah)
Yis•ra•
’el (Israel)—see
glossary entry on Isra’el.
Yis•sa•khar
(Issachar)—one of the twelve tribes of Israel,
named after a son of Ya‘akov avinu. Rv
7:7.
Yit•lah
(Ithlah)
Yit•mah (Ithmah)
Yit•nan
(Ithnan)
Yit•ra
(Ithra)
Yit•ran
(Ithran)
Yit•re•‘am
(Ithream)
Yit•ri
(Ithrite)
Yit•ro
(Jethro)
Yit•ro—Parashah
17; Exodus 18:1–20:23(26)
Yitz’•chak
(Isaac)—Second of the three Patriarchs of the
Jewish people. Mt 1:2+.
Yitz’•har
(Izhar)
Yitz’•hari
(Izharite)
Yitz•ri (Izri)
Yiv•char (Ibhar)
Yiv•le•‘am
(Ibleam)
Yiv•ne•yah
(Ibneiah)
Yiv•sam (Jibsam)
Yiz•li•’ah
(Izliah)
Yiz•rach,
from (Izrahite)
Yiz•rach•yah
(Izrahiah)
Yiz•re•‘el
(Jezreel)
Yiz•re•‘e•li
(Jezreelite)
Yiz•zi•yah
(Izziah)
Y’•kab•ze•’el
(Jekabzeel)
Y’•kam•‘am
(Jekameam)
Y’•kam•yah
(Jekamiah)
Y’khan•yah,
-ya•hu (Jeconiah, Jeconias)—king of
Y’hudah, also called Y’hoyakhin
(Jehoiachin); in Messianic genealogy. Mt
1:11–12.
Y’•khol•ya•hu
(Jecholiah)
Y’•khon•yah
(Jeconiah)
Y’•ku•ti•’el
(Jekuthiel)
Yo•’ach
(Joah)
Yo•’a•chaz
(Jehoahaz)
Yo•’ash
(Joash)
Yo•’av
(Joab)
Yo•cha
(Joha)
Yo•cha•nah
(Joanna)—wife of Herod’s finance minister.
Lk 8:3+.
Yo•cha•nan
(John, Jona, Jonas)—The English name
"John" is derived from Hebrew Yochanan,
which means, "God gives grace." (1)
Yochanan the Immerser (see entry below). (2) Talmid
of Yeshua, son of Zavdai, brother of Ya‘akov #4
and author of several New Testament books. Mt 4:21+.
(3) Father of Kefa. Mt 16:17; Yn 21:15, 17. (4)
Surnamed Mark, nephew of Bar-Nabba, co-worker with
him and Sha’ul. Ac 12:25+. (5) Ancestor of
Yeshua. Lk 3:27. (6) Relative of ‘Anan the cohen
hagadol. Ac 4:6. (7) The author of the book of
Revelation (if different from #2). Rv 1:9; 22:8.
Yo•cha•nan
Ben-Z’khar•yah—See Yocha-nan
the Immerser, below. Lk 3:2.
Yo•cha•nan
the Immerser (John the Baptist, John the
Baptizer)—His full name is given at Lk 3:2 as
Yochanan Ben-Z’kharyah (John, son of Zechariah).
The Greek words bapt� and baptiz�
mean "to immerse, to dip," so that what is
dipped absorbs the character of what it is immersed
in, e.g., leather in tanning solution. Mt
3:1+.
Yo•dah
(Joda, Juda)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:26.
Yo•‘ed
(Joed)
Yo•’el
(Joel)—Tanakh prophet. Ac 2:16.
Yo•‘e•lah
(Joelah)
Yo•‘e•zer
(Joezer)
Yog•be•hah
(Jogbehah)
Yog•li (Jogli)
Yok•de•‘am
(Jokdeam)
Yo•khe•ved
(Jochebed)
Yo•kim
(Jokim)
Yok•me•‘am
(Jokmeam)
Yok•ne•‘am
(Jokneam)
Yok•shan
(Jokshan)
Yok•tan
(Joktan)
Yok•te•’el
(Joktheel)
Yom-Kip•pur—the
Day of Atonement. The Greek says, literally,
"the fast," but a Jewish fast-day in the
fall spoken of with the definite article can refer
only to Yom-Kippur. Ac 27:9.
Yo•na•dav
(Jonadab)
Yo•nah
(Jonah)—Tanakh prophet. Mt 12:39+.
Yo•nam
(Jonan)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:30.
Yo•na•tan
(Jonathan)
Yo•rah
(Jorah)
Yo•rai (Jorai)
Yo•ram
(Jehoram, Joram, Jorim)—(1) King of
Y’hudah; in Messianic genealogy. Mt 1:8. (2) A
second figure in the Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:29.
Yor•ke•‘am
(Jorkoam)
Yo•sef
(Joseph, Josech)—(1) Son of Ya‘akov
avinu. Yn 4:5+. (2) The tribe of Israel called by
his name. Rv 7:8. (3) Husband of Miryam the mother of
Yeshua. Mt 1:16+. (4–6) Three different
ancestors of Yeshua. Lk 3:24, 26, 30. (7) Brother of
Yeshua. Mt 13:55. (8) Son of Miryam #4, same as Yosi
#2. Mt 27:56. (9) Messianic Jewish member of the
Sanhedrin in whose tomb Yeshua was buried; known as
Yosef of Ramatayim (Joseph of Arimathea). Mt 27:57+.
(10) Messianic Jew, surnamed Bar-Nabba, who worked
with Sha’ul to establish the Gospel among the
Gentiles. Ac 4:36.
Yo•sha•fat
(Joshaphat)
Yo•shah (Joshah)
Yo•shav•yah
(Joshaviah)
Yosh•b’•ka•shah
(Joshbekashah)
Yo•shev-Ba•she•vet
(Josheb-basshebeth)
Yo•shiv•yah
(Josibiah)
Yo•shi•yah,
-ya•hu (Josiah, Josias)—king of
Y’hudah; in Messianic genealogy. Mt
1:10–11.
Yo•si
(Joseph, Joses, Jose)—(1) Brother of Yeshua. Mk
6:3. (2) Son of Miryam #4. Mk 15:40. "Yosi"
is sometimes a diminutive of "Yosef," as
"Joe" is of "Joseph."
Yo•sif•yah
(Josiphiah)
Yo•tam
(Jotham)—king of Y’hudah; in Messianic
genealogy. Mt 1:9.
Yot•vah
(Jotbah)
Yot•va•tah
(Jotbathah)
Yo•tza•dak
(Jozadak)
Yov (Job)
Yo•vav
(Jobab)
yo•vel
(jubilee)—the English word comes directly from
the Hebrew
Yo•ya•da
(Jehoiada)
Yo•ya•kim
(Joiakim)
Yo•ya•riv
(Joiarib)
Yo•za•khar
(Jozachar)
Yo•za•vad
(Jozabad)
Y’•sar•’e•lah
(Jesharelah)
Y’•sha•nah
(Jeshanah)
Y’•sho•cha•yah
(Jeshohaiah)
Y’•si•mi•’el
(Jesimiel)
Y’•tur
(Jetur)
