Palti (Palti) פַּלְטִי
Benjamite leader who explored Canaan
Paltiel (Palti’el) פַּלְטִיאֵל
Leader of the tribe of Issachar
Parmashta (Parmashta) פַּרְמַשְׁתָּא
Son of Haman
Parshandatha (Parshandata) פַּרְשַׁנְדָּתָא
Son of Haman
Paruah (Paru’ah) פָּרוּחַ
Father of Jehoshaphat
Pashur (Pashhur) פַשְׁחוּר
1. Father of Gedaliah
2. Som of Immer, Chief officer of the Temple
3. Official of Zedekiah
4. Ancestor of Adaiah
Pekah (Peqah) פֶּקַח
King of Israel
Pekahiah (Peqahya) פְּקַחְיָה
Son of Menachem, King of Israel
Pelatiah (Pelatya) פְלַטְיָה
1. Leader of the Simeonites
2. Descendant of Zerubabel
3. Jewish leader who sealed Covenant renewal
Peleg (Peleg) פֶּלֶג
Descendant of Shem, Ancestor of Abraham
Peninnah (Peninna) פְּנִנָּה
Wife of Elkanah
Perez (Perez) פָּרֶץ
Son of Judah and Tamar
Pharaoh (Par’o) פַרְעֹה
Ruler of Egypt, Human-god
Pharaoh-neco (P’aro-nekho) פַרְעֹה נְכֹה
King of Egypt who went to war against the king of Assyria
Phineas (Pinehas) פִּינְחָס
1. Son of Eleazar, Grandson of Aaron, Prophet
2. Son of Eli
3. Father of Eleazar
Ploni Almoni (Ploni Almoni) פְּלֹנִי אַלְמֹנִי
Relative of Boaz
Poratha (Porata) פּוֹרָתָא
Son of Haman
Potiphar (Potifar) פּוֹטִיפַר
Officer of the Egyptian Pharoah
Poti-phera (Poti-fera) פּוֹטִי פֶרַע
Father-in-law of Joseph
Puah (Pu’a) פּוּאָה
1. Son of Issachar
2. Hebrew midwife in Egypt
Pul (Pul) פּוּל
Assyrian king
Purah (Pura) פֻּרָה
Servant of Gideon
Queen of Sheba (Queen of Sheva) מַלְכַּת-שְׁבָא
Queen who visited Solomon due to his wisdom
Raamiah (Ra’amya) (aka Reelaiah) רַעַמְיָה
Israelite chief
Rabashakeh (Ravshaqe) רַבְשָׁקֵה
Officer of Sennacherib of Assyria
Rachel (Rahel) רָחֵל
Prophet, Matriarch, Daughter of Laban, Wife of Jacob, Mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Rahab (Rahav) רָחָב
Citizen of Jericho who assisted the spies sent by Joshua
Rebecca/Rebekah (Rivqa) רִבְקָה
Prophet, Matriarch, Wife of Isaac, Mother of Jacob and Esau
Reelaiah (Re’elaya) (aka Raamiah) רְעֵלָיָה
Israelite chief
Regem-melech (Regem-melekh) רֶגֶם מֶלֶךְ
Delegate from Bet-El
Rehoboam (Rehav’am) רְחַבְעָם
Son of Solomon and Naamah
Reuben (Re’uven) רְאוּבֵן
Son of Jacob and Leah
Reuel (Re’u’el) רְעוּאֵל
1. Son of Esau
2. Midianite priest, Father-in-law of Moses
Rezin (Rezin) רְצִין
King of Syria
Rezon (Rezon) רְזוֹן
King of Damascus
Rizpah (Rizpa) רִצְפָּה
Concubine of King Saul
Ruth (Rut) רוּת
Wife of Elimelech, Daughter-in-law of Naomi, Sister-in-law of Orpah and Kilion, Aunt of Goliath and Lahmi through Orpha, Ancestor of David, Wife of Boaz, Son of Obed, Grandmother of Jesse
Salmah (Salma) שַׂלְמָא
Descendant of Caleb
Samson (Shimshon) שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Son of Manoah, Nazirite, Warrior against the Phillistines
Samuel (Shemu’el) שְׁמוּאֵל
Prophet
Sanballat (Sanvallat) סַנְבַלַּט
Governor of Samaria
Saph (Saf) סַף
Descendants of Phillistine giants
Sarah (Sara) (aka Sarai) שָׂרָה
Prophet, Matriarch, Wife of Abraham, Mother of Isaac, Grandmother of Jacob
Sarai (Saray) (aka Sarah) שָׂרַי
Prophet, Matriarch, Wife of Abraham, Mother of Isaac, Grandmother of Jacob
Sarezer (Shar’ezer) שַׂרְאֶצֶר
Son and assassin of Sennacherib, Brother of Adrammelech
Saul (Sha’ul) שָׁאוּל
King of Israel, Father of Jonathan, Father-in-law of David
Seir (Se’ir) שֵׂעִיר
Ancestor of the Horites
Sennacherib (Sanheriv) סַנְחֵרִיב
King of Assyria, Father of Sarezer and Adrammelech
Seraiah (Seraya) שְׂרָיָה
1. Son of Kenaz, Brother of Othniel
2. Descendant of Simeon
3. Secretary of David (aka Shavsha)
4. High Priest; 5. Son of Neriah
6. Army officer allied with Gedaliah
7. Priest
8. Prophet
Seth (Shet) שֵׁת
Son of Adam and Eve, Ancestor of Enosh and Noah
Shaashgaz (Sha’ashgaz) שַׁעַשְׁגַז
Servant of King Ahasuerus
Shadrach (Shaderakh) (aka Hananiah) שַׁדְרַךְ
Friend of Daniel, Thrown in the fire by Nebuchadnezzar
Shallum (Shallum) שַׁלּוּם
1. Son of Shaul, Grandson of Simeon
2. Descendant of Jerahmeel and Judah
3. Father of Jehizkiah
4. Son of Jabesh
5. Father of Hilkiah
6.Husband of Hulda
7.Uncle of Jeremiah
8. Father of Maaseiah
9.Ancestor of Jehoiakim
10. Temple gatekeeper
11. Decendant of Binnui, Married and divorced foreign wife after the exile
12. Helped repair Jerusalem wall
Shalmaneser (Shalman’eser) (aka Ululai) שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר
King of Babylon
Shamgar (Shamgar) שַׁמְגַּר
Judge
Shamma (Shamma) שַׁמָּא
Son of Zophah
Shaphan (Shafan) שָׁפָן
Scribe
Shavsha (Shavsha) (aka Seraiah) שַׁוְשָׁא
Secretary of David
Shearjashub (She’aryashuv) שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב
Son of Isaiah
Seba (Seva) סְבָא
1. Son of Ramaah
2. Son of Joktan
3. Son of Jokshan
4. Benjamite warrior
5. Head of Gadite family
Shebna (Shevna) שֶׁבְנָה
Official of Hezekiah’s court
Shecaniah (Shekhanyahu) שְׁכַנְיָהוּ
1. Priest
2. Ancestor of Hattush
3. Descendant of Zerubabbel
4. Father of Shemaia
5. Father-in-law of Tobiah
Shechem (Shekhem) שְׁכֶם
1. Son of Hamor
2. Descendant of Manasseh
Shelah (Shelah) שָׁלַח
1. Father of Eber
2. Son of Judah and Shua
Shelomith (Shelomit) שְׁלֹמִית
1. Daughter of Divri
2. Levite descendant of Shelomoth
3. Son of Rehoboam and Maacah
4. Daughter of Zerubabbel
Shem (Shem) שֵׁם
Son of Noah
Shemaiah (Shema’ya) שְׁמַעְיָה
1. Ancestor of Simeonites
2. Descendant of Reuben
3. Levite
4. Levite scribe
5. Son of Obed-edom;
6. Prophet
7. Father of Uriah
8. Father of Delaiah
9. Opponent of Jeremiah
10. Descendant of Asaph
11. Priest
12. Married and divorced foreign wife after the exile
13. Son of Shecaniah
14. False prophet
15. Leader who participated in Jerusalem wall dedication
16. Priest-singer
17. Descendant of Zerubabbel
Shemeber (Shem’ever) שֶׁמְאֵבֶר
King of Zeboiim
Shemer (Shemer) שָׁמֶר
1. Levite
2. Owner of hill where Samaria was built
Shemiramoth (Shemiramot) שְׁמִירָמוֹת
1. Temple musician
2. Levite
Shephatiah (Shefatyahu) שְׁפַטְיָהוּ
1. Benjamite warrior of David
2. Son of David and Abital
3. Simeonite officer
4. Servant of Solomon
5. Son of Jehoshaphat
6. Officer who threw Jeremiah into the cistern
7. Father of Meshullam
Sheshbazzar (Sheshbazzar) שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר
Prince of Judah who laid the foundation stone and governed the Temple treasures
Shethar-bozenai (Shetar-bozenay) שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי
Opposed rebuilding the Temple
Shimea (Shim’a) שִׁמְעָא
Son of David and Bath-sheba
Shimei (Shim’i) שִׁמְעִי
1. Head of Levite clan
2. Descendant of Simeon
3. Descendant of Reuben
4. Descendant of Merari
5. Descendant of Heman
6. Descendant of Benjamin
7. Descendant of Gershon
8. Descendant of Kish, Ancestor of Mordecai
9. Benjamite enemy of David
10. Officer of David
11. Son of Jeduthun
12. Overseer of David’s vineyards
13. Governor under Solomon
14. Helped with Temple treasury
15. Grandson of Jehoiachin
16 Married and divorced foreign wife after the exile
Shimshai (Shimshay) שִׁמְשַׁי
Opponent of rebuilding Jerusalem wall
Shinab (Shin’av) שִׁנְאָב
King of Admah
Shiphrah (Shifra) שִׁפְרָה
Hebrew midwife in Egypt
Shobab (Shovav) שׁוֹבָב
Son of David and Bath-sheba
Sibbecai (Sibbekhay) (aka Mebunnai) סִבְּכַי
Warrior of David
Sihon (Sihon) סִיחֹן
Amorite king
Simeon (Shim’on) שִׁמְעוֹן
Son of Jacob and Leah
Sisera (Sisera) סִיסְרָא
Canaanite commander defeated by Deborah and killed by Jael
Solomon (Shelomo) (aka Lemuel) שְׁלֹמֹה
Prophet, Son of David and Bath-sheba, King of Israel, Architect of the First Holy Temple