{"id":392,"date":"2010-07-01T11:57:14","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T11:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/?p=392"},"modified":"2010-07-01T11:57:14","modified_gmt":"2010-07-01T11:57:14","slug":"biblicalnamesj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesj\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical names and their meanings: J"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jaakan &#8211; tribulation; labor<br \/>\nJaakobah &#8211; supplanter; deceiver; the heel<br \/>\nJaala &#8211; ascending; a little doe or goat<br \/>\nJaalam (name) &#8211; hidden; young man; heir<br \/>\nJaanai &#8211; whom Jehovah answers<br \/>\nJaasau &#8211; Whom Jehovah made<br \/>\nJaasiel &#8211; God&#8217;s work<br \/>\nJaazaniah &#8211; whom the Jehovah will hear<br \/>\nJaazah &#8211; Jaazar &#8211; Jehovah helps<br \/>\nJaaziah &#8211; Jaaziel &#8211; the strength of the Jehovah<br \/>\nJabal &#8211; which glides away<br \/>\nJabbok &#8211; evacuation; dissipation; wrestling<br \/>\nJabesh &#8211; dryness; confusion; shame<br \/>\nJabez &#8211; sorrow; trouble<br \/>\nJabin &#8211; Jabneh &#8211; he that understands; building<br \/>\nJabneel &#8211; building of God<br \/>\nJachan &#8211; wearing out; oppressing<br \/>\nJachin &#8211; he that strengthens and makes steadfast<br \/>\nJacob &#8211; that supplants &#8211; undermines; the heel<br \/>\nJada &#8211; knowing<br \/>\nJadau &#8211; his hand; his confession<br \/>\nJaddua &#8211; known<br \/>\nJael &#8211; he that ascends; a kid<br \/>\nJagur &#8211; husbandman; stranger<br \/>\nJah &#8211; abbreviation of Jehovah<br \/>\nJahaleel &#8211; praising God; light of God<br \/>\nJahath &#8211; broken in pieces; descending<br \/>\nJahaz &#8211; Jahazah &#8211; quarrel; dispute<br \/>\nJahaziah &#8211; the vision of Jehovah<br \/>\nJahaziel &#8211; seeing God<br \/>\nJahdiel &#8211; the unity &#8211; or sharpness &#8211; or revenge &#8211; of God<br \/>\nJahdo &#8211; I alone; his joy; his sharpness of wit; his newness<br \/>\nJahleel &#8211; waiting for &#8211; or beseeching &#8211; or hope in &#8211; God<br \/>\nJahmai &#8211; warm; making warm<br \/>\nJahzeel &#8211; God hasteth &#8211; or divideth<br \/>\nJair &#8211; Jairus &#8211; my light; who diffuses light<br \/>\nJakan &#8211; same as Achan<br \/>\nJakim &#8211; rising; confirming; establishing<br \/>\nJalon &#8211; tarrying; murmuring<br \/>\nJambres &#8211; poverty; bitter; a rebel<br \/>\nJames &#8211; same as Jacob<br \/>\nJamin &#8211; right hand; south wind<br \/>\nJamlech &#8211; reigning; asking counsel<br \/>\nJanna &#8211; Jannes &#8211; who speaks or answers; afflicted; poor<br \/>\nJanoah &#8211; Janohah &#8211; resting; tarrying; deriving<br \/>\nJanum &#8211; sleeping<br \/>\nJaphet &#8211; enlarged; fair; persuading<br \/>\nJapheth &#8211; same as Japhet<br \/>\nJaphia &#8211; enlightening; appearing<br \/>\nJaphlet &#8211; Japhleti &#8211; delivered; banished<br \/>\nJapho &#8211; fairness; comeliness<br \/>\nJarah &#8211; a wood; honeycomb; watching closely<br \/>\nJareb &#8211; a revenger<br \/>\nJared &#8211; a ruling; commanding; coming down<br \/>\nJaresiah &#8211; the bed of Jehovah; Jehovah hath taken away; poverty<br \/>\nJarib &#8211; fighting; chiding; multiplying; avenging<br \/>\nJarmuth &#8211; fearing &#8211; or seeing &#8211; or throwing down &#8211; death<br \/>\nJarvah &#8211; breathing &#8211; or making &#8211; a sweet smell<br \/>\nJashem &#8211; Jashen &#8211; ancient; sleeping<br \/>\nJasher &#8211; righteous; upright<br \/>\nJashobeam &#8211; the people sitting; or captivity of the people<br \/>\nJashub &#8211; a returning; a controversy; a dwelling place<br \/>\nJasiel &#8211; the strength of God<br \/>\nJason &#8211; he that cures<br \/>\nJathniel &#8211; gift of God<br \/>\nJattir &#8211; a remnant; excellent<br \/>\nJavan &#8211; deceiver; one who makes sad<br \/>\nJazeel &#8211; strength of God<br \/>\nJazer &#8211; assistance; helper<br \/>\nJaziz &#8211; brightness; departing<br \/>\nJearim &#8211; a leap; woods<br \/>\nJeaterai &#8211; Whom Jehovah searching out; leads<br \/>\nJeberechiah &#8211; speaking well of &#8211; or kneeling to &#8211; Jehovah<br \/>\nJebus &#8211; treading under foot; manger<br \/>\nJebusi &#8211; trodden under foot; mangers<br \/>\nJecamiah &#8211; resurrection &#8211; or confirmation &#8211; or revenge &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJecoliah &#8211; perfection &#8211; or power &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJeconiah &#8211; preparation &#8211; or stability &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJedaiah &#8211; the hand of the Lord; confessing Jehovah<br \/>\nJedeiah &#8211; one Lord; the joy of the Jehovah<br \/>\nJediael &#8211; the science &#8211; or knowledge &#8211; of God<br \/>\nJedidah &#8211; well beloved; amiable<br \/>\nJedidiah &#8211; beloved of Jehovah<br \/>\nJediel &#8211; the knowledge &#8211; or renewing &#8211; of God<br \/>\nJeduthun &#8211; his law; giving praise<br \/>\nJeezer &#8211; island of help<br \/>\nJeffrey &#8211; God&#8217;s peace<br \/>\nJegar-sahadutha &#8211; heap of witness<br \/>\nJehaleleel &#8211; Jehalelel &#8211; praising God; clearness of God<br \/>\nJehaziel &#8211; same as Jahaziel<br \/>\nJehdeiah &#8211; Whom Jehovah makes glad<br \/>\nJeheiel &#8211; God liveth<br \/>\nJehezekel &#8211; strength of God<br \/>\nJehiah &#8211; Jehovah liveth<br \/>\nJehiskiah &#8211; the strength &#8211; or taking &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoadah &#8211; passing over; testimony of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoaddan &#8211; pleasure &#8211; or time &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoahaz &#8211; possession of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoash &#8211; fire of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehohanan &#8211; grace &#8211; or mercy &#8211; or gift &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoiachin &#8211; preparation &#8211; or strength &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoiada &#8211; knowledge of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoiakim &#8211; avenging &#8211; or establishing &#8211; or resurrection &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoiarib &#8211; fighting &#8211; or multiplying &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehonadab &#8211; Jonadab &#8211; free giver; liberality<br \/>\nJehonathan &#8211; gift of Jehovah; gift of a dove<br \/>\nJehoram &#8211; exaltation of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoshaphat &#8211; Jehovah is judge<br \/>\nJehosheba &#8211; fullness &#8211; or oath &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehoshua &#8211; same as Joshua<br \/>\nJehovah &#8211; self-subsisting<br \/>\nJehovah-jireh &#8211; Jehovah will provide<br \/>\nJehovah-nissi &#8211; Jehovah my banner<br \/>\nJehovah-shalom &#8211; Jehovah send peace<br \/>\nJehovah-shammah &#8211; Jehovah is there<br \/>\nJehovah-tsidkenu &#8211; Jehovah our righteousness<br \/>\nJehozabad &#8211; Jehovah dowry; having a dowry<br \/>\nJehozadak &#8211; justice of Jehovah<br \/>\nJehu &#8211; himself who exists<br \/>\nJehubbah &#8211; hiding &#8211; binding<br \/>\nJehucal &#8211; mighty; perfect; wasted<br \/>\nJehud &#8211; Jehudi &#8211; praising; conferring<br \/>\nJehudijah &#8211; the praise of the Lord<br \/>\nJehush &#8211; keeping counsel; fastened<br \/>\nJekabzeel &#8211; the congregation of God<br \/>\nJekamean &#8211; the people shall arise<br \/>\nJekamiah &#8211; establishing &#8211; or revenging &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJekuthiel &#8211; hope &#8211; or congregation &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJemima &#8211; handsome as the day<br \/>\nJemuel &#8211; God&#8217;s day; son of God<br \/>\nJephthah &#8211; Whom God sets free<br \/>\nJephunneh &#8211; he that beholds<br \/>\nJerah &#8211; the moon; month; smelling sweet<br \/>\nJerahmeel &#8211; the mercy &#8211; or the beloved &#8211; of God<br \/>\nJered &#8211; ruling; coming down<br \/>\nJeremai &#8211; my height; throwing forth waters<br \/>\nJeremiah &#8211; exaltation of Jehovah<br \/>\nJeremoth &#8211; eminences; one that fears death<br \/>\nJeriah &#8211; fear &#8211; or throwing down &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJerebai &#8211; fighting; chiding; multiplying<br \/>\nJericho &#8211; his moon; his month; his sweet smell<br \/>\nJeriel &#8211; fear &#8211; or vision of God<br \/>\nJerijah &#8211; same as Jeriah<br \/>\nJerimoth &#8211; he that fears or rejects death<br \/>\nJerioth &#8211; kettles; breaking asunder<br \/>\nJeroboam &#8211; he that opposes the people<br \/>\nJeroham &#8211; high; merciful; beloved<br \/>\nJerubbaal &#8211; he that defends Baal &#8211; let Baal defend his cause<br \/>\nJerubbesheth &#8211; let the idol of confusion defend itself<br \/>\nJeruel &#8211; fear &#8211; or vision of God<br \/>\nJerusalem &#8211; vision of peace<br \/>\nJerusha &#8211; banished; possession; inheritance<br \/>\nJesaiah &#8211; health &#8211; or salvation &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJeshebeab &#8211; sitting &#8211; or captivity &#8211; of the father<br \/>\nJesher &#8211; right; singing<br \/>\nJeshimon &#8211; solitude; desolation<br \/>\nJeshishai &#8211; ancient; rejoicing exceedingly<br \/>\nJeshohaia &#8211; Jehovahpressing; the meditation of God<br \/>\nJeshua &#8211; same as Joshua<br \/>\nJesiah &#8211; sprinkling of the Lord<br \/>\nJesimiel &#8211; naming &#8211; or astonishment &#8211; of God<br \/>\nJesse &#8211; gift; oblation; one who is<br \/>\nJesui &#8211; even-tempered; flat country<br \/>\nJesus &#8211; Jehovah is salvation; deliverer; help<br \/>\nJether &#8211; he that excels<br \/>\nJetheth &#8211; giving<br \/>\nJethlah &#8211; hanging up; heaping up<br \/>\nJethro &#8211; his excellence; his posterity<br \/>\nJetur &#8211; order; succession; mountainous<br \/>\nJeuel &#8211; God hath taken away; God heaping up<br \/>\nJeush &#8211; Jeuz &#8211; he that is devoured<br \/>\nJew &#8211; same as Judah<br \/>\nJezaniah &#8211; nourishment &#8211; or weapons &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJezebel &#8211; chaste<br \/>\nJezer &#8211; island of help<br \/>\nJeziah &#8211; Jeziel &#8211; sprinkling of Jehovah<br \/>\nJezoar &#8211; clear; white<br \/>\nJezrahiah &#8211; Jehovah arises; brightness of Jehovah<br \/>\nJezreel &#8211; seed of God<br \/>\nJibsam &#8211; their drought &#8211; their confusion<br \/>\nJidlaph &#8211; he that distills water<br \/>\nJimnah &#8211; right hand; numbering; preparing<br \/>\nJiphtah &#8211; opening<br \/>\nJiphthael &#8211; God opening<br \/>\nJoab &#8211; paternity; voluntary<br \/>\nJoah &#8211; fraternity; brother of Jehovah<br \/>\nJoahaz &#8211; apprehending; possessing; seeing<br \/>\nJoakim &#8211; rising or establishing of Jehovah<br \/>\nJoanna &#8211; grace or gift of Jehovah<br \/>\nJoash &#8211; who despairs or burns<br \/>\nJoatham &#8211; same as Jotham<br \/>\nJob &#8211; he that weeps or cries<br \/>\nJobab &#8211; sorrowful &#8211; hated<br \/>\nJochebed &#8211; glorious; honorable<br \/>\nJoed &#8211; witnessing; robbing; passing over<br \/>\nJoel &#8211; he that wills or commands<br \/>\nJoelah &#8211; lifting up; profiting; taking away slander<br \/>\nJoezer &#8211; he that aids<br \/>\nJogbehah &#8211; an exalting; high<br \/>\nJogli &#8211; passing over; turning back; rejoicing<br \/>\nJoha (or Juha) &#8211; who enlivens or gives life<br \/>\nJohanan &#8211; who is liberal or merciful<br \/>\nJohn &#8211; the grace or mercy of Jehovah<br \/>\nJoiarib &#8211; chiding &#8211; or multiplying &#8211; of Jehovah<br \/>\nJokdeam &#8211; crookedness &#8211; or burning &#8211; of the people<br \/>\nJokim &#8211; that made the sun stand still<br \/>\nJokmeam &#8211; confirmation &#8211; or revenge &#8211; of the people<br \/>\nJokneam &#8211; possessing &#8211; or building up &#8211; of the people<br \/>\nJokshan &#8211; an offense; hardness; a knocking<br \/>\nJoktan &#8211; small dispute; contention; disgust<br \/>\nJonadab &#8211; who gives liberally<br \/>\nJonah &#8211; or Jonas &#8211; a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer<br \/>\nJonan &#8211; a dove; multiplying of the people<br \/>\nJonathan &#8211; given of God<br \/>\nJoppa &#8211; beauty; comeliness<br \/>\nJorah &#8211; Jorai &#8211; showing; casting forth; a cauldron<br \/>\nJoram &#8211; to cast; elevated<br \/>\nJordan &#8211; the river of judgment<br \/>\nJorim &#8211; he that exalts the Lord<br \/>\nJosabad &#8211; having a dowry<br \/>\nJosaphat &#8211; same as Jehoshaphat<br \/>\nJose &#8211; raised; who pardons<br \/>\nJoseph &#8211; Saint Joseph &#8211; Joseph of Arimathea &#8211; increase; addition<br \/>\nJoses &#8211; same as Jose<br \/>\nJoshah &#8211; being; forgetting; owing<br \/>\nJoshaviah &#8211; the seat &#8211; alteration &#8211; or captivity of Jehovah<br \/>\nJoshbekesha &#8211; it is requiring or beseeching<br \/>\nJoshua &#8211; a savior; a deliverer<br \/>\nJosiah &#8211; the Lord burns; the fire of Jehovah<br \/>\nJosibiah &#8211; the seat &#8211; or captivity of Jehovah<br \/>\nJosiphiah &#8211; increase of Jehovah; Jehovah&#8217;s finishing<br \/>\nJotham &#8211; the perfection of Jehovah<br \/>\nJothath &#8211; Jothatha &#8211; his goodness<br \/>\nJozabad &#8211; same as Josabad<br \/>\nJozachar &#8211; remembering; of the male sex<br \/>\nJubal &#8211; he that runs; a trumpet<br \/>\nJucal &#8211; mighty; perfect<br \/>\nJudah &#8211; the praise of Jehovah; confession<br \/>\nJudas &#8211; Jude &#8211; same as Judah<br \/>\nJudaea &#8211; Judea &#8211; same as Judah<br \/>\nJudith &#8211; same as Judah<br \/>\nJulia &#8211; downy; soft and tender hair<br \/>\nJulius &#8211; same as Julia<br \/>\nJunia &#8211; youth<br \/>\nJupiter &#8211; the father that helpeth<br \/>\nJushabhesed &#8211; dwelling-place; change of mercy<br \/>\nJustus &#8211; just or upright<br \/>\nJuttah &#8211; turning away<\/p>\n<p><em>Biblical names and their meanings:<\/em><br \/>\n<a title=\"A\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnames\/\">A<\/a> | <a title=\"B\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesb\/\">B<\/a> | <a title=\"C\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesc\/\">C<\/a> | <a title=\"D\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesd\/\">D<\/a> | <a title=\"E &amp; F\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesef\/\">EF<\/a> | <a title=\"G\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesg\/\">G<\/a> | <a title=\"H\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesh\/\">H<\/a> | <a title=\"I\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesi\/\">I<\/a> | J | <a title=\"K\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesk\/\">K<\/a> | <a title=\"L\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesl\/\">L<\/a> | <a title=\"M\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesm\/\">M<\/a> | <a title=\"N\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesn\/\">N<\/a> | <a title=\"O\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnameso\/\">O<\/a> | <a title=\"P &amp;Q\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamespq\/\">PQ<\/a> | <a title=\"R\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesr\/\">R<\/a> | <a title=\"S\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamess\/\">S<\/a> | <a title=\"T\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamest\/\">T<\/a> | <a title=\"UVWXY\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesuvwxy\/\">UVWXY<\/a> | <a title=\"Z\" href=\"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/biblicalnamesz\/\">Z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaakan &#8211; tribulation; labor Jaakobah &#8211; supplanter; deceiver; the heel Jaala &#8211; ascending; a little doe or goat Jaalam (name) &#8211; hidden; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[34,130,150,162],"class_list":["post-392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion","tag-bible","tag-jacob","tag-meanings","tag-names"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}